Early versus Deferred Treatment for Smoldering Multiple Myeloma: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials

Minjie Gao; Guang Yang; Van S. Tompkins; Lu Gao; Xiaosong Wu; Yi Tao; Xiaojing Hu; Jun Hou; Ying Han; Hongwei Xu; Fenghuang Zhan; Jumei Shi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109758

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Early versus Deferred Treatment for Smoldering Multiple Myeloma: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials

Minjie Gao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Minjie Gao, Guang Yang

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Guang Yang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Minjie Gao, Guang Yang

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Van S. Tompkins,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Lu Gao,

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Xiaosong Wu,

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Yi Tao,

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Xiaojing Hu,

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Jun Hou,

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Ying Han,

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Hongwei Xu,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Fenghuang Zhan ,

* E-mail: shijumei@hotmail.com (JMS); fenghuang-zhan@uiowa.edu (FHZ)

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Jumei Shi

* E-mail: shijumei@hotmail.com (JMS); fenghuang-zhan@uiowa.edu (FHZ)

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Early versus Deferred Treatment for Smoldering Multiple Myeloma: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials

Minjie Gao,
Guang Yang,
Van S. Tompkins,
Lu Gao,
Xiaosong Wu,
Yi Tao,
Xiaojing Hu,
Jun Hou,
Ying Han,
Hongwei Xu

Published: October 3, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109758

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