Table 3.

Clinical disorders associated with MGUS

Clinical disordersTreatment
Monoclonal gammopathies of renal significance Reference116  
 Immunoglobulin light-chain amylodosis (AL) Stage 1 and II disease: melphalan + dexamethasone
If stage III or severe renal dysfunction: cyclophosphamide/bortezomib/dexamethasone 
 Immunoglobulin heavy-chain amyloidosis (AH) 
 Immunoglobulin light and heavy chain (ALH) 
 Type 1 cryoglobulinemia If plasmacytic IgG or IgA: antimyeloma regimens
If lymphoplasmacytic IgM: rituximab containing regimen 
 Type 2 cryoglobulinemia Rituximab-containing regimen
Treat underlying hepatitis C 
 Immunotactoid glomerulonephropathy (ITG) Cyclophosphamide/bortezomib/dexamethasone 
 Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease (MIDD) Cyclophosphamide/bortezomib/dexamethasone
Successful use of autologous stem cell transplant reported 
 Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits (PGNMID) Cyclophosphamide/bortezomib/dexamethasone 
 Fanconi syndrome (FS) Cyclophosphamide/bortezomib/dexamethasone 
Paraproteinemic neuropathy Reference114  
 Distal demyelinating symmetric neuropathy with IgM (DADS-M) IVIG, consider rituximab 
 IgG/A axonal neuropathy Plasmapheresis, IVIG, steroids 
 IgG/A chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) 
 Severe and refractory neuropathy Consider clinical trial or antimyeloma regimens
Successful use of autologous stem cell transplant reported 
Clinical disordersTreatment
Monoclonal gammopathies of renal significance Reference116  
 Immunoglobulin light-chain amylodosis (AL) Stage 1 and II disease: melphalan + dexamethasone
If stage III or severe renal dysfunction: cyclophosphamide/bortezomib/dexamethasone 
 Immunoglobulin heavy-chain amyloidosis (AH) 
 Immunoglobulin light and heavy chain (ALH) 
 Type 1 cryoglobulinemia If plasmacytic IgG or IgA: antimyeloma regimens
If lymphoplasmacytic IgM: rituximab containing regimen 
 Type 2 cryoglobulinemia Rituximab-containing regimen
Treat underlying hepatitis C 
 Immunotactoid glomerulonephropathy (ITG) Cyclophosphamide/bortezomib/dexamethasone 
 Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease (MIDD) Cyclophosphamide/bortezomib/dexamethasone
Successful use of autologous stem cell transplant reported 
 Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits (PGNMID) Cyclophosphamide/bortezomib/dexamethasone 
 Fanconi syndrome (FS) Cyclophosphamide/bortezomib/dexamethasone 
Paraproteinemic neuropathy Reference114  
 Distal demyelinating symmetric neuropathy with IgM (DADS-M) IVIG, consider rituximab 
 IgG/A axonal neuropathy Plasmapheresis, IVIG, steroids 
 IgG/A chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) 
 Severe and refractory neuropathy Consider clinical trial or antimyeloma regimens
Successful use of autologous stem cell transplant reported 

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