For survival, the emergence of oligoclonal bands after multiple myeloma treatment is less important than achieving complete remission

Abstract Background: The emergence of oligoclonal bands, proteins differing from those originally identified at diagnosis, has been reported in multiple myeloma patients after high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation and after successful conventional chemotherapy. The...

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Main Authors: Luiza Soares Vieira da Silva, Edvan de Queiroz Crusoe, Lais Rocha Guimarães de Souza, Carlos Sérgio Chiattone, Vânia Tietsche de Moraes Hungria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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