Vaccine may help boost response to stem cell transplant: Phase 1 trial
A cell-based vaccine designed to promote immune responses against survivin, a protein that helps tumor cells survive and expand, was found to be safe and…
Myeloma
Myeloma overview
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.
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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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Phase 1b trial enrolling to test continuous low-dose lenalidomide
The Gabrail Cancer Center (GCC) in Canton, Ohio is the first site to open in a Phase 1b clinical trial that’s evaluating STAR-LLD, Starton…
Aphexda approved in US to improve autologous stem cell transplants
The U.S. has approved BioLineRx’s Aphexda (motixafortide) in combination with filgrastim (G-CSF) to improve the process of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (AHSCT)…
Some myeloma cells may mutate to resist T-cell therapies: Study
Some multiple myeloma cells acquire mutations that allow them to act in disguise and to escape the effects of T-cell therapies, according to a…
Spotlight shines on blood cancer this September awareness month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month, observed globally every September, seeks to raise awareness of all blood malignancies — there’s one case of blood cancer diagnosed…
Elranatamab, now Elrexfio, approved for hard-to-treat myeloma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted conditional approval to Pfizer‘s elranatamab — an antibody therapy to be marketed under the brand…
