The Role of Consolidation and Maintenance in Multiple Myeloma

The last two decades witnessed great strides in myeloma therapeutic approaches, ultimately resulting in significant improvement in clinical outcomes. A better understanding of the plasma cell biology allowed for identifying putative targets in myeloma leading to the development of newer classes of drugs with enhanced anti-myeloma activity. During the same time period, we also gained a better understanding of the clonal evolution of myeloma and recognized the need for a continuous sustained suppression of these clones to prevent disease relapse.
Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research