Prognostic or predictive value of circulating cytokines and angiogenic factors for initial treatment of multiple myeloma in the GIMEMA MM0305 randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Several new drugs are approved for treatment of patients with multiple myeloma (MM), but no validated biomarkers are available for the prediction of a clinical outcome. We aimed to establish whether pretreatment blood and bone marrow plasma concentrations of major cytokines and a...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Saltarella, Fortunato Morabito, Nicola Giuliani, Carolina Terragna, Paola Omedè, Antonio Palumbo, Sara Bringhen, Lorenzo De Paoli, Enrica Martino, Alessandra Larocca, Massimo Offidani, Francesca Patriarca, Chiara Nozzoli, Tommasina Guglielmelli, Giulia Benevolo, Vincenzo Callea, Luca Baldini, Mariella Grasso, Giovanna Leonardi, Manuela Rizzo, Antonietta Pia Falcone, Daniela Gottardi, Vittorio Montefusco, Pellegrino Musto, Maria Teresa Petrucci, Franco Dammacco, Mario Boccadoro, Angelo Vacca, Roberto Ria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13045-018-0691-4