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Gozzetti A, Bernareggi I, Sammartano V. Finding the balance between immunoparesis recovery and multiple myeloma responses after autologous stem cell transplantation in the era of maintenance therapy and novel drugs. Br J Haematol 2023; 203:706-707. [PMID: 37776225 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Alessandro Gozzetti
- Hematology, University of Siena, Policlinico "Santa Maria alle Scotte", Siena, Italy
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- Hematology, University of Siena, Policlinico "Santa Maria alle Scotte", Siena, Italy
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- Hematology, University of Siena, Policlinico "Santa Maria alle Scotte", Siena, Italy
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Mutlu YG, Yıgıt Kaya S, Maral S, Melek E, Baslar Z, Kaynar L, Sevindik OG. Relapsed refractory multiple myeloma with CNS involvement successfully treated with Elranatamab: first reported case. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1276295. [PMID: 37901215 PMCID: PMC10611496 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1276295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in multiple myeloma (MM) is a rare and challenging complication associated with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Emerging T-cell directing therapies, such as bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) and chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T), have shown remarkable success in treating MM, but their efficacy in CNS involvement remains unclear. Elranatamab, a humanized bispecific antibody targeting B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) and CD3-expressing T cells, has demonstrated promising results in relapsed refractory MM. However, its efficacy in treating CNS-MM has not been reported. We present a case of a 37-year-old male MM patient with CNS involvement who has been successfully treated with Elranatamab.
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- Yasa Gul Mutlu
- Department of Hematology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Hematology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Hematology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Hematology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Hematology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Hematology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Perillo T, D'Agostino V, Pagano A, Serino A, Manto A. Sphenoid bone localization in the setting of highly aggressive and refractory Multiple Myeloma: A case report. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci 2023; 54:562-565. [PMID: 37453857 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2023.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Multiple Myeloma (MM) is the most common primary osseous malignancy in adults, and it mainly affects men aged between 50 and 70 years. Although rare, central nervous system (CNS) involvement in MM is possible, and it has very poor prognosis. Therefore, fast and accurate diagnosis of CNS manifestation of MM is paramount. Here we describe a case of sphenoid bone localization in a patient with highly aggressive and refractory MM.
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- Teresa Perillo
- Neuroradiology Unit, "Umberto I" Hospital, Nocera Inferiore, Italy.
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- Neuroradiology Unit, "Umberto I" Hospital, Nocera Inferiore, Italy
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Cencini E, Sicuranza A, Ciofini S, Fabbri A, Bocchia M, Gozzetti A. Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Multiple Myeloma: Key Role in Disease Biology and Potential Therapeutic Implications. Curr Oncol 2023; 30:6111-6133. [PMID: 37504315 PMCID: PMC10378698 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol30070455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by multiple relapse and, despite the introduction of novel therapies, the disease becomes ultimately drug-resistant. The tumor microenvironment (TME) within the bone marrow niche includes dendritic cells, T-cytotoxic, T-helper, reactive B-lymphoid cells and macrophages, with a complex cross-talk between these cells and the MM tumor cells. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) have an important role in the MM pathogenesis, since they could promote plasma cells proliferation and angiogenesis, further supporting MM immune evasion and progression. TAM are polarized towards M1 (classically activated, antitumor activity) and M2 (alternatively activated, pro-tumor activity) subtypes. Many studies demonstrated a correlation between TAM, disease progression, drug-resistance and reduced survival in lymphoproliferative neoplasms, including MM. MM plasma cells in vitro could favor an M2 TAM polarization. Moreover, a possible correlation between the pro-tumor effect of M2 TAM and a reduced sensitivity to proteasome inhibitors and immunomodulatory drugs was hypothesized. Several clinical studies confirmed CD68/CD163 double-positive M2 TAM were associated with increased microvessel density, chemoresistance and reduced survival, independently of the MM stage. This review provided an overview of the biology and clinical relevance of TAM in MM, as well as a comprehensive evaluation of a potential TAM-targeted immunotherapy.
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- Emanuele Cencini
- Unit of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Suzuki K, Yano S. Treatment Strategy for Ultra-High-Risk Multiple Myelomas with Chromosomal Aberrations Considering Minimal Residual Disease Status and Bone Marrow Microenvironment. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15092418. [PMID: 37173885 PMCID: PMC10177433 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15092418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Despite the development of anti-myeloma therapeutics, such as proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs, anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies, and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), multiple myeloma remains incurable. A trial treatment combining four drugs-daratumumab, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone-followed by ASCT frequently results in minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity and prevents progressive disease in patients with standard- and high-risk cytogenetics; however, it is insufficient to overcome the poor outcomes in patients with ultra-high-risk chromosomal aberration (UHRCA). In fact, MRD status in autografts can predict clinical outcomes after ASCT. Therefore, the current treatment strategy might be insufficient to overcome the negative impact of UHRCA in patients with MRD positivity after the four-drug induction therapy. High-risk myeloma cells lead to poor clinical outcomes not only by aggressive myeloma behavior but also via the generation of a poor bone marrow microenvironment. Meanwhile, the immune microenvironment effectively suppresses myeloma cells with a low frequency of high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities in early-stage myeloma compared to late-stage myeloma. Therefore, early intervention might be key to improving clinical outcomes in myeloma patients. The purpose of this review is to improve clinical outcomes in patients with UHRCA by considering MRD assessment results and improvement of the microenvironment.
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- Kazuhito Suzuki
- Division of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, Japan
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Tyczyńska A, Turski M, Zarzycka E, Zaucha JM. Isolated Progression of Multiple Myeloma into the Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of Dura Mater: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11041225. [PMID: 37189843 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11041225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a disease caused by the uncontrolled proliferation of clonal plasma cells in bone marrow. Extramedullary plasma cell infiltrations may occur at the time of diagnosis but usually arise during systemic disease progression. Central nervous system (CNS) plasmacytomas are extremely rare (less than 1% of patients with MM) and usually occur as a result of systemic disease progression. The frequency of extramedullary progression to CNS without simultaneous systemic progression is not known. Here, we present a challenging case in which local disease progression to CNS occurred without any signs of systemic progression. The extramedullary plasmacytoma originated from the dura mater of the brain mimicking a brain tumor. We review and discuss further treatment options that are available in such rare clinical scenarios in relation to the treatment already undertaken.
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- Agata Tyczyńska
- Department of Hematology and Transplantology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Student Scientific Circle at the Department of Hematology and Transplantology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Transplantology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Transplantology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland
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Alhuraiji A, Abd El Razik D, A.A. Elkourahy Omar S. Treatment of Multiple Myeloma in the First Relapse. RECENT UPDATES ON MULTIPLE MYELOMA 2023. [DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.106895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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The treatment scope for relapsed myeloma has been expanded considerably in the last few years, by virtue of the advent of numerous novel agents with new mechanisms of actions. This has resulted in increasing responses and prolonging survival even in advanced diseases. The wealth of novel regimens comes with the challenges of balancing toxicities and aligning a regimen with the biology of myeloma and the nature of relapse in conjunction with the patient’s treatment history, comorbidities, and personal preference. The second-line treatment in myeloma includes new generation of proteasome inhibitors and immunomodulators, CD38 monoclonal antibodies, Panobinostat, and Elotuzumab. Recent randomized trials have shown that triplet combinations incorporating CD38 monoclonal antibodies, dexamethasone along with either proteasome inhibitor or immunomodulator were superior to doublet combinations in terms of response rate and progression-free survival. The choice of the second-line therapy is determined by lenalidomide/bortezomib exposure and resistance and access to new agents. Furthermore, autologous transplantation should be considered in selected cases. Here, we will be discussing the optimal management of multiple myeloma in the first relapse.
