What is Multiple-Myeloma
Multiple myeloma (also known as MM, myeloma, plasma cell myeloma, or as Kahler's disease after Otto Kahler) is a type of cancer of plasma cells, immune system cells in bone marrow ...
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Multiple Myeloma Treatments
| Treatment | Description | Reviewed by | Helps | |
 | Dexamethasone | Dexamethasone is a synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of hormones. It acts ... Read Reviews | 82 Members | 99% of the time |
| Chemotherapy | Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. In its modern-day us... Read Reviews | 50 Members | 93% of the time |
| Thalidomide | Thalidomide is a sedative, hypnotic, and anti-inflammatory medication. Thalidomide wa... Read Reviews | 50 Members | 95% of the time |
| Zometa | Zoledronate (zoledronic acid, marketed by Novartis under the trade names Zometa and R... Read Reviews | 38 Members | 97% of the time |
| Revlimid | Lenalidomide (initially known as CC-5013 and marketed as Revlimid® by Celgene) is a d... Read Reviews | 37 Members | 89% of the time |
| Velcade | Bortezomib (marketed as Velcade™ by Millennium Pharmaceuticals) is a "first-in-class"... Read Reviews | 37 Members | 91% of the time |
| Aredia | Aredia (pamidronate) is used to prevent bone loss, and treat osteoporosis. It is also... Read Reviews | 20 Members | 100% of the time |
| VAD | VAD is a chemotherapy regimen for multiple myeloma. It uses the medications Vincrist... Read Reviews | 9 Members | 88% of the time |
| Prednisone | Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug which is usually taken orally and can b... Read Reviews | 3 Members | 100% of the time |
| Radiotherapy | Radiotherapy is commonly used for the treatment of malignant tumours (cancer), and ma... Read Reviews | 3 Members | 100% of the time |
| IVIG | Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a blood product used in the treatment of inflamm... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 100% of the time |
| Cyclophosphamide | Cyclophosphamide is a nitrogen mustard alkylating agent, used to treat various types ... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 100% of the time |
| Bone Marrow Transplant | Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) i... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 100% of the time |
| Prayer | Prayer is an active effort to communicate with a deity or spirit either to offer prai... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 100% of the time |
| Fentanyl | Fentanyl is an opioid analgesic, first synthesized by Janssen Pharmaceutica (Belgium)... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 100% of the time |
