Chapter 7 **The Role of Radiology and Radiotherapy for Multiple Myeloma 159** Milda Rudzianskiene, Viktoras Rudzianskas, Ruta Dambrauskiene and Rolandas Gerbutavicius Chapter 8 **Infections in Patients with Multiple Myeloma in the Era of Novel Agents and Stem Cell Therapies 181** Asma M. Al-Jasser and Khalid Ahmed Al-Anazi

Preface

recent improvement in supportive care.

this book project a reality.

Over the past two decades, the outcome of patients with multiple myeloma has improved substantially due to the increased understanding of disease biology, introduction of ad‐ vanced diagnostics and several novel therapies, evolution of new therapeutic strategies, and

This book represents an update on multiple myeloma. It is divided into three sections that cover a wide range of topics, which include: epidemiology and pathogenesis of the disease, genetic targets and pathways, resistance to novel therapies, angiogenesis and anti-angiogen‐ esis, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, role of radiology and radiotherapy in myelo‐ ma, infectious complications, and management of myeloma in resource-poor countries. Each

I would like to thank the authors for their valuable contributions, as well as the publishing manager Lada Bozic and IntechOpen staff for their remarkable efforts that ultimately made

**Khalid Ahmed Al-Anazi**

King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Oncology Center

chapter is written by scientists and clinicians with expertise in the field.

#### Chapter 9 **Management of Multiple Myeloma in Developing Countries 207** Ogbonna Collins Nwabuko
