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ReviewBiomedicines2026

Counting the CHIPs: The High-Stakes Role of Clonal Hematopoiesis in Multiple Myeloma.

Morgan Szalay, Ian Seguel Strange, Kyle Banwell, Sophia Campana, Adina Dass, Sereen Hej-Ali, Halima Mohamed, Sahar Khan

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Review in Biomedicines, 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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8 authors.

Morgan SzalayDepartment of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada.
Ian Seguel StrangeDepartment of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada.
Kyle BanwellDepartment of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada.ORCID 0009-0007-7531-0678
Sophia CampanaSchool of Medicine, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON L6T 2T9, Canada.
Adina DassDepartment of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada.
Sereen Hej-AliDepartment of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada.
Halima MohamedDepartment of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada.
Sahar KhanWindsor Regional Hospital, Windsor, ON N8W 1L9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0325-3401

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is the clonal expansion of somatically mutated hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the bone marrow. CHIP mutations are relatively common in multiple myeloma (MM) and have been identified as potential biomarkers for poorer survival outcomes. MM is a hematological malignancy that, despite treatment advances, remains aggressive and incurable for many patients. The potential impact of CHIP mutations on the outcomes of MM treatments has been the topic of several recent studies, yet both the magnitude and the modality by which CHIP exerts its negative effects on treatment and disease progression remain to be fully elucidated. Evidence suggests that CHIP mutations may contribute to inferior survival and treatment tolerances, as well as contribute to greater treatment toxicity and related frailty. In this review, we synthesize and discuss the available literature to provide an updated understanding of the complex role that CHIP plays in altering the MM microenvironment, and the resulting impact on standard MM treatments, autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) and B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-targeted therapy/CAR-T, and the important role of immunomodulatory drug (IMiD) maintenance therapy in clinical outcomes.

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ASCTBCMAclonal hematopoiesisIMiDsmultiple myeloma

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PMCPMC13113916

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