Multiple myeloma and its treatment.

Clin J Oncol Nurs

Outpatient Clinic, University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, Philadelphia, USA.

Published: January 2003

Mr. F received several different treatment regimens for MM. He required a cardioprotectant, dexrazoxane, to continue treatment with the VAD regimen. He received interferon, high-dose chemotherapy with tandem stem cell transplants, and newer agents used in the treatment of MM, such as thalidomide and topotecan. However, as illustrated by Mr. F's case study, MM remains an incurable disease despite advances in its treatment.

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