Myeloma Treatment
Updated June 28, 2009, Page 1 of 1
For actual test results, see Test Result Table
For charts of some results, see Charts
For more discussion, see My Myeloma
Start Date |
End Date |
Treatment |
Result |
2003 Dec 22 |
2004 Jan 20 |
Thalidomide 50 mg daily |
Serum Lambda FLC reduced, Kappa increased, bad rash |
2004 Jan 22 |
2004 Feb 18 |
Thalidomide 50 mg daily |
Serum Lambda FLC reduced more, but more symptoms |
2004 Feb 25 |
2004 Mar 24 |
Thalidomide 50 mg daily |
Serum Lambda FLC almost normal, still more symptoms |
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2006 Dec 11 |
2007 Jan 07 |
Thalidomide 50 mg daily |
Serum Lambda FLC reduced? SPEP not reduced |
2007 Jan 22 |
2007 Feb 19 |
Thalidomide 50 mg daily |
SPEP reduced but not much else |
2007 Mar 06 |
2007 Apr 16 |
Thalidomide 50 mg daily |
Serum Lambda FLC reduces, all others increasing Thalidomide is no longer a useful treatment. |
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2007 Jun 27 |
2007 Sep 06 |
Curcumin 8000 mg daily |
No clear benefit detected. Sigh |
2007 Sep 07 |
2007 Oct 17 |
Curcumin 14 g + LDN |
IgG down 13% in five weeks. That’s good, hope it holds |
2007 Oct 18 |
2007 Dec 26 |
Curcumin + LDN + diet |
IgG back up, looks like it didn’t hold |
2008 Jan 03 |
2008 Mar 03 |
Supplements + LDN + diet |
IgG stable, M-spike up, PET scan shows bone lesions |
2008 Mar 07 |
2008 Apr 03 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
IgG down 25%, M-spike down 30%. So far so good |
2008 Apr 06 |
2008 May 03 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
IgG down 46%, M-spike down 48%. Excellent |
2008 May 04 |
2008 May 31 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
IgG down 57%, M-spike down 56%. Excellent |
2008 Jun 01 |
2008 Jun 28 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
IgG up slightly, M-spike down slightly. Hmmm |
2008 Jun 29 |
2008 Jul 26 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
IgG down slightly, M-spike unchanged. Sigh |
2008 Jul 27 |
2008 Aug 23 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
IgG down 23%, M-spike down 9%. I’ll take it |
2008 Aug 24 |
2008 Sep 20 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
IgG up a bit, M-spike stable, Lambda FLC’s at lowest ever |
2008 Sep 21 |
2008 Oct 18 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
M-Spike down 10% to 0.9, IgG & FLC’s almost unchanged |
2008 Oct 19 |
2008 Nov 15 |
CC-4047 + dex |
M-Spike at 0.97, IgG & FLC’s almost unchanged |
2008 Nov 16 |
2008 Dec 13 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
M-Spike 1.0, IgG & FLC’s altered by stomach flu episode |
2008 Dec 14 |
2009 Jan 10 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
M-Spike 1.1, IgG up slightly, FLC’s down slightly |
2009 Jan 11 |
2009 Feb 07 |
CC-4047 + dex |
M-Spike 1.0, IgG back down, FLC’s mostly unchanged |
2009 Feb 08 |
2009 Mar 07 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
M-Spike 0.9, IgG down more, FLC’s unchanged |
2009 Mar 08 |
2009 Apr 04 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
M-Spike 0.9, IgG up slightly, FLC’s up slightly |
2009 Apr 05 |
2009 May 02 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
M-Spike 0.8, IgG unchanged, FLC’s down a bit |
2009 May 03 |
2009 May 30 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
M-Spike 0.9, IgG & FLC’s unchanged, some neuropathy? |
2009 Jun 01 |
2009 Jun 27 |
CC-4047 + dex + supplmts |
M-Spike 0.9, IgG & FLC’s unchanged, definite neuropathy |