JIANG Wenting,ZHOU Jie,LYU Bo,et al.Analysis of clinical characteristics and risk factors for infection in patients with multiple myeloma treated with bortezomib[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2026,37(07):942-948.
JIANG Wenting,ZHOU Jie,LYU Bo,et al.Analysis of clinical characteristics and risk factors for infection in patients with multiple myeloma treated with bortezomib[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2026,37(07):942-948.DOI: 10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2026.07.20.
Analysis of clinical characteristics and risk factors for infection in patients with multiple myeloma treated with bortezomib
To study the clinical characteristics and potential risk factors for infection in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) following treatment with bortezomib.
METHODS
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Clinical data were retrospectively collected from MM patients who received bortezomib-based treatment regimens at the Department of Hematology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, from October 2021 to February 2025. The collected data primarily included demographic characteristics, disease characteristics of MM, treatment regimens, occurrence of infections and corresponding management measures, and prophylactic medication use. Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify potential risk factors for MM complicated with infection.
RESULTS
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Among the 284 MM patients treated with bortezomib, 132 patients (46.5%) experienced at least one infection. The predominant types of infections were respiratory tract infections and gastrointestinal infections. Univariate analysis showed that age at initial diagnosis, pathological classification, and grade of myelosuppression were influencing factors for infection in MM patients (
P
<0.05). Further analysis of influencing factors for the two main types of infections revealed that sex, age at initial diagnosis, pathological classification, treatment regimen, and smoking history were influencing factor
s for respiratory tract infections in MM patients (
P
<0.05); BMI, pathological classification, treatment regimen, and grade of myelosuppression were influencing factors for gastrointestinal infections in MM patients (
P
<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis indicated that age≥70 years and the presence of grade Ⅳ myelosuppression before treatment were risk factors for infection in MM patients, while the IgG-λ type was a protective factor against infection (
P
<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
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The incidence of infection is relatively high in MM patients receiving bortezomib-based treatment regimens, with respiratory and gastrointestinal infections being the most common. Age at initial diagnosis, grade of myelosuppression, and pathological classification are influencing factors for infection in MM patients.
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