Clinician preferences on treatment of smoldering myeloma: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoldering myeloma (SMM) is an asymptomatic precursor condition to multiple myeloma (MM) with a variable risk of progression. The management of high-risk SMM (HR-SMM) remains controversial, particularly with changes in diagnostic criteria that led to reclassifying of some patients with SMM to MM. This study aimed to assess clinician preferences for whether to treat patients with HR-SMM and/or patients with MM diagnosed solely by SLiM criteria (free light chain ratio >100, bone marrow plasma cell percentage >60, greater than two focal marrow lesions on MRI) through an electronic survey.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional survey of clinicians, conducted via an anonymous online REDCap survey from May 16th to July 5th, 2023. The survey included questions on demographi

SUBMITTER: Mohyuddin GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10689285 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature