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ReviewAmerican journal of hematology2021

The evaluation and management of monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance and monoclonal gammopathy of neurological significance.

Jorge J Castillo, Natalie S Callander, Muhamed Baljevic, Douglas W Sborov, Shaji Kumar

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Review in American journal of hematology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. A Comprehensive Review of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance.Journal of the advanced practitioner in oncology · 2026
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  11. Monoclonal Gammopathy of Neurological Significance: A Case Report and Insights on Treatment.Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2025
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  12. Neurological manifestations of MGUS.Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Jorge J CastilloDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-9490-7532
Natalie S CallanderCarbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.ORCID 0000-0002-6975-1086
Muhamed BaljevicFred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Omaha.ORCID 0000-0002-0630-8458
Douglas W SborovHuntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Shaji KumarMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5392-9284
Harvard University · USMayo Clinic · USSusan Thompson Buffett Foundation · USUniversity of Utah · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the benign nature of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), mounting data are associating MGUS with the development of organ dysfunction, specifically monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) and monoclonal gammopathy of neurological significance (MGNS), which could be associated with substantial morbidity. Emerging evidence suggests that patients with MGRS and MGNS could benefit from treatments used for myeloma, Waldenström macroglobulinemia, or chronic lymphocytic leukemia, depending on the underlying pathology. However, the treatment of MGRS and MGNS is not standardized, and potentially effective therapies might not be reimbursed because these conditions do not formally meet the criteria for malignant processes. The present review aims at establishing standards for the evaluation and management of MGRS and MGNS, which can facilitate the diagnosis of and provide therapeutic options for treating practitioners and patients affected by these conditions. The careful design and execution of clinical trials for patients with MGRS and MGNS are positively encouraged.

Indexed as

AnimalsDisease ManagementDisease ProgressionHumansKidneyKidney DiseasesMonoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined SignificanceNervous SystemNervous System Diseases

Identifiers

PMID33709474
PMCPMC8252623
OpenAlexW3135710503

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