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IMF PUBLICATIONS - THE UNDERSTANDING SERIES:
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The IMF is committed to making information on myeloma treatments available in a format that is easy to read and understand.
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New! Understanding Doxil® in Myeloma
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Doxil® is a form of the chemotherapy agent doxorubicin. The FDA has recently approved Doxil® in combination with VELCADE® to treat patients with myeloma who have not previously received VELCADE® and have received at least one prior therapy.
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Understanding Stem Cell Transplant
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What are the benefits and risks of high-dose chemotherapy with blood stem cell rescue as part of the treatment for myeloma?
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Understanding VELCADE® (bortezomib) for Injection Therapy
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Part of the IMF's Understanding series, this booklet covers the basics, including: What is VELCADE®? How does it work? What are the side effects?
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Understanding Revlimid®
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Learn more about Revlimid® (lenalidomide), recently approved by the FDA for use in myeloma.
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Understanding Thalidomide Therapy
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Using thalidomide to treat myeloma is a new idea, but thalidomide itself has been studied for many decades. Much has been learned about how thalidomide works in the treatment of different diseases, and how its side effects can be treated.
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Understanding Dexamethasone and Other Steroids
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After reading this booklet, you should know what dexamethasone is, how it works, possible side effects, and more.
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Understanding Quadramet®
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Quadramet® belongs to a class of drugs called radiopharmaceuticals and is used to treat bone pain that often results when cancer has spread to the bone.
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Understanding Serum Free Light Chain Assays
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Learn more about a new type of laboratory test called the serum Free Light Chain assay. This test is also known as the Freelite™ test.
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Understanding Bisphosphonate Therapy
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What you need to know about bone disease and bisphosphonate therapy. What are bisphosphonates? How do they work? Who should take them and who shouldn't? Side effects.
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Understanding Trisenox® (arsenic trioxide) injection
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Trisenox (arsenic trioxide) injection is a type of anticancer agent that is derived from arsenic, a naturally occurring compound that has been used for over two thousand years in Chinese and western medicine to treat a wide range of disorders.
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Understanding Anemia and Fatigue
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Learn about what you can do and which medications are available to helpyou better manage your fatigue and anemia and enable you to feel better and participate in more activities.
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Understanding Balloon Kyphoplasty
and Myeloma-Induced Vertebral Compression Fractures
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This booklet covers everything you need to know about vertebral compression fractures and kyphoplasty. In PDF form for viewing and downloading.
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Understanding ZIO-101
(Darinaparsin)
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Darinaparsin is a novel, organic arsenic that kills human myeloma cell lines grown in the laboratory. It is also active against human myelomas that have been transplanted into mice. As a form of organic arsenic, Darinaparsin represents a new class of small molecule cancer therapy.
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