Abstract:High dose therapy represents the gold standard therapy for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients (pts), with no definite agreement about the adoption of single or double transplant. From January 2000 to December 2004, 151 consecutive MM pts aged ≤65 years in stage II, III or I in progression according to Durie-Salmon were enrolled in a multicenter no randomised high dose program including a tandem transplant (Tx1; Tx2). The protocol was designed as follows: 2 pulse-VAD as induction, 2 DCEP to mobilise… Show more
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