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Shaji K. Kumar, MD, on Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: Treatment Trial Results

2018 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition

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Shaji K. Kumar, MD, of the Mayo Clinic, discusses phase III findings on daratumumab plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone vs lenalidomide and dexamethasone in people with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are ineligible for transplant (Abstract LBA2).



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