multiple myeloma
noun
: a disease of bone marrow that is characterized by the presence of numerous myelomas in various bones of the body
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The actor's father, Kent Damon, died from rare blood disease multiple myeloma on Dec. 14, 2017, at age 74.
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Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Approved in 2017, CAR-T therapy has been considered a game-changer for treating life-threatening blood cancers including lymphoma, some forms of leukemia, and multiple myeloma in patients who have not achieved remission through chemotherapy and other standard treatments.
—Staff Author, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2023
Martin died in March 2017 at age 63 after a five-year fight with multiple myeloma.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
The multiple myeloma treatment - Darzalex and the autoimmune drug - Stelara - have been the key growth drivers for the company in the recent past.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Five-year survival for multiple myeloma has now climbed to over 65% from 20%, when she was diagnosed.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
Bristol-Myers Squibb's medicine has been approved by regulatory authorities to combat such deadly diseases as multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome, mantle cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
The cause of her death, in a hospital, was multiple myeloma, said Diana Finney, her sister and only immediate survivor.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
Ancrum for some time had battled multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in the white blood cells.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Approved in 2017, CAR-T therapy has been considered a game-changer for treating life-threatening blood cancers including lymphoma, some forms of leukemia, and multiple myeloma in patients who have not achieved remission through chemotherapy and other standard treatments.
—Staff Author, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2023
Martin died in March 2017 at age 63 after a five-year fight with multiple myeloma.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
The multiple myeloma treatment - Darzalex and the autoimmune drug - Stelara - have been the key growth drivers for the company in the recent past.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Five-year survival for multiple myeloma has now climbed to over 65% from 20%, when she was diagnosed.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
Bristol-Myers Squibb's medicine has been approved by regulatory authorities to combat such deadly diseases as multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome, mantle cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
The cause of her death, in a hospital, was multiple myeloma, said Diana Finney, her sister and only immediate survivor.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
Ancrum for some time had battled multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in the white blood cells.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Multiple myeloma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20myeloma. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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