Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29222300›Full record

ReviewHematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program2017

Emerging options in multiple myeloma: targeted, immune, and epigenetic therapies.

Shaji Kumar

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In one paragraph

Review in Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  6. Review
  7. Bone Marrow Stromal Cells-Induced Drug Resistance in Multiple Myeloma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
    Review
  8. Article
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  10. An Anti-BCMA RNA Aptamer for miRNA Intracellular Delivery.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2019
    Article
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  12. Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Myeloma: Time for an Obituary or Not Just Yet!Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion · 2019
    Review
  13. Article
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  16. Novel Agents in Multiple Myeloma.Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.)
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shaji KumarDivision of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Mayo Clinic in Arizona · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Considerable progress has been made in the treatment of multiple myeloma in the past decade with median survival for the disease improving significantly. This has come through a combination of better understanding of the disease biology and coordinated research into new treatment approaches including better supportive care. However, patients eventually become refractory to available treatments and succumb to the disease, highlighting the need to develop new treatment approaches. The genetic heterogeneity in the disease and clonal evolution under treatment pressure underlie the development of resistance, underscoring the need to develop more effective therapies that can eradicate the disease at initial treatment as well as the need for new classes of drugs with varying mechanisms of action. To this end, there has been intense focus on exploring novel approaches to therapy including small-molecule inhibitors targeting specific abnormalities, immune therapies including monoclonal antibodies and adaptive T-cell therapy, as well as epigenetic approaches. Although many of these drugs are in the early stages of clinical development, the early data appear to be very promising. Many of these drugs can be safely and effectively combined with the current treatment classes such as proteasome inhibitors and immunomodulatory drugs, further enhancing the treatment options for myeloma.

Indexed as

Adoptive TransferEpigenesis, GeneticMultiple MyelomaT-LymphocytesAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalHumansImmunologic FactorsProteasome InhibitorsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalImmunologic FactorsProteasome Inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID29222300
PMCPMC6142613
OpenAlexW2772980080

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