How is high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma diagnosed? (https://www.myeloma.org/videos/how-high-risk-smoldering-multiple-myeloma-diagnosed)

In this video, Dr. Brian G.M. Durie explains that active myeloma is diagnosed if a patient has CRAB features and myeloma-defining events. He also sheds light on a new set of criteria for high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, known as the 2/20/20 rule.

BOTTOM LINE:
Talk with your doctor to assess if you have high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma.

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Image of Dr. Brian G.M. DurieDr. Brian G.M. Durie serves as Chairman of the International Myeloma Foundation and serves on its Scientific Advisory Board. Additionally, he is Chairman of the IMF's International Myeloma Working Group, a consortium of nearly 200 myeloma experts from around the world. Dr. Durie also leads the IMF’s Black Swan Research Initiative®.

 

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