Author(s):
Pires, Ana Marta ; Barreto, João Pedro ; Caetano, Joana ; Soares, Maria José ; Geraldes, Catarina ; Fernandes, Bruno ; Coucelo, Margarida ; Chacim, Sérgio ; Coelho, Henrique ; Correia, Cecília ; Cruz, Ana Paula ; Cunha, Manuel ; Cunha, Maria Rosário ; Cunha, Nuno ; Ferraz, Patrícia ; Freitas, José Guilherme ; Henrique, Rui ; Lisboa, Susana ; Lúcio, Paulo ; Paiva, Artur ; Pedrosa, Cláudia ; Ramos, Inês ; Sarmento-Ribeiro, Ana Bela ; Seabra, Patrícia ; Sevilha, Joana ; Rego de Sousa, Maria José ; Sousa, Sara ; Sousa, Teresa ; Tavares, Márcio ; Trigo, Fernanda ; Roque, Adriana ; Bergantim, Rui ; Joao, Cristina
Date: 2025
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/191501
Origin: Repositório Institucional da UNL
Subject(s): diagnosis; laboratory methodologies; multiple myeloma; response assessment; risk stratification; Medicine(all)
Description
Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.
Multiple myeloma is a clonal plasma cell malignancy with a highly variable range of clinical manifestations. Over recent decades, substantial progress has been made in laboratory diagnostics, which has deepened our understanding of disease biology, improved risk stratification, and informed treatment strategies. In an era of transformation and innovation, conventional laboratory methods remain essential, as cutting-edge technologies might not be immediately accessible to all laboratories. Nonetheless, even widely used laboratory methodologies present many challenges, such as variability in assay performance, interpretative criteria, and standardization. This review by the Portuguese Multiple Myeloma Group of the Portuguese Society of Hematology provides a comprehensive overview and practical appraisal of current conventional laboratory methods employed for multiple myeloma diagnosis.
