Neurology

Hematologic Malignancies

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Is it necessary to prescribe a steroid taper after two weeks of high-dose prednisone (60 mg daily)?

What is your clinical threshold for treating a potential monoclonal gammopathy of thrombotic significance?

New data suggests monoclonal gammopathies can be associated with thrombotic events. Is your practice changing to include monoclonal gammopathy evaluat...

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How do different inflammatory markers like CRP and ferritin contribute differently, if at all, to the monitoring of CART neurotoxicity?

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How does one interpret an SPEP showing potentially obscured but non-quantifiable M-spike however an IFE showing monoclonal protein?

Can you elaborate on reasons for a non-quantifiable SPEP and how does one follow the paraprotein?

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Does receiving IVIG confound the result of SPEP and/or UPEP?

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How do you evaluate a patient with MGUS and peripheral neuropathy?

Can you explain when would you consider light chain amyloidosis work up with fat pad biopsy?

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How do you time CSF analysis for suspected CNS lymphoma in patients who are on steroids?

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How do you manage IgM related peripheral neuropathy?

Do you utilize rituximab or any other specific management strategies?

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How would you approach grade 2 neurologic toxicity in a patient on daratumumab, dexamethasone, and lenalidomide for relapsed multiple myeloma?

Regimen currently 25 mg lenalidomide D1-21 of D28 day cycles, Daratumumab 16 mg/kg every 2 weeks.

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When patients develop headaches from luspatercept, do they tend to improve over time?

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Do you typically see peripheral neuropathy in patients with castleman syndrome?

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Do you recommend work up for POEMS and/or amyloidosis for IgM monoclonal gammopathies associated with neuropathy?

Can you expand on this by sharing exactly what this routine workup should include? What additional tests outside of evaluating for POEMS and amyloidos...

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