Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for smoldering multiple myeloma according to International Myeloma Working Group 2014 criteria

Smoldering multiple myeloma diagnosis
 Bone marrow clonal plasma cells 10%-60% 
 M-protein in serum ≥30 g/L or urinary M-protein ≥0.5  g per 24 hours 
 No evidence of other B-cell proliferative disorder 
 No myeloma-related organ or tissue impairment or bone lesions 
Myeloma-defining events 
 Evidence of end-organ or tissue impairment 
 • Hypercalcemia 
 • Renal insufficiency 
 • Anemia 
 • Osteolytic bone lesions 
 Biomarkers of malignancy 
 • Clonal bone marrow plasma cell percentage ≥60% 
 • Involved: uninvolved serum free light chain ratio ≥100 
 • >1 focal lesion on MRI studies 
Smoldering multiple myeloma diagnosis
 Bone marrow clonal plasma cells 10%-60% 
 M-protein in serum ≥30 g/L or urinary M-protein ≥0.5  g per 24 hours 
 No evidence of other B-cell proliferative disorder 
 No myeloma-related organ or tissue impairment or bone lesions 
Myeloma-defining events 
 Evidence of end-organ or tissue impairment 
 • Hypercalcemia 
 • Renal insufficiency 
 • Anemia 
 • Osteolytic bone lesions 
 Biomarkers of malignancy 
 • Clonal bone marrow plasma cell percentage ≥60% 
 • Involved: uninvolved serum free light chain ratio ≥100 
 • >1 focal lesion on MRI studies 
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