Systemic amyloidosis from A (AA) to T (ATTR): a review

E Muchtar, A Dispenzieri, H Magen… - Journal of internal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Systemic amyloidosis is a rare protein misfolding and deposition disorder leading to
progressive organ failure. There are over 15 types of systemic amyloidosis, each caused by …

Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance

N Leung, F Bridoux, SH Nasr - New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance Monoclonal gammopathy of renal
significance is a B-cell or plasma-cell clonal disorder that does not meet the criteria for …

Daratumumab-based treatment for immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis

E Kastritis, G Palladini, MC Minnema… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Systemic immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is characterized by
deposition of amyloid fibrils of light chains produced by clonal CD38+ plasma cells …

A prospective phase 2 trial of daratumumab in patients with previously treated systemic light-chain amyloidosis

M Roussel, G Merlini, S Chevret… - Blood, The Journal …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Daratumumab is a human monoclonal antibody targeting CD38, an antigen uniformly
expressed by plasma cells in multiple myeloma and light-chain amyloidosis (AL). We report …

Comprehensive review of AL amyloidosis: some practical recommendations

R Al Hamed, AH Bazarbachi, A Bazarbachi… - Blood Cancer …, 2021 - nature.com
Amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis is among the more common and more severe of the
amyloidoses usually involving the slow proliferation of a bone-marrow-residing plasma cell …

Safety, tolerability, and response rates of daratumumab in relapsed AL amyloidosis: results of a phase 2 study

V Sanchorawala, S Sarosiek… - Blood, The Journal …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Daratumumab, a monoclonal CD38 antibody, is approved in the treatment of myeloma, but
its efficacy and safety in light-chain (AL) amyloidosis has not been formally studied. This …

Treatment of AL amyloidosis: Mayo stratification of myeloma and risk-adapted therapy (mSMART) consensus statement 2020 update

E Muchtar, A Dispenzieri, MA Gertz, SK Kumar… - Mayo Clinic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a clonal plasma cell disorder leading to
progressive and life-threatening organ failure. The heart and the kidneys are the most …

Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: 2022 update on diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment

MA Gertz - American journal of hematology, 2022 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Disease overview Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis is a clonal, nonproliferative
plasma cell disorder in which fragments of immunoglobulin light or heavy chain are …

Daratumumab for systemic AL amyloidosis: prognostic factors and adverse outcome with nephrotic-range albuminuria

CR Kimmich, T Terzer, A Benner… - Blood, The Journal …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Daratumumab has shown promising first results in systemic amyloid light-chain (AL)
amyloidosis. We analyzed a consecutive series of 168 patients with advanced AL receiving …

Venetoclax induces deep hematologic remissions in t (11; 14) relapsed/refractory AL amyloidosis

VJ Premkumar, S Lentzsch, S Pan, D Bhutani… - Blood cancer …, 2021 - nature.com
Venetoclax is efficacious in relapsed/refractory t (11; 14) multiple myeloma, thus warranting
investigation in light-chain amyloidosis (AL). This retrospective cohort includes 43 patients …