title: Strategies for induction, autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, consolidation, and maintenance for transplantation-eligible multiple myeloma patients.
abstract: There have been major advances in the past decade in the continuum of therapy for transplantation-eligible multiple myeloma patients. For patients requiring therapy, recommended induction treatment consists of triple drug regimens followed by the collection of hematopoietic stem cells. The question of early versus delayed transplantation is under investigation and may identify patients for whom early transplantation is optimal therapy and those for whom it may be delayed. For transplantation-eligible patients, high-dose melphalan remains the standard regimen. After transplantation, consolidation can be considered for patients with less than a complete remission. Maintenance therapy with bortezomib or lenalidomide (or both in very-high-risk patients) is a reasonable option for long-term disease control and improvement in overall survival. Incorporation of new agents into the continuum of multiple myeloma care should result in improved outcomes and long-term disease control.
authors: 1Roswell Park Cancer Institute, BMT Program, Department of Medicine, Buffalo, NY.
authors: Philip L
authors: PL
authors: McCarthy
authors: Theresa
authors: T
authors: Hahn
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D064592:Autografts; D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069286:Bortezomib; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D000077269:Lenalidomide; D008558:Melphalan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000628:therapy*; D019653:Myeloablative Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012074:Remission Induction; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D013997:Time Factors; D019172:Transplantation Conditioning / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D001897:Boronic Acids; D019653:Myeloablative Agonists; D011719:Pyrazines; D013792:Thalidomide; D000069286:Bortezomib; D000077269:Lenalidomide; D008558:Melphalan