After ASCT I Have No M-spike Protein In My Blood And No Myeloma In My Bone Marrow. What Maintenance Regimen Should I Take?
Doris, that is wonderful news. Your myeloma specialist is the one to order your maintenance. It's usually Lenalidomide
It depends on patients risk, tolerance to treatment, mrd status etc. It's an ongoing debate. I haven't had any m protein in my blood for awhile. I remain mrd positive with the original clones I had at diagnosis. So I remain on treatment.
Is it common in the us that if you have no sign of m protein in blood that you still have some form of medication.
It varies per patient and doctor depending on risk if you’re high risk or standards and stage and type
I was IGG Kappa Standard they originally had me on Revlamid 10 mg but I kept getting shingles so they reduced it to 5 mg 21 on and 7 off.
Maintenance therapy after an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) aims to prolong remission and improve survival. Lenalidomide (Revlimid) is commonly used and has shown benefits, including achieving minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity in some cases. Other options may include dexamethasone or daratumumab, depending Show Full Answer
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