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ReviewJAMA oncology2020

Moving From Cancer Burden to Cancer Genomics for Smoldering Myeloma: A Review.

Francesco Maura, Niccolò Bolli, Even H Rustad, Malin Hultcrantz, Nikhil Munshi, Ola Landgren

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In one paragraph

Review in JAMA oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
40citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Genomics Define Malignant Transformation in Myeloma Precursor Conditions.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2026
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  9. [Progress in risk stratification and treatment of high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma].Zhonghua xue ye xue za zhi = Zhonghua xueyexue zazhi · 2024
    Review
  10. Genomic Profiling to Contextualize the Results of Intervention for Smoldering Multiple Myeloma.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2024
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  19. Identification of High-Risk Multiple Myeloma With a Plasma Cell Leukemia-Like Transcriptomic Profile.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Francesco MauraMyeloma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Niccolò BolliDepartment of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Even H RustadMyeloma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Malin HultcrantzMyeloma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Nikhil MunshiJerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ola LandgrenMyeloma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USUniversity of Milan · ITWellcome Sanger Institute · GB

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Targeting Genomic Instability and Evolution in MyelomaP01CA155258 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI RICHARD YOUNG · 2011 to 2026
$32.5M
MOLECULAR MANIPULATION TO ENHANCE ANTI-MYELOMA RESPONSEI01BX001584 · VA · VA BOSTON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM · PI MUNSHI, NIKHIL C. · 2013 to 2025
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BLRD VA I01 BX001584NCI NIH HHS P01 CA155258NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Importance: All patients who develop multiple myeloma have a preceding asymptomatic expansion of clonal plasma cells, clinically recognized as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance or smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM). During the past decade, significant progress has been made in the classification and risk stratification of SMM. Observations: This review summarizes current clinical challenges and discusses available models for risk stratification in the context of SMM. Owing to several novel, more effective, and less toxic drugs, these aspects are becoming increasingly important to identify patients eligible for early treatment. However, all proposed criteria were built around indirect markers of disease burden and therefore are generally able to identify a fraction of patients with SMM in whom transformation to multiple myeloma and genomic subclonal diversification are already happening. In contrast, next-generation sequencing approaches have the potential to identify myeloma precursor disease that will progress even before the major clonal expansion and progression, providing a potential base for more effective treatment and better precision regarding the optimal timing of treatment initiation. Conclusions and Relevance: Owing to modern technologies, in the near future, prognostic models derived from genomic signatures independent of the disease burden will allow better identification of the optimal timing to treat a plasma cell clonal disorder at the very early stages, when the chances of eradication are higher.

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Smoldering Multiple MyelomaGenomicsHumansPrognosis

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