Multiple myeloma is a malignancy of plasma cells. The disease can cause failure of the bone marrow leading to anaemia, immune paresis with resultant infection, bone pain and fractures, high calcium levels and renal failure. In recent years, the therapeutic options to treat multiple myeloma have rapidly expanded, leading to increased length of survival. However, despite these improvements, the disease remains an incurable condition for the majority of patients; some patients die of their disease as it becomes refractory to treatment. 

" /> Multiple myeloma is a malignancy of plasma cells. The disease can cause failure of the bone marrow leading to anaemia, immune paresis with resultant infection, bone pain and fractures, high calcium levels and renal failure. In recent years, the therapeutic options to treat multiple myeloma have rapidly expanded, leading to increased length of survival. However, despite these improvements, the disease remains an incurable condition for the majority of patients; some patients die of their disease as it becomes refractory to treatment. 

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