Multiple myeloma management: What comes after lenalidomide-based therapy?

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  • Martha Louzada, MD, MSc

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58931/cht.2022.1213

Abstract

Over the past two decades a myriad of new combination strategies and  therapeutic agents for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) have been developed. Novel drug classes such as proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs and monoclonal antibodies have demonstrated very promising efficacy outcomes related to survival endpoints and improvements in quality of life for myeloma patients.

Author Biography

Martha Louzada, MD, MSc

Dr. Martha Louzada is a Brazilian-born Hematologist where she completed her medical training. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine and a Hematology Consultant at the University of Western Ontario/ London Health Sciences Centre where she joined the Department of Medicine in July 2010. She also holds a cross appointment in Oncology through the London Regional Cancer Program and a cross appointment as Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics since 2013. Dr. Louzada is currently the Multiple Myeloma Working Group Director at LRCP. Dr. Louzada has a special interest in venous thromboembolism and cancer and also translational research in myeloma. She has over 50 peer reviewed publications and 30 oral or poster publications at international hematology meetings.

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2022-07-01

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Louzada M. Multiple myeloma management: What comes after lenalidomide-based therapy?. Can Hematol Today [Internet]. 2022 Jul. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 26];1(2):21–24. Available from: https://canadianhematologytoday.com/article/view/1-2-3-louzada

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