What is multiple myeloma?
Multiple myeloma occurs in the bone marrow and is made of cancerous plasma cells, which are white blood cells that produce antibodies responsible for fighting diseases and infections. Cancerous plasma cells cannot produce these antibodies any more and will eventually multiply and take over the bone marrow, disrupting the essential production of other blood cells.
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Multiple myeloma research at Garvan
Research on multiple myeloma focuses on gaining a better understanding the disease, as well as finding new ways to treat it. There are still many processes that aren't understood in the progression and dormancy (or remission) of multiple myeloma. Our research aims to study some of the unknown mechanisms behind progression, and find new treatments that will effectively target these processes.
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