M-protein diagnostics in multiple myeloma patients using ultra-sensitive targeted mass spectrometry and an off-the-shelf calibrator

© 2023 the author(s), published by De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston..

OBJECTIVES: Minimal residual disease status in multiple myeloma is an important prognostic biomarker. Recently, personalized blood-based targeted mass spectrometry (MS-MRD) was shown to provide a sensitive and minimally invasive alternative to measure minimal residual disease. However, quantification of MS-MRD requires a unique calibrator for each patient. The use of patient-specific stable isotope labelled (SIL) peptides is relatively costly and time-consuming, thus hindering clinical implementation. Here, we introduce a simplification of MS-MRD by using an off-the-shelf calibrator.

METHODS: SILuMAB-based MS-MRD was performed by spiking a monoclonal stable isotope labeled IgG, SILuMAB-K1, in the patient serum. The abundance of both M-protein-specific peptides and SILuMAB-specific peptides were monitored by mass spectrometry. The relative ratio between M-protein peptides and SILuMAB peptides allowed for M-protein quantification. We assessed linearity, sensitivity and reproducibility of SILuMAB-based MS-MRD in longitudinally collected sera from the IFM-2009 clinical trial.

RESULTS: A linear dynamic range was achieved of over 5 log scales, allowing for M-protein quantification down to 0.001 g/L. The inter-assay CV of SILuMAB-based MS-MRD was on average 11 %. Excellent concordance between SIL- and SILuMAB-based MS-MRD was shown (R2>0.985). Additionally, signal intensity of spiked SILuMAB can be used for quality control purpose to assess system performance and incomplete SILuMAB digestion can be used as quality control for sample preparation.

CONCLUSIONS: Compared to SIL peptides, SILuMAB-based MS-MRD improves the reproducibility, turn-around-times and cost-efficacy of MS-MRD without diminishing its sensitivity and specificity. Furthermore, SILuMAB can be used as a MS-MRD quality control tool to monitor sample preparation efficacy and assay performance.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 62(2024), 3 vom: 26. Jan., Seite 540-550

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wijnands, Charissa [VerfasserIn]
Langerhorst, Pieter [VerfasserIn]
Noori, Somayya [VerfasserIn]
Keizer-Garritsen, Jenneke [VerfasserIn]
Wessels, Hans J C T [VerfasserIn]
Gloerich, Jolein [VerfasserIn]
Bonifay, Vincent [VerfasserIn]
Caillon, Hélène [VerfasserIn]
Luider, Theo M [VerfasserIn]
van Gool, Alain J [VerfasserIn]
Dejoie, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
VanDuijn, Martijn M [VerfasserIn]
Jacobs, Joannes F M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Clonotypic peptide
Isotopes
Journal Article
M-protein
Minimal residual disease
Multiple myeloma
Peptides
Targeted mass spectrometry

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Date Completed 26.01.2024

Date Revised 27.01.2024

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1515/cclm-2023-0781

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363164391