- Article
- Source: Campus Sanofi
- 4 Jun 2025
Multiple Myeloma: Renal Impairment
Renal impairment is a common complication in patients with multiple myeloma
Patients with renal impairment are o en excluded from or underrepresented in clinical trials1
...and it forms a core part of the CRAB criteria used to diagnose multiple myeloma2,3
Renal impairment adversely affects survival
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The median survival of patients with renal impairment is approximately half that of patients without renal impairment4
There are multiple contributors to renal impairment2
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Depth of renal impairment at diagnosis is predictive of poor prognosis6
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m²)
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