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Comparison of clinical characteristics, treatment efficacy and survival in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma with single- versus multi-site extramedullary invasion. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023; 149:995-1006. [PMID: 35212816 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-022-03948-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE We aimed to compare the clinical characteristics, treatment efficacy and survival in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma with single- versus multi-site extramedullary invasion. METHODS A total of 90 extramedullary multiple myeloma (EMM) patients were included. We compared the characteristics, overall remission rates (ORRs) and survival among patients with single-site and multi-site invasions. Comparison was also done regarding extramedullary-bone-related (EM-B) and extramedullary-extraosseous (EM-E) multiple myeloma patients. RESULTS Patients with multi-site invasion had higher LDH (179.0 U/L) than single-site invasion (P = 0.016). Significantly higher LDH was also showed in patients with EM-E (189.4 U/L) than EM-B (P = 0.025). The ORR of patients with single-site invasion (72.1%) was not significantly higher than multi-site invasion (68.2%) (P = 0.690). But the ORR of patients with EM-B was significantly higher than EM-E (78.2 vs. 56.3%, P = 0.031). Among patients with single-site invasion, the multivariate survival analysis showed that PI plus IMiD regimen significantly improved the PFS (P < 0.05). Among patients with multi-site invasion or with EM-B, the multivariate survival analysis confirmed the associations of rISS III with poor PFS and OS (P < 0.05). Among patients with EM-E, plasma cell percentage ≥ 20% was associated with significantly poor PFS and OS (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION rISS stage III was possibly associated with poor survival of EMM patients with multi-site invasion or with EM-B. Plasma cell percentage ≥ 20% was associated with poor survival of EMM patients with EM-E. Comparison should not only be done between single- and multi-site invasions, but also between EM-B and EM-E.
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Jankovic D, Kalasauskas D, Keric N, Ottenhausen M, Ringel F. Multiple myeloma presenting as a cervical intraforaminal tumor: A case report and review of literature. Front Surg 2023; 10:1011152. [PMID: 36793317 PMCID: PMC9923170 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1011152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy with characteristic clonal plasma cell proliferation and production of monoclonal immunoglobulins. Although it can often metastasize to the bony spine, completely extravertebral and extra-/intradural manifestations are exceedingly rare. In this case report, we describe a 51-year-old male patient with cervical extradural and intraforaminal MM who was surgically treated in our department. Clinical findings and radiological images were retrieved from medical records and an imaging system. This unusual localization of MM and similar cases in the literature are reviewed in detail. The patient underwent tumor resection via a ventral approach, and postoperative MRI demonstrated a sufficient decompression of neural structures. No new neurological deficits were observed at subsequent follow-ups. Although 7 cases of extramedullary extradural manifestations of multiple myeloma have been described in the literature so far, this is the first case of intraforaminal extramedullary multiple myeloma located in the cervical spine and treated by surgery.
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Zhang Q, Zu C, Ni F, Yang Z, Zhang Z, Zhang M, Huang H, Hu Y. Pomalidomide-based regimens bridging CAR-T therapy in multiple myeloma with central nervous system involvement. Regen Ther 2022; 21:34-36. [PMID: 35702481 PMCID: PMC9162942 DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2022.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Gozzetti A, Ciofini S, Simoncelli M, Santoni A, Pacelli P, Raspadori D, Bocchia M. Anti CD38 monoclonal antibodies for multiple myeloma treatment. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2022; 18:2052658. [PMID: 35404740 PMCID: PMC9225612 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2052658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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CD38 is a transmembrane glycoprotein with ectoenzymatic activity and is highly and uniformly expressed on multiple myeloma (MM) cells. CD38 is expressed also at relatively low levels on normal lymphoid and myeloid cells, and in some tissues of non-hematopoietic origin. The specificity of this target has increased interest in new drugs and triggered the development of the CD38 monoclonal antibodies Daratumumab (fully human) and Isatuximab (chimeric). CD38 antibodies have pleiotropic mechanisms of action including Fc-dependent immune effector mechanisms, direct apoptotic activity, and immunomodulatory effects by the elimination of CD38+ immune-suppressor cells. Monoclonal antibody-based therapy has revolutionized MM therapy in the latest years increasing depth of response. This product review will focus on anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies Daratumumab and Isatuximab efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data from clinical trials.
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- Alessandro Gozzetti
- Department of Medical Science, Surgery and Neuroscience, Hematology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Science, Surgery and Neuroscience, Hematology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Science, Surgery and Neuroscience, Hematology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Science, Surgery and Neuroscience, Hematology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Science, Surgery and Neuroscience, Hematology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Science, Surgery and Neuroscience, Hematology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Science, Surgery and Neuroscience, Hematology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Zhang L, Chen S, Wang W, Wang Y, Liang Y. A prognostic model for patients with primary extramedullary multiple myeloma. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1021587. [PMID: 36506092 PMCID: PMC9732373 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1021587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background: Extramedullary disease is a manifestation of multiple myeloma, the prognosis of which remains poor even in the era of novel drugs. Therefore, we aimed to develop a predictive model for patients with primary extramedullary multiple myeloma (EMM). Methods: Clinical and laboratory data of patients diagnosed with primary EMM between July 2007 and July 2021 were collected and analyzed. Univariate and least absolute shrinkage and selection operation Cox regression analyses (LASSO) were used to select prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) to establish a nomogram prognostic model. The performance of the model was evaluated using concordance index which was internally validated by bootstraps with 1,000 resample, area under the curve (AUCs), and calibration curves. Results: 217 patients were included in this retrospective study. Patients with EMM had a higher rate of belonging to the male sex, age >50 years, advanced Durie-Salmon stage III, hypercalcemia, and low hemoglobin level. Compared with patients with bone-related extramedullary disease, those with extraosseous-related extramedullary disease had a higher frequency of advanced Durie-Salmon stage III, lower rate of hypercalcemia, and elevated prothrombin time. The OS and progression-free survival (PFS) of patients with bone-related extramedullary disease were significantly higher than those of patients with extraosseous-related extramedullary disease. After the univariate and LASSO analyses, six prognostic factors, including performance status, number of extramedullary involved sites, β2-microglobulin, lactate dehydrogenase, monocyte-lymphocyte ratio, and prothrombin time, were integrated to establish a nomogram. The model showed robust discrimination with a concordance index (C-index) of 0.775 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.713-0.836), internally validated with the corrected C-index of 0.756, and excellent performance in time-dependent AUCs compared with other staging systems. The AUCs for 1-, 3-, and 5-year OS were 0.814, 0.744, and 0.832, respectively. The calibration curves exhibited good consistency between the observed and nomogram-predicted OS. The 5-year OS of patients in the high-risk group (23.3%; 95% CI, 13.9%-39.3%) was much worse than that in the low-risk group (73.0%; 95% CI, 62.5%-85.4%; p < 0.001). Conclusion: The nomogram predictive model based on six clinical variables showed good prognostic performance and could better predict individual survival in patients with EMM.
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- Limei Zhang
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China,Department of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China,Department of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China,Department of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China,Department of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China,*Correspondence: Yun Wang, ; Yang Liang,
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China,Department of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, China,*Correspondence: Yun Wang, ; Yang Liang,
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Santoni A, Simoncelli M, Franceschini M, Ciofini S, Fredducci S, Caroni F, Sammartano V, Bocchia M, Gozzetti A. Functional Imaging in the Evaluation of Treatment Response in Multiple Myeloma: The Role of PET-CT and MRI. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12111885. [PMID: 36579605 PMCID: PMC9696713 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12111885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Bone disease is among the defining characteristics of symptomatic Multiple Myeloma (MM). Imaging techniques such as fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can identify plasma cell proliferation and quantify disease activity. This function renders these imaging tools as suitable not only for diagnosis, but also for the assessment of bone disease after treatment of MM patients. The aim of this article is to review FDG PET/CT and MRI and their applications, with a focus on their role in treatment response evaluation. MRI emerges as the technique with the highest sensitivity in lesions' detection and PET/CT as the technique with a major impact on prognosis. Their comparison yields different results concerning the best tool to evaluate treatment response. The inhomogeneity of the data suggests the need to address limitations related to these tools with the employment of new techniques and the potential for a complementary use of both PET/CT and MRI to refine the sensitivity and achieve the standards for minimal residual disease (MRD) evaluation.
