A bone marrow biopsy is a medical procedure used to collect a small sample of bone marrow, which is the soft, spongy tissue inside your bones where blood cells are made. This test helps a physician ...

In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells build up inside bone marrow -- the spongy tissue inside large bones where blood cells are produced. Over time, myeloma cells cause damage to bones, kidneys, ...

A blood and marrow transplant (BMT) is a treatment used for certain cancer types that works by resetting the body’s ability to make healthy blood cells. It does this by replacing damaged or destroyed ...

The team tackled a critical challenge in treating multiple myeloma-a blood cancer where malignant plasma cells accumulate in bone marrow, leading to debilitating bone lesions in 80% of patients. These ...

Tecvayli (teclistamab-cqyv) is a prescription injection medicine for people with a type of blood cancer called multiple myeloma, whose cancer has come back (relapsed) or worsened (refractory) after ...

A team of researchers has developed a new biomaterial with high potential in in the treatment of bone lesions or minimal residual disease in multiple myeloma patients. The findings showcase a ...

Patients with multiple myeloma often develop bone lesions resulting in skeletal-related events (SREs), such as spinal cord compression, vertebral collapse, pathologic fractures and bone pain. Bone ...

Survival in myeloma is clearly being prolonged,” says Mikhael. “Whereas historically, we saw a greater impact in younger ...

Follow along on our guide to Multiple Myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow's infection-fighting plasma cells. As cancerous plasma cells build up in bone marrow, they crowd out healthy blood cells, ...

Sudden, unexplained bone breaks could be a sign of cancer. Even though most low-trauma fractures come from osteoporosis or falls, certain cancers can weaken bones. Doctor stresses that fractures out ...

Doctors warn that unexplained bone fractures without trauma may sometimes signal multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that weakens bones. Known as pathological fractures, they occur when abnormal plasma ...

Anemia often goes hand-in-hand with multiple myeloma. Sometimes, the cancer causes the anemia. And sometimes, the cancer treatment does. But it's possible to resolve it and feel better. (Photo Credit: ...