Treatment of Multiple Myeloma and Related Disorders

This book provides practitioners with a resource for treatment of myeloma and related disorders.

S. Vincent Rajkumar (Edited by), Robert A. Kyle (Edited by)

9780521515030, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 27 October 2008

214 pages, 14 b/w illus. 32 colour illus. 44 tables
26.2 x 20.9 x 1.4 cm, 0.79 kg

"The book covers all aspects of the management of myeloma such as induction therapy, salvage therapy, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and treatment of various complications. The information is delivered succinctly, in an easy-to-read manner....Overall, this is a readable, useful book, and unlike most books in this field, a small and light one."
--Doody's Review Service

Due to major advances in understanding the biology and pathogenesis of the disease, the management of multiple myeloma is changing rapidly. New diagnostic and prognostic criteria have been introduced, and treatment options are multiplying with high-dose chemotherapy regimens, stem cell transplants, and the development of novel agents and immune-based strategies that target tumor cells directly. This book is aimed at the practitioner who is looking to put these advances into clinical context. It will serve as an up-to-date resource for treatment of myeloma and related disorders. Chapters are written by international authorities and contain color photos, diagrams, and algorithms outlining preferred treatment strategies. Relevant scientific information is integrated throughout, but the focus here is on providing practical therapeutic guidance for oncologists and hematologists caring for myeloma patients. The book covers all myeloma subtypes and related disorders, including amyloidosis, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, plasmacytoma, MGUS, and POEMS syndrome.

1. Diagnosis and genetic classification of MM Rafael Fonseca and P. Leif Bergsagel
2. Staging and risk-stratification of MM Keith Stewart
3. Treatment of newly diagnosed MM S. Vincent Rajkumar and Robert A. Kyle
4. Maintenance therapy in MM Sagar Lonial and Jonathan L. Kaufman
5. Treatment of relapsed and relapsed/refractory MM Marc S. Raab, Paul G. Richardson and Kenneth C. Anderson
6. Diagnosis and treatment of myeloma bone disease G. David Roodman
7. Treatment of myeloma related complications Joan Bladé and Laura Rosiñol
8. Autologous transplantation for MM J.-L. Harousseau
9. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for MM William I. Bensinger
10. Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis (AL) Morie A. Gertz and Suzanne R. Hayman
11. Waldenstrom's macrogloblinemia/lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma Steven P. Treon and Giampaolo Merlini
12. Diagnosis, risk-stratification and management of solitary plasmacytoma Meletios A. Dimopoulos and Efstathios Kastritis
13. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and smoldering multiple myeloma Robert A. Kyle and S. Vincent Rajkumar
14. Diagnosis and treatment of POEMS syndrome Angela Dispenzieri.

Subject Areas: Haematology [MJF], Oncology [MJCL]