Myeloma

To address symptoms from myeloma that is resistant to treatment, education and communication with care teams are key.

Bone pain is a common symptom that patients with multiple myeloma face, but some may find relief with treatments and exercise.

One of the hurdles, according to the study’s lead author, is that many patients with cancer are worried about receiving a placebo in a clinical trial.

In honor of CURE®’s 20th anniversary, we spoke with experts on how the past 20 years have revolutionized multiple myeloma treatment.

Many things can influence a patient’s response to the COVID-19 vaccine, such as their treatments or whether they have a higher tumor burden.

It can be difficult for patients to go about their daily life with this bone pain, so what can help?

As part of its “Speaking Out” video series, CURE® spoke with Throwing Bones founder Kenny Capps about the importance of patient-physician communication during a myeloma journey.

Donna McNutt uses her love of fashion to find confidence and motivation — and shares it with others — after a myeloma diagnosis.

When cancer harms the body’s ability to make antibodies, what does that mean for the efficacy of vaccines?

Durable and deep responses occurred in patients with multiple myeloma after use of a particular CAR-T cell therapy

As more and more people in their 20s and 30s begin to receive diagnoses of multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, one expert stresses that continued research to improve survival in this patient population is critical.

The FDA plans to speed up its review of HPN217 for the treatment of patients with relapsed, refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least four prior lines of therapy.

From Emilio Delgado, the actor who portrayed Luis on “Sesame Street”, dying from multiple myeloma to actor Benjamin Bratt discussing his wife’s breast cancer journey, here’s what’s happening in the cancer space this week.

The recent FDA approval of the CAR-T cell therapy Carvykti represents a life-changing advancement for patients with multiple myeloma whose disease progressed after countless other treatments, according to an expert.

Maintenance therapy with Ninlaro and Revlimid in patients with recently diagnosed multiple myeloma who underwent a stem cell transplant may safely improve survival, although more research is needed especially in high-risk patients.

Maintaining a healthy diet during treatment may help combat side effects.

Although multiple myeloma survival rates have improved over the past 20 years, the survival gap among socioeconomic groups has widened.

As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE spoke with Throwing Bones founder, Kenny Caps, about improving patient-physician communication throughout myeloma care.

As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE spoke with Throwing Bones founder, Kenny Caps, about treating myeloma as a chronic disease and how the multidisciplinary approach to care can assist in challenges, like financial toxicity.

As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE spoke with Throwing Bones founder, Kenny Caps, about raising awareness for multiple myeloma, and why sharing one’s story is helpful for others.

Ninety-eight percent of patients with pretreated relapsed/refractory myeloma responded to treatment with Carvykti, a newly approved CAR-T cell therapy for this patient population.

A clinical trial to evaluate Descartes-25, a novel allogeneic RNA cell therapy, for multiple myeloma has officially treated its first patient and is now recruiting in certain locations.

In this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a physician assistant recalls his experience as a frontline health care worker during the COVID-19 pandemic and what it was like to get diagnosed with multiple myeloma during such a chaotic time.

Although patients with multiple myeloma may be concerned that a reduction in treatment dose may be less effective, an expert from The Tisch Cancer Institute stresses that it may be more beneficial.

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide on whether to approve certain cancer regimens within the first few months of the year. Here’s what patients with cancer should know.