Abstract:5041
Background:
Novel biological agents, particularly bortezomib (B) and the immunomodulatory agents thalidomide (T) and lenalidomide (L), have improved the response rates and the survival in multiple myeloma (MM). However, patients refractory to, or progressing after, treatment with one or more new agents have a very poor prognosis. Alkylating agents are often avoided in the initial management of MM patients who are eligible for autologous hematopoietic ste… Show more
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