Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer caused by a buildup of abnormal plasma cells in the bone marrow. As the abnormal ...

A new treatment is showing promise for people with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM). This precancerous condition can progress to active multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.

The SLiM criteria refer to three blood markers that quantify the risk of developing multiple myeloma in people who have an asymptomatic precursor condition called smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM).

1 Many people with MGUS or SMM will never develop multiple myeloma ... In MinimuMM-seq, we examine circulating tumor cells (CTC) derived from patient blood samples. Researchers have shown previously ...