title: Controversies regarding the use of dexamethasone in patients with multiple myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: S Vincent
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Rajkumar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000069286:Bortezomib; D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D000077269:Lenalidomide; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001897:Boronic Acids; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011719:Pyrazines; D013792:Thalidomide; D014750:Vincristine; D000069286:Bortezomib; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004317:Doxorubicin; D000077269:Lenalidomide