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Emerging lymphoma and myeloma treatments focus on improving individual patient response
Date:12/12/2011

(SAN DIEGO, December 11, 2011) Lymphoma and myeloma are both malignant diseases that arise from lymphocytes, a subset of blood cells, and commonly involve lymph nodes and the bone marrow. Although considerable progress has been made in the treatment of these diseases, they remain a significant challenge for patients and their hematologists. New research introducing unique treatment approaches and targets for lymphoma and myeloma will be presented today at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

"New insights into the biology of the hematologic malignancies, especially lymphoma and multiple myeloma, are facilitating the design of novel treatment strategies," said Jane N. Winter, MD, moderator of the press conference and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. "With new therapies that reflect our improved understanding of the molecular basis of these diseases, we are seeing valuable improvements in outcomes for patients."

This press conference will take place on Sunday, December 11, at 8:00 a.m. PST.

Cereblon Expression is Required for the Anti-Myeloma Activity of Lenalidomide and Pomalidomide [Abstract 127]

A new study uncovers the genetic mechanisms that regulate whether commonly used immune-modulating drugs for multiple myeloma, known as IMiDs, will work in certain patients who may be less responsive to therapy.

Thalidomide became well-known in the early 1960s for its link to severe birth defects when administered to pregnant mothers to treat morning sickness; however, in 1999, investigators discovered that the drug worked well in about one-third of patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Since this discovery, thalidomide and other drugs like it (such as lenalidomide and pomalidomide, together known as IMiDs) have proven to
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Contact: Lindsey Love
llove@hematology.org
540-538-9326
American Society of Hematology
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