Investigators indicated that comprehensive geriatric assessment could be used to determine whether older, frail patients with hematologic cancers can undergo intensive treatment with chemotherapy and whether curative treatment is viable.

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Geriatric consultations vs standard of care for patients with hematologic malignancies who were pre-frail or frail did not significantly improve survival at 1 year but did increase discussions on end-of-life goals of care.

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Elderly patients with multiple myeloma who were treated with first-line bortezomib had a higher risk of falls vs age-matched controls.

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A phase 2 trial shows promise of the daratumumab/ixazomib combination in frail and elderly patients with multiple myeloma who are treated in the relapsed setting when given without dexamethasone.

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Older patients undergoing treatment for B-cell malignancies who contracted the COVID-19 virus were at an increased risk of death vs patients with other cancers under the age of 60 years.

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The phase 2 HORIZON study indicated that melflufen plus dexamethasone (Ozurdex) demonstrated clinically meaningful efficacy as well as a manageable safety profile in patients with heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

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