Do you use MRD testing to guide maintenance therapy discontinuation in newly diagnosed non-high risk myeloma patients?
Please elaborate on both transplant-ineligible (not deferred) versus post-autologous transplant settings?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Major bias, incoming!The short answer is: yes, I use MRD to guide de-escalation and ultimately discontinuation in standard-risk patients with myeloma.Much of that sentiment comes from our work at the University of Chicago called MRD2STOP, where we allow patients to stop treatment if they are sustain...