Myeloma diagnosis and management : full guideline

The management of myeloma is complex and challenging. It increasingly involves the use of expensive drugs. The guideline will aim to raise standards nationally while allowing clinical flexibility and defining a common pathway for patients at various stages of their illness, and of different ages and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: National Collaborating Centre for Cancer (Great Britain), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Great Britain)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [London] National Institute for Health and Care Excellence 2016, February 2016
Edition:Final version
Series:NICE guideline
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The management of myeloma is complex and challenging. It increasingly involves the use of expensive drugs. The guideline will aim to raise standards nationally while allowing clinical flexibility and defining a common pathway for patients at various stages of their illness, and of different ages and levels of fitness. Although a consistent approach to management is desirable, it needs to reflect the very different groups of patients with myeloma from the fit and suitable for transplant, fairly fit but not suitable for transplant to patients who are extremely frail and/or unwell
Physical Description:1 PDF file (287 pages) illustrations