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These updated guidelines, produced by the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) and the UK Myeloma Forum, summarise a national consensus of the haematological community involved in the diagnosis and management of myeloma patients. They should be read in conjunction with the BCSH Guidelines on the supportive care of myeloma patients. Bird et al.…
These guidelines, produced by the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) and the UK Myeloma Forum, summarise a national consensus of the haematological community involved in the supportive care of myeloma patients and should be read in conjunction with the BCSH Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of myeloma.
This paper, written by an expert panel on behalf of the European Myeloma Network, reviews the available evidence and provides recommendations for the management of newly diagnosed myeloma patients.
This paper, written by an expert panel on behalf of the International Myeloma Working Group, addresses the need for new uniform response criteria for myeloma patients.