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ReviewBlood cancer journal2025

Guidelines for the testing and reporting of cytogenetic results for risk stratification of multiple myeloma: a report of the Cancer Genomics Consortium Plasma Cell Neoplasm Working Group.

Xinyan Lu, Erica F Andersen, Rahul Banerjee, Celeste C Eno, Patrick R Gonzales, Shaji Kumar, Angela M Lager, Patricia M Miron, Trevor Pugh, Fabiola Quintero-Rivera and 5 more

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Review in Blood cancer journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Xinyan LuDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Erica F AndersenDepartment of Pathology, University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Rahul BanerjeeDivision of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3781-5441
Celeste C EnoDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3857-9519
Patrick R GonzalesDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Shaji KumarDivision of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5392-9284
Angela M LagerDepartment of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Patricia M MironDepartment of Pathology, UMass Memorial Health/UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Trevor PughDepartment of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Fabiola Quintero-RiveraDepartments of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, and Pediatrics, Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine, University of California Irvine (UCI), UC Irvine Health, Irvine, CA, USA.
Virginia C ThurstonParke Cytogenetics, Advocate Health-Atrium Health and Carolinas Pathology, Charlotte, NC, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-2569-3511
Daynna J WolffDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Jian ZhaoDepartment of Pathology, University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Rafael FonsecaDivision of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5938-3769
Linda B BaughnDivision of Hematopathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. baughn.linda@mayo.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5229-4897

Funding

Project 4: Targeting Resistance to T-Cell Directed Therapy in Multiple MyelomaP50CA186781 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA · PI Yi Lin · 2015 to 2026
$25.5M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA186781
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) remains the gold-standard clinical assay to detect genetic abnormalities in multiple myeloma (MM). However, FISH panel design, use of conventional chromosome banding analysis and reporting practices have been reported to vary among laboratories. Therefore, standardization in FISH testing and reporting practices is needed to improve report clarity and avoid misinterpretation. The recommendations in this paper represent a consensus of our Cancer Genomics Consortium Plasma Cell Neoplasm Working Group, comprising a joint panel of cytogenetic laboratory directors and clinical investigators with expertise in the diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment of multiple myeloma. Prior to developing these consensus recommendations, we performed a full literature review and conducted a survey of 102 oncologists to assess current variations and challenges in MM cytogenetic/FISH testing and reporting. Our guidelines establish best practices for the optimization of FISH panel selection, and recommendations for standardized reporting of cytogenetic results to align with the 2025 International Myeloma Society (IMS)/International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) Updated Risk Stratification.

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Cytogenetic AnalysisIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMultiple MyelomaChromosome AberrationsGenomicsHumansPractice Guidelines as TopicRisk Assessment

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PMID40533444
PMCPMC12177088

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