Phase I/II trial assessing bendamustine plus bortezomib combination therapy for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 321-330

  Berenson, James R ^a,b,c   Yellin, Ori ^a   Bessudo, Alberto ^d   Boccia, Ralph V ^e   Noga, Stephen J ^f   Gravenor, Donald S ^g   Patel Donnelly, Dipti ^h   Siegel, Robert S ⁱ   Kewalramani, Tarun ^j   Gorak, Edward J ^k   Nassir, Youram ^l   Swift, Regina A ^b   Mayo, Debra ^m  

^a James R Berenson MD Inc ^*

^b Mary K Oates MD Inc   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MYELOMA AND BONE CANCER RESEARCH   (United States)

^d San Diego Pacific Oncology and Hematology Associates Inc   (United States)

^e Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders   (United States)

^f Franklin Square Hospital Center   (United States)

^g Family Cancer Center   (United States)

^h Virginia Cancer Specialists   (United States)

ⁱ GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l Women's Cancer Research Institute   (United States)

^m TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS   (Israel)

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Author keywords

Alkylator; Bendamustine; Bortezomib; Multiple myeloma; Phase I II

Indexed keywords

BENDAMUSTINE; BORTEZOMIB;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INFECTION; INFESTATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEUKOPENIA; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUTROPENIA; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SURVIVAL TIME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BORONIC ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEOPLASM STAGING; NITROGEN MUSTARD COMPOUNDS; PYRAZINES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872512168     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12129     Document Type: Article

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