By Robert PreidtHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Dec. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 vaccination provides far less protection to people with multiple myeloma than to survivors of other types of cancer, new…
Multiple myeloma is a rare type of blood cancer that affects less than 1% of Americans. It can take a serious toll on your life. But better treatments and…
If you or a loved one has just learned they have multiple myeloma, the diagnosis may come as a surprise. Chances are that you don’t know much -- if anything…
SOURCES: Amy Pappas, myeloma patient, Cleveland, OH. Keith Guernsey, myeloma patient and coach, Gainesville, GA. Urvi Shah, myeloma specialist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City. Jason Valent, myeloma…
Dec. 9, 2020 -- For patients with heavily-pretreated multiple myeloma, the strong responses seen with the new (CAR T-cell treatment ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) have also been prolonged, according to investigators…
SOURCES: cancer,gov: "Stopping Multiple Myeloma with New Treatments" cancer.gov: "Pomalidomide for Multiple Myeloma" Cancer.gov: "Drugs Approved for Multiple Myeloma" cancer.gov: "New Use for Lenalidomide in Multiple Myeloma" Hans C. Lee,…