Rögnvaldsson Sæmundur, Óskarsson Jón Þ, Thorsteinsdóttir Sigrun, Hultcrantz Malin, Palmason Robert, Sverrisdottir Ingigerdur S, Eythorsson Elias, Long Thorir E, Olafsson Isleifur, Thorsteinsdottir Ingunn, Vidarsson Brynjar, Onundarson Pall T, Agnarsson Bjarni A, Sigurdardottir Margret, Jonsson Asbjorn, Durie Brian G M, Harding Stephen, Landgren Ola, Love Thorvardur J, Kristinsson Sigurdur Y
Faculty of Medicine University of Iceland Reykjavik Iceland.
Landspítali University Hospital Reykjavik Iceland.
Hemasphere. 2024 Nov 19;8(11):e70046. doi: 10.1002/hem3.70046. eCollection 2024 Nov.
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is the precursor of multiple myeloma (MM) and related disorders. MGUS is characterized by asymptomatic paraproteinemia. In some cases, multiple paraproteins can be identified but the clinical implications of this phenomenon are poorly understood. In this study, we aim to inform the approach to this challenging MGUS subgroup by utilizing data from iStopMM, a population-based screening study and randomized trial of follow-up strategies. In total, 75,422 Icelanders over the age of 40 were screened for MGUS with 3389 (4.4%) having at least one paraprotein of whom 303 (9%) had multiple paraproteins. IgM paraproteins were more common in those with multiple paraproteins (49% vs. 27% of paraproteins, < 0.001), and IgM and non-IgM paraproteins frequently co-occurred (60% of cases). Two-thirds of these participants were randomized to active follow-up where only 31% of multiple paraproteins were persistent. Paraprotein concentrations were mostly independent, and although progression events were few, the progression rate was similar between those with multiple paraproteins and a single paraprotein. In a next-generation flow cytometry (NGF) sub-study, two phenotypically distinct aberrant plasma cell populations could be identified in some with multiple paraproteins. The findings suggest that multiple paraproteins often reflect independent ongoing disease processes that should be monitored independently but otherwise treated similarly to other MGUS cases. Specifically, the findings highlight the need for independent monitoring of IgM and non-IgM paraproteins in these individuals. The study provides novel insights into the management of this understudied MGUS subset.
意义未明的单克隆丙种球蛋白病(MGUS)是多发性骨髓瘤(MM)及相关疾病的前驱病变。MGUS的特征为无症状性副蛋白血症。在某些情况下,可识别出多种副蛋白,但对这一现象的临床意义却知之甚少。在本研究中,我们旨在利用来自iStopMM的数据,为这一具有挑战性的MGUS亚组的处理方法提供依据,iStopMM是一项基于人群的筛查研究以及随访策略的随机试验。总共对75422名40岁以上的冰岛人进行了MGUS筛查,其中3389人(4.4%)至少有一种副蛋白,其中303人(9%)有多种副蛋白。IgM副蛋白在有多种副蛋白的人群中更为常见(占副蛋白的49% vs. 27%,P < 0.001),并且IgM和非IgM副蛋白经常同时出现(60%的病例)。这些参与者中有三分之二被随机分配至主动随访组,其中只有31%的多种副蛋白持续存在。副蛋白浓度大多相互独立,尽管进展事件较少,但有多种副蛋白者和只有一种副蛋白者的进展率相似。在一项新一代流式细胞术(NGF)子研究中,在一些有多种副蛋白的个体中可识别出两种表型不同的异常浆细胞群体。这些发现表明,多种副蛋白通常反映了独立的持续疾病过程,应进行独立监测,但在其他方面的治疗与其他MGUS病例相似。具体而言,这些发现凸显了对这些个体中的IgM和非IgM副蛋白进行独立监测的必要性。该研究为这一研究较少的MGUS亚组的管理提供了新的见解。
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