"...a well-organised and timely statement of pathophysiology...the breadth makes it useful as a starting place for students and primary-care practitioners, thereby justifying a place in the medical library." - Annals of Oncology "Comprehensive and authoritative...offers both clinicians and researchers a thoroughly up-to-date understanding of the new biology that can be directly applied not only to future laboratory studies, but also to the optimal treatment of myeloma patients today." - Tumori "...an authoritative, comprehensive and detailed interpretation of published studies related to myeloma." - Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

• 1 Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma.- 2 Epidemiology of Multiple Myeloma and Related Disease.- 3 Characterization of the Myeloma Clone.- 4 Oncogenesis of Multiple Myeloma.- 5 Cytokines in Multiple Myeloma.- 6 Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance.- 7 Tumor Burden: Staging and Prognostic Factors.- 8 Treatment of Multiple Myeloma.- 9 Dose-Intensive Therapy With Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Multiple Myeloma.- 10 Allogeneic Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma.- 11 Immunological Approaches to Multiple Myeloma.- 12 Remission Maintenance in Multiple Myeloma.- 13 Myeloma Bone Disease.- 14 Renal Diseases Associated With Multiple Myeloma and Related Plasma Cell Dyscrasias.- 15 Pathogenesis and Treatment of Anemia.- 16 New Therapeutic Approaches to Myeloma.

"...a well-organised and timely statement of pathophysiology...the breadth makes it useful as a starting place for students and primary-care practitioners, thereby justifying a place in the medical library." - Annals of Oncology "Comprehensive and authoritative...offers both clinicians and researchers a thoroughly up-to-date understanding of the new biology that can be directly applied not only to future laboratory studies, but also to the optimal treatment of myeloma patients today." - Tumori "...an authoritative, comprehensive and detailed interpretation of published studies related to myeloma." - Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

• 1 Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma.- 2 Epidemiology of Multiple Myeloma and Related Disease.- 3 Characterization of the Myeloma Clone.- 4 Oncogenesis of Multiple Myeloma.- 5 Cytokines in Multiple Myeloma.- 6 Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance.- 7 Tumor Burden: Staging and Prognostic Factors.- 8 Treatment of Multiple Myeloma.- 9 Dose-Intensive Therapy With Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Multiple Myeloma.- 10 Allogeneic Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma.- 11 Immunological Approaches to Multiple Myeloma.- 12 Remission Maintenance in Multiple Myeloma.- 13 Myeloma Bone Disease.- 14 Renal Diseases Associated With Multiple Myeloma and Related Plasma Cell Dyscrasias.- 15 Pathogenesis and Treatment of Anemia.- 16 New Therapeutic Approaches to Myeloma.

"...a well-organised and timely statement of pathophysiology...the breadth makes it useful as a starting place for students and primary-care practitioners, thereby justifying a place in the medical library." - Annals of Oncology "Comprehensive and authoritative...offers both clinicians and researchers a thoroughly up-to-date understanding of the new biology that can be directly applied not only to future laboratory studies, but also to the optimal treatment of myeloma patients today." - Tumori "...an authoritative, comprehensive and detailed interpretation of published studies related to myeloma." - Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

• 1 Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma.- 2 Epidemiology of Multiple Myeloma and Related Disease.- 3 Characterization of the Myeloma Clone.- 4 Oncogenesis of Multiple Myeloma.- 5 Cytokines in Multiple Myeloma.- 6 Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance.- 7 Tumor Burden: Staging and Prognostic Factors.- 8 Treatment of Multiple Myeloma.- 9 Dose-Intensive Therapy With Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Multiple Myeloma.- 10 Allogeneic Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma.- 11 Immunological Approaches to Multiple Myeloma.- 12 Remission Maintenance in Multiple Myeloma.- 13 Myeloma Bone Disease.- 14 Renal Diseases Associated With Multiple Myeloma and Related Plasma Cell Dyscrasias.- 15 Pathogenesis and Treatment of Anemia.- 16 New Therapeutic Approaches to Myeloma.