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Temporal genomic dynamics shape clinical trajectory in multiple myeloma

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Multiple myeloma evolution is characterized by the accumulation of genomic drivers over time. To unravel this timeline and its impact on clinical outcomes, we analyzed 421 whole-genome sequences from 382 patients. Using clock-like mutational signatures, we estimated a time lag of two to four decades between the initiation of events and diagnosis. We demonstrate that odd-numbered chromosome trisomies in patients with hyperdiploidy can be acquired simultaneously with other chromosomal gains (for example, 1q gain). We show that hyperdiploidy is acquired after immunoglobulin heavy chain translocation when both events co-occur. Finally, patients with early 1q gain had adverse outcomes similar to those with 1q amplification (>1 extra copy), but fared worse than those with late 1q gain. This finding underscores that the 1q gain prognostic impact depends more on the timing of acquisition than on the number of copies gained. Overall, this study contributes to a better understanding of the life history of myeloma and may have prognostic implications.

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  • Different patients might experience different exposure in time and intensity in the germinal center, potentially reflecting unique interaction with the external environment.

    “Importantly, based on the different number of GC mutations observed across hundreds of WGS, it has been shown that different patients might experience different exposure in time and intensity, potentially reflecting unique interaction with the external environment.12,13,15,72,73”

    From Evolution of Multiple Myeloma from a Genomic Perspective (2026) · cites this paper as [15]

    The Results sections on study cohorts and mutational signatures report 421 whole-genome sequences and identify SBS9 as a germinal-center-associated signature that was undetectable in 38 patients. This supports variation in the observed germinal-center mutation signal, but the paper does not attribute that variation to differences in time or intensity of germinal-center exposure or to patients’ interactions with the external environment. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Initial development of HY occurs at a very early age, in the 2nd and 3rd decade of life, with acquisition of additional trisomies and aneuploidies in subsequent decades.

    “Different independent studies have indicated initial development of HY at a very early age, in 2nd and 3rd decade of life with acquisition of additional trisomies and aneuploidies in subsequent decade.9,10,12,13,15”

    From Evolution of Multiple Myeloma from a Genomic Perspective (2026) · cites this paper as [15]

    The Results section, “Age of multiple myeloma initiation in patients’ life” (page unavailable), estimates a median age of 26.5 years for the first large chromosomal gains, consistent with early development in the second or third decade. But “Multiple myeloma molecular time” reports that odd-numbered trisomies occurred in the same time window in 91% of hyperdiploid samples; it does not establish that additional trisomies and aneuploidies are generally acquired in subsequent decades. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • The B-cells from which multiple myeloma originates experience prolonged or chronic stimulation in the germinal center.

    “In fact, several studies have supported the idea that the B-cells from which MM originate, experience a prolonged/chronic stimulation in the GC.15,40,41,70,71”

    From Evolution of Multiple Myeloma from a Genomic Perspective (2026) · cites this paper as [15]

    The Introduction says myeloma likely begins in the germinal center, where a B-cell acquires initiating genomic changes. The Results describe mutational evidence consistent with germinal-center initiation, but neither passage establishes prolonged or chronic stimulation there. The paper’s finding that myeloma can evolve for decades before diagnosis does not establish how long the originating B-cell was stimulated in the germinal center. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • The most frequent non-odd HY chromosome is 1q gain.

    “The most frequently non-odd HY chromosome is 1q gain. 15”

    From Evolution of Multiple Myeloma from a Genomic Perspective (2026) · cites this paper as [15]

    The Results section ‘Multiple myeloma molecular time’ identifies 1q gain as an additional gain in hyperdiploid patients, but does not establish it as the most frequent non-odd gain. Among gains acquired in the same time window as hyperdiploidy, it reports 1q gain in 54 patients and 6p gain in 58. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • When HY and IGH co-occur (in approximately 10% of patients), HY always occurs after IGH.

    “3) when HY and IGH co-occur (in ~10% of patients), HY always occurs after IGH;”

    From Evolution of Multiple Myeloma from a Genomic Perspective (2026) · cites this paper as [15]

    The Discussion (page unavailable) says canonical IGH translocations consistently precede hyperdiploidy when they co-occur, supporting the claimed order. It does not give ~10% as the frequency of co-occurrence: the ~10% figure there refers to patients whose trisomies arise stepwise. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Authors
Maura, F., Kaddoura, M., Poos, A. M., Baughn, L. B., Ziccheddu, B., Bärtsch, M.-A., Cirrincione, A., Maclachlan, K., Chojnacka, M., Diamond, B., Papadimitriou, M., Blaney, P., John, L., Reichert, P., Huhn, S., Gagler, D., Zhang, Y., Dogan, A., Lesokhin, A. M., Davies, F., Goldschmidt, H., Fenk, R., Weisel, K. C., Mai, E. K., Korde, N., Morgan, G. J., Rajkumar, S. V., Kumar, S., Usmani, S., Landgren, O., Raab, M. S., & Weinhold, N.
Affiliations
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
  • University of Miami (US)
  • German Cancer Research Center (DE)
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • NYU Langone Health (US)
  • Heidelberg University (DE)
  • University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
  • Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
  • University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Maura, Francesco
  • Weinhold, Niels
Venue
Nature Genetics
Published
2025-08-20
Volume
57
Issue
9
Pages
2203-2214
ISSN
  • 1061-4036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1718
OpenAlex
W4413337884
Cited by
14
References
91
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 4
FWCI
9.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (submittedVersion)
Funders
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (P30 CA 240139, P30 CA 008748)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
Keywords
multiple myeloma, tumor evolution, mutational signatures, hyperdiploidy, 1q gain, 1q amplification, chromosomal gains, prognosis, whole genome sequencing

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