Renal impairment in patients with multiple myeloma: a consensus statement on behalf of the International Myeloma Working Group

MA Dimopoulos, E Terpos, A Chanan-Khan… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - ascopubs.org
Renal impairment is a common complication of multiple myeloma (MM). The estimated
glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula is …

Pathogenesis and treatment of renal failure in multiple myeloma

MA Dimopoulos, E Kastritis, L Rosinol, J Bladé… - Leukemia, 2008 - nature.com
Renal failure is a frequent complication in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) that causes
significant morbidity. In the majority of cases, renal impairment is caused by the …

International Myeloma Working Group recommendations for the diagnosis and management of myeloma-related renal impairment

MA Dimopoulos, P Sonneveld, N Leung… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The aim of the International Myeloma Working Group was to develop practical
recommendations for the diagnosis and management of multiple myeloma–related renal …

Renal failure in multiple myeloma: reversibility and impact on the prognosis

LM Knudsen, M Hjorth, E Hippe… - European journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of the present study was to analyse the importance and prognostic value of
renal failure in multiple myeloma patients. The frequency and reversibility of renal failure in …

Renal failure in multiple myeloma: presenting features and predictors of outcome in 94 patients from a single institution

J Bladé, P Fernández-Llama, F Bosch… - Archives of internal …, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Background Twenty percent of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) have renal failure.
Objective To analyze the presenting features, the response to therapy, and the factors …

Early reduction of serum-free light chains associates with renal recovery in myeloma kidney

CA Hutchison, P Cockwell, S Stringer… - Journal of the …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Myeloma kidney is the major cause of severe irreversible renal failure in patients with
multiple myeloma. This tubulointerstitial injury is a direct consequence of high …

Plasma exchange when myeloma presents as acute renal failure: a randomized, controlled trial

WF Clark, AK Stewart, GA Rock… - Annals of internal …, 2005 - acpjournals.org
Background: Two small, randomized trials provide conflicting evidence about the benefits of
plasma exchange for patients with acute renal failure at the onset of multiple myeloma …

Results of autologous stem cell transplant in multiple myeloma patients with renal failure

A Badros, B Barlogie, E Siegel… - British journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Data are presented on 81 multiple myeloma (MM) patients with renal failure (creatinine>
176· 8 μmol/l) at the time of autologous stem cell transplantation (auto‐SCT), including 38 …

Kidney disease and multiple myeloma

EC Heher, HG Rennke, JP Laubach… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Kidney injury is a common complication of multiple myeloma and other plasma cell
dyscrasias, and it is associated with increased mortality. Multiple pathogenic mechanisms …

Treatment of acute renal failure secondary to multiple myeloma with chemotherapy and extended high cut-off hemodialysis

CA Hutchison, AR Bradwell, M Cook… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background and objectives: Extended hemodialysis using a high cut-off dialyzer (HCO-HD)
removes large quantities of free light chains in patients with multiple myeloma. However, the …