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MRD and Multiple Myeloma

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MRD has great importance in the management of MM. MRD status is a known prognostic factor, which has the potential for clinical trial improvement, treatment guidance and treatment-free remission1-3.

With the growth of this field come many questions, including whether drug administration should be continued in a MM patient who is MRD negative, or whether to change the treatment given if a patient is MRD positive4,5

  1. Rawstron AC, Child JA, de Tute RM, et al. Minimal residual disease assessed by multiparameter flow cytometry in multiple myeloma: Impact on outcome in the Medical Research Council Myeloma IX Study. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jul 10; 31(20): 2540-2547.
  2. Anderson KC, Auclair D, Kelloff GJ, et al. The Role of Minimal Residual Disease Testing in Myeloma Treatment Selection and Drug Development: Current Value and Future Applications. Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Aug 1; 23(15): 3980-3993.
  3. VJHemOnc (2018). MRD measurement as a strategy for treatment-free survival. Available at: https://www.vjhemonc.com/video/_yh3t_zgz5i-mrd-measurement-as-a-strategy-for-treatment-free-survival (Accessed: 03 July 2018).
  4. Landgren O, Owen RG. Better therapy requires better response evaluation: Paving the way for minimal residual disease testing for every myeloma patient. Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2016 Jan; 90(1): 14-20.
  5. VJHemOnc (2018). The importance of MRD status in MM. Available at: https://www.vjhemonc.com/video/fcqj3vgls2e-the-importance-of-mrd-status-in-mm (Accessed: 03 July 2018).
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