Angela Dispenzieri

Dec 16, 2024 | nature.com | Angela Dispenzieri

AbstractCause of death (COD) in POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathies, monoclonal protein and skin changes) syndrome is not well described. We investigated COD in patients with POEMS syndrome treated at Mayo Clinic between 2000 and 2022. Of the 89 deaths, 49 patients had known COD and were the subject of this study.

Aug 28, 2024 | nature.com | Saurabh Zanwar |Jonas Paludo |Ronald S. Go |Joselle M. Cook |Sikander Ailawadhi |Thomas M Habermann | +10 more

An under-recognized source of bleeding in Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is the development of an acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) [1]. In WM, the von Willebrand Factor (vWF) glycoprotein can be degraded due to autoantibody destruction, increased shear stress due to hyperviscosity, or sequestered due to adsorption onto malignant cells, leading to the development of AVWS (AVWS-WM) [1, 2].

Jul 22, 2024 | nature.com | Matthew Rees |Radhika Bansal |Sikander Ailawadhi |Ricardo D. Parrondo |Saurabh Chhabra |Angela Dispenzieri | +9 more

AbstractThree classes of BCMA-directed therapy (BDT) exist: antibody drug-conjugates (ADCs), CAR-T, and T-cell engagers (TCEs), each with distinct strengths and weaknesses. To aid clinicians in selecting between BDTs, we reviewed myeloma patients treated at Mayo Clinic with commercial or investigational BDT between 2018-2023.

Sep 22, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Angela Dispenzieri

1 DISEASE OVERVIEW POEMS syndrome is a rare life-threatening condition due to an underlying plasma cell disorder. The acronym, which was coined by Bardwick in 1980,1 refers to several, but not all, of the features of the syndrome: polyradiculoneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal plasma cell disorder, and skin changes.