Myeloma

Kyprolis (carfilzomib) plus dexamethasone improved overall survival for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Revlimid (lenalidomide) for maintenance therapy for some patients with multiple myeloma.

CURE spoke with Eric Smith, M.D., Ph.D. about immunotherapy and other advances being made in multiple myeloma.

For the second year in a row, the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Takeda and CURE Media Group will support the team of patients, family members, doctors and other participants as they trek Africa’s tallest mountain.

When zoledronic acid use happens less frequently, patients with breast cancer, prostate cancer or multiple myeloma with bone metastases did not see an increase in skeletal-related events.

This year, a group of patients, advocates and health care professionals will tackle Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money and awareness for multiple myeloma.

Stem cell transplant is still the only curative treatment option for many hematologic malignancies, even as novel drugs continue to emerge.

Cocktails of three, four or even five drugs of various classes are turning myeloma into a chronic condition.

A three-drug combination showed both tolerability and favorable overall response rates (ORR) for patients with smoldering multiple myeloma in a phase 2 trial.

A new combination, including the immunotherapy agent Keytruda, was shown to be highly effective in treating a subset of patients with myeloma.

A novel agent showed a 78 percent response rate for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to a recent phase 1 study.

A recent study looked at the relationship between obesity, MGUS and multiple myeloma.

The FDA approved a Darzalex (daratumumab) triplet for the treatment of relapsed myeloma.

There are many reasons patients don’t take their drugs for myeloma and other cancers as prescribed, but there are ways to offer support.

Thanks to recent clinical trials and FDA approvals, the treatment paradigm for multiple myeloma continues to shift.

The future of multiple myeloma treatment may be in immunotherapy combinations, according to Eric L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D.

Charles (Chuck) Wakefield, a multiple myeloma survivor and climber of the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma Mount Kilimanjaro climb, discusses the importance of staying active and how he trained for the climb.

Treatment advances, including a three-drug combo, are improving outcomes for patients with myeloma.

Watch the full documentary about the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma Machu Picchu climb.

​The Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma (MM4MM) team completed another amazing hike to raise money for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF).

The recent screening of the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma documentary got people asking, "Where's your Kilimanjaro?"

The Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma (MM4MM) team completed another amazing hike to raise money for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF).

Actress Marlee Matlin shares her strategy for weathering health challenges, including her father's myeloma diagnosis.

A lone dynamo has raised a million dollars for myeloma research through amazing athletic endeavors, such as running 200 miles nonstop.