Multiple Myeloma

AIDS-Related Virus Linked To Common Bone Marrow Cancer

Published in Vaccine Weekly, June 30th, 1997

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have identified a surprising culprit - an AIDS associated virus - which could play a critical role in triggering multiple myeloma, a malignant tumor found in bone marrow.

VA researchers believe the virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), causes the bone marrow cancer by infecting non-malignant cells. The discovery has implications for therapy, prevention, and a possible cure for the disease.

"This is the first time a virus has been fit linked to this cancer," said senior author James R. Berenson, M.D., of the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center and UCLA. "We now have a...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (1997-06-30)

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