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Dr. Bijay Nair is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy in Little Rock, Arkansas. His research focuses on developing new treatments for patients with relapsed and refractory myeloma. Dr. Nair writes a quarterly column for The Myeloma Beacon.

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Nonsecretory Multiple Myeloma

[ by Bijay Nair, M.D., MPH | Oct 21, 2011 12:18 pm | 14 Comments ]

Nonsecretory myeloma is a topic shrouded in apprehension and mystery.

Patients with nonsecretory myeloma have a host of questions. How do I track the progress of my disease? Should nonsecretory myeloma be treated differently than “standard” myeloma? Is my prognosis different because I am nonsecretory?

Among myeloma patients with secretory disease, nonsecretory myeloma is something they often have heard of, but they are not always sure what it is, or whether it is really relevant to them.

Given the many …