Can urine studies be replaced by serum free light chains measurements to assign responses in multiple myeloma patients?
Serum and urine protein electrophoresis and immunofixation are the preferred techniques for monitoring monoclonal proteins and evaluating treatment response in multiple myeloma (MM) patients with measurable disease. However, urine studies are subjected to limitations that may lead to inaccuracies or...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1056293/full |