The inhibitory effect of Bortezomib on MM and BMSC growth is assessed by measuring MTT dye absorbance of the cells. Cells from 48-hour cultures are pulsed with 10 μL of 5 mg/mL MTT to each well for the last 4 hour of 48-hour cultures, followed by 100 μL of isopropanol containing 0.04 N HCl. Absorbance is measured at 570 nm using a spectrophotometer.