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SynthesisEuropean journal of haematology2026

Increasing Trends of Minimal Residual Disease Measurement in Trials Focusing on Multiple Myeloma Treatment: A Systematic Analysis of Clinical Research Design From 2014 to 2025.

Mimi Choon-Quinones, George Dennis Obeng, Benjamin Asiedu-Ayeh, Sampson Kawuo, Asmau Mohammed Tukur, Inusah Mohammed, Akosua Pokuaah Obeng, Jean-Luc Harousseau, Anja Seckinger, Dirk Hose and 3 more

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Synthesis in European journal of haematology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Mimi Choon-QuinonesPartners for Patients NGO, Lugano, Switzerland.
George Dennis ObengSyreon Research Africa, Accra, Ghana.
Benjamin Asiedu-AyehSyreon Research Africa, Accra, Ghana.
Sampson KawuoSyreon Research Africa, Accra, Ghana.
Asmau Mohammed TukurSyreon Research Africa, Accra, Ghana.
Inusah MohammedSyreon Research Africa, Accra, Ghana.
Akosua Pokuaah ObengSyreon Research Africa, Accra, Ghana.
Jean-Luc HarousseauInstitut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Saint Herblain, France.
Anja SeckingerVrije Universiteit Brussel, Jette, Belgium.
Dirk HoseVrije Universiteit Brussel, Jette, Belgium.
Emmanuel Sarkodie37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
Attila ImreCenter for Health Technology Assessment, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0110-8395
Marcell CsanádiSyreon Research Africa, Accra, Ghana.

Funding

Patients for Partners NGO
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Minimal residual disease (MRD) is a central biomarker in multiple myeloma (MM), offering unprecedented sensitivity for evaluating treatment efficacy and serving as a potential surrogate endpoint. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov between 2014 and 2025. Interventional trials or observational studies investigating therapeutic interventions were included. Data on therapy response, MRD outcomes, measurement, and their role as primary, secondary, or adaptive endpoints were extracted. A total of 1336 studies met inclusion criteria. Among interventional trials, 86.4% included therapy response and 30.9% MRD as an outcome. Trials assessing MRD increased steadily from 6.7% in 2014 to 56.8% in 2025. Almost 50% of trials with recruiting (46.0%) or not yet recruiting (46.8%) status had an MRD outcome. MRD served as a primary outcome in 28.4% of trials with MRD assessment and guided therapeutic decisions in 7.5%. Most studies used next-generation flow or sequencing at a 10

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Multiple MyelomaClinical Trials as TopicHumansNeoplasm, ResidualResearch DesignTreatment Outcomeclinical trialsminimal residual diseasemultiple myelomasurrogate endpointtherapy responsetrial design

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PMID41692035
PMCPMC13141664

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