Vincent Rajkumar, Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, shared an article by Rahul Banerjee on X:
“UPEP 24 hour urine protein study is not necessary for response assessment in myeloma.
Serum FLC takes its place.
Will save a lot of dollars and time, and reduce protocol violations.”
24-Hour Urine Testing Does Not Add Value to Multiple Myeloma Response Assessments: A Secondary Analysis of BMT CTN 0702.
Authors: Rahul Banerjee, et al.
Vincent Rajkumar is a Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Chair for the Mayo Clinic Myeloma, Amyloidosis, and Dysproteinemia Group. He also chairs the Board of directors of The International Myeloma Foundation and the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Myeloma Committee. His extensive contributions include over 230 peer-reviewed publications, predominantly focusing on multiple myeloma and related plasma cell disorders. Furthermore, Dr. Rajkumar is a Section Editor for multiple myeloma and related disorders for Leukemia and an Associate Editor for the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.