"Multiple Myeloma"
Combination CCI-779 (Temsirolimus) and Bortezomib (Velcade) in Relapsed and/or Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma This is a Study to Determine the Effect and Safety of an Oral Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2)-Inhibitor in Patients With Multiple ... [... more]
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Multiple Myeloma: International Myeloma Foundation
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Multiple Myeloma/Other Plasma Cell Neoplasms
What You Need To Know About™ Multiple Myeloma to learn about multiple myeloma symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor. : A type of cancer that begins in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies). Also called ... [... more]
National Institutes of Health (Cancer) |
Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma (say: "my-el-oh-ma") is a kind of cancer in the bone marrow. Bone marrow is the tissue inside the bones where new blood cells are made. Multiple myeloma is caused when your body makes too many of a certain blood cell, called a . [... more]
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Thalidomide Helps Elderly Multiple Myeloma Patients to ...
Multiple myeloma, thalidomide, melphalan, prednisone, stem cell transplant, the elderly. (Definitions of many terms related to cancer can be found in the Cancer.gov Dictionary.) Elderly patients with multiple myeloma who were treated with the ... [... more]
National Cancer Institute |
General Information About Multiple Myeloma and Other ...
Multiple myeloma and other plasma cell neoplasms (cancers) are diseases in which the body makes too many plasma cells. Multiple myeloma and other plasma cell neoplasms may cause a condition called amyloidosis. Age can affect the risk of ... [... more]
National Cancer Institute |
Can Multiple Myeloma Be Found Early?
Although some patients with multiple myeloma have no symptoms at all, the following are the most common symptoms of this disease: Bone pain: Bone is formed by cells called osteoblasts and dissolved by cells called osteoclasts. Plasma cell tumors ... [... more]
American Cancer Society |
What Are the Key Statistics About Multiple Myeloma?
Myeloma is a relatively uncommon cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 19,920 new cases of multiple myeloma (11,190 in men and 8,730 in women) will be diagnosed during 2008. About 10,690 Americans (5,640 men and 5,050 women) ... [... more]
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Multiple Myeloma: publications
Patient & Caregiver Experience: Smoldering Battles: My Diagnosis with Smoldering Myeloma Recommendations from the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG): Prevention of blood clots associated with the use of thalidomide or ... [... more]
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Cancer Centers Program
Download applications (.PDF format) for competing grants / non-competing grants The Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship for Women Scientists in Cancer Research is made possible by a generous bequest to the Foundation for NIH (FNIH). This is a ... [... more]
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