Chemotherapy

Super-BEAM for Myeloma

BEAM Super is a 9 high dose chemo drugs over 5 days chemo regime. It is unique to the University of Arkansas Myeloma center, an institution which is on the leading age of developing new myeloma treatments. The regimen comprises BCNU at 300mg/m2 on day 1, etoposide 200mg/m2 on days 1-4; cytarabine 400mg/m2 on days 1-5; melphalan 140mg/m2 on day 5 plus: bortezomib 1.0-1.3mg/m2 on days 1+4, thalidomide 100-200mg on days 1-5, dexamethasone 20-40mg days

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