Current approaches for the treatment of multiple myeloma

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 333-344

  Watanabe, Reiko ^a   Tokuhira, Michihide ^a   Kizaki, Masahiro ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bortezomib; Lenalidomide; Multiple myeloma; Stem cell transplantation; Thalidomide

Indexed keywords

BORTEZOMIB; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; LENALIDOMIDE; MELPHALAN; PREDNISONE; THALIDOMIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER THERAPY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; THALIDOMIDE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 84887595690     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: 18653774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-013-1294-z     Document Type: Article

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