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S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD, on Multiple Myeloma: Newly Approved Drugs

2015 ASH Annual Meeting

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S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD, of the Mayo Clinic, summarizes a special FDA-sponsored session on the three myeloma drugs that were approved this November––daratumumab, ixazomib, and elotozumab––and their current and future roles in treating the disease.



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