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CAR Therapy for Myeloma Treatment with Dr. Craig Hofmeister
CS1-CAR is a new and radically different approach in cancer treatment that harnesses the power of the patients immune system to rid itself of cancer. Initial clinical trials of a similar therapy used in treating Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia showed extraordinary…
Understanding Multiple Myeloma: Types of Diagnostic Tests and Frequency
Myeloma presents itself differently in each patient. In order to understand your Myeloma and monitor it, you need to know which are the tests available and how often you have to get tested. No single test or study is adequate…
Medicine for the Mind
Living in the 21st century means less time, more stress; less standing more sitting; less walking more driving; less slow food, more fast food and less face time more Facebook. All this adds up to a very poor state of…
Precision Medicine: Identifying Targeted Cancer Treatments with Genomic Testing
Precision, or personalized, medicine has made a sea-change in cancer treatment. A pipe dream for most patients 10 years ago, it is a reality today. Precision Medicine's keystone is the ability to identify personal gene characteristics and match them to…
Off-the-shelf Immune Drug for Aggressive Multiple Myeloma: Teclistamab
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for teclistamab in the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. This follows a PRIME (PRIority MEdicines) designation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) received earlier this year. …