Interview with Debra Berenson, myeloma patient advocate, wife of myeloma expert Dr. James Berenson, and author of the book, I HAVE WHAT?. Debra has collected stories, insights, and tools for and from patients and their families with myeloma and related diseases. The second half of the book includes information and advice from doctors and other healthcare professionals who treat […]
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KIIS Cares Interview
May 21, 2015
What: Myeloma is a disease in your bone marrow. Inside your bone marrow are the cells that make your blood, your red cells, your white cells, and your platelets. This plays a key role in maintaining the strength of the bone. Why: There have been several recent breakthroughs for the treatment of multiple myeloma patients […]
Updates on Treatment
December 18, 2014
“How do you know if you are getting the right drugs at the right doses for treating your myeloma?”
Year End 2014
December 9, 2014
The Institute has been involved in very exciting work this year. We have identified new treatments for myeloma, identified new ways to follow the disease and completed research that has led to a better understanding of the biology of myeloma. First, we have found that a drug named Jakafi, that is used to treat a […]
Tommy Garceau, IMBCR’s Marathon Team Captain
December 9, 2014

Tommy, who has been Dr. Berenson’s able assistant for many years, has a passion for athletics and training. In July 2013, he started Team IMBCR at a time when he was also participating in several marathons, half-marathons and trail running and half iron distance events. Team IMBCR later became an official charity of the 2014 […]
Multiple Myeloma: ‘Old Rules’ No Longer Apply
April 25, 2014
Original Article Writen by: Robert Carlson – Oncology Times NEW YORK—Treatment regimens for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma have become plentiful in the past few years, with a panoply of options. Consequently, “the old rules no longer apply,” says James Berenson, MD, President and Chief Medical Officer of the Institute for Myeloma and Bone Cancer Research in West Hollywood, Calif., speaking […]
May 24, 2016
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