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MULTIPLE MYELOMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Myeloma that develops in several places at the same time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("multiple myeloma" is a kind of...):
myeloma (a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow)
Context examples:
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of cancers of the liver and stomach as well as multiple myeloma.
(MIR25 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of multiple myeloma and infection with Primate Foamy Virus Type 1.
(MIR32 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
No one knows the exact causes of multiple myeloma, but it is more common in older people and African Americans.
(Multiple Myeloma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
This is the second most common type of multiple myeloma (~20%).
(Multiple Myeloma-IgA, NCI Thesaurus)
This multiple myeloma subtype is very rare (~1%).
(Multiple Myeloma-IgD, NCI Thesaurus)
Dox-SL is used to treat ovarian cancer, AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma, and multiple myeloma in patients whose disease has not gotten better after treatment with other anticancer drugs.
(Dox-SL, NCI Dictionary)
A drug used to treat multiple myeloma that has not gotten better with other anticancer drugs.
(Carfilzomib, NCI Dictionary)
A drug that is a form of thalidomide, and is used to treat multiple myeloma that has not gotten better with other anticancer drugs.
(CC-4047, NCI Dictionary)
It is also used with other anticancer drugs to treat multiple myeloma and breast cancer that has spread to bone.
(Aredia, NCI Dictionary)
Lymphoma and multiple myeloma are cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system.
(Cancer, NCI Dictionary)
