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Downregulation of ITGA6 confers to the invasion of multiple myeloma and promotes progression to plasma cell leukaemia - PubMed

Downregulation of ITGA6 confers to the invasion of multiple myeloma and promotes progression to plasma cell leukaemia - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33785876/

doi: 10.1038/s41416-021-01362-5. Online ahead of print. 1 Department of Cell Biology, School of Biology & Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China. 2 Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital...

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    This may be the first study defining the importance of this protein ITGA6 in myeloma. An interesting inverse correlation with disease aggressiveness ...
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Role of FDG PET in the staging of multiple myeloma - PubMed

Role of FDG PET in the staging of multiple myeloma - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33813607/

18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET has been used for staging of hematologic malignancies for years. In multiple myeloma, this imaging modality can be used in many different scenarios, including initial staging,...

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    A nice comprehensive review of pet in plasma cell dyscrasias. Overall this modality has taken on an increasing important role in the care of these patients in the last Show More
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Health-related quality of life in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: treatment with daratumumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in the phase 3 POLLUX trial - PubMed

Health-related quality of life in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: treatment with daratumumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in the phase 3 POLLUX trial - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33822368/

doi: 10.1111/bjh.17435. Online ahead of print. 1 Vejle Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark. 2 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece. 3 Institut...

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    This research is consistent with many other HRQOL studies by showing that this parameter is improved in patients with better disease control
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Mortality from Multiple Myeloma Within One Year Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation: Defining an Ultra-high Risk Population - PubMed

Mortality from Multiple Myeloma Within One Year Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation: Defining an Ultra-high Risk Population - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33814336/

Despite improvements in therapy, approximately 5% of patients who undergo autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) experience early mortality (EM), death within 1 year of transplant (EM post-ASCT). Such patients tend...

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    Death within a year of autoSCT not only indicates a disease resistant to chemo but also novel agents given the prolonged pfs of triplet regimens in salvage. These patients Show More
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Belantamab mafodotin in combination with novel agents in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: DREAMM-5 study design - PubMed

Belantamab mafodotin in combination with novel agents in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: DREAMM-5 study design - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33682447/

Belantamab mafodotin (belamaf) is a BCMA-targeted antibody-drug conjugate recently approved as monotherapy for adults with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have received ≥4 prior therapies. Belamaf binds to BCMA and eliminates...

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    This antibody conjugate has intriguing efficacy in a population of patients that has few options ...