Treatments for multiple myeloma
Your healthcare team will create a treatment plan just for you. The plan is based on your health and specific information about the cancer. What you want is also important when planning treatment. When deciding which treatments to offer for multiple myeloma, your healthcare team will consider:
- your age and health status
- if you have symptoms and which symptoms you have
- if you have complications of the disease, such as your kidneys not working well
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if you are able to have a stem cell transplant (this depends on age,
performance status and if you have other health issues) - risk stratification based on chromosome changes
- the type of multiple myeloma
- the stage of multiple myeloma
- if you have had other treatments and how well the cancer responded to them
- if you would be a good candidate for a clinical trial
The goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms, slow the progression of the disease and put the disease into remission. Remission for multiple myeloma is when most or all signs and symptoms of the disease disappear.
Treatments for smouldering multiple myeloma
Treatments for transplant eligible multiple myeloma
Treatments for transplant ineligible multiple myeloma
Treatments for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
Response to treatment
Watchful waiting for multiple myeloma
Targeted therapy for multiple myeloma
Chemotherapy for multiple myeloma
Stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma
Immunotherapy for multiple myeloma
Supportive therapy for multiple myeloma
Radiation therapy for multiple myeloma
Follow-up after treatment for multiple myeloma
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