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First Report of MM Patient Treated for COVID-19 With Tocilizumab
Investigators from China reported the first case of COVID-19 in a patient with multiple myeloma who was successfully treated with the humanized anti-IL-6 receptor antibody...
1 day ago - Medscape - 2 articles
Immunosuppressant shows promise in addressing COVID-19 symptoms for patients with blood cancers
A case study of a patient in Wuhan, China, suggests that the immunosuppressant tocilizumab may be an effective COVID-19 treatment for very ill patients who also have multiple...
4 days ago - News Medical - 4 articles
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center announces appointments
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center announced several appointments. Sergio A. Giralt, MD, chief of the adult bone marrow transplant service and chair in multiple myeloma...
4 days ago - Healio
Treating COVID-19 in a patient with multiple myeloma
A case study of a patient in Wuhan, China, suggests that the immunosuppressant tocilizumab may be an effective COVID-19 treatment for very ill patients who also have multiple...
5 days ago - ScienceDaily - 6 articles
New Drug may Reverse Treatment Resistance in Advanced Multiple Myeloma
New drug, called FL118, has shown promise against advanced multiple myeloma cancer cells, reports a new study.
12 days ago - Medindia Health
New drug shows promise to reverse treatment resistance in advanced multiple myeloma
Researchers at the VU University Medical Center in the Netherlands have tested a new drug in patient samples and mice with multiple myeloma and discovered that it was effective...
12 days ago - News Medical
Myeloma Tx Has Similar Survival Benefit in Very Elderly
Patients over age 80 received similar benefits from treatment as younger patients, according to a new study. Medscape Medical News
12 days ago - Medscape
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Genetic Test may Help Pick out 'ultra-high Risk' Bone Marrow Cancer Patients
New genetic tests can help doctors choose patients with the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma who are at 'ultra-high risk' of their cancer progressing aggressively early on.
29 days ago - Medindia Health - 2 articles
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Potential Treatment for COVID-19-related Respiratory Failure
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Four Medical Workers in Andhra Test Positive for COVID-19
Four healthcare personnel in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district on Wednesday tested positive for coronavirus after treating patients with COVID-19.
Coronavirus Positive Cases in Bihar Raises Up to 43
With four more fresh COVID-19 positive cases reported in Bihar, the total number of infected persons in the State has gone up to 43.
First Glimpse on the Health Conditions of Adults After 1 Month into COVID-19...
Is 21-day lockdown enough to contain COVID-19? How is life under lockdown? Here is an early evidence of people's health conditions after one-month of lockdown in China.
US firm ThermoFisher says it can supply UK with 100,000 COVID-19 test kits...
The chief operating officer of Thermo Fisher Scientific, based in Massachusetts but with 5,000 employees in the UK, said the company could supply all the tests wanted by...
NHS figures show 92% of coronavirus victims in England are over-60
NHS England data reveals 40 per cent of those who were killed by COVID-19 in England were in their 60s and 70s. More than half - 52 per cent - were 80 years old or over.
How many people have REALLY been infected with coronavirus?
Official statistics show around 1.5million people worldwide have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus that has swept the world since it first...
Women's Lifestyle Changes, Even in Middle Age, may Decrease Future Stroke Risk
Middle age may not be too late for women to reduce their stroke risk by substantially changing their lifestyle, reports a new study.