multiple myeloma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with multiple myeloma 2. To receive chemotherapy 3. ECOG PS = 0-2 4. The hemoglobin level >= a facilities standard value 5. To answer the questions to evaluate the degree of fatigue. 6. Harvest the adequate volume of saliva
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe phycological disorder 2. Infection of HIV, HTLV=1, HBV, HCV 3. Congenital immunodeficiency 4. Severe complications, such as hypertension, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, liver cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, and respiratory failure.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the correlation between fatigue and several markers that represent fatigue, such as the level of HHV6 DNA in saliva, the level of HHV7 DNA in saliva, fatigue factor, fatigue recovery factor, and inflammatory cytokines. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
The Jikei University School of Medicine Devision of Clinical Oncology/ Hematology