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Do you routinely prescribe PPI prophylaxis for myeloma patients who will be on low-dose aspirin and weekly dexamethasone?

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Hematology · UMass Chan Medical School
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Depends on the dose of weekly dexamethasone. If 40 mg weekly, would use PPI. If given along with cyclophosphamide as CyBorD, would use PPI regardless of dose of dex; if symptomatic gastritis on aspirin or dex, will use PPI even with lower doses of dex.

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