Blood Cancer Awareness - Aphexda, a New Multiple Myeloma Drug
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Can you imagine a drug needed at a more crucial time than to mobilize cells before a Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) ? Dr. Rybacki tells a little about a serious blood cancer called Multiple Myeloma. You’ll start to find out key facts, helpful web info, first facts about Aphexda, a new drug that helps myeloma patients who will be getting a transplant mobilize crucial cells, when the drug will be available and much much more. This drug is also being studied as a pancreatic cancer treatment.
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