The Difficulty in Defining the True High-Risk Smoldering Myeloma

Clin Cancer Res. 2024 Oct 1;30(19):4263-4265. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-1382.

Abstract

Early intervention trials have been initiated for the precursor disease smoldering myeloma (SMM). A recent study showed that genomic complexity varies widely among patients treated for high-risk SMM and is associated with response to triplet therapy, suggesting that established clinical risk scores often fail to discriminate between stable and aggressive disease. See related article by Kazandjian et al., p. 4482.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Multiple Myeloma / diagnosis
  • Multiple Myeloma / drug therapy
  • Multiple Myeloma / genetics
  • Multiple Myeloma / pathology
  • Multiple Myeloma / therapy
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoldering Multiple Myeloma* / diagnosis
  • Smoldering Multiple Myeloma* / genetics
  • Smoldering Multiple Myeloma* / therapy