MULTIPLE MYELOMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does multiple myeloma mean? 

• MULTIPLE MYELOMA (noun)
  The noun MULTIPLE MYELOMA has 1 sense:

1. myeloma that develops in several places at the same time

  Familiarity information: MULTIPLE MYELOMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MULTIPLE MYELOMA (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 

A regimen consisting of vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone, used as induction treatment for multiple myeloma.

(Cyclophosphamide-VAD Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called Kahler disease, multiple myeloma, and plasma cell myeloma.

(Myelomatosis, NCI Dictionary)

A monoclonal antibody that binds to cells that have the CD40 antigen on their surface, including cells from multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

(Dacetuzumab, NCI Dictionary)

A rare type of multiple myeloma in which the plasma cells synthesize but do not secrete immunoglobulins.

(Non-Secretory Myeloma, NCI Thesaurus)

A chemotherapy combination used in the treatment of cancers such as multiple myeloma and consisting of dexamethasone (antiinflammatory), cisplatin, Dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide, etoposide (cytostatic) and thalidomide (antiangiogenic).

(Cisplatin/Cyclophosphamide/Dexamethasone/Etoposide/Thalidomide, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of carcinomas of the liver, lung and stomach as well as multiple myeloma, and HTLV-related T cell leukemia.

(MIR93 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug that is similar to thalidomide, and is used to treat multiple myeloma and certain types of anemia.

(CC-5013, NCI Dictionary)

This is the most common type of multiple myeloma (>50%).

(Multiple Myeloma-IgG, NCI Thesaurus)

This multiple myeloma subtype is extremely rare.

(Multiple Myeloma-IgE, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma, medulloblastoma and multiple myeloma.

(MIR19B1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)