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The Utility of MRD Testing for Myeloma Patient Treatment and Outcomes with Benjamin Derman, MD
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Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) testing is a more sensitive way to test for remaining disease following myeloma treatment. Its use could change the way experts treat multiple myeloma now and in the future. MRD testing may help determine which patients should stay on treament or which patients are able to stop if they stay MRD negative for a long period of time. It may help prevent over or under treating patients.
In this show Benjamin Derman, MD of the University of Chicago shares what MRD testing is, how it's being used in clinical trials as a new clinical trial end point, what the FDA wants to see in clinical trial data, how it could be used to determine if treatment can stop based on a patient's status, why it's needed and when it should be used. He shares his MRD2STOP study and the results to date.
Patients can take advantage of the progress in MRD testing to truly personalize and optimize their care.
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MRD testing is coming of age in both clinical trials and in the myeloma clinic. Ben Derman, MD of the University of Chicago shares MRD basics, how MRD testing is being evaluated by the FDA as a new clinical trial end point, and clinical trials that are using MRD testing. It is too soon to tell, but over time, perhaps in the future MRD testing can inform patients about how well they may do on treatment, and when to start or stop therapy based on the results.
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Benjamin Derman, MD