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SUBMITTER: Kim EB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7281647 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim E Bridget EB Yee Andrew J AJ Raje Noopur N
Cancers 20200513 5
The current standard of care for smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) is observation until there is end-organ involvement. With newer and more effective treatments available, a question that is increasingly asked is whether early intervention in patients with SMM will alter the natural history of their disease. Herein, we review the evolving definition of SMM and risk stratification models. We discuss evidence supporting early intervention for SMM-both as a preventative strategy to delay progressio ...[more]