A study looking at palifermin for a painful mouth in people having intensive treatment for myeloma

This study looked at palifermin for a very sore mouth in people having high dose melphalan chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant for myeloma.

Doctors sometimes treat myeloma with high dose chemotherapy, followed by a stem cell transplant. This is called intensive treatment. High doses of chemotherapy can often give you a very sore mouth (mucositis).