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CAR T-Cell Therapy Emerges in Multiple Myeloma
A novel chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy induced complete and durable responses in a phase I trial involving patients with heavily...
Gene therapy may help fight tough-to-treat blood cancer
A gene therapy that tweaks the immune system might offer hope to people with blood cancer that has resisted standard treatments, a new preliminary...
20k NZers sign petitions for better funding of medicines
Originally published on Te ao Almost 20,000 New Zealanders have signed eight petitions to be presented to parliament, demanding better funding of...
Researchers discover how to prevent kidney damage in patients with multiple myeloma
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered a way to prevent kidney failure from occurring in people with multiple...
JOIN THE MARCH
For those who are able to, including family and friends, we urge you to join us on Tuesday 7 May in Wellington to march for the RIGHT TO LIVE. We'll...
Newsletter: April 2019
Greetings to everyone as the days draw in. We are intending to generate some heat with various planned activities over the next month. There has...
Patient Seminar with Prof. Nikhil C. Munshi: Minimal residual disease in Myeloma sessions
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Imaging in multiple myeloma: How? When?
Bone disease is the most frequent feature of multiple myeloma (MM) and represents a marker of end-organ damage; it is used to establish the...
Lenalidomide maintenance versus observation for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
Lenalidomide maintenance versus observation for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (Myeloma XI): a multicentre, open-label, randomised,...
Going the distance: Are we losing patients along the multiple myeloma treatment pathway?
Despite data suggesting that individuals with multiple myeloma can benefit from receiving several lines of therapy, and guidelines recommending...
Single-cell Profiling in Multiple Myeloma May Improve Diagnosis, Treatment, Study Suggests
Analysis of thousands of individual cells in multiple myeloma patients allows for a much more precise diagnosis — distinguishing asymptomatic,...