title: Molecular mechanisms of novel therapeutic approaches for multiple myeloma.
abstract: Multiple myeloma remains largely incurable despite conventional and high-dose therapies, and so novel biologically based treatment approaches are urgently required. Recent studies have characterized the molecular mechanisms by which multiple myeloma cell-host bone-marrow interactions regulate tumour cell growth, survival and migration in the bone-marrow microenvironment. These studies have not only enhanced our understanding of disease pathogenesis, but have also provided the framework for a new treatment model that targets the multiple myeloma cell in its bone-marrow microenvironment to overcome drug resistance and improve patient outcome.
authors.affiliation: Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Teru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hideshima
authors.forename: Kenneth C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors