Combination therapy with lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (RVD) plus stem-cell transplantation is associated with longer progression-free survival than RVD alone for adults with multiple myeloma, according to a study published in the April 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The Study: Michel Attal, M.D., from the Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole...
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Microfluidic device isolates plasma cells from blood rather than bone marrow
Engineers at MIT have devised a microfluidic technique to capture and count circulating plasma cells from small samples of blood. The technique, which relies on conventional blood draws, may provide patients with a less painful test for …more Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells, which are white blood cells produced in bone...
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