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$13.7M Awarded to St. Louis Researchers to Develop Multiple Myeloma Treatments

Posted by Laura Braden on Tue, Jan 12, 2016

Researchers at Washington University were recently awarded $13.7 million for multiple myeloma treatments.

Multiple myeloma is a rare form of cancer that affects the immune system in about 0.7% of Americans. According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 26,850 new cases were expected to be diagnosed in 2015, and 11,240 deaths were expected to occur. Although there are treatments available to fight this cancer, patients frequently relapse, demonstrating the need for new treatments.

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