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High-dose melphalan versus melphalan plus dexamethasone for AL amyloidosis
Document Type
Clinical report
Source
The New England Journal of Medicine. Sept 13, 2007, Vol. 357 Issue 11, p1083, 1093 p.
Subject
Melphalan -- Dosage and administration
Melphalan -- Comparative analysis
Dexamethasone -- Dosage and administration
Dexamethasone -- Comparative analysis
Amyloidosis -- Drug therapy
Language
English
ISSN
0028-4793
Abstract
A study examines the efficiency and accuracy of high-dose melphalan in comparison with melphaln plus dexamethasone chemotherapy in immunoglobulin-light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is conducted. The high-dose melphalan is found to be a better treatment option than the melphalan plus dexamethasone.