A type of study in which individuals are observed or certain outcomes are measured. No attempt is made to affect the outcome (for example, no treatment is given).
Describes the legal use of a prescription drug to treat a disease or condition for which the drug has not been approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration.
The part of the cell that normally directs cell growth, but which can also promote or allow the uncontrolled growth of cancer if damaged (mutated) by an environmental exposure to carcinogens, or if damaged or missing because of an inherited defect. A gene that has the potential to cause a normal cell to become cancerous.
A doctor who specializes in treating cancer. Some oncologists specialize in a particular type of cancer treatment. For example, a radiation oncologist specializes in treating cancer with radiation.
A cell found in the bone marrow at the junction between the bone marrow and the bone. Active myeloma growth stimulates the osteoclast to destroy bone. This process is called resorption. Normally bone resorption is counterbalanced by the activity of osteoblasts, which create new bone. In myeloma, osteoblast activity is blocked. The combination of accelerated bone resorption and blocked new bone formation results in lytic lesions.
Reduction in bone density typically associated with old age. Diffuse involvement of bones with myeloma produces what looks like osteoporosis on X-ray and bone density measurement.
The percentage of subjects in a study who have survived for a defined period of time. Usually reported as time since diagnosis or treatment. Also called the survival rate.
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