Background: Clarithromycin is an efficacious treatment for myeloma in combination with other anti-myeloma therapy but not as monotherapy. To date, all studies have focused on a clarithromycin-specific effect rather than a class effect (macrolide) and there is no information on the activity of roxithromycin in myeloma. Case presentation: Here we report an untreated 86-year-old New Zealand European white man with IgA myeloma whose paraprotein decreased by 57%, consistent with a partial response, after a course of roxithromycin for pneumonia. His paraprotein reduced from 46 to 20 g/L while his hemoglobin improved from 97 to 123 g/L after 1 month. Conclusion: Additional investigations should be considered to elucidate the therapeutic effect of roxithromycin in myeloma.
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Chai, K. Y., Byrne, A. L., & Morison, I. M. (2018). Roxithromycin monotherapy inducing a partial response in a patient with myeloma: A case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1636-9
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