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Meletios A. Dimopoulos, MD, on Multiple Myeloma: Daratumumab, Pomalidomide, and Dexamethasone

2020 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition

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Meletios A. Dimopoulos, MD, of the University of Athens, discusses data from the phase III APOLLO study, which evaluated the use of subcutaneous daratumumab plus pomalidomide and dexamethasone, vs pomalidomide and dexamethasone alone, in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (Abstract 412).



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