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…
Myeloma
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…
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…
MYELOMA
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.
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 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…
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,…
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…
A new immunotherapy using natural killer cells showed promise in a small proof-of-concept Phase 1 trial of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma patients who also…
Multiple myeloma patients older than 65 years benefit as much as younger patients from autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT), according to a recent retrospective study.
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