patterns vary considerably because of conflicting data about its effectiveness. Currently, NCCN recommends thalidomide (category 1 recommendation) with or without prednisone (category 2B) for maintenance therapy; the roles of interferon and corticosteroids
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. Melphalan and prednisone plus thalidomide versus melphalan and prednisone alone or reduced-intensity autologous stem cell transplantation in elderly patients with multiple myeloma (IFM 99-06): a randomised trial . Lancet 2007 ; 307 : 1209 – 1218
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information in MM, which has led to re-evaluation of the definition of high-risk disease. 3 , 4 The use of nonchemotherapeutic antimyeloma agents is also driving efforts for improved prognostication. Recent data suggest that agents such as thalidomide
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manifestations of treatment-related PN can be life-threatening but this is, fortunately, very rare. 7 , 9 , 12 Thalidomide-Induced PN (TiPN) Thalidomide has been shown to produce a small- and large-fiber sensory PN with distal symmetric loss of all
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increased. 1 This improved OS is likely from the use of novel agents that improve PFS, including the immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) thalidomide 2 , 3 and lenalidomide, 4 - 7 and the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib. 8 - 13 These drugs, usually as part of
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Therapies such as thalidomide, bortezomib, and lenalidomide have provided meaningful benefits in multiple myeloma (MM), such as improved response rates and improved duration of response, but they have been associated with an increased risk of
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