title: How best to use new therapies in multiple myeloma.
abstract: Advances in the molecular understanding of myeloma have led to the development of novel agents such as immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) and proteasome inhibitors (bortezomib). When used alone, these agents have significant activity against myeloma and responses increase significantly when they are combined with additional agents including glucocorticosteroids and chemotherapeutic agents such as alkylators. There is a drive to use these novel agents in patients with newly diagnosed myeloma, where they lead to impressive response rates with increasing duration of responses. In addition, novel agents are now the mainstays of therapy for relapsed disease. In the following paper, we summarize the key observations from recent completed and ongoing studies that determined the effect of these novel therapies both in the setting of newly diagnosed myeloma and for relapsed disease. We also discuss our approach to the use of these agents in specific myeloma settings.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States. dingli.david@mayo.edu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dingli
authors.forename: S Vincent
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Rajkumar
mesh_terms: D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069286:Bortezomib; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061988:Proteasome Inhibitors; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D001897:Boronic Acids; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D061988:Proteasome Inhibitors; D011719:Pyrazines; D000069286:Bortezomib