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Monoclonal gammopathies of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a widespread phenomenon that increases markedly with age. While MGUS itself requires no medical action, the risk it poses for developing a blood cancer such as multiple myeloma (MM) is 1% per year. Detection and monitoring of MGUS are therefore critical to ensure early discovery of progression to MM. This is important because the earlier MM is treated, the better the chances of curing the disease.
This webinar highlights the key role of free light chain (FLC) testing in the detection and monitoring of MGUS and summarizes the results of recent studies.
Key learning objectives
- Understand when serum FLC (sFLC) should be utilized in MGUS diagnosis
- Find out how sFLC assessment is incorporated in risk stratification of MGUS
- Learn how to incorporate sFLC in monitoring of MGUS
Who should attend
- Endocrinologists
- Hematologists
- Hematologist-oncologists
- Hemopathologists
- Intensive care physicians
- Nephrologists
- Oncologists
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Presenters
Dr. Charlotte Gran
Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM),
Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Charlotte Gran is a distinguished attending specialist in clinical chemistry, with a primary responsibility for routine hematology at Karolinska University in Stockholm, Sweden. She also lectures on the laboratory aspects of hematology at the same institution. Dr. Gran is engaged in pioneering research, with a particular interest in the dynamic changes in peripheral biomarkers in the premalignant stages, such as MGUS and smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) to identify patients who might benefit the most from intervention and those at the highest risk of progression. Dr. Gran's contributions are underlined by a portfolio of over 20 peer-reviewed publications, as first author and as a co-author.
Dora Wells
Editorial Team
SelectScience