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SUBMITTER: Sengsayadeth S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5380907 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sengsayadeth S S Malard F F Savani B N BN Garderet L L Mohty M M
Blood cancer journal 20170324 3
Transplant-eligible patients with multiple myeloma (MM) now have extended survival after diagnosis owing to effective modern treatment strategies that include new agents in induction therapy, autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT), consolidation therapy and posttransplant maintenance therapy. Standard of care for newly diagnosed, fit patients includes ASCT and, often nowadays, posttransplant maintenance. Several large studies have shown the efficacy of maintenance with thalidomide, lenalidomide ...[more]