TY - JOUR T1 - Targeted therapy of multiple myeloma A1 - Zhou, Shan A1 - Wang, Renxi Y1 - 2021/// KW - Multiple myeloma KW - targeted therapy KW - potential targets KW - immune-based therapies KW - precision medicine JF - Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy VL - 2 IS - 5 SP - 465 EP - 480 DO - 10.37349/etat.2021.00057 UR - https://www.explorationpub.com/Journals/etat/Article/100257 N2 - Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant proliferative disease of monoclonal plasma cells (PCs) and is characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of PCs and excessive production of specific types of immunoglobulins. Since PCs are terminally differentiated B cells, the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies MM as lymphoproliferative B-cell disease. The incidence of MM is 6-7 cases per 100,000 people in the world every year and the second most common cancer in the blood system. Due to the effects of drug resistance and malignant regeneration of MM cells in the microenvironment, all current treatment methods can prolong both overall and symptom-free survival rates of patients with MM but cannot cure MM. Both basic and clinical studies have proven that targeted therapy leads to a clear and significant prolongation of the survival of patients with MM, but when the disease recurs again, resistance to the previous treatment will occur. Therefore, the discovery of new targets and treatment methods plays a vital role in the treatment of MM. This article introduces and summarizes targeted MM therapy, potential new targets, and future precision medicine in MM. ER -