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What do patients take to treat Myeloma and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name	Efficacy	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Lenalidomide (Revlimid)	0 (0%) experienced major efficacy 1 (100%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 1 (100%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	1
VAD Vincristine, Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Dexamethasone	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0
Bortezomib (Velcade)	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0
Thalidomide	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0
Melphalan-prednisone (MP)	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0
MPT 6 Cycle melphalan-prednisone-thalidomide	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0
MPT 12 Cycle melphalan-prednisone-thalidomide	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0

These charts show data from Myeloma patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Myeloma at PatientsLikeMe?

38 patients have this condition
5 New patients joined this month
33 say Myeloma is their primary condition

<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
Current Age
1 patients	0 patients	1 patients	5 patients	8 patients	11 patients	2 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
45%	Females
55%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 yrs	0	0
20-29 yrs	0	0
30-39 yrs	1	1
40-49 yrs	5	5
50-59 yrs	1	1
60-69 yrs	2	2
70+ yrs	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	19	19

These charts show data from Myeloma patients who have completed their condition history

Where do I talk to patients with Myeloma?

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