Preventing osteolytic lesions and osteomyelitis in multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma is a hematological malignancy affecting the plasma cells. It is the second most common hematologic cancer in adults. Over 90% of patients develop local osteolytic lesions and skeletal-related events at some point during the progression of the disease. Bone lesions can induce severe...

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Main Authors: Aiken Dao, Michelle M McDonald, Paul B. Savage, David G. Little, Aaron Schindeler
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Bone Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212137422000501
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Michelle M McDonald
Paul B. Savage
David G. Little
Aaron Schindeler
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description Multiple myeloma is a hematological malignancy affecting the plasma cells. It is the second most common hematologic cancer in adults. Over 90% of patients develop local osteolytic lesions and skeletal-related events at some point during the progression of the disease. Bone lesions can induce severe pain and immobility and can also increase the risk of fractures and osteomyelitis. Skeletal complications are associated with poor clinical outcomes, affecting quality of life and mortality. Current standards of care for myeloma, e.g., autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) and chemotherapy, do not lessen the risk of adverse events in bone. Once bone lesions are present, bone-targeted interventions are limited, with bone antiresorptive drugs being a mainstay of treatment. This review highlights the growing literature surrounding osteolytic lesions and bone infections associated with multiple myeloma and assesses current and emerging treatments. Emerging evidence from clinical trials suggests that denosumab can reduce skeletal-related events, and the potential application of bortezomib/1D11 can reduce bone destruction and pathological fractures in MM patients. Once established, bone lesions are prone to develop osteomyelitis – especially in immunocompromised individuals. Antibiotics and surgical interventions have been used to manage bone infections in most reported cases. As the bone infection risk associated with MM bone lesions become more evident, there is scope to improve patient management by mitigating this risk with prophylactic antimicrobial therapy.
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spelling doaj.art-a812230de8004475a69147e417ad7db22022-12-22T03:52:00ZengElsevierJournal of Bone Oncology2212-13742022-12-0137100460Preventing osteolytic lesions and osteomyelitis in multiple myelomaAiken Dao0Michelle M McDonald1Paul B. Savage2David G. Little3Aaron Schindeler4Bioengineering & Molecular Medicine Laboratory, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, AustraliaGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, AustraliaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United StatesBioengineering & Molecular Medicine Laboratory, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaBioengineering & Molecular Medicine Laboratory, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Corresponding author at: Bioengineering & Molecular Medicine Laboratory, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Research Building, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia.Multiple myeloma is a hematological malignancy affecting the plasma cells. It is the second most common hematologic cancer in adults. Over 90% of patients develop local osteolytic lesions and skeletal-related events at some point during the progression of the disease. Bone lesions can induce severe pain and immobility and can also increase the risk of fractures and osteomyelitis. Skeletal complications are associated with poor clinical outcomes, affecting quality of life and mortality. Current standards of care for myeloma, e.g., autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) and chemotherapy, do not lessen the risk of adverse events in bone. Once bone lesions are present, bone-targeted interventions are limited, with bone antiresorptive drugs being a mainstay of treatment. This review highlights the growing literature surrounding osteolytic lesions and bone infections associated with multiple myeloma and assesses current and emerging treatments. Emerging evidence from clinical trials suggests that denosumab can reduce skeletal-related events, and the potential application of bortezomib/1D11 can reduce bone destruction and pathological fractures in MM patients. Once established, bone lesions are prone to develop osteomyelitis – especially in immunocompromised individuals. Antibiotics and surgical interventions have been used to manage bone infections in most reported cases. As the bone infection risk associated with MM bone lesions become more evident, there is scope to improve patient management by mitigating this risk with prophylactic antimicrobial therapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212137422000501Multiple myelomaMyeloma bone diseaseOsteolytic bone infectionsOsteomyelitisCancer
spellingShingle Aiken Dao
Michelle M McDonald
Paul B. Savage
David G. Little
Aaron Schindeler
Preventing osteolytic lesions and osteomyelitis in multiple myeloma
Journal of Bone Oncology
Multiple myeloma
Myeloma bone disease
Osteolytic bone infections
Osteomyelitis
Cancer
title Preventing osteolytic lesions and osteomyelitis in multiple myeloma
title_full Preventing osteolytic lesions and osteomyelitis in multiple myeloma
title_fullStr Preventing osteolytic lesions and osteomyelitis in multiple myeloma
title_full_unstemmed Preventing osteolytic lesions and osteomyelitis in multiple myeloma
title_short Preventing osteolytic lesions and osteomyelitis in multiple myeloma
title_sort preventing osteolytic lesions and osteomyelitis in multiple myeloma
topic Multiple myeloma
Myeloma bone disease
Osteolytic bone infections
Osteomyelitis
Cancer
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212137422000501
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