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- The Science Behind Multiple Myeloma Disparities
December 30, 2021 — Multiple myeloma impacts Black people at twice the rate of white people and at a younger age. What are the scientific reasons for these differences?
- Multiple Myeloma in Black and Hispanic Communities
December 30, 2021 — These groups face unequal outcomes. Here are some reasons why and a way to bring about change.
- Ex-Pentagon Chief Rumsfeld Dies of Multiple Myeloma
June 30, 2021 — Rumsfeld, 88, led the Pentagon for presidents Gerald Ford and George W. Bush, and was one of most influential government leaders of the first decade of the 21st century. He died at his home in Taos, N.M.
- Convalescent Plasma Saves Lives in Blood Cancer and COVID-19
June 21, 2021 — Convalescent plasma, obtained from people who have had COVID-19 and have recovered, provides such patients with antibodies.
- Multiple Myeloma and Your Relationships
April 22, 2021 — WebMD explores how multiple myeloma affects your relationships with family, friends, and significant others.
- Things People With Multiple Myeloma Wish You Knew
April 21, 2021 — Multiple myeloma can take a toll on your life, but better treatments are bringing hope. And a diagnosis doesn’t mean you have to put your life on hold.
- Multiple Myeloma: What to Know When Newly Diagnosed
April 20, 2021 — When you get a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, you may not even know what it is. Find out why this type of cancer is different from most others and what your treatment options look like.
- Multiple Myeloma: Getting the Support You Need
April 19, 2021 — People who have multiple myeloma often need emotional and psychological support. You can get this from social workers, psychologists, support groups, and peer counselors.
- Cancer Vaccine Shows Early Promise Across Tumor Types
April 16, 2021 — A personalized cancer vaccine proved possible to manufacture and was well tolerated in an early phase I clinical trial, researchers said.
- First CAR T-Cell Therapy for Multiple Myeloma: Abecma
March 29, 2021 — Ide-cel is the first CAR T-cell therapy to gain approval for use in multiple myeloma. It is also the first CAR T-cell therapy to target B-cell maturation antigen.
- Multiple Myeloma Responds to CAR T-Cell Therapy
December 9, 2020 — For patients with heavily-pretreated multiple myeloma, the strong responses seen with the new CAR T-cell treatment have also been prolonged.
- What’s New in Multiple Myeloma Treatment
October 3, 2019 — Treatments for this blood cancer have grown a great deal. Newer drugs help people live longer and enjoy a better quality of life.
- Gene-Based Therapy May Thwart a Tough Blood Cancer
June 5, 2017 — Researchers attempt to turn immune cells into unerring killers of multiple myeloma cells
- Drug Trio Shows Major Promise Against Myeloma
October 6, 2016 — 43 percent of study patients with the blood cancer had a complete response, researchers report
- Myeloma Drug Added Earlier in Treatment Promising
June 6, 2016 — Response rate doubled for patients with this blood cancer, study finds
- How to Choose the Right Multiple Myeloma Treatment
April 1, 2016 — Diagnosed with multiple myeloma? How to decide which treatment is best for you.
- Side Effects of Multiple Myeloma Treatment
March 3, 2016 — Diagnosed with multiple myeloma? Check out these proven strategies for conquering the treatment-related side effects.
- New Drug Shows Potential for Blood Cancer
June 2, 2015 — Multiple myeloma patients saw survival gains when elotuzumab was added to treatment
- Newsman Tom Brokaw Battling Blood Cancer
February 11, 2014 — Veteran TV journalist has multiple myeloma, which attacks white blood cells in bone marrow
- Bone Drug May Help Treat Multiple Myeloma
December 3, 2010 — Adding the intravenous bone drug Zometa to chemotherapy improves survival in patients with the blood cancer multiple myeloma, new research from the U.K. shows.
- Singer Diana Krall Fundraises for Leukemia
April 28, 2009 — Diana Krall heads up a star-studded charity event aimed at raising money for leukemia research.
- Thalidomide OK'd for Multiple Myeloma
May 26, 2006 — The FDA has approved thalidomide -- a drug known to cause severe birth defects -- to help treat newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow.
- Understanding Geraldine Ferraro's 'Blood Cancer'
June 19, 2001 — WebMD Asks the Experts About Multiple Myeloma and Thalidomide
- Giving the Immune System a Second Chance to Kill Cancers
April 30, 2001 — Scientists Use Tumor to Fight Tumor in Multiple Myeloma
- Controversial Drug Useful for Advanced Type of Bone Marrow Cancer
May 21, 2000 — Thalidomide, a drug notorious for producing birth defects in babies born to women who took it for morning sickness in the 1960s, is proving to be effective for people with advanced multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow.