How do you manage the development of neuropathy in patients receiving bortezomib for multiple myeloma?
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Medical Oncology · Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Bortezomib and thalidomide cause the bulk of the neuropathy in myeloma patients worldwide, although thalidomide is rarely used in the U.S. because of more effective immune modulating drugs (IMiD's) available such as lenalidomide and pomalidomide. Pre-existing peripheral neuropathy is the biggest ris...