Multiple Myeloma - Softcover

Richardson, Paul Ed.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190134648X ISBN 13: 9781901346480

Publisher: Remedica Publishing, 2004

Richardson and Anderson, both teachers of medicine at Harvard Medical School, compile novel therapies being developed to target specific molecular pathways involved in the oncogenesis of myeloma. Chapters cover epidemiology and molecular pathogenesis, mechanisms of drug resistance, thalidomide treatment, bone disease, high-dose chemotherapy, supportive care, and novel biological therapies. The book will be of interest to specialist hematologists and oncologists and other healthcare providers. Annotation �2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author:

KENNETH C. ANDERSON is the Kraft Family Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Director, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center; and Chief, Division of Hematologic Neoplasia, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. A member of the Translational Research Working Group of the National Cancer Institute and the American Society of Clinical Oncology Translational Research Task Force, Dr. Anderson is a member of numerous societies, including the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation and the American Association for Cancer Research, among other organizations. Dr. Anderson is the author, coauthor, or editor of a vast array of journal articles, book chapters, and invited lectures. Dr. Anderson received the M.D. degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

IRENE M. GHOBRIAL is on Active Staff, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. The recipient of the ASCO Career Development Award (ASCO-CDA) (2006), Dr. Ghobrial is a member of the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology, among other organizations. Dr. Ghobrial is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous professional publications, and received the M.D. degree from Cairo University, Egypt.

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