Publications by authors named "Guillermo Enrique Quintero-Vega"

Article Synopsis
  • Systemic therapy for multiple myeloma (MM) has advanced, but access varies widely across Latin America, especially between public and private healthcare sectors.
  • A study involving 1,029 MM patients from five Latin American countries revealed that those in private institutions generally had better prognostic features and treatment options compared to those in public institutions.
  • The median overall survival was lower for patients in public institutions (44.6 months) compared to those in private institutions (53.3 months), highlighting significant disparities in MM management across the region.
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Introduction: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), a prevalent non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtype, displays diverse clinical outcomes with persistently high mortality and relapse rates, despite treatment advancements. Notably, the Hispanic demographic lacks consideration in existing prognostic indices for DLBCL.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study encompassing 112 DLBCL patients diagnosed between 2010 and 2020 was conducted at our institution.

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Introduction/background: Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell derived clonal disorder that represents around 1% of all newly diagnosed neoplasms. Limited data regarding MM treatment in Latin America is available, and access to novel agents for a substantial portion of the population is limited by their high costs.

Materials (or Patients) And Methods: RENEHOC is a bidirectional (retrospective and prospective) multicenter observational registry of hematological malignancies in Colombia.

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Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It is characterized by the proliferation of cancerous cells into the intraluminal space of the blood vessels. It has a low incidence rate of 0.

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