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C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, on Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone, and Daratumumab for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

2019 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition

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C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses phase II study findings that showed an 83% negative rate of minimal residual disease in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma treated weekly with 8 cycles of the quadruplet regimen of carfilzomib/lenalidomide/dexamethasone/daratumumab, without autologous stem cell transplant (Abstract 862).



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