Quality of Life in Patients With Asymptomatic Monoclonal Gammopathies
This study examines the quality of life in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance and smoldering multiple myeloma. Collecting quality of life information from patients may help doctors learn more about the most common symptoms and concerns patients with monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance and smoldering multiple myeloma may have.
• Patients with either monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance age \>= 18 years old.
⁃ Both criteria must be met:
∙ Serum monoclonal protein \< 3 g/dL or urinary monoclonal protein \< 500 mg per 24 hours and clonal bone marrow plasma cells \< 10%
‣ Absence of myeloma defining events or amyloidosis
• OR Patients with smoldering multiple myeloma age \>= 18 years old.
⁃ Both criteria must be met:
∙ Serum monoclonal protein \>= 3 g/dL or urinary monoclonal protein \>= 500 mg per 24 hours and/or clonal bone marrow plasma cells 10-60%
‣ Absence of myeloma defining events or amyloidosis
• Patients must be enrolled in clinical trials for SMM or MGUS at MD Anderson Cancer Center, including protocols PA15-0575 (NCT02726750) (Prospective observational study of clinical and genomic predictors of progression to myeloma in asymptomatic monoclonal gammopathies); 2015-0148 (Phase II single arm trial of Isatuximab in patients with intermediate and high risk smoldering multiple myeloma); and 2015-0371 (NCT02603887) (Pilot single arm, single center, open label trial of Pembrolizumab in patients with intermediate and high risk smoldering multiple myeloma) and any future clinical trials for MGUS and/or SMM that open at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
• Only patients who are English or Spanish speaking are eligible.