**Meet the editor**

Roman Hajek is the Professor of Oncology, Head of Department of Haemato-Oncology at the University Hospital Ostrava and School of Medicine University Ostrava and Head of Babak Myeloma Research Group of MU Brno in Czech Republic. After qualifying in medicine in 1988 from J.E. Purkyne University Brno, Dr. Hajek completed degrees in Internal Medicine, Medical

Oncology and Hematology & Transfusiology and received a PhD in 1995. Dr Hajek was a founder member of the Czech Myeloma Group and an active chairman of the Czech Myeloma Group. He is also the founder of Amyloidosis Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Ostrava. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of International Myeloma Foundation. Dr. Hajek has published over 200 scientific articles and book chapters.

Contents

**Preface VII**

Roman Hajek

Chapter 1 **Strategies for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma in 2013:**

Panayiotis Panayiotidis and Stephen J. Harding

Chapter 4 **Heterogeneity and Plasticity of Multiple Myeloma 61** Hana Šváchová, Sabina Sevcikova and Roman Hájek

Chapter 5 **Immunophenotyping in Multiple Myeloma and Others**

Chapter 6 **Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance 111**

Chapter 3 **Innovative Models to Assess Multiple Myeloma Biology and**

Marie-Christine Kyrtsonis, Efstathios Koulieris, Vassiliki Bartzis, Ilias Pessah, Eftychia Nikolaou, Vassiliki Karalis, Dimitrios Maltezas,

Marina Ferrarini, Giovanna Mazzoleni, Nathalie Steimberg, Daniela

Lucie Rihova, Karthick Raja Muthu Raja, Luiz Arthur Calheiros Leite,

Magdalena Patricia Cortés, Rocío Alvarez, Jessica Maldonado, Raúl

**Moving Toward the Cure 1**

Chapter 2 **Monoclonal Immunoglobulin 13**

**the Impact of Drugs 39**

Belloni and Elisabetta Ferrero

**Monoclonal Gammopathies 93**

Pavla Vsianska and Roman Hajek

Chapter 7 **Induction Therapy in Multiple Myeloma 133** Sule Mine Bakanay and Meral Beksac

Vinet and Katherine Barría
