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Three research projects have been awarded $7 million each from the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) to develop more effective treatment options for newly…
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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A Phase 1/2 clinical trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy oral mezigdomide, Bristol-Myers Squibb’s investigational treatment, when added to the approved oral…
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Safety and response rates with Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) were seen to vary with race in people with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), but…
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A committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that Elrexfio (elranatamab) — a therapy already in use in the U.S. — be…
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While diabetes is more frequent among Black people than white people, it’s associated with poorer survival outcomes in white people with multiple myeloma, a…
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People with hard-to-treat multiple myeloma given a regimen of Venclexta (venetoclax) plus dexamethasone lived longer than those treated with Pomalyst (pomalidomide) plus the…
