Blood and urine may be tested for monoclonal protein. Bone marrow may be tested to determine if myeloma cells are present. However, if the multiple myeloma you have is not stable, you will require immediate treatment. The treatment depends on your needs, medical history and general health. One treatment for myeloma is chemotherapy .
Chemotherapy is the use of medicine to kill cancer cells.
If you have chemotherapy treatment, the amount of myeloma cells in your bone marrow and monoclonal protein in your blood and urine will be closely monitored. This information helps your physician monitor your progress and make any needed adjustments to the chemotherapy treatment. A decrease in the monoclonal protein level usually means the treatment is working. A stable monoclonal protein level indicates that the disease is stable, often the result of effective treatment. The monoclonal protein rarely disappears completely from blood and urine.