Rafael Fonseca MD Chair, Department of Medicine Mayo Clinic in AZ Of the following frontline options for transplant-ineligible MM, which would you recommend? • Rd until progression Scottsdale, Arizona Rochester, Minnesota Jacksonville, Florida Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Disclosures Consulting: AMGEN, Genzyme, BMS, Otsuka, Celgene, Medtronic, Lilly, Millennium, Binding Site, Onyx, Bayer Speakers Bureaus: None Research: Cylene, Proteolix Patent for FISH based prognostication in MM - about $1500 per year Registered independent Believe in stem cell transplant Dislike wasting your time with this slide
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