myeloma

New Clinician Spotlight: Muhamed Baljević

Specializing in myeloma, amyloidosis and other plasma cell disorders, hematologist and medical oncologist Muhamed Baljević, MD, recently joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Potential mechanism for myeloma drug’s variable toxicity

A genetic variant is associated with toxicity of the chemotherapy drug melphalan, and could guide individualized dosing for the medication.