TY - JOUR
T1 - Haematological cancer
T2 - Redefining myeloma
AU - Rajkumar, S. Vincent
AU - Merlini, Giampaolo
AU - San Miguel, Jesus F.
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - The current definition of multiple myeloma is outdated. The diagnosis requires evidence of overt end-organ damage, preventing initiation of early therapy when the malignancy is at its most susceptible stage. We propose an evidence-based approach using more-sensitive and highly specific biomarkers to update the definition of this disease.
AB - The current definition of multiple myeloma is outdated. The diagnosis requires evidence of overt end-organ damage, preventing initiation of early therapy when the malignancy is at its most susceptible stage. We propose an evidence-based approach using more-sensitive and highly specific biomarkers to update the definition of this disease.
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U2 - 10.1038/nrclinonc.2012.128
DO - 10.1038/nrclinonc.2012.128
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22850755
AN - SCOPUS:84865698946
SN - 1759-4774
VL - 9
SP - 494
EP - 496
JO - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
JF - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
IS - 9
ER -