Have drug combinations supplanted stem cell transplantation in myeloma?
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Stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma.
Multiple myeloma (MM) is one of the key hematologic malignancies in which the impact of dose intensity has been demonstrated. Consequently, in 2005, MM was the most common disease for which autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) was indicated both in Europe and in the U.S. However, ASCT is not curative, and most patients relapse within a median of 3 years. Novel agents such as thalidomide ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hematology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1520-4391,1520-4383
DOI: 10.1182/asheducation.v2012.1.335.3792205