A team of U.S. researchers has published the results of an in­ves­ti­ga­tion into eyelid-related com­pli­ca­tions in multiple myeloma patients receiving treat­ment with Velcade or Kyprolis. Drawing on the results of their in­ves­ti­ga­tion, the authors of the new study also propose guidelines for the prevention and man­agement of such com­pli­ca­tions.

The authors report on a case series of 16 patients who devel­oped either blepharitis or chalazia after starting treat­ment with Velcade (bor­tez­o­mib) or Kyprolis (car­filz­o­mib).

Blepharitis is the medical term for chronic inflammation of the eyelid, and a chalazion is a cyst in …