Eligibility
There are certain conditions and requirements that you must meet in order to be able to participate in a particular study. Both the inclusion criteria (conditions that all participants must meet) and exclusion criteria (conditions that all participants cannot have) are a vital part of the research plan to get credible and consistent results. Examples of eligibility criteria may include: general well-being (performance status), age, type and stage of myeloma, laboratory test results, other illnesses or conditions and number and types of past treatments.