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What factors do you consider before discharging an MGUS patient from hematology clinic to safely follow with outpatient PCP?

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Medical Oncology · Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
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In general, I follow the risk stratification referenced in the Mayo Clinic's recent review, and I tend to think about a clinic discharge from hematology if they have low-risk MGUS, i.e., serum M protein <1.5 gm/dL, IgG subtype, normal FLC ratio (0.26-1.65).

I then use the Lee Index to estimate the pa...

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Medical Oncology · Los Angeles VA Medical Center
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Dr. @Dr. First Last's answer is quite helpful and appreciated! (especially the up-to-date reference/using iStopMM and not only going back to the IMWG 2010 cohort paper) I will offer some experience at a VA, where we have our half-day of clinic and its associated space assigned to us, with no additio...

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