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Su X, Kong X, Kong X, Lu Z, Zheng C. Infiltration of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves in multiple myeloma. Front Oncol 2022; 12:991246. [PMID: 36276061 PMCID: PMC9584647 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.991246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy, and intramedullary spinal cord metastasis is extremely rare. Methods Clinical and radiological data were collected from electronic medical records as well as a literature review of reported cases. Results We report a rare case of IgA-LAM stage IIB MM with involvement of the spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. Laboratory studies showed elevated levels of serum β2-macroglobulin and cerebrospinal fluid protein. Electromyography revealed a demyelinating process with motor conduction blocks. On MRI, the lesions of MM bone marrow are characterized as a type of diffuse infiltration. MR neurography demonstrated an enhanced nodule in the thoracic segment with swelling of the cervicothoracic segments of the spinal cord. Moreover, swelling and hypertrophy of the entire nerve branchial, lumbosacral plexus, and cauda equina were detected, accompanied by myofascitis and denervated muscles. Ultimately, the condition of the patient deteriorated quickly and she died with a diagnosis of refractory MM. Conclusion MRI not only has the advantage of displaying the primary involved site of the bone marrow but also facilitates detecting extramedullary hematopoietic MM, such as infiltrating sites of the central and/or peripheral nervous system.
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- Xiaoyun Su
- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Chuansheng Zheng, ; Xiaoyun Su,
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renming Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Chuansheng Zheng, ; Xiaoyun Su,
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Steps towards a Multiple Myeloma Cure? J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12091451. [PMID: 36143236 PMCID: PMC9504254 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12091451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Multiple myeloma survival has increased in last 20 years because of new treatments, better clinical management due to novel diagnostic tools such as imaging, and better understanding of the disease, biologically and genetically. Novel drugs have been introduced that act with different therapeutic mechanisms, but so have novel therapeutic strategies such as consolidation and maintenance after autologous stem cell transplant. Imaging (such as PET-CT and MRI) has been applied at diagnosis and after therapy for minimal residual disease monitoring. Multiparametric flow and molecular NGS may detect, with high-sensitivity, residual monoclonal plasma cells in the bone marrow. With this novel therapeutic and biological approach, a considerable fraction of multiple myeloma patients can achieve durable remission or even MGUS-like regression, which can ultimately lead to disease disappearance. The big dogma, “Myeloma is an incurable disease”, is hopefully fading.
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A Case Report of Leptomeningeal Myelomatosis and Rapid Improvement with Regimen Consisting of Daratumumab, Pomalidomide, Vincristine, Procarbazine, and Dexamethasone. Case Rep Hematol 2022; 2022:4081971. [PMID: 36092151 PMCID: PMC9453015 DOI: 10.1155/2022/4081971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in multiple myeloma (MM) (MM-CNS) in the form of leptomeningeal myelomatosis or brain parenchyma plasmacytoma is rare, causing challenges in clinical diagnosis and treatment. We would like to report a case of leptomeningeal myelomatosis and illustrated the challeges. A 61-year-old man was diagnosed with MM with left paravertebral plasmacytoma, R-ISS II with high suspicion of double-hit MM, either biallelic aberrancy of TP53 or del(17p) and IGH aberrancy depending on the definition chosen, treated with lenalidomide-bortezomib-dexamethasone and local radiotherapy, later developed systemic relapse and progression to MM-CNS in the form of leptomeningeal myelomatosis. A modified CNS-based treatment not reported before, consisting of daratumumab, pomalidomide, vincristine, procarbazine, and dexamethasone, brought a rapid clinical improvement and warrants a further study. Incorporation of intrathecal thiotepa into the regimen would likely increase the efficacy.
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Li Y, Sun Z, Qu X. Advances in the treatment of extramedullary disease in multiple myeloma. Transl Oncol 2022; 22:101465. [PMID: 35679743 PMCID: PMC9178475 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2022.101465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Extramedullary multiple myeloma results in an adverse prognosis. Novel agents such as bortezomib, lenalidomide, pomalidomide, isatuximab and selinexor showed efficacy and were recommended to treat EMD. For EMD at special sites, marizomib has advantages in the treatment of CNS-MM; Daratumumab combining with intrapleural bortezomib administration is active in treating myelomatous pleural effusion. Based on treatment experience of EMD in our department, we summarized treatment approach for EMD.
Extramedullary disease (EMD) is characterized by plasma cells outside of bone marrow in multiple myeloma (MM) patients, which results in an adverse prognosis. The cornerstone of treatment consists of combination therapy including proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulatory agents, steroids, followed by consolidative autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in eligible patients. This review summarized the recent advances in the treatment of EMD. Bortezomib based therapy showed efficacy and was recommended to treat EMD. Marizomib had advantages in the treatment of central nervous system-multiple myeloma (CNS-MM) because of its good central nervous system penetrability. Immunomodulatory drugs such as lenalidomide and pomalidomide have been reported to be effective. Isatuximab and selinexor were also active. Based on the treatment experience of EMD in our department, we summarized treatment approach for EMD. However, the benefits of patients with EMD from the new era of novel drugs were limited. Novel drugs combination, monoclonal antibody, molecular targeted therapy, cellular immunotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) are under investigation. Therapeutic studies and clinical trials specifically target EMD should be conducted. Hopefully, these treatment options for EMD will be demonstrated efficacy in the future.
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Sammartano V, Cerase A, Venanzi V, Mazzei MA, Vangone BE, Gentili F, Chiarotti I, Bocchia M, Gozzetti A. Central Nervous System Myeloma and Unusual Extramedullary Localizations: Real Life Practical Guidance. Front Oncol 2022; 12:934240. [PMID: 35875104 PMCID: PMC9300839 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.934240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Central nervous system localization of multiple myeloma (CNS-MM) accounts for about 1% of all MM during disease course or even rarer at diagnosis. A difference in the origin, i.e., osteodural or primary dural vs leptomeningeal/intraparenchymal, seems to define two distinct types of intracranial myeloma, with different clinical behavior. CNS-MM may occur also as a presentation of MM. Treatment is still unsatisfactory and many treatments have been reported: chemotherapy, intrathecal therapy, and radiotherapy, with dismal prognosis. Other sites of myeloma localization could be also of interest and deserve description. Because of the rarity and aggressiveness of the disease clinicians are often doubtful on how to treat it since there is no general agreement. Moreover, recent drugs such as the anti CD38 monoclonal antibody, immunomodulatory drugs, and proteasome inhibitors have changed the treatment of patients with MM with a significant improvement in overall response and survival. The role of novel agents in CNS MM management and unusual presentations will be discussed as well as the potential role of other new immunomodulatory drugs and proteasome inhibitors that seem to cross the blood-brain barrier. The purpose of this review is to increase awareness of the clinical unusual presentation and neuroradiological findings, give practical diagnostic advice and treatment options algorithm.
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- Vincenzo Sammartano
- Hematology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Neuroimaging (Diagnostic and Functional Neuroradiology) Unit, Azienda ospedaliero-universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena and Department of Radiological Sciences, Unit of Diagnostic Imaging, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena and Department of Radiological Sciences, Unit of Diagnostic Imaging, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Neuroimaging (Diagnostic and Functional Neuroradiology) Unit, Azienda ospedaliero-universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
- *Correspondence: Alessandro Gozzetti,
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Wang VS, Ahmad A, Mazuera S, Lauritsen CG. Central Nervous System Involvement of Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Short-lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform Headache with Conjunctival Injection and Tearing: A Case Report. Neurohospitalist 2022; 12:544-549. [DOI: 10.1177/19418744221086681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA) are part of the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia (TAC) group of headache disorders. Attacks present with repeated, severe, sharp, stabbing, or throbbing pain. Patients may experience a single attack, recurrent attacks with pain-free interictal periods, or a sawtooth pattern background pain with superimposed stabs. 1 , 2 Although SUNCT typically presents as a primary headache disorder, it may be secondary to an underlying pathology, such as pituitary tumors or posterior fossa lesions, both intra and extra-axial (vascular lesion, tumor, or bony abnormalities). Multiple Myeloma (MM) with central nervous system involvement (CNS MM) most commonly presents with visual changes (36%), radiculopathy (27%), headache (25%), confusion (21%), dizziness (7%) and seizures (6%). 3 , 4 Secondary SUNCT cases have been sparsely described (less than 60), and CNS MM presenting as SUNCT has not been previously described in the literature. 2 , 5 Our case describes a previously unreported clinical presentation of CNS MM. The report highlights the need for a timely and thorough diagnostic work-up of headache in patients with risk factors for a secondary etiology, which in this case included new-onset, autonomic features, older age, and history of malignancy. A misdiagnosis will preclude a potentially life-extending or saving targeted therapy for the underlying illness. We also aim to remind practitioners of the variability in the clinical symptoms of SUNCT, which are known to occur in a significant number of cases, including migrainous features and dull interictal pain.
