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ArticleEJHaem2023

Variability of definition of high-risk multiple myeloma across phase III clinical trials.

Faris Jamal Abu Za'nouneh, Obada Ababneh, Carolina Schinke, Sharmilan Thanendrarajan, Maurizio Zangari, John D Shaughnessy, Fenghuang Zhan, Frits van Rhee, Samer Al Hadidi

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Article in EJHaem, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. International Myeloma Society/International Myeloma Working Group Consensus Recommendations on the Definition of High-Risk Multiple Myeloma.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Faris Jamal Abu Za'nounehFaculty of Medicine Jordan University Of Science and Technology Irbid Jordan.
Obada AbabnehFaculty of Medicine Jordan University Of Science and Technology Irbid Jordan.
Carolina SchinkeMyeloma Institute University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas USA.
Sharmilan ThanendrarajanMyeloma Institute University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas USA.
Maurizio ZangariMyeloma Institute University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas USA.
John D ShaughnessyMyeloma Institute University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas USA.
Fenghuang ZhanMyeloma Institute University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas USA.
Frits van RheeMyeloma Institute University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas USA.
Samer Al HadidiMyeloma Institute University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4297-8042

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The definition of high-risk multiple myeloma (HRMM) is evolving. Use of a clear definition of HRMM in clinical trials was not previously studied. We explored the definition of HRMM in completed phase III clinical trials. There is extreme variability in the definition and cutoffs used to define HRMM, with a significant number of studies lacking a clear definition. Our study provides a quantification of the variability in defining HRMM and suggests a need to better define HRMM in future clinical trials to enable more consistent treatment recommendations.

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clinical trialshigh riskmultiple myelomaphase III

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PMID37206288
PMCPMC10188470

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