Patients with multiple myeloma often develop bone lesions resulting in skeletal-related events (SREs), such as spinal cord compression, vertebral collapse, pathologic fractures and bone pain. Bone ...
Bridging academic and community oncology requires formal communication pathways, shared education/research infrastructure, ...
Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer in the United States, and it is more common in men, with an estimated 20,030 new male cases diagnosed in 2025. Multiple myeloma is the ...
In the cancer type multiple myeloma, the malignant cells differ significantly from normal cells regarding the layer of chemical “tags” on DNA and proteins that control whether genes are turned on or ...
In order to diagnose a patient with multiple myeloma, a physician will typically order several different tests. That’s because multiple myeloma is a complex disease and knowing the results of these ...
Therapy-related B-lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) following treatment for multiple myeloma is a rare occurrence. Despite its rarity and the lack of recognition by the World Health Organization as a ...
A rare case of osteosclerotic multiple myeloma challenged doctors by mimicking other conditions on imaging. CT scans, lab tests, and biopsies together clarified the diagnosis. The patient responded ...
The blood cancer multiple myeloma, which involves infection-fighting plasma cells in the bone marrow, affects only about 1% of all cancers -- predominantly individuals over age 65. The disease ...
At age 89, Cal Crow plays water volleyball three days a week, then chases that with a 1,000-foot swim; on his off days, he logs at least a mile around his neighborhood — and that’s with a cancer ...
Anemia often goes hand-in-hand with multiple myeloma. Sometimes, the cancer causes the anemia. And sometimes, the cancer treatment does. But it's possible to resolve it and feel better. (Photo Credit: ...
For more than a year, Diane Hunter, now 72, had been experiencing vague symptoms — pain in her spine and hips, nausea, exhaustion, thirst, and frequent urination. Her primary care physician had ruled ...
How Does Sarclisa Work in Multiple Myeloma? Sarclisa is a type of medicine called a monoclonal antibody that is also known as a targeted therapy or an immunotherapy. It works by targeting a specific ...