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Excellence in research is an inseparable goal in the mission of the Division of Hematology. The focus is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hematologic diseases.
Physicians and scientists with special interests in certain diseases work together as a team, or disease-oriented group. Each member of the team lends a particular expertise. Some members provide basic research skills, and others provide clinical and clinical investigative skills.
For a listing of clinical trials involving patients at Mayo Clinic, see the Clinical Trials Web page. It lists clinical trials by condition, treatment, specialty, and Mayo Clinic location.
This list includes only trials about which Mayo researchers have chosen to publish information. There are many other trials underway which are not part of this listing. Ask your doctor about clinical trials appropriate for your situation.
Designer Drugs for Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells. It's the second most common blood cancer in the United States after lymphoma, yet no new treatments have been developed in a generation. To better predict drug response, a team of Mayo Clinic hematologists are researching the reactions between various drugs and the genes that control cellular growth.
Read more in Discovery's Edge.
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