Multiple Myeloma
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ASH expands late-breaking abstract session
An additional presentation has been added to the late-breaking abstract session of the 2018 ASH Annual Meeting. The session was expanded from six...
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Haplo-HSCT feasible in multiple myeloma
A retrospective study suggests haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplant (haplo-HSCT) is feasible in patients with multiply relapsed or...
Conference Coverage
ASH 2018 coming attractions look at the big picture
Big trials, big results in malignant and nonmalignant hematologic disorders are on the program at the 2018 ASH annual meeting.
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Triplet produces ‘unprecedented’ ORR in PI-refractory MM
Phase 2 results suggest a three-drug regimen may improve response rates in patients with proteasome inhibitor (PI)-refractory multiple myeloma (MM...
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Americans concerned about cost of cancer care
A recent survey suggests Americans are nearly as worried about the cost of a cancer diagnosis as they are about dying from cancer. The cost of...
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ADAR1 linked to MM pathogenesis, outcomes
Overly zealous editing of messenger RNA in multiple myeloma (MM) cells contributes to MM pathogenesis and is associated with poor outcomes after...
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Financial burden of blood cancers in the U.S.
An analysis of more than 2,000 U.S.
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Triplet improves PFS in relapsed/refractory MM
Adding elotuzumab to pomalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone can improve progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with relapsed/refractory...
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P-BCMA-101 gains FDA regenerative medicine designation
The autologous CAR T-cell therapy being developed for multiple myeloma received regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation from the FDA....
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CAR T therapy for MM receives RMAT designation
P-BCMA-101, an autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy being developed to treat patients with relapsed/refractory multiple...
From the Journals
Aberrant RNA editing linked to aggressive myeloma
Hyper-editing of the multiple myeloma transcriptome leads to crippling of a key DNA-repair mechanism.