Evolving paradigms in the treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1186-1196

  Larocca, Alessandra ^a   Palumbo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Induction; Maintenance; Multiple myeloma; New drugs

Indexed keywords

BORTEZOMIB; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; LENALIDOMIDE; MELPHALAN; PREDNISONE; THALIDOMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEUTROPENIA; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PROGNOSIS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 80053980100     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2011.0096     Document Type: Review

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