Staging is when a system is used to identify and describe how far a cancer has spread in your body. Knowing the stage of your multiple myeloma helps your physicians predict which treatments are most ...
Your survival rate for multiple myeloma is likely higher in earlier stages. Younger people often have better outcomes due to their resilience to intensive treatments. Advances in treatment have ...
Multiple myeloma diagnosis integrates blood tests, genetic assessments, and imaging to guide personalized treatment and patient engagement. Smoldering multiple myeloma involves active surveillance to ...
Multiple myeloma is a rare blood cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow -- the soft, spongy interior of bone where all blood cells are produced. Plasma cells are a type of white blood cell that ...
After a positive phase 3 trial, Johnson & Johnson hopes its Darzalex could become the first treatment option for patients with smoldering multiple myeloma, an early-stage form of the blood disorder. J ...