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- Victor S. Wang
- Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain and Spine Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Bladé J, Beksac M, Caers J, Jurczyszyn A, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Moreau P, Rasche L, Rosiñol L, Usmani SZ, Zamagni E, Richardson P. Extramedullary disease in multiple myeloma: a systematic literature review. Blood Cancer J 2022; 12:45. [PMID: 35314675 PMCID: PMC8938478 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-022-00643-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Extramedullary involvement (or extramedullary disease, EMD) represents an aggressive form of multiple myeloma (MM), characterized by the ability of a clone and/or subclone to thrive and grow independent of the bone marrow microenvironment. Several different definitions of EMD have been used in the published literature. We advocate that true EMD is restricted to soft-tissue plasmacytomas that arise due to hematogenous spread and have no contact with bony structures. Typical sites of EMD vary according to the phase of MM. At diagnosis, EMD is typically found in skin and soft tissues; at relapse, typical sites involved include liver, kidneys, lymph nodes, central nervous system (CNS), breast, pleura, and pericardium. The reported incidence of EMD varies considerably, and differences in diagnostic approach between studies are likely to contribute to this variability. In patients with newly diagnosed MM, the reported incidence ranges from 0.5% to 4.8%, while in relapsed/refractory MM the reported incidence is 3.4 to 14%. Available data demonstrate that the prognosis is poor, and considerably worse than for MM without soft-tissue plasmacytomas. Among patients with plasmacytomas, those with EMD have poorer outcomes than those with paraskeletal involvement. CNS involvement is rare, but prognosis is even more dismal than for EMD in other locations, particularly if there is leptomeningeal involvement. Available data on treatment outcomes for EMD are derived almost entirely from retrospective studies. Some agents and combinations have shown a degree of efficacy but, as would be expected, this is less than in MM patients with no extramedullary involvement. The paucity of prospective studies makes it difficult to justify strong recommendations for any treatment approach. Prospective data from patients with clearly defined EMD are important for the optimal evaluation of treatment outcomes.
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- Joan Bladé
- Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, CHU de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Plasma Cell Dyscrasia Center, Department of Hematology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Abteilung für Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Levine Cancer Institute/Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Istituto di Ematologia 'Seràgnoli' and Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Gozzetti A, Kok CH, Li CF. Editorial: Molecular Mechanisms of Multiple Myeloma. Front Oncol 2022; 12:870123. [PMID: 35359371 PMCID: PMC8960305 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.870123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Alessandro Gozzetti
- Hematology Unit, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
- *Correspondence: Alessandro Gozzetti,
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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Fernandez LG, Oyon DE, Gondi V, Grimm S, Khan OH. Secondary CNS myeloma with remission after systemic CNS-penetrating agents. Neurooncol Adv 2022; 4:vdac106. [PMID: 35892045 PMCID: PMC9307102 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdac106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background CNS myeloma is a rare manifestation of multiple myeloma and is often associated with a dismal prognosis; however, cases are increasing in frequency as overall survival improves for MM. There is currently no standardized treatment for CNS myeloma; however, different chemotherapy and radiotherapy regimens have been described. Methods We had previously reported on the efficacy of proton-based craniospinal irradiation in a patient with CNS myeloma; here we present a patient with a history of extramedullary plasmacytoma, 10 years in remission status post standard systemic chemotherapy, with biopsy-proven CNS myeloma successfully treated with systemic chemotherapy as a first-line treatment. Results The patient achieved clinical and radiographic remission on 2 separate occasions with systemic chemotherapy alone. Conclusions This case demonstrates that systemically administered agents may have activity in CNS myeloma. Further investigations are necessary to establish the optimal combination of agents and treatment schedules.
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- Luis G Fernandez
- Department of Neurosurgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University , Chicago, Illinois , USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University , Chicago, Illinois , USA
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- Northwestern Medicine Proton Center , Warrenville, Illinois , USA
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- Rush University Medical Center, Department of Neurological Sciences, Section of Neuro-Oncology, Rush Medical College , Chicago, Illinois , USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University , Chicago, Illinois , USA
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Gao S, Li Q, Dong F, Yang P, Chen Y, Wang J, Wang Y, Jing H. Clinical characteristics and survival outcomes of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients presenting with extramedullary disease: a retrospective study. Leuk Res 2022; 115:106793. [DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2022.106793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wang Y, Wang L, Zeng Y, Hong R, Zu C, Yin ETS, Zhao H, Wei G, Yang L, Jin A, Hu Y, Huang H. Successful BCMA CAR-T Therapy for Multiple Myeloma With Central Nervous System Involvement Manifesting as Cauda Equina Syndrome-A Wandering Road to Remission. Front Oncol 2021; 11:755584. [PMID: 34868965 PMCID: PMC8635736 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.755584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) with central nervous system (CNS) involvement is rare with only 1% incidence. So far, there is no standard or effective treatment for CNS MM, and the expected survival time is fewer than 6 months. Here, we report a case of MM with CNS involvement presented with cauda equina syndrome (CES) who achieved complete remission after anti-B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy (Chictr.org.cn, ChiCTR1800017404). The expansion of BCMA CAR-T cells was observed in both peripheral blood (PB) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The CAR-T cells peaked at 2.4 × 106/l in CSF at day 8 and 4.1 × 109/l in PB at day 13. The peak concentration of interleukin (IL)-6 in CSF was detected 3 days earlier, and almost five times higher than that in PB. Next, morphological analysis confirmed the elimination of nucleated cells in CSF 1 month after CAR-T cell treatment from 300 cells/μl, and the patient achieved functional recovery with regressed lesion shown in PET-CT. The case demonstrated that BCMA CAR-T cells are effective and safe in this patient population.
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- Yiyun Wang
- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, China
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Stork M, Sevcikova S, Minarik J, Krhovska P, Radocha J, Pospisilova L, Brozova L, Jarkovsky J, Spicka I, Straub J, Pavlicek P, Jungova A, Jelinek T, Sandecka V, Maisnar V, Hajek R, Pour L. Identification of patients at high risk of secondary extramedullary multiple myeloma development. Br J Haematol 2021; 196:954-962. [PMID: 34726261 PMCID: PMC9297924 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by malignant plasma cell infiltration of the bone marrow. In extramedullary multiple myeloma (EMD), a subclone of these cells migrates out of the bone marrow. Out of 4 985 MM patients diagnosed between 2005 and 2017 in the Czech Republic, we analyzed 234 secondary EMD patients to clarify risk factors of secondary EMD development. We found younger age [<65 years; odds ratio (OR) 4·38, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2·46–7·80, P < 0·0001], high lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels (>5 μkat/l; OR 2·07, 95% CI: 1·51–2·84, P < 0·0001), extensive osteolytic activity (OR 2·21, 95% CI: 1·54–3·15, P < 0·001), and immunoglobulin A (IgA; OR 1·53, 95% CI: 1·11–2·11, P = 0·009) or the non‐secretory type of MM (OR 2·83; 95% CI: 1·32–6·04, P = 0·007) at the time of MM diagnosis to be the main risk factors for secondary EMD development. Newly diagnosed MM (NDMM) patients with subsequent EMD had inferior median progression‐free (PFS) and overall (OS) survival when compared to NDMM patients without future EMD [mPFS: 13·8 months (95% CI: 11·4–16·3) vs 18·8 months (95% CI: 17·7–19·9), P = 0·006; mOS: 26·7 months (95% CI: 18·1–35·4) vs 58·7 months (95% CI: 54·8–62·6), P < 0·001]. We found that NDMM patients with specific risk factors associated with secondary EMD development have a more aggressive disease course before secondary EMD develops.
