Table 3.
Biosamples included in the study biobank and when they are obtained from participants.
| Sample | Arm 2–Low risk | Arm 2–Non-low risk | Arm 3–All | SMM and SWM–4-month follow-up | SMM and SWM–6-month follow-up | MM and WM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone marrow | ||||||
| Sorted and unsorted cellsa | None | 0 and 60 months | 0 and 60 months | Annually | Annually | At diagnosis |
| Plasma | None | 0 and 60 months | 0 and 60 months | Annually | Annually | At diagnosis |
| Blood | ||||||
| Cell-free plasma (EDTA tube) | 0 months | Annually | Annually | Every 4 months | Every 6 months | At diagnosis |
| Plasma (Li-Hep tubes) | 0 months | Annually | Annually | Every 4 months | Every 6 months | At diagnosis |
| Serum (SST tubes) | 0 months | Annually | Annually | Every 4 months | Every 6 months | At diagnosis |
| Blood RNA (PaxGene® tube) | 0 months | 0 months | 0 months | 0 months | 0 months | At diagnosis |
| Lymphocytes (CPT tube) | 0 months | 0 and 60 months | 0 and 60 months | 0 and 60 months | 0 and 60 months | At diagnosis |
| Urine | 0 months | 0 months | 0 months | Annually | Annually | At diagnosis |
SMM smoldering multiple myeloma, SWM smoldering Walderströms macroglobulinemia, MM multiple myeloma, WM Waldenströms macroglobulinemia.
aBuffy coat from the bone marrow samples. Unsorted in IgM MGUS but stored as CD138+ and CD138− fractions using magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS) in Non-IgM MGUS and LC-MGUS.