Quality of Life in Patients With Asymptomatic Monoclonal Gammopathies
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What's the purpose of this trial?

This study examines the quality of life in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance and smoldering multiple myeloma. Collecting quality of life information from patients may help doctors learn more about the most common symptoms and concerns patients with monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance and smoldering multiple myeloma may have.

This trial is currently open and accepting patients.


What will happen during the trial?

You may be able to join this trial if you:

The following criteria is a partial list of reasons why patients may be eligible to participate in this clinical trial. Further evaluation with a medical professional is required.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with either monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance age >= 18 years old.
    • Both criteria must be met:
      • Serum monoclonal protein < 3 g/dL or urinary monoclonal protein < 500 mg per 24 hours and clonal bone marrow plasma cells < 10%
      • Absence of myeloma defining events or amyloidosis
  • OR Patients with smoldering multiple myeloma age >= 18 years old.
    • Both criteria must be met:
      • Serum monoclonal protein >= 3 g/dL or urinary monoclonal protein >= 500 mg per 24 hours and/or clonal bone marrow plasma cells 10-60%
      • Absence of myeloma defining events or amyloidosis
  • Patients must be enrolled in clinical trials for SMM or MGUS at MD Anderson Cancer Center, including protocols PA15-0575 (NCT02726750) (Prospective observational study of clinical and genomic predictors of progression to myeloma in asymptomatic monoclonal gammopathies); 2015-0148 (Phase II single arm trial of Isatuximab in patients with intermediate and high risk smoldering multiple myeloma); and 2015-0371 (NCT02603887) (Pilot single arm, single center, open label trial of Pembrolizumab in patients with intermediate and high risk smoldering multiple myeloma) and any future clinical trials for MGUS and/or SMM that open at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
  • Only patients who are English or Spanish speaking are eligible.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of myeloma defining events or biomarkers of malignancy due to underlying plasma cell proliferative disorder meeting at least one of the following:
    • Hypercalcemia: serum calcium > 0.25 mmol/L (> 1 mg/dL) higher than the upper limit of normal or > 2.75 mmol/L (> 11 mg/dL)
    • Renal Insufficiency: creatinine clearance < 40 ml/min or serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL
    • Anemia: hemoglobin value < 10 g/dL or 2 g/dL < normal reference
    • Bone lesions: one or more osteolytic lesions on skeletal radiography, computerized tomography (CT) or 2-deoxy-2[F-18] fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography CT (PET-CT).
    • Clonal bone marrow plasma cell percentage >= 60%
    • Involved: uninvolved serum free light chain ratio >= 100 measured by Freelite assay (The Binding Site Group, Birmingham, United Kingdom [UK])
    • >1 focal lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies, if the patient has an MRI done per eligibility criteria (each focal lesion must be 5 mm or more in size)
  • Plasma cell leukemia.
  • Presence of cognitive impairment or delirium as determined by the primary clinician.

Additional Trial Information

Observational Trial

Enrollment: 400 patients (estimated)

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MD Anderson Cancer Center The University of Texas

Houston, TX

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