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Re: New strain of myeloma due to stem cell transplant?

by borber on Mon Aug 12, 2019 7:14 am

Yes, I’m also very interested to know the answer that question. In my understanding, the exact answer can be obtained only if you stop Empliciti and do the lab in a month or two. If that IgG M-spike still will be present, that means it is due to multiple myeloma and not Empliciti. But I hope it will disappear.

borber
Name: borber
Who do you know with myeloma?: me
When were you/they diagnosed?: January, 2017
Age at diagnosis: 60

Re: New strain of myeloma due to stem cell transplant?

by torimooney on Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:17 am

My FISH results from my bone marrow biopsy after 7 years of treatment had no resemblance to my original bone marrow biopsy results. All my mid- to high-risk chromosome changes were no longer seen. My myeloma specialist said the treatment knocked out those clones and now I have different clones.

torimooney
Name: tori
Who do you know with myeloma?: myself
When were you/they diagnosed?: apr 2012
Age at diagnosis: 64

Re: New strain of myeloma due to stem cell transplant?

by MrPotatohead on Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:44 pm

My apologies for the late reply to your question, Multibilly.

My oncologist told me that when I was first diagnosed back in March, 2015, I also had a very faint M-spike matching the current one. It disappeared after a time and has come back.

MrPotatohead
Name: MrPotatohead
Who do you know with myeloma?: Me
When were you/they diagnosed?: March, 2015
Age at diagnosis: 65

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