Seventy-four previously treated patients with multiple myeloma were treated with Amsacrine (m-AMSA) 120 mg/m2 every 3 weeks. A good response was observed in two patients (3%), and improvement was seen in three patients (4%). Severe toxicity was observed in 33% of patients who received three or more
Phage idiotype vaccination: first phase I/II clinical trial in patients with multiple myeloma
✍ Scribed by Roehnisch, Tim; Then, Cornelia; Nagel, Wolfgang; Blumenthal, Christina; Braciak, Todd; Donzeau, Mariel; Böhm, Thomas; Flaig, Michael; Bourquin, Carole; Oduncu, Fuat S
- Book ID
- 125401159
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 459 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1479-5876
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