Percentage of urinary albumin excretion and serum-free light-chain reduction are important determinants of renal response in myeloma patients with moderate to severe renal impairment

Reversal of renal dysfunction significantly affects the prognosis of multiple myeloma (MM) with renal impairment (RI). There is no reliable test for predicting reversibility of RI in MM patients. We postulated that MM with high albuminuria may reflect glomerular disease that is difficult to reverse....

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Main Authors: Sugihara, H, Chihara, D, Seike, K, Fukumoto, K, Fujisawaa, M, Suehara, Y, Nishida, Y, Takeuchi, M, Matsue, K
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4219465/