State-of-the-Art Research Committed to the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis

Microscope image of amyloid cells.

Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Program at Columbia

Location and Contact Information

630 West 168th Street
8th FL, Room 8-430
New York, NY 10032
United States

Principal Investigator

 

The Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Program at Columbia (Lentzsch Laboratory) focuses on the identification of novel targets for the treatment of Multiple Myeloma, Multiple Myeloma bone disease, and AL amyloidosis. Our work demonstrated that the translation initiation factor eIF4E level is aberrantly elevated in multiple myeloma cells, and targeting against protein translational machinery represents a novel therapy that inhibits multiple myeloma cell growth and induces myeloma cell apoptosis. Our investigation on the mechanism that activates osteoclasts led to the identification of matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP-13) as a critical inducer of osteolysis.