The establishment of a multiple myeloma clinical registry in the Asia-Pacific region: The Asia-Pacific Myeloma and Related Diseases Registry (APAC MRDR)

• Main Authors: Aoki, Naomi, Chen, Pin-Yen, Chen, Wenming, Chng, Wee Joo, Gan, Gin Gin, Goh, Yeow Tee, Hou, Jian, Huang, Jeffrey, Kim, Kihyun, Lee, Je Jung, Lu, Jin, McQuilten, Zoe K., Min, Chang Ki, Moore, Elizabeth, Oliver, Laura, Waters, Neil A., Wellard, Cameron, Wood, Erica M., Yeh, Su-Peng, Spencer, Andrew, Investigators, APAC MRDR
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2024
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/45252/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-024-02227-0

Background Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common haematological cancer worldwide. Along with related diseases including monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), plasma cell leukaemia (PCL) and plasmacytoma, MM incidence is rising, yet it remains incurable and represents a...