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Oct 22
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S2 Episode 4: Should You Treat Smolderin...

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Drs Joseph Mikhael and Peter Voorhees discuss considerations for treating smoldering multiple myeloma, including recent studies and shared decision-making.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1002716. The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

Observation or Treatment for Smoldering Multiple Myeloma? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40419473/

Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507880/

From Criteria to Clinic: How Updated Slim CRAB Criteria Influence Multiple Myeloma Diagnostic Activity https://ascopubs.org/doi/pdf/10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.7556

International Myeloma Working Group Risk Stratification Model for Smoldering Multiple Myeloma (SMM) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33067414/

Daratumumab or Active Monitoring for High-Risk Smoldering Multiple Myeloma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39652675/

Lenalidomide-Dexamethasone Versus Observation in High-Risk Smoldering Myeloma After 12 Years of Median Follow-Up Time: A Randomized, Open-Label Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36067617/

Long-Term Outcome With Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23648667/

CD38-Directed Therapies for Management of Multiple Myeloma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34235096/

Fixed Duration Therapy With Daratumumab, Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone for High Risk Smoldering Multiple Myeloma – Results of the Ascent Trial https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/140/Supplement%201/1830/492739/Fixed-Duration-Therapy-with-Daratumumab

Curative Strategy for High-Risk Smoldering Myeloma: Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone (Krd) Followed by Transplant, Krd Consolidation, and Rd Maintenance https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39038268/

Early Safety and Efficacy of CAR-T Cell Therapy in Precursor Myeloma: Results of the CAR-PRISM Study Using Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel in High-Risk Smoldering Myeloma https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/144/Supplement%201/1027/531466/Early-Safety-and-Efficacy-of-CAR-T-Cell-Therapy-in

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