Article: Multiple myeloma.(DIRECTED READING)

Article: SCIENCE SCAN B LYMPHOCYTES ACTIVATE PLASMA CELLS TO ...
BIOWORLD Today;  March 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... might contribute to the development of multiple myeloma - the malignant counterpart of plasma cells." Malignant myeloma is a relatively ... medical treatment, more than half of multiple myeloma patients show improvement, though survival ...

Article: Multiple myeloma
Rehabilitation Oncology;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... are the source of multiple myeloma. Plasma cells are part of the immune ... foreign antigens. In multiple myeloma, plasma cells grow uncontrolled ... of the blood. In multiple myeloma plasma cells produce only 1 of ...

Article: Multiple Myeloma
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer;      700+ words ... ... antigen. Malignant plasma cells Multiple myeloma begins when the genetic ... of an individual with multiple myeloma contains over 10% plasma cells. In most cases of multiple myeloma, the malignant plasma cells all make an identical ...

Multiple Myeloma.
Clinical Reference Systems;  January 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... multiple myeloma? Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, which are white ... bone marrow. In multiple myeloma, plasma cells multiply out ... The cause of multiple myeloma is unknown. Abnormal plasma cells begin to multiply ...

Multiple Myeloma.(Senior Health Advisor 2002.1)
Clinical Reference Systems;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... multiple myeloma? Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, which are white ... bone marrow. In multiple myeloma, plasma cells multiply out ... The cause of multiple myeloma is unknown. Abnormal plasma cells begin to multiply ...

Article: Molecular targeted therapies for multiple myeloma.
Science & Medicine;  February 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Multiple myeloma, a malignant plasma ... mechanisms by which multiple myeloma plasma cells interact with the ... The diagnosis of multiple myeloma is based on the detection ... and >10% plasma cells in the bone marrow ...

Article: Seattle Genetics Announces Initiation of SGN-40 Phase Ib Clinical ...
Business Wire;  June 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... under the collaboration. About Multiple Myeloma Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell found primarily in the bone marrow. In multiple myeloma, malignant plasma cells grow continuously, destroying ...