Rabbit Virus Hammers Myeloma in Mice, but Human Use Is a Ways Off
A rabbit virus slowed the growth of multiple myeloma in mice, and eradicated the cancer in a fourth of the animals, a study reported. But…
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Letermovir Prevents CMV Infection, Improves Survival in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients
Patients undergoing hematopoietic (donor) stem cell transplants could benefit from treatment with the experimental drug letermovir, which prevents the common viral infection cytomegalovirus (CMV). These results…
Finding That Immune Cells Interact Could Lead to Myeloma Therapies, Study Suggests
One kind of immune cell helps another stay active for years against invaders, a finding that could lead to therapies for autoimmune diseases and certain…
FDA OKs Revlimid as Maintenance Therapy in Multiple Myeloma Auto-HSCT Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the anti-CD20 therapy Revlimid (lenalidomide) as a maintenance therapy for multiple myeloma patients who received an…
Myeloma Patients Treated at High-volume Facilities Have Lower Risk of Death, Study Finds
Multiple myeloma (MM) patients treated at facilities that handle more patients may have better survival rates than those treated at lower-volume facilities, according to recent…
First Myeloma Patient Joins Trial of Therapy for Cancers That Failed to Respond to Treatment
The first multiple myeloma patient has enrolled in a trial of Celyad‘s T-cell therapy for seven types of cancer that have failed to respond to treatment.
Artist Will Donate Part of Proceeds from Hollyweed T-shirt Sales to Myeloma
A man who calls himself a Hollyweed artist has started an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to create T-shirts marking California’s legalization of recreational marijuana — and…
Patients with Indolent Myeloma Don’t Benefit from ICAM1 Inhibitor, Trial Results Show
Patients with smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), an asymptomatic form of myeloma, do not benefit from treatment with the anti-ICAM1 antibody BI-505, according to the results…
Phase 1 Trial to Assess Safety of Radioactive Anti-CD33 Antibody in Advanced Myeloma
A Phase 1 trial will soon be assessing Actimab-M, an anti-CD33 antibody bound to a radioactive compound, in heavily treated multiple myeloma patients, the compound’s developer,…
Patients Value Obamacare More Than General Public and Oppose Its Repeal, Survey Says
People with chronic diseases value the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, more than Americans in general, a survey by PatientsLikeMe has found. They are also…
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