multiple myeloma
nounDefinition of multiple myeloma
: a disease of bone marrow that is characterized by the presence of numerous myelomas in various bones of the body
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This time last year, coach Trey Sissom was receiving chemotherapy while recovering from multiple myeloma, a rare cancer he was diagnosed with in January of 2018. — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, "Travis football eager to follow school record season," 26 Aug. 2019 Olodort died July 3 in Duarte after a five-year battle with multiple myeloma, his wife, Mary Ann Braubach, said. — Los Angeles Times, "Bob Olodort, the inventor of the label printer and portable keyboard, dies," 23 July 2019 Another AbbVie hopeful, venetoclax, being tested for the blood cancer multiple myeloma, has also disappointed in clinical trials. — Fortune, "Protect at All Costs: How the Maker of the World’s Bestselling Drug Keeps Prices Sky-High," 18 July 2019 Burgundy is the color for multiple myeloma awareness. — Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, "How a Boston man keeps his father’s name alive through fashion," 13 June 2019 Clinical trials aim to show safety and efficacy of new therapies, and WindMIL is testing its method on high-risk multiple myeloma patients. — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore biotech company raises $32.5 million to continue pursuing cancer immunotherapy treatment," 18 June 2018 The cause was complications from multiple myeloma, said his children, Richard Berlin and Lisa Berlin Wittenstein. — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, "Ira Berlin, transformative historian of slavery in America, dies at 77," 6 June 2018 Pam Holt of Granger, Indiana, had to refinance her home last year to afford $640 a month in copays for a drug to treat her multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, "Patients who can't afford medications pin hopes on Trump," 10 May 2018 Drug maker Celgene, which raised prices for its multiple myeloma drugs three times last year, refused to provide any information to KHN. — USA TODAY, "Drug copay groups: Critical patient charities or fronts for drug makers?," 26 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'multiple myeloma.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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