Kyprolis Shows Good Response Rates In Heavily Pretreated High-Risk Myeloma...
A subanalysis of recent clinical trial results shows good response rates for single-agent Kyprolis in heavily pretreated multiple myeloma patients with high-risk chromosomal abnormalities....
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ASCO Updates Recommendations For Use Of Medications To Prevent Blood Clots In Myeloma Patients – Experts from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently updated their clinical practice...
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Study Sheds Light On Impact Of Chromosomal Abnormality t(11;14) On...
A recent retrospective study by researchers at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston shows that multiple myeloma patients with the chromosomal abnormality t(11;14) have better outcomes after...
View ArticleResearchers Assess Frequency And Prognostic Value Of Chromosomal...
French researchers recently determined that the chromosomal abnormalities t(4;14) and del(13) are less common in older newly diagnosed myeloma patients than in younger patients. In contrast, the...
View ArticleBeacon NewsFlashes – July 29, 2013
Ratio Of Interleukin Proteins Linked To Progression-Free Survival In Myeloma Patients – Chinese researchers have recently found that a higher ratio of the proteins IL-27 to IL-17 in the bone marrow of...
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Study Reveals Variations In Minimal Residual Disease Testing For Myeloma – Results from a recent study suggest that testing for residual multiple myeloma after treatment varies widely across medical...
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Alcohol Consumption May Reduce Risk Of Developing Myeloma – Results from a recent retrospective study suggest that alcohol consumption may be associated with a reduced risk of multiple myeloma. The...
View ArticleExperts Publish Consensus Risk Classification For Multiple Myeloma
An international panel of multiple myeloma experts, known as the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG), recently released a consensus statement on risk stratification for patients with multiple...
View ArticleChromosomal Abnormalities May Influence Myeloma Symptoms At Diagnosis
Findings from a recent retrospective study conducted at the Mayo Clinic indicate that chromosomal abnormalities may influence which symptoms a multiple myeloma patient has at diagnosis. For...
View ArticleChromosomal Abnormalities And Tumor Load Linked To More Rapid Progression In...
German researchers recently reported that certain chromosomal abnormalities in patients’ myeloma cells are associated with more rapid progression from smoldering myeloma to active, or...
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