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Another Option Available for Multiple Myeloma Patients

Just on the heels of two approvals last week, the FDA today approved a third therapy to treat patients with multiple myeloma. Elotuzumab (Emplicity ™) is approved for use in combination with another drug, lenalidomide (Revlimid ®) for patients who have failed previous therapies.

A Multiple Myeloma Patient Rebuilds His Life

I have always been a builder.

​Professionally, I am an architect. I have designed housing, theaters, libraries, a police station house, social service facilities, cultural centers and museums. 

​I am also a builder of communities, working with local organizations to help alleviate poverty, violence, and social disenfranchisement. 

Multiple Myeloma 3D Model

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This model contains the following chapters. Click the "Interact in 3D" button to begin.

  • Healthy Bone Marrow
  • Normal Blood Cell Production
  • Proliferation of Cells and the Crowding Out of Normal Cells
  • Osteoclasts and Osteoblasts in Multiple Myeloma
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Understanding Myeloma: A Quick Guide

Myeloma is a rare blood cancer

 

Ask the Doctor Part 3: Five Questions about Myeloma

Myeloma Survivor, Sharon Clark Talks to Dr. Nichols about the Latest in Myeloma Research and Treatment

My Myeloma Story

“What is multiple myeloma?” Those were my words after the doctor’s review of my lab results for a routine and random high blood pressure exam in November 2008.

Myeloma cell and model of human skeleton

Champions in myeloma research, Part 2: A conversation with Suzanne Lentzsch, M.D., Ph.D.

To commemorate both Myeloma Awareness Month and Women’s History Month during March, I’ve been talking with LLS-funded women scientists who are driving discovery for myeloma patients. As we close out the month and my two-part series on myeloma researchers, I’m excited to share my recent conversation with Suzanne Lentzsch, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and the Director of the Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Program at Columbia University. 

How to Deal with Goliath: Your Myeloma Diagnosis

Guest blogger Yelak talks about leading and directing your medical team

Who is Goliath? Goliath, in the Bible, was a giant who couldn’t be defeated because of his huge size and power. In our world of myeloma today, Goliath is the might of medical care, medical insurance, treatment options, clinical trials and all the daunting tasks of living and dealing with myeloma.

Improving outcomes with immune therapies for multiple myeloma

The primary focus of research is to better understand mechanisms of resistance to immunotherapies and design treatment approaches to improve outcomes. I hope to accomplish this by conducting clinical trials that concurrently target both BCMA and GPRC5D in patients with advanced multiple myeloma and by studying antigen expression, tumor genetics, and T cell characteristics to better understand mechanisms of resistance. The goal is to develop more effective immune treatments for myeloma.

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

To pursue innovative means that accelerate the development of next-generation multiple myeloma treatments to extend the lives of patients and lead to a cure.

  • Provides disease and treatment information including clinical trials
  • Offers patient and professional educational programs and publications
  • Funds multiple myeloma research.

Patients with myeloma, caregivers, professionals, researchers

203-229-0464 http://www.themmrf.org
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Limited-duration bispecific antibody therapy for multiple myeloma

Bispecific antibodies are a new, highly effective immunotherapy for multiple myeloma. Most bispecific antibody therapies have been tested as continuous therapies in which patients continue receiving the treatment until the myeloma starts growing again. Preliminary results suggest that patients with good responses may be able to stop therapy and enjoy a period of time off-therapy with close observation, which may limit long term toxicities caused by continuous therapy.