A promising experimental method for treating advanced leukemia may point the way to important new treatment options for multiple myeloma.

“It is very exciting,” said Dr. Leif Bergsagel, a myeloma specialist from the Mayo Clinic in Arizona who was not involved in the study investigating the leukemia treatment. “I think this approach could and should be extended to multiple myeloma.”  He pointed out, however, that “It will be several years before myeloma patients will be treated this way.”

In two recently published research articles, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania described initial results of a pilot study they are conducting. …

This article is the fifth in a five-part series about emerging vaccines for multiple myeloma. It tells the story of a patient who participated in a myeloma vaccine clinical trial.  The first article in the series provides an introduction to the concept of a myeloma vaccine, the second article provides an introduction to the various types of myeloma vaccines that are currently under development, the third article describes vaccines for which clinical trials have been completed, and the fourth article focuses on ongoing myeloma vaccine research.…

This article is the fourth in a five-part series about emerging vaccines for multiple myeloma. It focuses on ongoing myeloma vaccine research.  The first article in the series provides an introduction to the of a myeloma vaccine, the second article provides an introduction to the various types of myeloma vaccines that are currently under development, and the third article describes vaccines for which clinical trials have been completed.  The fifth article tells the story of a patient who participated in a myeloma vaccine clinical trial. …

This article is the third in a five-part series about emerging vaccines for multiple myeloma. It describes vaccines for which clinical trials have been completed. The first article in the series provides an introduction to the concept of a myeloma vaccine, and the second article provides an introduction to the various types of myeloma vaccines that are currently under development. The fourth article focuses on ongoing vaccine research, and the fifth article tells the story of a patient who participated in a myeloma vaccine clinical trial.…

This article is the second in a five-part series about emerging vaccines for multiple myeloma.  It provides an introduction to the various types of vaccines that are currently under development for myeloma.  The first article in the series provided an introduction to the concept of a myeloma vaccine. The third article describes vaccines for which clinical trials have been completed, the fourth article focuses on ongoing vaccine research, and the fifth article tells the story of a patient who participated in a myeloma vaccine clinical trial.…