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Management of herpesvirus reactivations in patients with solid tumours and hematologic malignancies: update of the Guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society for Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) on herpes simplex virus type 1, herpes simplex virus type 2, and varicella zoster virus
Ann Hematol. 2022 Jan 7. doi: 10.1007/s00277-021-04746-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTClinical reactivations of herpes simplex virus or varicella zoster virus occur frequently among patients with malignancies and manifest particularly as herpes simplex stomatitis in patients with acute leukaemia treated with intensive chemotherapy and as herpes zoster in patients with lymphoma or multiple myeloma. In recent years, knowledge on reactivation rates and clinical manifestations has increased for conventional chemotherapeutics as well as for many new antineoplastic agents. This guideline summarizes current evidence on herpesvi...
Source: Herpes - January 7, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Larissa Henze Christoph Buhl Michael Sandherr Oliver A Cornely Werner J Heinz Yascha Khodamoradi Til Ramon Kiderlen Philipp Koehler Alrun Seidler Rosanne Sprute Martin Schmidt-Hieber Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal Source Type: research

Evidence Based Recommendations for Supportive Care in Multiple Myeloma
Conclusion:Along with anti-myeloma chemotherapy therapy, management of complications (anemia, infections, renal insufficiency) and other associated symptoms is necessary to improve the quality of life.DisclosuresNo relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Qureshi, A., Tariq, M. J., Shah, Z., Abu Zar, M., Aslam, S., Rafae, A., Malik, M. N., Kamal, A., Jose, J. A., Selene, I. I., Shafqat, M., Jamil, F., Durer, S., Durer, C., Anwer, F. Tags: 653. Myeloma: Therapy, excluding Transplantation: Poster I Source Type: research