Measuring the global, regional, and national burden of multiple myeloma from 1990 to 2019

BMC Cancer

Guoqing Wei¹  Linghui Zhou¹  Linqin Wang¹  Yongxian Hu¹  He Huang¹  Yue Huang¹  Kejia Hu¹  Qin Yu² 

[1] Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No.79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, China;Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China;Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China;College of Life Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China;

关键词: Global burden of disease;    Multiple myeloma;    Incidence;    Death;    Disability adjusted life-years;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12885-021-08280-y

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMultiple myeloma (MM) is a major health concern. Understanding the different burden and tendency of MM in different regions is crucial for formulating specific local strategies. Therefore, we evaluated the epidemiologic patterns and explored the risk factors for MM death.MethodsData on MM were collected from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study. We used incidence, mortality, and disability adjusted life-years to estimate the global, regional, and national burden of MM.ResultsIn 2019, there were 155,688 (95% UI, 136,585 – 172,577) MM cases worldwide, of which 84,516 (54.3%, 70,924 – 94,910) were of men. The age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) was 1.72/100,000 persons (95% UI, 1.59–1.93) in 1990 and 1.92/100,000 persons (95% UI, 1.68–2.12) in 2019. The number of MM deaths increased 1.19-fold from 51,862 (95% UI, 47,710–58,979) in 1990 to 113,474 (95% UI, 99,527 – 121,735) in 2019; the age-standardized death rate (ASDR) was 1.42/100,000 persons (95% UI, 1.24–1.52) in 2019. In recent 15 years, ASDR showed a steady tendency for men, and a downward tendency for women. Countries with high social-demographic indexes exhibited a higher ASIR and ASDR. Australasia, North America, and Western Europe had the highest ASIR and ASDR, with 46.3% incident cases and 41.8% death cases. Monaco had the highest ASIR and ASDR, which was almost half as high as the second highest country Barbados. In addition, United Arab Emirates and Qatar had the largest growth multiple in ASIR and ASDR, which was twice the third country Djibouti.ConclusionsGlobally, incident and death MM cases have more than doubled over the past 30 years. The increasing global burden may continue with population aging, whereas mortality may continue to decrease with the progression of medical technology. The global burden pattern of MM was diverse, therefore specific local strategies based on different burden patterns for MM are necessary.

【 授权许可】

CC BY