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Review article: Biomedical intelligence

Vol. 145 No. 0708 (2015)

Current status and updated recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of plasma cell myeloma in Switzerland

  • Panagiotis Samaras
  • Mario Bargetzi
  • Daniel Betticher
  • Michel Duchosal
  • Dominik Heim
  • Urs Hess
  • Nicolas Ketterer
  • Erika Lerch
  • Thomas Matthes
  • Ulrich Mey
  • Thomas Pabst
  • Christian Taverna
  • Thilo Zander
  • Christoph Renner
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2015.14100
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14100
Published
08.02.2015

Summary

The availability of drugs such as thalidomide, bortezomib and lenalidomide changed the landscape in myeloma treatment and has extended the median survival up to 10 years with a substantial improvement in quality of life. This development prompted a Swiss expert panel to re-evaluate the current status and formulate updated clinical recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of plasma cell myeloma. These recommendations should help clinicians in their decision making to achieve the best outcome based on currently available data.

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