How do you tell if you’re in remission?

 

In this week’s video, Dr. Brian G.M. Durie explains what remission is and how to tell whether or not you are in remission as a myeloma patient

BOTTOM LINE:
Remission is achieved when at least a 50% improvement in the myeloma protein level is sustained over time.

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IMF Chairman and Co-Founder Brian G.M. Durie, MD welcomes your questions about the latest myeloma treatments, research, controversies and quality of life issues. If you have a question you think might be of interest to the myeloma community, please send to askdrdurie@myeloma.org!

For questions of a specific personal nature, please call the IMF InfoLine coordinators at 800.452.2873 or email them at infoline@myeloma.org. 

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