Table 4. Criteria for Starting Treatment in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia.
Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL |
B-symptoms |
Platelets < 100 U/L |
Bulky adenopathy (> 5 cm in maximum diameter or causing symptoms) |
Symptomatic hepatomegaly or splenomegaly |
Presence of light chain amyloidosis |
Symptomatic hyperviscosity |
Symptomatic cryoglobulinemia |
Symptomatic cold agglutinin anemia |
Neuropathy due to WM |
Amyloidosis due to WM |
Note. Information from Dimopoulos & Kastritis (2019).