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- Martin Stork
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Babak Myeloma Group, Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, Faculty Hospital and Charles University in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Ltd., Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Ltd., Brno, Czech Republic
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- 1st Medical Department - Clinical Department of Haematology of the First Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Hematology and Oncology Department, Charles University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, Faculty Hospital and Charles University in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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Sivakolundu KP, Vijaya Prakash A, Savage NM, Kota VK, Zarkua K. A Rare Case of Epidural Myeloma Presenting as Recurrent Subdural Bleeding. Cureus 2021; 13:e17794. [PMID: 34660004 PMCID: PMC8496494 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.17794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable clonal B-cell malignancy that usually presents with neoplastic monoclonal plasma cells in either bone or soft tissues. Central nervous system involvement of the myeloma (CNS-MM), such as dural myeloma or intraparenchymal infiltration, or diffuse leptomeningeal involvement, is uncommon. Dural involvement of myeloma without parenchymal or leptomeningeal disease is even rarer, with only seven cases reported previously. We present a case of epidural myeloma in a 50-year-old man with known kappa light chain MM, presenting with multiple episodes of subdural hemorrhage and progressive neurological deficits. He initially presented with severe back pain, hypercalcemia, and acute kidney injury (AKI). Further evaluation showed lytic bone lesions and elevated kappa light chains, and bone marrow biopsy showed 32% of clonal plasma cells. He was initially treated with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone combination, followed by pomalidomide and daratumumab. Eventually, he developed two episodes of subdural hemorrhage and left-sided seventh cranial nerve palsy, which was treated conservatively and monitored by computed tomography (CT) of the head. However, he gradually developed multiple cranial nerve palsies, weakness, and urinary incontinence. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis showed elevated protein without any aberrant immunophenotype. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed diffuse smooth dural enhancement with extensive calvarial and skull base marrow replacement; MRI of the spine showed diffuse epidural enhancement in thoracic and lumbar regions, findings consistent with epidural myeloma. The patient received three doses of cranial irradiation but, unfortunately, could not tolerate further treatment and opted for hospice care. Intracranial hemorrhage is common in MM patients, and it is important to consider CNS involvement in patients presenting with recurrent subdural hemorrhage and to perform imaging (preferably MRI) earlier in the disease course. Due to its rarity, the treatment of CNS-MM is very heterogeneous. Thus, case reporting is important to accumulate data on this rare presentation.
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- Keerthana P Sivakolundu
- Department of General Medicine, Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, IND.,Department of Hematology and Oncology, Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, Augusta, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, Augusta, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, Augusta, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, Augusta, USA
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Bansal R, Rakshit S, Kumar S. Extramedullary disease in multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer J 2021; 11:161. [PMID: 34588423 PMCID: PMC8481260 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-021-00527-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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When clonal plasma cells grow at anatomic sites distant from the bone marrow or grows contiguous from osseous lesions that break through the cortical bone, it is referred to as extramedullary multiple myeloma (EMD). EMD remains challenging from a therapeutic and biological perspective. The pathogenetic mechanisms are not completely understood and it is generally associated with high-risk cytogenetics which portends poor outcomes. There is a rising incidence of EMD in the era of novel agents, likely a reflection of longer OS, with no standard treatment approach. Patients benefit from aggressive chemotherapy-based approaches, but the OS and prognosis remains poor. RT has been used for palliative care. There is a need for large prospective trials for development of treatment approaches for treatment of EMD.
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- Radhika Bansal
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, 55905
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, 55905
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, 55905.
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Williams GR, Butala AA, Manjunath SH, Maxwell RJL, Anstadt EJ, Waxman AJ, Jones JA, Plastaras JP, Paydar I. Radiation Therapy for Plasma Cell Disease of the Brain and Skull: Poor Palliation and Survival After Treatment for Central Nervous System Involvement. Adv Radiat Oncol 2021; 6:100720. [PMID: 34409212 PMCID: PMC8360930 DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2021.100720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Purpose Myeloma lesions of the head can present with central nervous system (CNS) involvement (leptomeningeal disease or brain metastasis), cranial neuropathy (CN), or impending neurologic involvement (INI). We analyzed response and survival after palliative radiation therapy (RT) to the brain and/or skull for myeloma lesions to determine whether CNS involvement fared worse than other RT indications. Methods and Materials We retrospectively analyzed 54 palliative RT courses administered at our institution from 2008 to 2019. Eleven courses were administered for CNS disease, 28 for CN, and 15 for INI. Demographic, disease, and RT variables were recorded as well as clinical response, radiographic response, and survival. Univariate analyses were performed for differences between groups, effects of clinical and RT treatment factors on response, as well as dose response. Survival was analyzed with the Kaplan-Meier method and compared by the log-rank test. Results This heavily pretreated cohort received a median of 20 to 24 Gy, most often to the base of skull, orbit(s), calvarium, or whole brain. Any clinical response (partial or complete vs no response or progressive disease) was significantly more likely for patients with CN and INI when collectively compared with patients with CNS disease (P < .001). Dose response was significant for doses ≥15 and 20 Gy for the whole cohort (P = .026 and .005, respectively) and patients with CN/INI (P = .023 and .002, respectively). Additionally, patients with high-risk cytogenetics were less likely to clinically respond (P = .009). Patients with CNS disease had worse survival (P = .005). Conclusions Patients with leptomeningeal disease/brain metastasis have poor clinical response and survival after RT and their responses do not demonstrate a dose response. Given these poor outcomes, the potential benefit of RT may be limited for some patients who may be alternatively managed by supportive care or short RT courses. Patients with CN/INI have longer survival and better response rates and may benefit from RT courses ≥15 to 20 Gy.
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Yamashita T, Takamatsu H, Kawamura K, Sunami K, Hagiwara S, Itagaki M, Takahashi T, Kondo T, Ikeda T, Watakabe-Inamoto K, Handa H, Imaizumi Y, Kuroda J, Murakami J, Nakamura Y, Nakazawa H, Ozaki S, Okura M, Takeuchi M, Nagai H, Hanamura I, Nakao S, Iida S. A nationwide survey on central nervous system multiple myeloma in Japan: analysis of prognostic and treatment factors that impact survival. Br J Haematol 2021; 195:217-229. [PMID: 34318926 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This nationwide multicentre retrospective study was performed to analyze clinical features that predict the prognosis of central nervous system invasion in multiple myeloma (CNS-MM, approximately 1% of MM). Overall, of the 77 adult patients with CNS-MM identified between 2005 and 2016, those diagnosed at MM diagnosis (n = 3) had longer overall survival (OS) than those diagnosed at relapse (n = 74; median: 48·5 vs 2·7 months). Therefore, we compared the relapsed MM with CNS-MM in patients with any treatment (n = 60). Multivariate analyses revealed that lenalidomide treatment [hazard ratio (HR) 0·27, P = 0·003], intrathecal chemotherapy (IT; HR 0·54, P = 0·05), and radiation therapy (RTx; HR 0·33, P < 0·001) for CNS-MM had a positive effect on longer OS. These factors were used to develop a scoring system combining the number of treatments with lenalidomide, IT, and RTx (0, 1, 2, 3). The OS of CNS-MM patients was stratified based on these factors, with a median OS of 1·1, 4·5, and 7·5 months for patients with zero, one, two to three favourable features, respectively (0 vs 1, P = 0·0002; 1 vs 2-3, P = 0·08). Multimodal treatment including lenalidomide in addition to conventional IT and RTx can improve OS.
