What You Need to Know About Starting Myeloma Treatment

HealthTree University: Starting Myeloma Treatment

In the world of cancer treatment, multiple myeloma has always been a tough disease. Treatment changes and improves over time, which is why we have updated our starting myeloma treatment course. While the course is still in beta and doesn't have animations yet, it covers all the important updated information that patients need to know when starting treatment. Topics covered include questions such as, when should treatment start? What is induction therapy? and What are myeloma markers?

Overall, this updated course is a great resource for both patients and caregivers. It covers everything you need to know about starting treatment and dealing with myeloma on a day-to-day basis. Watch the first couple of lessons in the links provided below and watch the full course at HealthTree University.

8.01    When Should a Patient Consider Starting Treatment?

8.02    Should Frailty and Functional Status be Assessed Before Treatment is Started? How is it Assessed?

8.03    What is Induction Therapy?

8.04    What Induction Therapies should Newly Diagnosed Standard Risk Transplant Eligible Patients Consider?

We’d like to thank our faculty who donated their time in creating these videos, including:

• Adam Cohen, MD
• Meera Mohan, MD, MS, FACP
• Craig Hofmeister, MD, MPH
• Krina Patel, MD, MSc
• Joshua Richter, MD
• Hira Mian, MD, MSc
• Aaron Rosenberg, MD, MS
• Ajai Chari, MD
• Jeffrey Zonder, MD
• Ola Landgren, MD, PhD

Want more?

We have over 500 HealthTree University videos online at HealthTree University! Learn the basics (and the not-so-basics) of myeloma from some of the top myeloma doctors in the world!

• Myeloma Basics Part 1
• Myeloma Basics Part 2
• Myeloma Basics Part 3
• Myeloma Care Basics
• Building Your Healthcare Team
• Becoming an Empowered Patient
• Starting Myeloma Treatment
• Know Your Therapy
• Know Your Labs: Blood and Urine Testing in Myeloma
• Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT)
• Precursor Conditions
• Relapsed and Refractory MM Treatment
• Classes of Drugs
• Immunotherapy
• Myeloma Bone Disease
• Imaging in Myeloma
• MRD Testing
• Basic Genetics and Cancer Biology
• Myeloma Genetics
• Types of Genetic Testing in Myeloma
• Specific Myeloma Genetics Mutations and Risk
• Precision Medicine
• Financial Advice for Myeloma Patients and Their Families
• Geriatric Care and Myeloma
• Myeloma Kidney Disease
• Amyloidosis
• Myeloma Basics (Spanish)
• COVID-19 and Multiple Myeloma
• Complementary and Integrated Therapy
• Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
• Survivorship
• Clinical Trials
• Understanding Basic Blood tests
• Myeloma Vaccines