plasma cell
A plasma cell is a mature immune cell derived from an activated B cell that manufactures large quantities of a specific antibody.
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158 matchesplasma cell myeloma
A type of cancer that begins in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies).
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A single collection of abnormal antibody-making cells, which may stay solitary or prove to be the first sign of myeloma.
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Pleomorphic describes cells, tissue, or organisms that appear in varied shapes and sizes rather than in one uniform, consistent form.
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A vast family of plant compounds behind bitterness, astringency and some plant colors, and among the most studied parts of the diet.
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Polyposis is the development of numerous polyps, growths projecting from a mucous membrane, most often described within the colon.
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A cancer vaccine consisting of whole irradiated heterologous melanoma cells which express multiple melanoma-related antigens.
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Pomalidomide is an approved oral treatment for multiple myeloma that alters immune activity and blood vessel formation around tumor cells.
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A folate analogue inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) exhibiting high affinity for reduced folate carrier-1 (RFC-1) with antineoplastic and immunosuppressive activities.
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Multiplying or increasing in number.
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Cells that manufacture antibody by the ton depend most on clearing protein waste, which is why myeloma is unusually sensitive to the block.
Read definitionPS-341
A drug used to treat multiple myeloma.
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Neither an infection nor catching, it runs in flares and quiet spells and can involve the nails and joints as well as the skin.
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A substance that is being studied for its ability to make cancer cells respond to drugs to which they have become resistant.
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Named for the island where the soil bacterium was dug up, and the enzyme it blocks was later named after the drug.
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Recurrence describes cancer returning after treatment, either near the original tumor site or in another part of the body.
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A condition labeled refractory has not responded as expected to treatment, prompting reconsideration of the diagnosis or a change in approach.
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Resting describes a cell that is temporarily inactive with respect to division, distinguishing it from one actively multiplying.
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A chemical relative of thalidomide, redeveloped for cancer and now a mainstay of treatment for multiple myeloma.
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Rifampin is an antibiotic most often used as a core component of combination treatment for tuberculosis and certain other mycobacterial infections.
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