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Maintenance therapy for myeloma can be stopped after two years without raising the risk of disease progression or death, a new study shows. “For…
Myeloma
Myeloma is a rare blood cancer that begins in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for producing antibodies that help fight off infectious pathogens and other threats.
While myeloma treatment can drive the disease into remission, sometimes for long periods of time, the cancer will often come back after a few months or years, and additional treatments will be needed.
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On some afternoons, while my mum and I are at the hospital, I notice how long it takes just to wait for our turn. Whether…
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Dosing has begun in a Phase 3 clinical trial testing whether the antibody therapy Gamunex-C (immune globulin injection [human], 10% caprylate/chromatography purified) can help prevent…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set a date for next year by which it will decide whether or not to approve a…
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Some days, I watch my mother try to stand, and my breath catches. The doctors have warned us about bone weakness — how…