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- Takeshi Yamashita
- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.,Division of Internal Medicine, Keiju Kanazawa Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Internal Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine/Department of Hematology, Tsukuba University, Faculty of Medicine, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Shimane University Hospital, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Center and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Gunma University Hospital, Gunma, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine & Cell therapy, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aichi, Japan
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Sokhi DS, Mithi CW, Ebrahim FA, Salyani A, Waa S, Riyat MS. Collet-Sicard syndrome due to concurrent extramedullary intracranial plasmacytoma and jugular venous sinus thrombosis in multiple myeloma. Clin Case Rep 2021; 9:e04457. [PMID: 34336210 PMCID: PMC8319375 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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In a patient with Collet-Sicard syndrome and multiple myeloma, both extramedullary plasmacytomas and internal jugular vein-sigmoid sinus thrombosis should be considered as they can coexist.
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- Dilraj Singh Sokhi
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health SciencesThe Aga Khan University HospitalAga Khan University Medical College of East AfricaNairobiKenya
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health SciencesThe Aga Khan University HospitalAga Khan University Medical College of East AfricaNairobiKenya
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health SciencesThe Aga Khan University HospitalAga Khan University Medical College of East AfricaNairobiKenya
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health SciencesThe Aga Khan University HospitalAga Khan University Medical College of East AfricaNairobiKenya
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Health SciencesThe Aga Khan University HospitalAga Khan University Medical College of East AfricaNairobiKenya
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- Department of Oncology and Haematology, Faculty of Health SciencesThe Aga Khan University HospitalAga Khan University Medical College of East AfricaNairobiKenya
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Ferrero D, Bonello F, Oliva S, Gay F, Boccadoro M. Can the dismal prognosis of patients with central nervous system plasma cell neoplasms be improved? Leuk Res 2021; 107:106592. [PMID: 33933932 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2021.106592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Dario Ferrero
- Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy.
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- Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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Vaid T, Dhawan R, Aggarwal M, Tyagi S. Isolated third cranial nerve palsy as the first presentation of multiple myeloma. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:14/3/e239917. [PMID: 33762276 PMCID: PMC7993308 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
A 50-year-old woman presented with a right-sided isolated third cranial nerve palsy. MRI brain showed a mass lesion arising from the right clivus with extension into the cavernous sinus. Blood investigations and bone marrow biopsy were suggestive of multiple myeloma with hypercalcaemia and renal dysfunction. It was unclear at first if the intracranial lesion was due to myelomatous involvement or a separate disease entirely. The patient declined consent for a biopsy and cerebrospinal fluid analysis was inconclusive. She was treated with bortezomib based chemotherapy and the palsy resolved by day 6, which helped clinch the rare diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) involvement by multiple myeloma. Most patients with CNS myeloma have a dismal survival of under 6 months but she is on therapy for relapse 26 months after diagnosis. While placed under the umbrella of CNS myeloma, patients with osteodural myeloma have better outcomes, perhaps due to their distinct aetiopathogenesis.
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- Tejasvini Vaid
- Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Rosiñol L, Beksac M, Zamagni E, Van de Donk NWCJ, Anderson KC, Badros A, Caers J, Cavo M, Dimopoulos MA, Dispenzieri A, Einsele H, Engelhardt M, Fernández de Larrea C, Gahrton G, Gay F, Hájek R, Hungria V, Jurczyszyn A, Kröger N, Kyle RA, Leal da Costa F, Leleu X, Lentzsch S, Mateos MV, Merlini G, Mohty M, Moreau P, Rasche L, Reece D, Sezer O, Sonneveld P, Usmani SZ, Vanderkerken K, Vesole DH, Waage A, Zweegman S, Richardson PG, Bladé J. Expert review on soft-tissue plasmacytomas in multiple myeloma: definition, disease assessment and treatment considerations. Br J Haematol 2021; 194:496-507. [PMID: 33724461 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In this review, two types of soft-tissue involvement in multiple myeloma are defined: (i) extramedullary (EMD) with haematogenous spread involving only soft tissues and (ii) paraskeletal (PS) with tumour masses arising from skeletal lesions. The incidence of EMD and PS plasmacytomas at diagnosis ranges from 1·7% to 4·5% and 7% to 34·4% respectively. EMD disease is often associated with high-risk cytogenetics, resistance to therapy and worse prognosis than in PS involvement. In patients with PS involvement a proteasome inhibitor-based regimen may be the best option followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in transplant eligible patients. In patients with EMD disease who are not eligible for ASCT, a proteasome inhibitor-based regimen such as lenalidomide-bortezomib-dexamethasone (RVD) may be the best option, while for those eligible for high-dose therapy a myeloma/lymphoma-like regimen such as bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone (VTD)-RVD/cisplatin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide and etoposide (PACE) followed by SCT should be considered. In both EMD and PS disease at relapse many strategies have been tried, but this remains a high-unmet need population.
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- Laura Rosiñol
- Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartamento di Medicina Specialistica Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Università degli Studi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Dipartamento di Medicina Specialistica Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Università degli Studi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Tumor Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Myeloma Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Haematooncology, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Medical College Department of Hematology, Jagiellanian University, Krakow, Poland
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clínic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Service, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- IBSAL, Cancer Research Center, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, Department of molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Hematology and Cellular Therapy, Hospital Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne University, París, France
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital Hotel-Dieu, Nantes, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Levine Cancer institute/Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- Department Hematology and Immunology, Vriji Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- John Theurer Cancer, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensat, NJ, USA
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- Department of Clinical Molecular Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, NTNU Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Danhof S, Rasche L, Mottok A, Steinmüller T, Zhou X, Schreder M, Kilian T, Strifler S, Rosenwald A, Hudecek M, Einsele H, Gerhard-Hartmann E. Elotuzumab for the treatment of extramedullary myeloma: a retrospective analysis of clinical efficacy and SLAMF7 expression patterns. Ann Hematol 2021; 100:1537-1546. [PMID: 33575947 PMCID: PMC8116297 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-021-04447-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Extramedullary disease (EMD) represents a high-risk state of multiple myeloma (MM) associated with poor prognosis. While most anti-myeloma therapeutics demonstrate limited efficacy in this setting, some studies exploring the utility of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified T cells reported promising results. We have recently designed SLAMF7-directed CAR T cells for the treatment of MM. SLAMF7 is a transmembrane receptor expressed on myeloma cells that plays a role in myeloma cell homing to the bone marrow. Currently, the only approved anti-SLAMF7 therapeutic is the monoclonal antibody elotuzumab, but its efficacy in EMD has not been investigated thoroughly. Thus, we retrospectively analyzed the efficacy of elotuzumab-based combination therapy in a cohort of 15 patients with EMD. Moreover, since the presence of the target antigen is an indispensable prerequisite for effective targeted therapy, we investigated the SLAMF7 expression on extramedullary located tumor cells before and after treatment. We observed limited efficacy of elotuzumab-based combination therapies, with an overall response rate of 40% and a progression-free and overall survival of 3.8 and 12.9 months, respectively. Before treatment initiation, all available EMD tissue specimens (n = 3) demonstrated a strong and consistent SLAMF7 surface expression by immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, to investigate a potential antigen reduction under therapeutic selection pressure, we analyzed samples of de novo EMD (n = 3) outgrown during elotuzumab treatment. Again, immunohistochemistry documented strong and consistent SLAMF7 expression in all samples. In aggregate, our data point towards a retained expression of SLAMF7 in EMD and encourage the development of more potent SLAMF7-directed immunotherapies, such as CAR T cells.
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- Sophia Danhof
- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. .,Mildred Scheel Early Career Center Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Mildred Scheel Early Career Center Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, Center for Oncology and Hematology, Klinik Ottakring, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Hotta M, Ito T, Konishi A, Yoshimura H, Nakanishi T, Fujita S, Satake A, Nomura S. Multiple Myeloma with Central Nervous System Relapse Early after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review. Intern Med 2021; 60:463-468. [PMID: 33518613 PMCID: PMC7925288 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5646-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Few reports have so far described central nervous system (CNS) involvement in multiple myeloma (MM), which shows a poor prognosis owing to its resistance to several treatments. We herein describe a 45-year-old woman who had MM (diagnosed with IgA-κ type) with CNS relapse early after undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Because no standard treatment for CNS lesions of MM has been established, we conducted a literature review on the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) transferability of drugs for MM, since it was considered to be a useful tool for CNS involvement. Immunomodulatory-drugs including pomalidomide exhibit a good CSF transfer ability, and, therefore, may be beneficial against the CNS involvement of MM.
