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How would you treat a patient with POEMS syndrome with severe debilitating neuropathy?

What can be expected regarding the improvement of neuropathy?
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Medical Oncology · Mayo Clinic Rochester
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This is an important question. Peripheral neuropathy is one of the mandatory criteria for a diagnosis of POEMS syndrome, and can range from mild paresthesias to devastating, wheelchair-bound neuropathy (Dispenzieri, PMID 37732822). What makes POEMS uniquely gratifying is that effective therapy can l...

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