Disease Monitoring in Multiple Myeloma Patients Using Liquid Biopsy and Next Generation Sequencing of IGH Gene Rearrangements
Gimondi S, Biancon G, Vendramin A, Zaninelli S, Rizzitano S, Malan S, Bermema A, Montefusco V, Carniti C, Corradini P. Disease Monitoring in Multiple Myeloma Patients Using Liquid Biopsy and Next Generation Sequencing of IGH Gene Rearrangements. Blood 2016, 128: 4430. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.4430.4430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell-free tumor DNAMinimal residual diseaseIgH gene rearrangementMultiple myeloma patientsTime pointsTumor burdenMyeloma patientsGene rearrangementsLiquid biopsyPlasma samplesInternational Myeloma Working Group Uniform Response CriteriaTime of CRSequential plasma samplesBone marrow infiltrationDisease monitoringResidual tumor burdenNon-invasive strategyImmunoglobulin gene rearrangementsMM ptsPresence of subclonesSpecific clonotypesProgressive diseaseMarrow infiltrationMRD monitoringResidual disease