Cancer Research Journal » Myeloma http://cancerresearchjournal.com Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:04:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mayo Shows Cybor-D More Effective for Multiple Myeloma http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/12/14/mayo-shows-cybor-d-more-effective-for-multiple-myeloma/ http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/12/14/mayo-shows-cybor-d-more-effective-for-multiple-myeloma/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:59:29 +0000 Lisa http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/12/14/mayo-shows-cybor-d-more-effective-for-multiple-myeloma/

A phase II conducted by researchers from the and shows a new is more effective than traditional in helping newly-diagnosed patients with .

The new treatment, known as Cybor-D, consists of , and . To arrive at their findings, the team administered the investigational Cybor-D treatments to 30 patients while 34 other patients received standard L-Dex treatments consisting of -dexamethasone.

Their study revealed newly-diagnosed receiving Cybor-D treatments responded better than those receiving L-Dex therapy. In a majority of cases, Cybor-D recipients experienced a rapid reduction in antibodies which can build up in , thicken , or cause .

presented the group’s findings at the ’s in , Georgia, held December 8-11, 2007.

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