TY - BOOK ID - 77942195 TI - Towards individualized therapy for multiple myeloma : a guide for choosing treatment that best fits patients PY - 2009 SN - 1282442619 9786612442612 9812835806 9789812835802 9781282442610 PB - Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co., DB - UniCat KW - Multiple myeloma. KW - B cells KW - B cell neoplasia KW - B cell neoplasms KW - B cell tumors KW - B lymphocyte tumors KW - Lymphomas KW - Kahler's disease KW - Plasma cell myeloma KW - Monoclonal gammopathies KW - Plasmacytoma KW - Tumors. KW - Tumors UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77942195 AB - This very provocative book takes the reader on a "think-out-of-the-box" journey through the development of a treatment regimen for multiple myeloma called "dtZ". It is a firsthand account of how more than 50 patients with myeloma were given a non-toxic, precisely-targeted, anti-cancer treatment that was specifically adapted to their individual cancers. These Individualized Anti-Cancer Targeted Therapies (smart bombs) have produced amongst the best responses as well as survival rates for myeloma. Accordingly, the author argues that some patients might even have been "cured" of their cancers. Th ER -