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- Masaaki Hotta
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Japan
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Di L, Huang K, Kesayan T, Kroll D, Baz RC, Macaulay RJ, Tran ND. Multiple myeloma presenting as an intramedullary spinal cord tumor: a case report and review of the literature. J Med Case Rep 2020; 14:189. [PMID: 33059729 PMCID: PMC7566029 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-020-02496-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Extramedullary disease in multiple myeloma often portends a worse diagnosis. In approximately 1% of cases, multiple myeloma may metastasize to the central nervous system as either leptomeningeal involvement or an intracranial, intraparenchymal lesion. Spinal cord metastases, however, are exceedingly rare. We present a case of spinal cord multiple myeloma as well as a literature review of reported cases. Case presentation A 66-year-old African American man with multiple myeloma presented with acute midthoracic pain and lower extremity paresis and paresthesia. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed two contrast-enhancing intramedullary enhancing lesions in the T1–T2 and T6–T7 cord. Resection with biopsy yielded a diagnosis of metastatic multiple myeloma. Conclusion To date, only six cases of extramedullary disease to the spinal cord in patients with multiple myeloma have been reported, including our patient’s case. In all cases, neurologic deficit was observed at presentation, and magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed an intramedullary, homogeneously enhancing lesion. Current evidence suggests worse prognosis in patients with extramedullary disease to the central nervous system, and treatment paradigms remain debatable.
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- Long Di
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Moffit Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. .,Department of Neuro-Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
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Gozzetti A, Raspadori D, Bacchiarri F, Sicuranza A, Pacelli P, Ferrigno I, Tocci D, Bocchia M. Minimal Residual Disease in Multiple Myeloma: State of the Art and Applications in Clinical Practice. J Pers Med 2020; 10:jpm10030120. [PMID: 32927719 PMCID: PMC7565263 DOI: 10.3390/jpm10030120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Novel drugs have revolutionized multiple myeloma therapy in the last 20 years, with median survival that has doubled to up to 8–10 years. The introduction of therapeutic strategies, such as consolidation and maintenance after autologous stem cell transplants, has also ameliorated clinical results. The goal of modern therapies is becoming not only complete remission, but also the deepest possible remission. In this context, the evaluation of minimal residual disease by techniques such as next-generation sequencing (NGS) and next-generation flow (NGF) is becoming part of all new clinical trials that test drug efficacy. This review focuses on minimal residual disease approaches in clinical trials, with particular attention to real-world practices.
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Egan PA, Elder PT, Deighan WI, O'Connor SJM, Alexander HD. Multiple myeloma with central nervous system relapse. Haematologica 2020; 105:1780-1790. [PMID: 32414852 PMCID: PMC7327654 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2020.248518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Central nervous system involvement in multiple myeloma is a rare complication but carries a very poor prognosis. We provide a review of current literature, including presentation, treatment and survival data, and describe our experience in a regional hematologic malignancy diagnosis center where, over a 15-year period, ten cases were identified. Although the median age of onset, frequently between 50-60 years, is comparatively young, those diagnosed usually have a preceding diagnosis of multiple myeloma and often have had several lines of treatment. We discuss putative underlying factors such as prior treatment and associations including possible risk factors and features suggestive of a distinct biology. Central nervous system involvement may be challenging to diagnose in myeloma, displaying heterogeneous symptoms that can be confounded by neurological symptoms caused by the typical features of myeloma or treatment side-effects. We discuss the clinical features, imaging and laboratory methods used in diagnosis, and highlight the importance of considering this rare complication when neurological symptoms occur at presentation or, more commonly, during the disease pathway. In the absence of clinical trial data to inform an evidence-based approach to treatment, we discuss current and novel treatment options. Finally, we propose the establishment of an International Registry of such cases as the best way to collect and subsequently disseminate presentation, diagnostic and treatment outcome data on this rare complication of multiple myeloma.
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- Philip A Egan
- Northern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine, Ulster University, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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- Department of Haematology, North West Cancer Centre, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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- Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Service, St James's Institute of Oncology, Leeds, England, UK
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- Northern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine, Ulster University, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Di Giuliano F, Picchi E, Muto M, Calcagni A, Ferrazzoli V, Da Ros V, Minosse S, Chiaravalloti A, Garaci F, Floris R, Muto M. Radiological imaging in multiple myeloma: review of the state-of-the-art. Neuroradiology 2020; 62:905-923. [DOI: 10.1007/s00234-020-02417-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Fitzgerald E, Kiely P, Leary HO. Intracranial Involvement in Multiple Myeloma Presenting as a Cranial Nerve Palsy. J Hematol 2020; 8:29-33. [PMID: 32300438 PMCID: PMC7153671 DOI: 10.14740/jh468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by the neoplastic proliferation of plasma cells producing a monoclonal immunoglobulin. Neurological complications in MM most frequently occur due to spinal cord compression by bony lesions, paraprotein-related neuropathy, hypercalcemia, hyperviscosity, or amyloidosis. Intracranial involvement is a rare complication of MM occurring in only 1% of patients. It can manifest as a solitary cerebral lesion, intra-parenchymal infiltration, or diffuse leptomeningeal disease. We present a case of a leptomeningeal myeloma in a 71-year-old woman with known relapsed MM presenting with a right sixth nerve palsy. Our patient was receiving spinal irradiation for a paraspinal plasmacytoma when she complained of double vision. Clinical exam revealed a right sixth nerve palsy. MRI revealed diffuse abnormal leptomeningeal thickening and enhancement typical for diffuse leptomeningeal infiltration. She was treated with whole brain irradiation and intrathecal methotrexate combined with a lenalidomide and dexamethasone chemotherapeutic regimen but unfortunately she passed away 5 weeks after onset of visual symptoms. MM involving the central nervous system (CNS) is a rare complication of MM and carries a poor prognosis with an average survival of 3 months. Due to its rarity, treatment of CNS MM is very heterogeneous. Thus case reporting is important to accumulate data on this rare presentation.
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Haematology, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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Aggressive Central Nervous System Relapse after Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Multiple Myeloma: Case Reports and Literature Review. Case Rep Hematol 2020; 2020:8563098. [PMID: 31984141 PMCID: PMC6964715 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8563098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Extramedullary disease is an aggressive presentation at diagnosis and relapse for multiple myeloma (MM) patients. Central nervous system (CNS) is a very rare manifestation of the extramedullary disease, accounting for less than 1% of MM on diagnosis and relapse. Neurological symptoms are unspecific and usually attributed to other causes. We present two patients with CNS-MM at relapse after autologous stem cell transplant highlighting the importance of clinical suspicion and interdisciplinarity at diagnostic workup as well as the need for intensive therapeutic options on such rare and aggressive cases. The presence of neurological abnormalities in anamnesis and physical examination on a patient with MM should always prompt to suspect of a CNS involvement, and active investigation must be undertaken. MRI is the standard radiological method to detect CNS-MM, with histopathological corroboration by stereotactic biopsy and CSF evaluation alongside. Treatment of CNS-MM should include two essential approaches—be able to cross the BBB and treat the systemic disease. There is no standard therapy for this extramedullary relapse, and a tailored and multiple therapy should be promptly started—intrathecal therapy, radiotherapy, and systemic therapy, including an immunomodulator.
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Extramedullary multiple myeloma. Leukemia 2019; 34:1-20. [DOI: 10.1038/s41375-019-0660-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Tahiliani N, Kataria P, Patel A, Kendre P. Proptosis and hemiplegia as an initial manifestation of multiple myeloma. J Postgrad Med 2019; 64:243-246. [PMID: 30117481 PMCID: PMC6198690 DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_623_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a monoclonal gammopathy, also known as the malignant proliferation of plasma cells, presenting with typical complications such as hypercalcemia, osteolytic bone lesions, anemia, renal insufficiency, and frequent infections. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in MM in the form of parenchymal involvement is very uncommon and has been reported only in 1% of patients. CNS involvement as an initial presentation is very rare and has poor prognosis. Also specific treatment guidelines do not exist for the treatment of such patients. We present here a case of a 40-year-old female patient, with complaints of headache and left eye proptosis followed by left-sided hemiparesis, who after complete workup was diagnosed as a de novo case of stage III extramedullary MM with CNS involvement. Patient was treated with whole brain radiation followed by BCD regimen (injection of bortezomib, injection of cyclophosphamide, and tablet dexamethasone). After three cycles of chemotherapy, patient succumbed in view of consolidation and renal failure.
