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Bortezomib (marketed as Velcade™ by Millennium Pharmaceuticals) is a "first-in-class" proteasome inhibitor. It is the best studied of a next generation of anti-myeloma drugs, and is also a potential treatment for plasma cell leukemia. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Multiple Myeloma | 30 |
90% |
| Depression - Teen | 1 |
100% |
| Amyloidosis | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 91% (32
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Velcade Reviews
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Worked; Side effects: peripheral neuropathy
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temporary neuropathy
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They tell me that it is slowing down the cancer, have taken 8 treatments so far. there are not a lot of side effects except for being so tired after treatment,
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Just started, but she is so confused and tired as of the day after her second treatment.
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Started round six yesterday as my treatment to get ready for the next phase the autologous stem cell transplant. Round five was a bit rougher than round four so I imagne that like most types of chemo it gets a little harder the longer you consume these poisons. Great response so far (near complete response) should bode well for the next things to come. Annoyng that they take 3 tries to start an IV, yesterday even bent a needle! Sliding veins, thicker blood, etc, -but as long as we walk out the door with the good stuff infused I'm game.
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worked well
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Worked for 4 rounds then nearly killed me.
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didn't work as well as the Dr wanted
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He has stopped eating because he can't taste the food.
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So far. He's in nCR
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reduced M Protein from 9.7 to 4.4
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The velcade is working ,and I am producing blood. I have neuropathy, tiredness, and a little bit of nausea. My iga levels are going down.
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The velcade is working ,and I am producing blood. I have slit neuropathy, tiredness, and a little bit of nausea. My iga levels are going down.
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Currently receiving. Responding well and my only side effect is fatigue
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only the first time
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Velcade for Multiple Myeloma
More info on velcade- comments, articles, newsletter, etc http://beating-myeloma.org/subject/velcade David Emerson http://beating-myeloma.org/ [More] -
Velcade & Revlamid....
Velcade and revlimid- Something to consider- curcumin may have synergistic effects when combined with velcade therapy- some posters to the b-m.org ... [More] -
Velcade for Multiple Myeloma
After 6 months on Thalidomide, I was still at 50% so my doc put me on Velcade. After 3 months of Velcade, I was 98% involved, so no good for me! It ... [More] -
Velcade for Multiple Myeloma
Well the doc said all they could do for me since I am 90 percent envolved in Myeloma is Velcade. So far it has made me tired and nausea. Little nuer... [More] -
Velcade for Multiple Myeloma
Tell us about your personal experience with Velcade as a treatment: Has it worked? Have you had any issues? Any recommendations or tips? [More]
