New approaches to management of multiple myeloma.
A new era of multiple myeloma (MM) management includes new approaches such as genetic marking and gene therapy, immunotherapy, stimulation of graft versus myeloma effect, etc. Intensive clinical research is also focused on the detection of minimal residual disease and bone marrow purging. Autoregulatory loop of myeloma cells and detection of genes responsible for pathological transformation of B-line cells is of great research interest. Clinical trials have begun and the first results are promising, though preliminary. The safety of the patients and the public must be major concern of all investigators. The combinations of new types of therapeutical approaches with the most efficient regimens used until now could form a new type of MM management strategy that better involves minimal residual disease.
Hájek
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Department of Internal Medicine, Masaryk University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic.
Vásová
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Adam
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Mayer
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D016465:Bone Marrow Purging; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome