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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461586803321

Titolo

Multiple myeloma [[electronic resource] ] : a new era of treatment strategies / / editors, Klaus Podar, Kenneth C. Anderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[U.S.A.], : Bentham Science Publishers, [2012]

ISBN

1-60805-297-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PodarKlaus

AndersonKenneth C

Disciplina

616.99/418

616.99418

Soggetti

Multiple myeloma - Treatment

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Multiple myeloma -- section 2. Treatment guidelines -- section 3. The bone marrow microenvironment and the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma -- section 4. New treatment strategies.

Sommario/riassunto

Multiple Myeloma (MM), the second most common blood cancer in adults, is a clonal plasma cell malignancy within the bone marrow characterized by osteolytic bone lesions, renal disease, and immunodeficiency. It is now well established that MM cell- induced disruption of the bone marrow homeostasis between the highly organized cellular and extracellular compartments supports MM cell proliferation, survival, migration, and drug resistance via activation of various signaling pathways. Based on this knowledge, the prototypic drugs thalidomide, bortezomib, and lenalidomide, which target both MM cell