Protocol to Obtain Blood and Bone Marrow Samples for Myeloma Research
Protocol to Obtain Blood and Bone Marrow Samples for Myeloma Research
The purpose of this study is to collect a blood or bone marrow sample from patients with
 multiple myeloma and from volunteers without myeloma.
The blood and bone marrow samples will be used in the laboratory to perform focused studies
 on multiple myeloma.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Participant population is multiple myeloma patients over the age of 18 who are
 undergoing a scheduled bone marrow collection and/or blood drawing procedure as part
 of their routine treatment or follow up, and healthy volunteers over the age of 18 who
 have agreed to have a bone marrow and/or blood harvest as part of a donation to a
 transplant recipient.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients, who in the opinion of their physician, would be adversely affected by
 removal of an extra15ml of blood and /or an extra 10ml of bone marrow.