I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma two years ago. After a three cycles of Revlimid, Decadron and Velcade I had a complete response. I went from Stage 3 -- over 90 percent malignant plasma cells -- to no sign of the cancer in six weeks. The drug saved my life.
Older chemotherapy drugs that are used to treat multiple myeloma also increase the risk of secondary cancers. But if I did not have the treatment with Revlimid I would probably be dead today. I will take the risk of a possibility of a secondary cancer down the road in exchange for a complete response. Revlimid in combination with Decadron and Velcade have the response rates of any drug combination ever seen for multiple myeloma.
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I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma two years ago. After a three cycles of Revlimid, Decadron and Velcade I had a complete response. I went from Stage 3 -- over 90 percent malignant plasma cells -- to no sign of the cancer in six weeks. The drug saved my life.
Older chemotherapy drugs that are used to treat multiple myeloma also increase the risk of secondary cancers. But if I did not have the treatment with Revlimid I would probably be dead today. I will take the risk of a possibility of a secondary cancer down the road in exchange for a complete response. Revlimid in combination with Decadron and Velcade have the response rates of any drug combination ever seen for multiple myeloma.
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