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Kit, system and method of treating myeloma patients

  • US 8,672,869 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2007
  • Issued: 03/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating a patient having myeloma, the method comprising the steps of:

  • treating the myeloma patient before development of acute renal failure in the patient by extracting and separating the patient'"'"'s plasma from the patient'"'"'s blood;

    removing elevated levels of either lambda or kappa free light chains or both from the patient'"'"'s plasma by contacting the extracted and separated plasma with a hydrophobic resin, an ion exchange resin, a silica resin or a combination thereof to obtain purified plasma; and

    re-infusing the purified plasma into the patient.

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