Fiber: A New Myeloma Prevention Approach with Abundant Positive Effects
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: In a recent study by Shah, Cogrossi, and colleagues, patients with overweight/obesity and pre-myeloma diseases (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance or smoldering myeloma) were mailed 12 weeks of high-fiber meals, provided with nutritional counseling, and required to track their food intake and weight. The intervention was well tolerated and improved quality of life, metabolic health, gut microbiome composition, and immune system function while supporting stable or improved multiple myeloma disease trajectories. See related article by Shah et al., p. 697.
Source: Cancer Discovery
Authors: Heather Fairfield, Michaela R. Reagan
Institutions: Tufts University, MaineHealth, University of Maine
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Awards: Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network, Phase II COBRE in Mesenchymal and Neural Regulation of Metabolic Networks, Defining the Roles of Bone Marrow Adipocytes and FABP4/5 Signaling in Multiple Myeloma Drug Resistance, Research Specialist Support for Defining the Roles of Bone Marrow Adipocytes and FABP4/5 Signaling in Multiple Myeloma
OpenAlex ID: W7147119367