Extramedullary intracranial localization of multiple myeloma and treatment with novel agents: a retrospective survey of 50 patients.

Abstract

The overall data highlight the relevance of therapy with new drugs in intracranial myeloma, providing a framework for future clinical trials.

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Subjects

• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Brain Neoplasms
• Disease-Free Survival
• Female
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Multiple Myeloma
• Multivariate Analysis
• Retrospective Studies

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Authors

• Alessandro Gozzetti
• Alfonso Cerase
• Flavia Lotti
• Davide Rossi
• Antonio Palumbo
• Maria Teresa Petrucci
• Francesca Patriarca
• Chiara Nozzoli
• Michele Cavo
• Massimo Offidani
• Michele Floridia
• Salvatore Berretta
• Roberto Vallone
• Pellegrino Musto
• Francesco Lauria
• Ele

Publication date

2012-03-05

Journal

Journal topics

• Neoplasms

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Cancer

Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico "Santa Maria alle Scotte", Siena, Italy. gozzetti [at] unisi.it

Release reference

Cancer. 2012 Mar;118(6):1574-84

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