Vincent Rajkumar, MD
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Editor in Chief, Blood Cancer Journal; Professor, Mayo Clinic; Associate Editor, Mayo Clinic Proceedings; Oncologist, Cancer Research, Myeloma.
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So excited to see this thread on BlueSky, @vincentrk.bsky.social! Thank you as always for your excellent summaries!
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My Annual Updated Myeloma Treatment Algorithms thread. Bookmark! #ASH24
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1. Newly diagnosed transplant ineligible. Quadruplet unless frail. Maintenance varies by risk stratification.
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Wow. I’m overwhelmed by the response here. Will post more on here.
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It is through clinical trials that new treatments are discovered, tested, and approved.

A medicine is a chemical and will stay so in the absence of clinical trials.

No trial, no medicines.
I’m thankful for colleagues who run clinical trials.
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9. All the active drugs for myeloma in one simple table. Black font = approved drugs; blue font = investigational.
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8. Will post hot-of-the-press smoldering myeloma SMM treatment algorithm Monday afternoon #ASH24

AQUILA trial!
Stay tuned.
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6. In general if possible and available a clinical trial is preferable to these algorithms.

These are general principles. You have to individualize treatment selection. Also treatments evolve. Follow msmart.org for updates
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mSMART
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5. True Penta-Refractory myeloma (refractory to PI, Imid, CD38, alkylator, and BCMA targeted approach).
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4. Second or later relapse
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3) First Relapse

I don’t recommend CART in first relapse even though it’s approved except in very selected patients (eg., high risk progressing early while on quad).

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2. Newly diagnosed transplant eligible. Quadruplet induction.

See below for transplant timing and maintenance. #ASH24
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My Annual Updated Myeloma Treatment Algorithms thread. Bookmark! #ASH24
#ASH24VR

1. Newly diagnosed transplant ineligible. Quadruplet unless frail. Maintenance varies by risk stratification.
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My first post here.

Holy cow! And I already have followers here! Thanks so much everyone.

I’m still trying to figure out how to post on X and here.
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