Abstract:Summary
Multiple myeloma is a monoclonal gammopathy characterized by bone marrow infiltration by plasma cells or a biopsy‐proven plasmacytoma, monoclonal protein in serum and/or urine, and evidence of end‐organ damage (CRAB): hypercalcaemia, Renal impairment, Anaemia or Bone lesions. It accounts for 1% of all cancers and 10% of all haematological malignancies. Although recent therapeutic advances have increased the median survival from 3 to >6 years, multiple myeloma remains incurable for most… Show more
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