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S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD, on Advances in Myeloma

2015 ASH Annual Meeting

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S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD, of the Mayo Clinic, summarizes his education session on the evolving diagnostic criteria for myeloma, which focused on smoldering disease and when it becomes an “open flame.”



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