Patients treated for multiple myeloma at facilities that see a higher number of multiple myeloma patients annually had better outcomes compared to patients who were treated at…
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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Longer duration of maintenance therapy with Revlimid (lenalidomide) after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) prolongs survival for multiple myeloma patients without increasing…
Inhibiting a key protein in the tumor microenvironment using Noxxon’s experimental agent NOX-A12 may enhance the clinical activity of immunotherapies that boost T-cells or natural…
Amgen announced that its RANKL inhibitor, Xgeva (denosumab) met its primary endpoint in a  Phase 3 trial as a potential treatment for bone complications in…
A three-drug therapy combination consisting of Darzalex (daratumumab) with Revlimid (lenalidomide) and Decadron (dexamethasone) shows real potential in increasing survival in patients with…
Understanding how multiple myeloma develops and responds to therapies may be easier using a new mouse model developed at Yale University School of Medicine. The model supports…
