Kyprolis is a type of medicine called a proteasome inhibitor. The proteasome is like the cell's "trash disposal" system. Proteasome inhibitors such as Kyprolis bind to and block the activity of the ...

It’s important to know that at first, multiple myeloma may not cause any symptoms. Usually, it is only suspected after a routine blood test shows an abnormality. After the disease has progressed, ...

Multiple myeloma is a rare blood cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow -- the soft, spongy interior of bone where all blood cells are produced. Plasma cells are a type of white blood cell that ...

Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses the power of a person’s immune system to fight their cancer. Instead of directly attacking cancer cells like chemotherapy or radiation, ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) is a precancerous condition affecting white blood cells, called plasma cells, in the bone marrow. It can turn into multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer that can ...

Since the beginning of this century, advances in understanding the biology of multiple myeloma have transformed the disease from universally fatal to curable for a substantial proportion of patients.