id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-263940-dzb5idx2 Martinez-Lopez, J. Multiple Myeloma and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors of Inpatient Mortality 2020-06-30 .txt text/plain 4568 262 44 There is limited information on the characteristics, pre-admission prognostic factors, and outcomes of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). There is limited information on the characteristics, pre-admission prognostic factors, and outcomes of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 . 3, 4 There are cumulative data indicating that patients with cancer may be at increased risk for more severe COVID-19 and associated complications, including those receiving or not receiving treatment within the month prior to infection, 5,6 although other recent results suggest mortality may be primarily associated with age, male sex, and comorbidities. To our knowledge this is the first large case-series study to describe comprehensively the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in hospitalized MM patients, compare outcomes with a non-cancer cohort of COVID-19 patients, and identify pre-admission prognostic factors of inpatient mortality. ./cache/cord-263940-dzb5idx2.txt ./txt/cord-263940-dzb5idx2.txt