title: Multiple myeloma: a case of a cure?
abstract: It is exceptional to obtain a cure in multiple myeloma. We report a case of a 54-year old man with stage III, IgA K multiple myeloma in complete remission 12 years after the diagnosis. The patient was treated for 4 years with Melphalan-Prednisone. Eight years after the end of treatment the patient fulfilled the criteria of cure as defined by the "Chronic Leukemia Task Group" (no measurable myeloma protein and normal bone marrow) associated with the disappearance of some osteolytic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Institut J Paoli-I Calmettes, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tubiana
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lejeune
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Carcassonne
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D012074:Remission Induction