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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 | 33 |
91% |
| Depression - Teen | 1 |
100% |
| Amyloidosis | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 91% (35
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find Velcade helpful
Velcade Reviews
Working / Worked
So far. He's in nCR
Working / Worked
reduced M Protein from 9.7 to 4.4
Working / Worked
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.
Working / Worked
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.
Working / Worked
Currently receiving. Responding well and my only side effect is fatigue
Working / Worked
only the first time
Somewhat Helpful
Did 3 cycles but didn't get the results the doctor was hoping for. IGG levels slowly decreasing (at one point increased slightly) and protein levels decreasing slowly.
Somewhat Helpful
Worked for 4 rounds then nearly killed me.
Somewhat Helpful
we had 8 cycles of this, and they did work to an extent, only not for long enough.
Too Soon To Tell
Haven't started it yet but scheduled to soon...
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Neuropathy and Velcade
Hello, I'm new to the group but I first go neropathy at the end of my Velcade treatments. Still have it and that was back in 2007 although not as bad... [More] -
Neuropathy and Velcade
Every treatment involves compromise, a perfect nervous system isn't worth much in a corpse so you might have to tolerate side effects and damage inclu... [More] -
Neuropathy and Velcade
But what side effects do neurontin have? He's soo against being goofy. Although, come to think of it, it might do him some good to loopy for a little ... [More] -
Neuropathy and Velcade
Make the call, the doc will likely prescribe neurontin and lower his dose of Velcade. [More] -
Neuropathy and Velcade
Hello Group, Hope is going well with all of you. I have a question for my husband who has no attention span for support groups (shame). I am slowly ... [More]
