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Multiple Myeloma: Updates on Diagnosis and Management

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treated with transplant, there have been several studies to investigate the use of maintenance therapy. Lenalidomide has been evaluated for maintenance therapy following stem cell transplant and has shown superior PFS with dexamethasone as post-ASCT maintenance; however, this is at the cost of increased secondary cancers. 37

Thalidomide has also been studied as maintenance therapy and seems to have a modest improvement in PFS and OS but at the cost of increased toxicities, such as
neuropathy and thromboembolism. 38,39 Still other studies compared bortezomib maintenance with thalidomide maintenance in posttransplant patients and was able to show improved OS. As a result, certain patients with intermediate- or high-risk disease may be eligible for bortezomib for maintenance following transplant. 11 For transplant-ineligible patients, there is no clear role for maintenance therapy.

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