The exact cause of multiple myeloma is not known. Changes (mutations) in the DNA of your cells may play a role. These changes may prompt your body to start creating too many plasma cells and abnormal ...

You may not experience symptoms of multiple myeloma in the precancerous and early stages. If your cancer advances, the most common symptoms are anemia, bone pain, kidney problems, and ...

We have previously demonstrated that interleukin-17A (IL-17) producing T helper 17 cells are significantly elevated in blood and bone marrow (BM) in multiple ... clinical evaluation for anti ...

In terms of when, let's say for instance, a patient develops symptoms of multiple myeloma, there are now studies that have shown that some early traces of myeloma, genetic alterations that lead to ...

And as myeloma cells continue to build up in the marrow, they weaken your bones, causing pain and fractures. Treatments for multiple myeloma target the cancer cells as well as the symptoms.

These tests look for how much m-protein is in your blood, and what kind of m-protein you have. People with MGUS do not have symptoms or signs of multiple myeloma. Some people feel peripheral ...

A stem cell transplant can be a good treatment for multiple myeloma. A successful transplant gives someone with multiple myeloma new, healthy bone marrow. It replaces the bone marrow harmed by myeloma ...