Supportive treatments

Orchestration of Chemomobilization and G-CSF Administration for Successful Hematopoietic Stem Cell Collection. Kriegsmann K et al. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018 Jan 15. pii: S1083-8791(18)30022-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.01.007. [Epub ahead of print]. Role of Bone-Modifying Agents in Multiple Myeloma: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update. Anderson K et al. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Jan 17:JCO2017766402. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.76.6402. [Epub ahead of…

Related conditions

Role of IRF4 in resistance to immunomodulatory (IMid) compounds® in Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia. Bertrand E et al. Oncotarget. 2017 Dec 4;8(68):112917-112927. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.22872. eCollection 2017 Dec 22. Long-Term Follow-up of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance. Kyle RA et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jan 18;378(3):241-249. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1709974. Diagnosis, treatment, and response assessment in solitary plasmacytoma: updated recommendations from a European Expert…

General

EMA Review of Daratumumab for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Multiple Myeloma. Tzogani K et al. Oncologist. 2018 Jan 25. pii: theoncologist.2017-0328. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0328. [Epub ahead of print]. Immunopathogenesis and immunotherapy of multiple myeloma. Tamura H et al. Int J Hematol. 2018 Jan 24. doi: 10.1007/s12185-018-2405-7. [Epub ahead of print]. Survival of ethnic and racial minority patients with multiple myelomatreated with newer medications.…

Emerging treatments

Phase 2 Study of an Intravenous Busulfan and Melphalan Conditioning Regimen for Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Multiple Myeloma(Kmm150). Jung SH et al. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018 Jan 12. pii: S1083-8791(18)30019-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.01.004. [Epub ahead of print]. The role of elotuzumab in the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Comeau JM et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018…

Diagnostic techniques and prognostic indicators

Prognostic Value of IL-10 and Its Relationship with Disease Stage in Iranian Patients with Multiple Myeloma. Shekarriz R et al.Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2018 Jan 27;19(1):27-32. Discriminating Depth of Response to Therapy in Multiple Myeloma Using Whole-body Diffusion-weighted MRI with Apparent Diffusion Coefficient: Preliminary Results From a Single-center Study. Wu C et al. Acad Radiol. 2018 Jan 16. pii: S1076-6332(17)30518-4. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2017.12.008.…

Current treatments

Autologous Transplantation for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma in the Era of Novel Agent Induction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Dhakal B et al. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Jan 4. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.4600. [Epub ahead of print]. Safety Outcomes for Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Multiple Myeloma. Gertz MA et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Jan;93(1):56-58. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.09.012. Prolonged survival after second autologous transplantation and lenalidomide maintenance…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Hemostatic Abnormalities in Multiple Myeloma Patients. Gogia A et al. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2018 Jan 27;19(1):127-130. Incidence of Second Primary Malignancies after Autologous Transplantion for Multiple Myeloma in the Era of Novel Agents. Sahebi F et al. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018 Jan 12. pii: S1083-8791(18)30021-1. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.01.006. [Epub ahead of print]. Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting Prophylaxis in High-dose Melphalan and Autologous Stem…

Biology and genetics

Isolation of circulating plasma cells from blood of patients diagnosed with clonal plasma cell disorders using cell selection microfluidics. Kamande JW et al. Integr Biol (Camb). 2018 Jan 26. doi: 10.1039/c7ib00183e. [Epub ahead of print]. Truncated protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type O suppresses AKT signaling through IQ motif containing GTPase activating protein 1 and confers sensitivity to bortezomib…