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SUBMITTER: Mondello P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5386771 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mondello Patrizia P Cuzzocrea Salvatore S Navarra Michele M Mian Michael M
Oncotarget 20170301 12
Despite the advent of many therapeutic agents, such as bortezomib and lenalidomide that have significantly improved the overall survival, multiple myeloma remains an incurable disease. Failure to cure is multifactorial and can be attributed to the underlying genetic heterogeneity of the cancer and to the surrounding micro-environment. Understanding the mutual interaction between myeloma cells and micro-environment may lead to the development of novel treatment strategies able to eradicate this d ...[more]