Achieving Myeloma Treatment ‘Milestones’ that Allow Patients to Live Longer and Improve Quality of Life
April 15, 2016
Dr. Ruben Niesvizky
Dr. Ruben Niesvizky, the director of the Multiple Myeloma Center at ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ and NewYork-Prebyterian/ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Medical Center, recently spoke about the "privilege" of caring for myeloma patients "in an era of therapeutic milestones" with Healio, an online publication for health care professionals.
In a video posted on the site, Dr. Niesvizky spoke about some of the therapies being used to help patients, as well as the progress in using immune-based strategies.
"We're starting to talk about complete remission in a much deeper context," he said. "The ability to achieve complete remission to a minimal residual disease-negative state has allowed patients to live longer and have better quality of life."
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