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Multiple Myeloma

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Editors:
  1. Thomas Moehler

    1. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Abt. Hämatologie, Onkologie und, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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  2. Hartmut Goldschmidt

    1. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Abt. Innere Medizin V, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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  • Provides detailed up-to-date information on the full range of treatment strategies for multiple myeloma, with due attention to individualized therapy and supportive options
  • Also discusses history, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, staging, and prognostic systems
  • Written by acknowledged experts
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research (RECENTCANCER, volume 183)

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Multiple myeloma is currently still an incurable disease, but during the past decade knowledge of its molecular pathogenesis has increased rapidly. This has led to remarkable progress in both diagnosis and therapy, including in particular the approval of novel and first-in-class drugs such as thalidomide, bortezomib, and lenalidomide. This book, written by internationally acknowledged experts, covers a wide range of topics relating to multiple myeloma, including history, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, staging, and prognostic systems. The principal focus, however, is on therapy, with detailed information on the various promising treatment options which give hope that this cancer will be transformed into a chronic disease or even become curable. Individualized therapy and the variety of supportive treatment options, as described in this volume, will help in achieving this goal, as well as in reducing adverse events and improving quality of life.

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. History and Epidemiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. History of Multiple Myeloma

      • Robert A. Kyle, David P. Steensma
      Pages 3-23

    3. Epidemiology of Multiple Myeloma

      • Nikolaus Becker
      Pages 25-35

  4. Clinical Features

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. Monoclonal Gammopathy and Smoldering Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis, Staging, Prognosis, Management

      • Jens Hillengass, Thomas Moehler, Michael Hundemer
      Pages 113-131

    3. Imaging in Multiple Myeloma

      • Stefan Delorme, Andrea Baur-Melnyk
      Pages 133-147

  5. Therapy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Novel Drugs in Myeloma: Harnessing Tumour Biology to Treat Myeloma

      • Kevin D. Boyd, Faith E. Davies, Gareth J. Morgan
      Pages 151-187

    3. Firstline Treatment and Maintenance in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients

      • Murielle Roussel, Thierry Facon, Philippe Moreau, Jean-Luc Harousseau, Michel Attal
      Pages 189-206

    4. High-Dose Therapy and Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Multiple Myeloma

      • Rainer Haas, Ingmar Bruns, Guido Kobbe, Roland Fenk
      Pages 207-238

    5. Therapy of Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma

      • Thomas Moehler, Hartmut Goldschmidt
      Pages 239-271

    6. Allogeneic Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma

      • Gösta Gahrton
      Pages 273-284

    7. Radiotherapy

      • Sonja Krause, Jürgen Debus, Dirk Neuhof
      Pages 285-291

    8. Osteoplastic Procedures for the Treatment of Vertebral Complications in Multiple Myeloma Patients

      • Christian Kasperk, Ingo Grafe
      Pages 293-306

    9. Supportive Therapy in Multiple Myeloma

      • Heinz Ludwig, Niklas Zojer
      Pages 307-333
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Abt. Hämatologie, Onkologie und, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Thomas Moehler

  • Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Abt. Innere Medizin V, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Hartmut Goldschmidt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Multiple Myeloma

  • Editors: Thomas Moehler, Hartmut Goldschmidt

  • Series Title: Recent Results in Cancer Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85772-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-85771-6Published: 22 April 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26799-4Published: 30 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-85772-3Published: 21 April 2011

  • Series ISSN: 0080-0015

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-6767

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 340

  • Topics: Oncology, Hematology, Cancer Research

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