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ArticleHaematologica2019

Immune marker changes and risk of multiple myeloma: a nested case-control study using repeated pre-diagnostic blood samples.

Florentin Späth, Carl Wibom, Esmeralda J M Krop, Antonio Izarra Santamaria, Ann-Sofie Johansson, Ingvar A Bergdahl, Johan Hultdin, Roel Vermeulen, Beatrice Melin

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Article in Haematologica, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06987708 (Evaluating the Impact of a 12-month Multi-Modal Lifestyle Management Intervention on Disease Relevant Biomarkers Associated With Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06987708 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Evaluating the Impact of a 12-month Multi-Modal Lifestyle Management Intervention on Disease Relevant Biomarkers Associated With Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance (MGUS) and Smoldering Myeloma (SM): A Prospective Intervention Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorHackensack Meridian HealthRan2026 to 2028Enrolled67ConditionsMonoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance, Smoldering MyelomaArmsThe Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. [Latest Findings on the Mechanism of the Interaction Between Multiple Myeloma Cells and Bone Marrow Microenvironment].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2023
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Immunological Prognostic Factors in Multiple Myeloma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Florentin SpäthDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, Sweden florentin.spaeth@umu.se.
Carl WibomDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, Sweden.
Esmeralda J M KropDivision of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
Antonio Izarra SantamariaDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, Sweden.
Ann-Sofie JohanssonDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, Sweden.
Ingvar A BergdahlDepartment of Biobank Research, Umeå University, Sweden.
Johan HultdinDepartment of Medical Biosciences, Clinical Chemistry, Umeå University, Sweden.
Roel VermeulenDivision of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
Beatrice MelinDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, Sweden.
Umeå University · SEUtrecht University · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomarkers reliably predicting progression to multiple myeloma (MM) are lacking. Myeloma risk has been associated with low blood levels of monocyte chemotactic protein-3 (MCP-3), macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha (MIP-1α), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), fractalkine, and transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-α). In this study, we aimed to replicate these findings and study the individual dynamics of each marker in a prospective longitudinal cohort, thereby examining their potential as markers of myeloma progression. For this purpose, we identified 65 myeloma cases and 65 matched cancer-free controls each with two donated blood samples within the Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study. The first and repeated samples from myeloma cases were donated at a median 13 and 4 years, respectively, before the myeloma was diagnosed. Known risk factors for progression were determined by protein-, and immunofixation electrophoresis, and free light chain assays. We observed lower levels of MCP-3, VEGF, FGF-2, and TGF-α in myeloma patients than in controls, consistent with previous data. We also observed that these markers decreased among future myeloma patients while remaining stable in controls. Decreasing trajectories were noted for TGF-α (

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AdultAgedBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultiple MyelomaPrognosisProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsBiomarkers

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