About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patients with either monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance age >= 18 years old.
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.
Disqualifiers
Evidence of myeloma defining events or biomarkers of malignancy due to underlying plasma cell proliferative disorder meeting at least one of the following
Hypercalcemia: serum calcium > 0.25 mmol/L (> 1 mg/dL) higher than the upper limit of normal or > 2.75 mmol/L (> 11 mg/dL)
Renal Insufficiency: creatinine clearance < 40 ml/min or serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL
Anemia: hemoglobin value < 10 g/dL or 2 g/dL < normal reference
Trial population
Patients with monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance or smoldering multiple myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Quality-of-Life Assessment
Other interventionComplete questionnaires
Questionnaire Administration
Other interventionComplete questionnaires
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Quality of life questionnaires
Patients complete quality of life questionnaires over 10-15 minutes at baseline. Score scale ranges from (1-4) 1 - Not at all and 4 - Almost all the time
Quality of life questionnaires
Patients complete quality of life questionnaires every 6 months for patients participating in an observational study or every month for patients participating in a treatment study for up to 3 years. Score scale ranges from (1-4) 1 - Not at all and 4 - Almost all the time
Sponsors and contacts
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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator