title: Optimal dosing of melphalan as high-dose therapy before autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in myeloma patients with solitary kidney: a case series.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: anooka@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Ajay K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Nooka
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: R Donald
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Langston
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Sagar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lonial
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003401:Creatine / Q000097:blood; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008558:Melphalan / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019172:Transplantation Conditioning / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D003401:Creatine; D008558:Melphalan