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Antonio Palumbo, MD, on Multiple Myeloma: Results From the CASTOR Trial

2016 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Antonio Palumbo, MD, of the University of Torino, discusses this phase III study of daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone versus bortezomib and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (Abstract LBA4).



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