Addressing the disparities: the approach to the African American patient with multiple myeloma

M Bhutani, BJ Blue, C Cole, AZ Badros… - Blood Cancer …, 2023 - nature.com
There are significant disparities with regards to incidence, timely diagnosis, access to
treatment, clinical trial participation and health care utilization that negatively impact …

Epidemiology, genetics and treatment of multiple myeloma and precursor diseases

K Hemminki, A Försti, R Houlston… - International journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy caused by the clonal expansion of
plasma cells. The incidence of MM worldwide is increasing with greater than 140 000 …

Racial disparities in incidence and outcome in multiple myeloma: a population-based study

AJ Waxman, PJ Mink, SS Devesa… - Blood, The Journal …, 2010 - ashpublications.org
Multiple myeloma (MM) is the most common hematologic malignancy in blacks. Some prior
studies suggest inferior survival in blacks; others suggest similar survival. Using the original …

[HTML][HTML] The clinical relevance and management of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and related disorders: recommendations from the …

NWCJ van de Donk, A Palumbo, HE Johnsen… - …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance is one of the most common pre-
malignant disorders. IgG and IgA monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance are …

Multiple myeloma risk and outcomes are associated with pathogenic germline variants in DNA repair genes

S Thibaud, RL Subaran, S Newman… - Blood Cancer …, 2024 - aacrjournals.org
First-degree relatives of patients with multiple myeloma are at increased risk for the disease,
but the contribution of pathogenic germline variants (PGV) in hereditary cancer genes to …

Patterns of multiple myeloma during the past 5 decades: stable incidence rates for all age groups in the population but rapidly changing age distribution in the clinic

I Turesson, R Velez, SY Kristinsson… - Mayo Clinic …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE To define age-adjusted incidence trends in multiple myeloma (MM) in a well-
characterized population during a long period, given that some, but not all, studies have …

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance among black and white women

O Landgren, SV Rajkumar, RM Pfeiffer… - Blood, The Journal …, 2010 - ashpublications.org
Obesity and black race have been associated with excess risk of multiple myeloma. The
association of obesity with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) …

Metabolic features of multiple myeloma

C El Arfani, K De Veirman, K Maes… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cancer is known for its cellular changes contributing to tumour growth and cell proliferation.
As part of these changes, metabolic rearrangements are identified in several cancers …

Variants in ELL2 influencing immunoglobulin levels associate with multiple myeloma

B Swaminathan, G Thorleifsson, M Jöud, M Ali… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by an uninhibited, clonal growth of plasma cells.
While first-degree relatives of patients with MM show an increased risk of MM, the genetic …

Personal and family history of immune-related conditions increase the risk of plasma cell disorders: a population-based study

EK Lindqvist, LR Goldin, O Landgren… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
The associations between immune-related conditions and multiple myeloma (MM) and
monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) have previously been …