CHAAMP (CHArlotte Advocate MGUS Project) Internal Pilot Study
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Summary
The purpose of this study is to identify multiple myeloma in the precancerous MGUS stage in order to reduce the risk of delayed diagnosis of multiple myeloma, decrease morbidity related to multiple myeloma at progression, and improve long term outcomes.
Description
The CHAAMP Internal Pilot is a pilot and feasibility study conducted to evaluate the feasibility of the trial methods before a full-scale screening effort is launched. High risk individuals 30 years of age or older residing in Charlotte or surrounding area will be screened for MGUS over one-year period with a target enrollment of 1665 participants. Individuals screening positive for monoclonal gammopathy will be provided a clinic referral for further diagnostic evaluation to confirm MGUS, SMM, or other PCD-related disorder, and will be given the opportunity to consent for the Longitudinal port…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 30+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
SCREENING Inclusion Criteria: * Age 30 years or older at the time of consent * Either: 1. Self-identify as Black and/or African American OR 2. First-degree relatives (parents, siblings, or children) of patients of any race or ethnicity diagnosed with a plasma cell disorder, including MGUS, smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), multiple myeloma (MM), solitary plasmacytoma, plasma cell leukemia, AL amyloidosis, POEMS syndrome, and Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia * Capable and willing to provide informed consent. NOTE: HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) authorization f…
Interventions
- OtherBlood draw for the laboratory assessment
Screening blood sample collection to test for MGUS
Location
- Atrium Health Levine CancerCharlotte, North Carolina