Category - Myeloma

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 11:37am

When Steven Rukavina was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, he looked to RPCI and Dr. Philip McCarthy, Director of Blood & Marrow Transplant, to help him beat this rare blood disease. As a participant in a study led by Dr. McCarthy, involving treatment with the drug lenalidomide, Steven was able to curb relapse after a stem cell transplant and continue on the road to recovery. 

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 12:19pm

Multiple Myeloma is the second most common type of hematologic cancer, or cancer found in the cells of blood or bone marrow. Because March is National Myeloma Awareness Month, I’d like to take this opportunity to share some basic information about the disease.