Multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma occurs when plasma cells in the bone marrow multiply to excess. Plasma cells are white blood cells that produce antibodies to fight infections. Bone marrow is the soft, fatty tissue inside bones. As a result of the disease, bone marrow does not produce the parts of the blood as it normally does, bones are weakened, and the few normal plasma cells are less able to fight infection.

Thalidomide shows promise for malignant disease Thalidomide, a drug whose name evokes painful memories of a wave of terrible birth defects in the 1960s, may have a new lease on life as a treatment for multiple myeloma, a disease of the bone marrow that often progresses to bone destruction...

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