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- N Tahiliani
- Department of Medical Oncology, GCRI, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, GCRI, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, GCRI, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, GCRI, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Oka S, Ono K, Nohgawa M. Successful treatment with pomalidomide and intrathecal injections for central nervous system plasmacytoma in a patient under haemodialysis. J Clin Pharm Ther 2019; 45:221-225. [PMID: 31602676 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.13054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVES The involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) in multiple myeloma (MM) is uncommon and has an extremely poor prognosis, and optimal treatment strategies for the CNS MM patients have not yet been established. CASE SUMMARY A 71-year-old MM patient with severe renal impairment exhibited extramedullary relapse in the CNS and progression while being treated with lenalidomide and dexamethasone. However, she achieved very good partial remission after a treatment with pomalidomide, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (PCD) in combination with intrathecal chemotherapy. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION This is the first case report to describe MM with CNS involvement in a patient who had responded to PCD under haemodialysis. The combined intrathecal administration of cytotoxic agents and PCD may prolong survival and is tolerated well by patients with severe renal impairment.
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- Satoko Oka
- Division of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan
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Two Rare Complications in One Patient: Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome Associated with Intracranial Plasmacytoma. Case Rep Hematol 2019; 2019:7609308. [PMID: 31534805 PMCID: PMC6732638 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7609308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Here, we describe a rare case of acquired von Willebrand syndrome (VWS) associated with intracranial plasmacytoma. The literature includes reports of a few cases of plasmacytoma with central nervous involvement, but none of them with acquired VWS. Diagnosis was made based on a stereotaxic intracerebral biopsy. During this biopsy, a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was established, which was complicated with abnormal bleeding. Subsequent hemostasis assessment related to hemopathy revealed acquired von Willebrand disease. The patient received induction therapy with bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone (VTD), followed by high-dose melphalan chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation, and then VTD consolidation, and finally maintenance with lenalidomide. Our patient currently remains in very good partial response without neurological symptoms after 4 months of maintenance. The patient is free of progression 14 months after their original presentation.
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Smith N, Kimberger K, Parrish C, Currie S, Butterworth S, Alty J. Multiple myeloma with multiple neurological presentations. Pract Neurol 2019; 19:511-517. [PMID: 31273077 DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2019-002205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Multiple myeloma is a haematological malignancy with clonal plasma cell proliferation and production of monoclonal immunoglobulins. Its neurological complications are relatively common, caused by both the disease and the treatment. Neurologists should therefore be familiar with its neurological manifestations and complications. We describe a 40-year-old woman who presented with lower cranial neuropathies mimicking variant Guillain-Barré syndrome, with normal brain and spinal cord imaging and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) albuminocytological dissociation, and subsequently diagnosed with IgD myeloma. She relapsed repeatedly with differing neurological presentations: numb chin syndrome and twice with impaired vision, first from cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and later from leptomeningeal infiltration of the optic chiasm. We discuss the neurological complications of myeloma, emphasising the need to consider it in a wide variety of neurological presentations and repeatedly to reassess its associated neurological diagnoses. We also highlight the complexity of myeloma treatment.
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- Nicholas Smith
- Department of Neurology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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Liu S, Li X, Li Y, Li D, Wang Y, Tian C. Multiple myeloma with dural mater involvement. Onco Targets Ther 2019; 12:3373-3375. [PMID: 31118689 PMCID: PMC6506830 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s202662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Multiple myeloma is an incurable clonal B-cell malignancy which may present with neoplastic monoclonal plasma cells in either bone or soft tissues. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement such as dural myeloma or intraparenchymal infiltration, or with diffuse leptomeningeal involvement, is uncommon. Dural involvement of myeloma without parenchymal or leptomeningeal disease is an even rarer occurrence; therefore there are no established treatment guidelines for CNS myelomatosis. Here we reported a refractory MM patient progressed to dura mater involvement after the induction therapy but showed good response to lenalidomide treatment.
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- Su Liu
- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, People's Republic of China
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- Imaging Department, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, People's Republic of China
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Extramedullary disease in multiple myeloma - controversies and future directions. Blood Rev 2019; 36:32-39. [PMID: 31005420 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Extramedullary disease of multiple myeloma (EM) remains a treatment challenge even in the era of new drugs. While many reports analyzing various aspects of EM have been published, mechanism of EM development has not been clarified yet. This review summarizes current knowledge about this clinical entity, including its history, diagnostics, imaging methods, incidence, prognosis, current treatment options, risk factors and known molecular mechanisms that might be involved in pathogenesis of EM.
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Clinical features, radiological profiles, and surgical outcomes of primary intracranial solitary plasmacytomas: a report of 17 cases and a pooled analysis of individual patient data. J Neurooncol 2019; 142:263-272. [PMID: 30617445 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-019-03089-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE We aim to delineate the clinical characteristics of patients with primary intracranial solitary plasmacytoma (PISPC) and prognostic factors for their outcomes. METHODS This study retrospectively reviewed 17 patients with PISPC from our center and an additional 70 cases of PISPC published previously to analyze outcome predictors. RESULTS The entire cohort included 38 (43.7%) males and 49 (56.3%) females with a mean age of 54 years. Skull base tumors were found in 49 (56.3%) patients. Gross total resection (GTR) was achieved in 31 (35.6%) patients. Postoperative adjuvant treatments, including radiotherapy (RT) alone, chemotherapy (CMT) alone, and RT + CMT were administered in 49 (56.3%) patients, 3 (3.5%) patients, and 16 (18.4%) patients, respectively. After a median follow-up of 24 (mean 42.4) months, the 5-year disease progression-free survival (PFS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), multiple myeloma (MM)-free survival (MMFS), and overall survival (OS) were 52.9%, 76.2%, 69.6%, and 76.1%, respectively. Multivariate analysis unveiled that a skull base tumor location (HR 2.395, p = 0.040) and no RT (HR 3.115, p = 0.004) were negative prognostic factors for PFS, no RT (HR 10.526, p = 0.003) for RFS, each 1-year increase in age (HR 1.039, p = 0.049) for MMFS, and increasing age (HR 1.052, p = 0.043) and CMT (HR 6.022, p = 0.005) were risk factors for OS. However, GTR did not benefit the aforementioned outcomes. CONCLUSION For patients with presumed PISPC, a biopsy followed by RT is recommended for skull base PISPC. However, the role of CMT is still not clear. Our findings need to be verified in a larger prospective cohort in the future. Systematic review registration number CRD42018098782.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To discuss the diagnostic approach, treatment options, and future considerations in the management of plasmacytomas, either solitary or in the context of overt multiple myeloma (MM). RECENT FINDINGS Advanced imaging techniques such as whole-body magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography/computerized tomography are essential for the diagnostic workup of solitary plasmacytomas (SP) to rule out the presence of other disease foci. The role of flow cytometry and clonal plasma cell detection is currently under study together with other prognostic factors for the identification of patients with SP at high risk of progression to overt MM. Solitary plasmacytomas are treated effectively with local radiotherapy whereas systemic therapy is required at relapse. Clonal plasma cells that accumulate at extramedullary sites have distinct biological characteristics. Patients with MM and soft tissue involvement have poor outcomes and should be treated as ultra-high risk. A revised definition of SP that distinguishes between true solitary clonal PC accumulations and SP with minimal bone marrow involvement should be considered to guide an appropriate therapeutic and follow-up approach. Future studies should be conducted to determine optimum treatment approaches for patients with MM and paraskeletal or extramedullary disease.
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