Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) consistently precedes multiple myeloma: a prospective study.

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Published in Blood on January 29, 2009

Authors

Ola Landgren1, Robert A Kyle, Ruth M Pfeiffer, Jerry A Katzmann, Neil E Caporaso, Richard B Hayes, Angela Dispenzieri, Shaji Kumar, Raynell J Clark, Dalsu Baris, Robert Hoover, S Vincent Rajkumar

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. landgreo@mail.nih.gov

Associated clinical trials:

A Phase II Trial of Anti-KIR in Smoldering Multiple Myeloma | NCT01248455

Natural History Study of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) and Smoldering Myeloma (SMM) | NCT01109407

Optimising Renal Outcome in Myeloma Renal Failure (OPTIMAL) | NCT02424851

Lenalidomide Maintenance Therapy for Multiple Myeloma | NCT01675141

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