Question

A 55-year-old with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma complains of bone pain, elevated calcium, anaemia, and renal dysfunction (CRAB features). Which initial therapy is typically used in a transplant-eligible patient?

Accepted Answer

Bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone (VRd)

Answer

Melphalan and prednisone

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Vincristine, adriamycin, and dexamethasone (VAD)

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High-dose corticosteroids alone

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Allogeneic stem cell transplant

Practice question

A 55-year-old with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma complains of bone pain, elevated calcium, anaemia, and renal dysfunction (CRAB features). Which initial therapy is typically used in a transplant-eligible patient?