1.Singapore Myeloma Study Group consensus guidelines for the management of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
Sanjay DE MEL ; Allison Cy TSO ; Cinnie Y SOEKOJO ; Melissa G OOI ; Chi Ching LIM ; Constance TEO ; Yun Xin CHEN ; Melinda TAN ; Aditi MANJERI ; Zhao Yuan LEE ; Daryl TAN ; Liang King LEE ; Ling CAO ; Yeow Tee GOH ; Chandramouli NAGARAJAN ; Wee Joo CHNG
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2025;54(9):561-584
2.Consensus guidelines for the management of treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in Singapore (2024).
Yeow Tee GOH ; Yvonne LOH ; Esther CHAN ; Yuh Shan LEE ; Venkata Sreekanth SAMPATH ; Daryl TAN ; Shin Yeu ONG ; Chandramouli NAGARAJAN
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2024;54(1):36-52
INTRODUCTION:
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) has a heterogeneous disease course and a variable preva-lence across populations. Appropriate management for achieving optimal outcomes requires consideration of multiple factors, including disease-related factors like genomic alterations, patient characteristics and fitness, availability and access to treatments, and logistics/cost. This review aims to provide comprehen-sive and pragmatic recommendations for the management of treatment-naïve (TN) CLL that are relevant to Singapore's clinical context.
METHOD:
Clinical consensus statements were developed by an expert panel of haematologists from Singapore through a 2-round modified Delphi process. Statements were drafted using recent evidence-based guidelines and published literature. Panel members reviewed draft statements, provided anonymised feedback and proposed modifications where relevant. A physical meeting was held to facilitate discussion, voting and endorsement of the final consensus statements.
RESULTS:
The final consensus included 15 statements covering major TN CLL patient subsets. The recommendations highlight the importance of molecular testing for key biomarkers, where available/accessible, to guide initial therapy. Due to the superior efficacy of targeted agents (Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors [BTKis] and B-cell lymphoma 2 inhibitors [BCL2is]) these are favoured over standard chemotherapy or chemotherapy-immunotherapy, especially for patients with del(17p) or TP53 mutation, and less fit patients.
CONCLUSION
These consensus statements provide practical recommendations for the current manage-ment of TN CLL patients in Singapore and similar healthcare systems based on up-to-date evidence. Regular updates to treatment guidelines are important to ensure responsiveness to emerging evidence and evolving clinical practices and to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.
Humans
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Consensus
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Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/diagnosis*
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Singapore
3.The Singapore Myeloma Study Group Consensus Guidelines for the management of patients with multiple myeloma.
Sanjay de MEL ; Yunxin CHEN ; Sathish Kumar GOPALAKRISHNAN ; Melissa OOI ; Constance TEO ; Daryl TAN ; Min Li Claire TEO ; Allison Cy TSO ; Lian King LEE ; Chandramouli NAGARAJAN ; Yeow Tee GOH ; Wee Joo CHNG
Singapore medical journal 2017;58(2):55-71
Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable plasma cell neoplasm with an incidence of 100 patients per year in Singapore. Major advances have been made in the diagnosis, risk stratification and treatment of MM in the recent past. The reclassification of a subset of patients with smouldering MM, based on high-risk biomarkers, and the development of the revised international staging system are among the key new developments in diagnosis and staging. The use of novel agent-based treatment has resulted in significant improvements in the survival and quality of life of many patients with MM. Determining the optimal use of proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulators and, more recently, monoclonal antibodies is an area of ongoing investigation. In this guideline, we aim to provide an overview of the management of MM, incorporating the latest developments in diagnosis and treatment.
Aged
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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chemistry
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Biomarkers, Tumor
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Medical Oncology
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standards
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Middle Aged
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Multiple Myeloma
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diagnosis
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therapy
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
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Quality of Life
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Risk
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Singapore
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Societies, Medical
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Stem Cell Transplantation
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Transplantation Conditioning

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