Treatments

How Is Multiple Myeloma Treated?

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Kenneth C. Anderson, MD
Chief, Division of Hematologic Neoplasia

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Specific treatment for multiple myeloma will be determined by your physician based on:

· Your age, overall health, and medical history
· Extent of the disease
· Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
· Expectations for the course of the disease
· Your opinion or preference

Treatment may include:

· Medications (to control pain)
· Fracture treatment
· Radiation therapy (to control pain)
· Chemotherapy
· Bone marrow transplantation
· Novel biologically based therapies

This content was last modified on April 04, 2008 .

Latest Multiple Myeloma News

  • April 21, 2008
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  • April 18, 2008
    Multiple Myeloma Treatment Does Not Affect the Outcome of Stem Cell Transplant
    A recently published study indicates that the type of initial chemotherapy for multiple myeloma has no impact on the outcome of patients who later undergo autologous stem cell transplant. These findings appeared in an early online publication of Bone Marrow Transplantation.
  • April 3, 2008
    Thalidomide victims seek compensation, 50 years on
    LONDON (Reuters) - Half a century after the launch of the notorious morning sickness pill thalidomide, its surviving victims are demanding 4 billion euros ($6.3 billion) in compensation from the German government and the drug's maker.
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