Episode 045: Myeloma Series, Pt.6- Myeloma Treatment in Transplant Ineligible Patients
The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast
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The Evolution of Drugs From the 1960s to the 90s
In the 60s, there was some thought that perhaps low-dose melphalan that was given orally and steroids would help these patients with their disease. And then in the 90s, as Dan alluded to, we saw the introduction of a drug called thalidomide and later bortesimib. So this is all super interesting. I think it's pretty cool how we see the evolution of how drugs get developed in this path from the 1960s to the 90s.
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