The UAMS Myeloma Center is the most comprehensive center in the world for research and clinical care related to multiple myeloma and related diseases, such as Castleman Disease and Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia.  Our team of leading scientists and clinicians has pioneered many advances that have become standards of care, leading to improved survival rates. The Myeloma Center is known for its “bench to bedside” approach, continually translating advances in the laboratory into breakthrough clinical treatments.

We are committed to

  • Accelerating curative therapies for multiple myeloma and related diseases through an integrated program of innovative research and high-quality, comprehensive patient care
  • Customizing care based on each patient’s genetic profile and risk factors for truly personalized treatment
  • Pushing the envelope of understanding and discovery to unravel the biology of multiple myeloma and maximize cure

Meet the Myeloma Center April Edition
Maurizio Zangari, M.D.

“Bone Disease in Myeloma: Understanding the Process to Give Patients the Best Quality of Life with Maurizio Zangari, M.D.  Watch Now

  • Patient Bikes East Coast to Fight MyelomaApril 1, 2019

    This year, myeloma patient Alan Wolfson of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, will take an 18-day, 500-mile ride from Virginia Beach, Virginia, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the destination of his first ride in 2002. He’s leaving May 1 and has already gathered more than $4,000 in pledges for the Myeloma Center.

    This year, myeloma patient Alan Wolfson of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, will take an 18-day, 500-mile ride from Virginia Beach, Virginia, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the destination of his first ride in 2002. He’s leaving May 1 and has already gathered more than $4,000 in pledges for the Myeloma Center. Read more Patient Bikes East Coast to…

  • Grateful Texan Holds Party for Myeloma CenterMarch 21, 2019

    Myeloma patient Laura Drake and husband Marty of Idalou, Texas, celebrate her continued remission annually with a cocktail party in Lubbock with their friends. The party raises awareness of the disease and money, more than $5000, for the Myeloma Center.

    Myeloma patient Laura Drake and husband Marty of Idalou, Texas, celebrate her continued remission annually with a cocktail party in Lubbock with their friends. The party raises awareness of the disease and money, more than $5000, for the Myeloma Center. Read more Grateful Texan Holds Party for Myeloma Center Linda Haymes March 21, 2019 |…

  • Myeloma Center Staff Share Recent Discoveries at 2018 American Society of Hematology ConferenceMarch 11, 2019

    Clinical Trials

    More than 30,000 clinicians and researchers gathered at the American Society of Hematology Conference in San Diego, California, this past December. Several representatives from the UAMS Myeloma Center presented a total of 24 abstracts on our recent discoveries, including three prestigious oral presentations. Here are lay summaries of those presentations:  Personalized Therapy in Multicentric Castleman…

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