Favorable long-term outcomes with autologous stem cell transplantation for high-risk multiple myeloma patients with a positive result on 18F-FDG PET/CT at baseline

The clinical significance of image evaluation for multiple myeloma (MM) is increasing with the use of novel imaging techniques. Osteolytic lesions detected by computed tomography (CT) and focal lesions (FL) detected by positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the initial workup are critical events requiring treatment initiation.1. Additionally, it is widely assumed that residual lesions on functional imaging techniques, such as MRI or PET/CT, during the follow-up period after treatment are associated with poor prognosis2.

Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - August 30, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Hee Jeong Cho, Dong Won Baek, Ju-Hyung Kim, Jungmin Lee, Yu Kyung Chung, Sung-Hoon Jung, Ga-young Song, Seo-Yeon Ahn, Jae Sook Ahn, Deok-Hwan Yang, Je-Jung Lee, Hyeong-Joon Kim, Chae Moon Hong, Shin Young Jeong, Jung-Joon Min, Sang-Kyun Sohn, Joon Ho Moon Source Type: research