Myeloma Forum | bobjankers | Activity https://forum.myeloma.org.uk/members/bobjankers/activity/ Activity feed for bobjankers. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:07:56 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.4 en-GB 30 hourly 2 ca6a530abb0262020f429b84ae97c94a bobjankers replied to the topic New promising Gene-Therapy treatment results in the forum Treatment http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/new-promising-gene-therapy-treatment-results/#post-125498 Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:05:52 +0000 Hi Mavis.

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

My consultant has done a great job with me and I believe that it’s standard practice to stop the bone strengthener treatment after a set period of time.  However, it does seem like a coincidence that the withdrawal of the Zoledronic acid (Zometa) treatment and my subsequent relapse are indeed linked. I…[Read more]

]]> 551de1d6699194c1636f397258f8354b bobjankers replied to the topic New promising Gene-Therapy treatment results in the forum Treatment http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/new-promising-gene-therapy-treatment-results/#post-125496 Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:02:42 +0000 Hi finn.

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

I assumed that Gene-Therapy wouldn’t be immediately available (which is why I’m going down the well worn path of Revlimid (lenalidomide)) but since this novel technology is moving very fast I expected a UK clinical trial to start imminently, or at least be planned off the back of the seemingly miraculous…[Read more]

]]> 8f3666e4fed22a01eeb160babe20bb10 bobjankers started the topic New promising Gene-Therapy treatment results in the forum Treatment http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/new-promising-gene-therapy-treatment-results/ Thu, 17 Dec 2015 21:48:47 +0000 Hi,
I’m new to this forum but I’ve had multiple myeloma for over 9 years.  In the last 2 months since my bone strengthening drugs ceased I’ve unfortunately relapsed again and am about to embark on a second course of chemotherapy.

I would like to know if anyone has been offered a new pioneering cancer treatment involving gene-therapy similar to…[Read more]

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