A 70-year-old white male, who had been diagnosed with IgA lambda multiple myeloma 4 months previously, was referred to the Mayo Clinic for further evaluation of anemia. The patient had required ...

Solitary plasmacytoma, a rare form of bone cancer affecting plasma cells, may also increase the risk. It is similar to multiple myeloma, but in solitary plasmacytoma, a single tumor is present.

Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that forms in plasma cells, white blood cells that produce infection-fighting antibodies. Multiple myeloma is not hereditary, meaning it is not passed ...

Therapy timing, patient factors, and emerging combination interventions are guiding treatment decisions in multiple myeloma and lymphoma.

A bone scan 4 months later showed bony metastasis at multiple ribs ... chemorefractory multiple myeloma, even at the stage of terminal illness with extramedullary plasmacytoma.

We have previously demonstrated that interleukin-17A (IL-17) producing T helper 17 cells are significantly elevated in blood and bone marrow (BM) in multiple myeloma (MM) and IL-17A promotes MM ...

Saad Usmani, Chief of MSK's Myeloma Service, says there are far more treatment options for multiple myeloma today compared with just 20 years ago. Note: This story was originally published in 2022 and ...

A stem cell transplant can be a good treatment for multiple myeloma. A successful transplant gives someone with multiple myeloma new, healthy bone marrow. It replaces the bone marrow harmed by myeloma ...