Send us a text In this episode of All Things Amyloid, we hear from Dr. Giada Bianchi, hematologist at the Amyloidosis Program at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Adapted from her video, hear about the relationship between AL amyloidosis and multiple myeloma. While both AL amyloidosis and multiple myeloma are plasma cell disorders and share similar patient care treatments, they diverge in pathogenic mechanisms. It’s important to note that approximately 10-15% of...
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Send us a text In this episode of All Things Amyloid, we hear from Dr. Giada Bianchi, hematologist at the Amyloidosis Program at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Adapted from her video, hear about the relationship between AL amyloidosis and multiple myeloma. While both AL amyloidosis and multiple myeloma are plasma cell disorders and share similar patient care treatments, they diverge in pathogenic mechanisms. It’s important to note that approximately 10-15% of...
An AL Patient’s Journey Through Kidney Transplant and Organ Donation Advocacy
All Things Amyloid
39 minutes
3 months ago
An AL Patient’s Journey Through Kidney Transplant and Organ Donation Advocacy
Send us a text For AL amyloidosis patients, the kidney is one of the most commonly impacted organs. Rigid amyloid fibrils can infiltrate the organ and impair function. And when diagnosed late, the kidney can be in late stage kidney failure. At that point there are two options for patients - dialysis or kidney transplant. In today’s episode we’ll be talking with Mark McIntosh about his kidney transplant journey and how he has become a kidney donation advocate through Drive for Five (www.dffnet...
All Things Amyloid
Send us a text In this episode of All Things Amyloid, we hear from Dr. Giada Bianchi, hematologist at the Amyloidosis Program at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Adapted from her video, hear about the relationship between AL amyloidosis and multiple myeloma. While both AL amyloidosis and multiple myeloma are plasma cell disorders and share similar patient care treatments, they diverge in pathogenic mechanisms. It’s important to note that approximately 10-15% of...
