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Trends in the use of therapeutic plasma exchange in multiple myeloma. J Clin Apher 2020 Aug;35(4):307-315

Date

06/10/2020

Pubmed ID

32516865

DOI

10.1002/jca.21798

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85086092696 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   3 Citations

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is traditionally performed for hyperviscosity, neuropathy and to mitigate renal injury in the setting of high clonal free light chain burden in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) with unknown clinical benefit.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective study of adults ≥18 years with MM who received TPE in the in-patient setting in the United States from 1993 to 2015. We examined the temporal trends of TPE utilization in MM hospitalizations, hospital charges, in-hospital mortality, and length of hospitalization and the predictors of in-hospital mortality and length of hospitalizations.

RESULTS: The number of MM-hospitalizations for TPE in adults increased significantly from 1993 to 2015 (1% in 1993-1999 to 2.1% in 2008-2015 of all MM discharges, P for trend <.0001). About 70% of TPE recipients had acute kidney injury (AKI). The median hospital charges increased 5-fold during the time period ($ 24 407 to $ 113 496; P for trend <.0001). In-hospital mortality decreased (17.5% (SE 2.66) in 1993-1997 to 8.7% (1.39) in 2007 to 2013) P for trend <.005) while the length of stay remained unchanged (11.2 days vs 11.9 days, P for trend 0.17). On adjusted analysis, significant predictors of in-hospital mortality among MM TPE recipients include, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) (3 vs 2 adjusted odds ratio, aOR 2.16, 95% CI 1.26-3.71; P = .005), year (continuous) (aOR 0.93, 95% CI 0.90-0.96; P < .001) and race (other vs white; aOR 0.44, 95% CI 0.25-0.78; P = 0.004).

CONCLUSIONS: There has been a substantial increase in the use and associated cost of TPE in hospitalized MM patients.

Author List

Dhakal B, Miller S, Rein L, Pathak LK, Gloria L, Szabo A, Giri S, Chhabra S, Hamadani M, Paner A, Padmanabhan A, Janz S, D'Souza A, Hari P

Authors

Anita D'Souza MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Binod Dhakal MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Mehdi H. Hamadani MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Parameswaran Hari MD Adjunct Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Siegfried Janz MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Lisa E. Rein Biostatistician III in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Aniko Szabo PhD Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Acute Kidney Injury
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Hospital Mortality
Hospitalization
Humans
Inpatients
Kidney
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma
Plasma Exchange
Plasmapheresis
Retrospective Studies
United States
Viscosity
Young Adult