Myeloma Paper of the Day, September 6th, Suggested by Robert Orlowski

Myeloma Paper of the Day, September 6th, Suggested by Robert Orlowski

Robert Orlowski, Florence Maude Thomas Cancer Research Professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, shared on X:

Myeloma Paper of the Day:

Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy of fat pad and BM sampling for AL #amyloidosis finds fat pad and surgical/punch bx w/ similar sensitivity (0.80 and 0.77, respectively); one study w/ both yielded 0.89.”

Title: Diagnostic Accuracy of Fat Pad Sampling and Bone Marrow Biopsy for AL Amyloidosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Authors: Muayad Azzam, Hassan Kawtharany, Jamil Nazzal, Qais Hamarsha, Aseel Alkhader, Tala Khraise, Mohammad M AlMasri, Hadi K. Abou Zeid, Iktimal Alwan, Nour Jaber, Maria Adela Aguirre, Deborah Boedicker, Naresh Bumma, Antonia S. Carroll, Raymond Comenzo, Joselle Cook, Noel R Dasgupta, Alfredo De La Torre, Angela Dispenzieri, Faizi Jamal, Jack Khouri, Nelson Leung, Maria M Picken, Shahzad Raza, Vaishali Sanchorawala, Nitasha Sarswat, Hira Shaikh, Daulath Singh, Matthew D Seftel, Vishal Kukreti, Reem A. Mustafa.

You can read the full article on Blood Advances.

Myeloma Paper of the Day, September 6th, Suggested by Robert Orlowski

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