Sian E. Faustini

Sep 7, 2024 | nature.com | Sian E. Faustini |Alec Rapson |Guy Pratt |Mark T Drayson

To the Editor:Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow associated with profound immunosuppression and high infection-related morbidity and mortality. In the first three months following diagnosis, serious bacterial infections affect a third of patients and infection contributes to half of all early mortality [1, 2].