Abbreviations: M, male; F, female; DSS, Durie-Salmon stage; Dx, diagnosis; ISS, international staging system; Vel, bortezomib; CTD, cyclophosphamide, thalidomide, dexamethasone; TD, thalidomide, dexamethasone; dexa, dexamethasone; VAD, vincristine, adriamycin, dexamethasone; CD, cyclophosphamide, dexamethasone; MTP, melphalan, prednisolone, thalidomide; Tx, treatment; TB, tuberculosis; VGPR, very good partial response; PR, partial response; SD, stable disease; CR, complete remission; N, no; Y, yes; CT, computed tomography; AFB, acid-fast bacillus; MM, multiple myeloma; Auto-PBSCT, autologous stem cell transplantation.