UAMS Myeloma Center
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.
Total Therapy Approach
At the core of the successful outcomes at the Myeloma Center is a treatment approach that combines chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation followed by a maintenance strategy.
Learn moreMyeloma Magazine Summer 2020
You can read about the latest research and clinical care advancements in this issue of Myeloma. These include our participation in the national Prospective Multiple Myeloma Impact Study (PROMMIS) and the work of Sarah Johnson, Ph.D., focused on understanding minimal residual disease and how resistant cells can be targeted to prevent relapse.
Read MagazineMyeloma Center: UAMS Myeloma Center Social Work Manager Appointed to National Board
LITTLE ROCK — The Board of Oncology Social Work Certification (BOSWC) recently chose Harold Dean, LCSW, OCW-C, clinical social work program manager for the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to serve on its board. Dean will serve for three years. The BOSWC, established in 2003, promotes excellence in psychosocial…
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Myeloma Survivor Grateful for Time with Grandchildren
Linda Cancienne of Alabaster, Alabama, and her husband, Mike, recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary by gathering with family around a backyard fire pit, socially distancing and wearing masks. “We went to our daughter’s house and enjoyed being together and recalling good memories,” Cancienne said. “I sure do miss hugging, though.” There was a time…
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UAMS Physician Establishes Second International Guidelines for Treating Castleman Disease
LITTLE ROCK — Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., a myeloma researcher and clinician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was lead author on a recently published paper that establishes consensus diagnosis and treatment guidelines for a form of Castleman disease, a rare disorder of the lymph nodes and related tissues. The recommendations…
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State-of-the-Art Infusion Center Opens at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
A new center for patients undergoing chemotherapy was unveiled today at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
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Social Work Manager: Being Social and Safe During the Holidays
“Wearing a mask is not a political statement,” said Harold Dean, LCSW, OSW-C, clinical social work program manager for the UAMS Myeloma Center. “Instead, it is a matter of public safety,” he told blood cancer patients during a recent virtual support group meeting. Dean is co-facilitator for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – Arkansas Division’s…
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