Patients affected with multiple myeloma get relief from steroid pills
According to researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, steroid pills are effective for improving the overall survival rate of individuals affected by multiple myeloma.
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow.
James Berenson, M.D., lead author of the Southwest Oncology Group sponsored study and Director of the Multiple Myeloma and Bone [...]
Thrombocytopenia to get treated by Novel Therapeutic Approach
Four studies related to treatment and survival results for individuals with varying forms of thrombocytopenia were presented during the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Francisco, CA.
The studies focused on the new combination therapy for previously incurable idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a low-dose platelet transfusion strategy for patients suffering from [...]