Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Pathological Fracture In Odontoid Process In Multiple Myeloma. Demirci U et al. Turk J Haematol. 2016 Sep 23. doi: 10.4274/tjh.2016.0020. [Epub ahead of print]. Pinpointing a Factor in Myeloma Bone Disease. [No authors listed]. Cancer Discov. 2016 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print]. Renal Toxicities of Novel Agents Used for Treatment of Multiple Myeloma. Wanchoo R et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Sep 21. pii:…

Current treatments

Upfront autologous stem cell transplantation for newly diagnosed elderly multiple myeloma patients: a prospective multicenter study. Garderet L et al. Haematologica. 2016 Sep 9. pii: haematol.2016.150334. [Epub ahead of print]. Outcome with lenalidomide plus dexamethasone followed by early autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma on the ECOG-ACRIN E4A03 randomized clinical trial: long-term follow-up. Biran N et al. Blood Cancer…

Diagnostic tests and prognostic indicators

IFM (Intergroupe francophone du myélome) recommendations for uniform interpretation of serum and urine protein electrophoresis in multiple myeloma diagnosis and follow-up. Dejoie T et al. Ann Biol Clin (Paris). 2016 Aug 1;74(4):429-441. Application of PET/CT in treatment response evaluation and recurrence prediction in patients with newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma. Li Y et al. Oncotarget. 2016 Aug 19. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.11418. [Epub ahead of print]. The independent…

Related conditions

Gastric Outlet Obstruction due to Gastrointestinal Amyloidosis. Cohen JA et al. J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Aug 19. [Epub ahead of print]. Paraprotein-Related Kidney Disease: Diagnosing and Treating Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance. Rosner MH et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Aug 15. pii: CJN.02920316. [Epub ahead of print]. Primary pulmonary plasmacytoma: a case report introduction. Nie S et al. World J…

Biology and genetics

Genomic complexity of multiple myeloma and its clinical implications. Manier S et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2016 Aug 17. doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2016.122. [Epub ahead of print]. Baseline characteristics, chromosomal alterations and treatment affecting prognosis of deletion 17p in newly diagnosed myeloma. Merz M et al. Am J Hematol. 2016 Aug 10. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24533. [Epub ahead of print]. Post-Transplant Outcomes in High-Risk Compared with Non-High-Risk Multiple…

General

Is Maintenance Therapy for Everyone? Nooka AK et al. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2016 Aug;16 Suppl:S139-44. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2016.02.011. How to Think About Risk in Myeloma. Krishnan A. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2016 Aug;16 Suppl:S135-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2016.02.015. Clonal Evolution in Multiple Myeloma. Fakhri B et al. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2016 Aug;16 Suppl:S130-4. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2016.02.025. Concise review: Treatment of multiple myeloma in the very elderly: How do novel agents fit in? Kint N et al. J…

Supportive care

Cost-effectiveness analysis of low-molecular-weight heparin versus aspirin thromboprophylaxis in patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Chalayer E et al. Thromb Res. 2016 Aug 10;145:119-125. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.08.008. [Epub ahead of print]. Cryotherapy reduces oral mucositis and febrile episodes in myeloma patients treated with high-dose melphalan and autologous stem cell transplant: a prospective, randomized study. Marchesi F et al. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2016 Aug 15. doi:…

Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Chemotherapy treatment of multiple myeloma patients increases circulating levels of endothelial microvesicles. Hall J et al. Thromb Res. 2016 Aug 17;146:20-22. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.08.017. [Epub ahead of print]. Diarrhea in Multiple Myeloma: A Review of the Literature. Faiman B et al. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2016 Aug 1;20(4):E100-5. doi: 10.1188/16.CJON.E100-E105. Secondary malignancies in patients with multiple myeloma, Waldenström macroglobulinemia and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. Castillo…

Current treatments

The impact of induction regimen on transplant outcome in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents. Chakraborty R et al. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2016 Aug 22. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2016.214. [Epub ahead of print]. Plerixafor for autologous stem-cell mobilization and transplantation for patients in Ontario. Kouroukis CT et al. Curr Oncol. 2016 Aug;23(4):e409-30. doi: 10.3747/co.23.3137. Epub 2016 Aug 12. Mobilization of autologous…