Double transplant frees patient from need for immunosuppressive drugs
... patients needing transplanted organs." Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the bone marrow that causes the proliferation ofabnormal plasma cells. The result can be reduced levels of red cells andplatelets, tumors at multiple sites around the body (hence multiple myeloma),kidney or heart failure, or life-thre...DDW Studies Present Evidence That Thalomid (Thalidomide) Is Active In Treating Crohn's Disease
...MIDR received orphan drug designation for multiple myeloma and Crohn'sdisease. Thalidomide is contraindicated in pregnant women and women capable of becomingpregnant. Even a single capsule taken by a pregnant woman can cause severebirth defects or death to an unborn baby. The major adverse drug reactionskn......east, stomach and colon cancersas well as multiple myeloma all were found to have increased levels of the newcancer resistance protein. The researchers are working on ways to overcome this newly-discovered form ofresistance and improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Recently, they havetested a new compo...