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What Treatment Now

by alpass on Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:40 am

Hi
i am new to the beacon.i was diagnosed in 2002,had dual stem cell done in 2003.never reached CR.my kappa free lite came back with a vengence in 2005.in 2006 Revlimid 25mg was able to knock it it down to around 200 from 3500.my onc now had me on 5mg. which lowered it to 75.for 6 months.then within 4 months back up to 1200.put on Velcade that didn`t work at all.now on Revlimid 10 mg.Velcade cytoxan and dex.blood test next week,hopefully this will knock it down.any thoughts
God Bless
Al

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Re: What Treatment Now

by terryl1 on Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:44 am

Kyprolis/carfilzomib may be a possibility for you if you live in the US. Good luck.

terryl1
Name: Terry
Who do you know with myeloma?: self
When were you/they diagnosed?: August 10, 2011
Age at diagnosis: 49
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