Strategic consideration on treatment of multiple myeloma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.19.001
- Author:
Hua JIANG
1
;
Qing YI
;
Jian HOU
Author Information
1. Department of Hematology, Changzheng Hospital Affiliated to the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2011;125(19):2965-2968
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable neoplastic disease, although high-dose chemotherapy supported by autologous stem cells, and the latest integration of several novel agents, including thalidomide, bortezomib and lenalidomide, into each step of therapeutics have substantially improved the outcome of patients with MM.1-5 Herein, we gave our own considerations on some promising directions in the near future, aiming at further improving the survival and the quality of life of MM patients, and even achieving our final goal of the cure of MM, including highlighting stratified and individualized therapies, pursuing novel targets and strategies, unraveling the biological characteristics of myeloma initiation cells and strengthening post-transplant immunotherapies.
