A Comparison of Allografting with Autografting for Newly Diagnosed Myeloma

Bruno, Benedetto; Rotta, Marcello; Patriarca, Francesca; Mordini, Nicola; Allione, Bernardino; Carnevale‐Schianca, Fabrizio; Giaccone, Luisa; Sorasio, Roberto; Omedè, Paola; Baldi, Ileana; Bringhen, Sara; Massaia, Massimo; Aglietta, Massimo; Levis, Alessandro; Gallamini, Andrea; Fanin, Renato; Palumbo, Antonio; Storb, Rainer; Ciccone, Giovannino; Boccadoro, Mario

doi:10.1056/nejmoa065464

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A Comparison of Allografting with Autografting for Newly Diagnosed Myeloma

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 14, 2007

Authors:

Benedetto Bruno

Marcello Rotta

Francesca Patriarca

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In this trial of the treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, we compared a protocol that entailed a hematopoietic stem-cell autograft followed by an allograft from an HLA-identical sibling with a protocol of tandem autografts. METHODS: We enrolled 162 consecutive patients with new...

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Medicine

Melphalan

Multiple myeloma

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