The Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center takes a team approach. Our disease-specific teams include doctors and other healthcare professionals from a variety of disciplines with experience treating your cancer. Together, these experts create an individualized plan of treatment designed to meet your needs. We offer a range of multiple myeloma treatments based on the latest medical research, tailored to the unique characteristics of your cancer.
Your Care Team
Your providers all practice in one convenient location, making it easy for you to see them during a single visit. Your care team includes hematologist-oncologists, who specialize in the care of people with blood cancers, and radiation oncologists, who plan radiation therapy. The team meets regularly to discuss your treatment and determine the most effective approach.
Englewood Health also partners with other healthcare organizations. If you need specialized myeloma treatment that we do not provide, we can seamlessly connect you with the appropriate care at another hospital.
Medical Treatments for Multiple Myeloma
Anti-cancer medications are the primary form of treatment for multiple myeloma. Our Infusion Center, located on the Englewood Hospital campus, offers a comfortable and convenient experience for patients returning often for therapy. We also provide medical treatments in our Jersey City and Fair Lawn locations.
The medical treatments we offer for myeloma are often given in combination, so you will likely receive more than one drug. Your care team will discuss the treatment that may work best for you. The classes of drugs we use to treat multiple myeloma include:
- Monoclonal antibodies, which specifically target and attack myeloma cells.
- Proteasome inhibitors, which block large groups of enzymes involved in myeloma growth.
- Immune-modifying drugs (also called immunomodulators), which help the immune system find and kill cancer cells and also stop myeloma cells from growing in the bone marrow.
- Chemotherapy to kill cancer cells. This is only very rarely required, with use limited to just the most aggressive cases.
Radiation Therapy for Myeloma
Radiation therapy for multiple myeloma is mainly used to relieve bone pain from myeloma lesions and to treat bone plasmacytomas. Englewood Health’s radiation oncology team offers therapy that spares healthy tissue, using state-of-the-art equipment at the Coe Radiation Oncology Center at our main Englewood Hospital campus.
Geriatric Oncology for Myeloma
At Englewood Health, we offer specialized care for older adults diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Our team focuses on the unique needs of elderly patients, tailoring treatment plans to address both the cancer and any age-related health concerns. With a comprehensive approach that balances effective cancer treatment and maintaining quality of life, we provide personalized care that takes into account the patient's overall well-being and treatment tolerability.
Clinical Trials
Our oncologists participate in many clinical trials evaluating promising new treatment options for multiple myeloma. A clinical trial may give you access to a cutting-edge therapy that is not yet available as a standard treatment. Your care team will let you know if you may be eligible for any clinical trials. The decision to participate is entirely yours.
Survivorship Services
After completing multidisciplinary therapy, patients are guided through a comprehensive survivorship meeting. This meeting provides an opportunity to review the treatments received and establish a personalized plan for ongoing surveillance and follow-up care. Our team will assess your current health status, discuss strategies for monitoring your recovery, and help ensure you have the necessary support for long-term well-being following multiple myeloma treatment.