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Should we still use high-dose melphalan in the era of novel agents?

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Nikhil MunshiNikhil Munshi

Feb 9, 2021


During the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, the Multiple Myeloma Hub spoke to Nikhil C. Munshi, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, US. We asked, Should we still use high-dose melphalan in the era of novel agents?

Should we still use high-dose melphalan in the era of novel agents?

In this podcast, Munshi discusses the role of high-dose chemotherapy combined with stem cell transplantation in the era of novel agents. Upon analyzing data from a genomic-focused study, he concludes that high-dose melphalan can still achieve good and deep responses, while maintenance therapy should also be an important treatment component for multiple myeloma.

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