Multiple myeloma is often preceded by a precursor disease, such as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) or smoldering myeloma. However, patients with a myeloma precursor disease ...

A new research perspective titled "Bone marrow adipocytes provide early sign for progression from mgus to multiple myeloma" has been published in Oncotarget. Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most ...

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smoldering myeloma are both precursor conditions that can turn into multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that affects plasma cell production ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: After a routine blood test raised suspicions, my husband was diagnosed with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). At first, we thought this wasn’t a big deal, but ...

The risk for patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance developing multiple myeloma is double if they have a specific category of rheumatic diseases compared with those without ...

Speakers on precursor disease addressed distinctions between MGUS and smoldering multiple myeloma, risk stratification, and new thinking on the role of immunological aging, especially how it affects ...

Early detection is a cherished goal of researchers working on most forms of cancer. But when it comes to multiple myeloma, early detection presents a problem. “Myeloma is one of those few diseases ...

Free light chains, kappa (κ) lambda (λ), are produced by plasma cells and known to be an important marker in patients with Multiple Myeloma and AL Amyloidosis. The precursor condition to Multiple ...

Dear Dr. Roach: After a routine blood test raised suspicions, my husband was diagnosed with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). At first, we thought this wasn’t a big deal, but ...

Kinetics of humoral immunodeficiency with bispecific antibody therapy in multiple myeloma. Daratumumab (DARA) in combination with bortezomib plus dexamethasone (D-Vd) or lenalidomide plus ...