When taking a pill, receiving an injection, or being infused through a catheter, every multiple myeloma patient or their caregiver has been told to check two simple things: that the name on the medication is correct and that they know what the medication is supposed to do.

Rarely does a patient ask the question, “How much medication are you giving me, and why so much?” If they did, they might be shocked by the answer from the clinician or the …