They may also want to test the liquid part of the bone marrow, called aspirate. There are several tests they can run on aspirate to confirm whether it has cancer cells. Imaging tests provide pictures ...

The diagnosis of multiple myeloma is suspected by finding an elevated amount of certain antibodies in the blood and urine. A bone marrow biopsy and a bone marrow aspirate (using a needle for ...

The diagnosis of multiple myeloma is suspected by finding an elevated amount of certain antibodies in the blood and urine. A bone marrow biopsy and a bone marrow aspirate (using a needle for biopsy ...

The team tackled a critical challenge in treating multiple myeloma -- a blood cancer where malignant plasma cells accumulate in bone marrow, leading to debilitating bone lesions in 80% of patients.

Beyond oncology, these materials may have applications in non-malignant diseases involving bone degeneration or fractures. "This innovation addresses a significant unmet need in multiple myeloma ...

The team tackled a critical challenge in treating multiple myeloma-a blood cancer where malignant plasma cells accumulate in bone marrow, leading to debilitating bone lesions in 80% of patients ...

1 Multiple myeloma originates in blood plasma cells — a type of cell found in bone marrow that is responsible for making antibodies. When these plasma cells become cancerous, they multiply ...

Myeloma, or multiple myeloma, is a cancer affecting ... by the accumulation of abnormal plasma cells in the bone marrow, which impairs the normal production of blood cells. Recent results from ...

Introduction: Plasma cell quantification in bone ... were multiple myeloma in 61%, gammopathy of undetermined significance in 25.4%, smoldering myeloma in 6% and other plasma cell dyscrasias in 7.6%.

GSK's drive to resurrect its multiple myeloma therapy Blenrep has continued with new data from the DREAMM-7 trial showing an increase in overall survival (OS) with the drug had reached statistical ...

Firefighters, police officer who responded to 9/11 in World Trade Center do have an increased risk of multiple myeloma. There are some other well-defined occupational exposures. For instance ...