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ArticleCase reports in hematology2015

Aggressive FLC Escape in a Patient with IgD Myeloma.

Cédric Farges, Murielle Roussel, Anne Huynh, Antoine Blancher, Bénédicte Puissant-Lubrano

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Article in Case reports in hematology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Cédric FargesLaboratoire d'Immunologie, CHU de Toulouse, Hôpital Rangueil, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhès, TSA 50032, 31 059 Toulouse Cedex 9, France.
Murielle RousselHematology Department, University Hospital, 31059 Toulouse, France.
Anne HuynhHematology Department, University Hospital, 31059 Toulouse, France.
Antoine BlancherLaboratoire d'Immunologie, CHU de Toulouse, Hôpital Rangueil, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhès, TSA 50032, 31 059 Toulouse Cedex 9, France ; Laboratoire d'Immunogénétique Moléculaire (EA3034), Faculté de Médecine Toulouse-Rangueil, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, Bâtiment A2, 133 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 04, France.
Bénédicte Puissant-LubranoLaboratoire d'Immunologie, CHU de Toulouse, Hôpital Rangueil, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhès, TSA 50032, 31 059 Toulouse Cedex 9, France ; Laboratoire d'Immunogénétique Moléculaire (EA3034), Faculté de Médecine Toulouse-Rangueil, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, Bâtiment A2, 133 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 04, France.

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Abstract

Background. Some patients who are stable or in remission from a myeloma secreting intact monoclonal immunoglobulin (+/- associated free light-chains (FLCs)) relapse with production of FLC. This FLC escape is one of the illustrations of the intraclonal heterogeneity of multiple myeloma. Results. We report FLC escape in a patient with IgD myeloma characterized by a severe outcome. We discuss parameters that negatively impacted prognosis in this patient, including bone lesions, biochemical parameters, and genomic abnormalities. Conclusion. This case illustrates the selective pressure exerted by therapeutic drugs and the variable sensitivity of subclones to these drugs; it also highlights the importance of FLC monitoring in treated MM patients.

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