This page features information on multiple myeloma and immunotherapy clinical trials
for multiple myeloma patients, and highlights the Cancer Research Institute's role in working to bring effective immune - based cancer treatments to people with multiple myeloma.
Due to the gaps in knowledge and the many unresolved questions, IQWiG still regards the use of certain forms of
SCT for multiple myeloma to be acceptable only in the context of clinical studies.
Precious Cat Litter has teamed up with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) for its #CatsAgainstCancer campaign, which aims to raise awareness and find a
cure for multiple myeloma, a rare form of blood cancer.
«Based on our finding that being overweight or obese is a risk factor
for multiple myeloma in MGUS patients, and since extra weight is a modifiable risk factor, we hope that our results will encourage intervention strategies to prevent the progression of this condition to multiple myeloma as soon as MGUS is diagnosed,» Chang said.
Investors have been concerned about patent challenges to its long - time cash cow
Revlimid for multiple myeloma and the surprise failure last week of an experimental Crohn's disease drug touted as a future multibillion - dollar product.
«Several major advances in recent years have been good
news for multiple myeloma patients, but those new drugs only target terminally differentiated cancer cells and thus can only reduce the bulk of the tumor,» said Jamieson, who is also deputy director of the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center, director of the CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic at UC San Diego and director of stem cell research at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.
An update search enlarged the pool of study data, but did not change the content of the conclusion of the benefit assessment of stem cell transplantation (SCT)
for multiple myeloma conducted in 2012.
The researchers suspected Myc inhibitors would be a good treatment
strategy for multiple myeloma if effective levels of the compound could be maintained in the circulation and delivered to the right cells.
«Today, we have half a dozen
drugs for multiple myeloma that can put patients into remission,» said Tomasson, who treats patients with multiple myeloma at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes - Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.
That trend is problematic considering that African - Americans — the most at - risk
population for multiple myeloma — have different genetics that can affect how this type of cancer progresses and what kind of targeted therapies are most effective, said Zarko Manojlovic, lead author of the study.
A new study published online by JAMA Oncology examines the assessment of minimal residual disease in patients newly
treated for multiple myeloma as a factor in survival outcomes.
«This is an important step in immunotherapy
research for multiple myeloma, a tough - to - beat cancer that is largely incurable, with a five - year survival rate of approximately 50 percent — highlighting the need for new approaches to improve therapeutic options including after an ASCT,» said Edward Stadtmauer, MD, a professor of Medicine and section chief of Hematologic Malignancies in the ACC, and co-lead author.
No Place Like Home Rebecca Zoltoski was the first patient at the University of Chicago Medicine to undergo a blood and bone marrow stem cell transplant as an
outpatient for her multiple myeloma.
Lynx Biosciences, a business aiming to refine treatment
decisions for multiple myeloma, took the life science prize at the Governor's Business Plan Contest during the 14th annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs» Conference in Madison.
Stem Cells Make Bone Marrow Cancer Resistant to Treatment Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center provided evidence that cancer stem cells
for multiple myeloma share many properties with normal stem cells and have multiple ways of resisting chemotherapy and other treatments.
When Kathy was diagnosed, Dr. Elsey saw it as a challenge to get involved and help find a cure not
only for multiple myeloma, but for all cancers.
In January 2012, IQWiG presented a final report and a supplementary working paper on the benefit of
SCT for multiple myeloma, for which the last search for studies had been conducted in January 2011.
TG - 0054 (structure not disclosed publicly) is an injectable small molecule CXCR4 antagonist that is currently in phase I / II clinical
trials for multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and Hodgkin disease.
Earlier this month, the FDA approved two other
treatments for multiple myeloma, including another kind of monoclonal antibody drug (the same class of drug that elotuzumab is in).
According to Loncar, U.S. pharma giant Johnson & Johnson (jnj) and Danish biotech partner Genmab stood above their peers during the conference with stellar new data for Darzalex, a treatment
for multiple myeloma (a rare blood cancer) that was first approved last year.
In July the FDA approved Onyx's Kyprolis as a treatment
for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.
Other CAR - T cell therapies are in testing, including a treatment
for multiple myeloma.
«Thanks to a deeper understanding of cancer biology, we have a potential new targeted therapy
for multiple myeloma, and can better tailor treatment for kids with Wilms tumor.
For multiple myeloma and plasmacytoma, other risk factors include the following:
«This is an opportunity for us to raise awareness for an organization that is making great strides toward finding a cure and advancing treatments
for multiple myeloma,» said Dr. Bruce Elsey, co-founder of Precious Cat Litters.
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