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Multiple myeloma (first line) - bortezomib and thalidomide - NICE TAG TA228

1.1 Thalidomide in combination with an alkylating agent and a corticosteroid is recommended as an option for the first-line treatment of multiple myeloma in people for whom high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation is considered inappropriate.

1.2 Bortezomib in combination with an alkylating agent and a corticosteroid is recommended as an option for the first-line treatment of multiple myeloma if:

  • high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation is considered inappropriate and

  • the person is unable to tolerate or has contraindications to thalidomide.

http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/TA228

 

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