Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 16, 2026

Establishment of a Human Multiple Myeloma Xenograft Model in the Chicken to Study Tumor Growth, Invasion and Angiogenesis
Published on: May 1, 2015
In the age of novel therapies, what defines high-risk multiple myeloma?
1University of Maryland, Greenebaum Cancer Center, Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. badros@maryland.umaryland.edu
Abstract:
Multiple myeloma is characterized by clinical and biologic heterogenicity. Recently, genetic analysis has provided predictable prognosis across different types of treatment. These advances have allowed patients to be categorized into different risk groups and have been particularly useful in defining a high-risk group with short survival after standard- and high-dose chemotherapies. Preliminary studies have shown promising outcomes after the use of novel agents, such as bortezomib, thalidomide, and lenalidomide in high-risk patients, including those eligible for autologous stem cell transplantation and those who cannot or will not undergo transplantation. The application of risk-based therapy and the potential of the new agents to abrogate the influence of adverse prognostic features may improve outcomes in these patients.
Related Concept Videos
Combination Therapies and Personalized Medicine
The combination of the drug acetazolamide and sulforaphane is a good example of combination therapy to treat cancer. The cells in the interior of a large tumor often die due to the hypoxic and...
Combination Therapies and Personalized Medicine
The combination of the drug acetazolamide and sulforaphane is a good example of combination therapy to treat cancer. The cells in the interior of a large tumor often die due to the hypoxic and...
Targeted Cancer Therapies
There are several types of targeted therapies against specific...
Treatment Resistant Cancers
Treatment Resistent Cancers
Bone Marrow Sampling and Transplants
The transplant begins with high doses of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, which aim to destroy the...
