Introducing of the new methods of treatment of MM patients is connected with necessity of searching for more sophisticated methods of MRD evaluation and earlier diagnosis and treatment of relapse. The most often used methods are the fenotyping with flow cytometry and different types of qualitative and quantitative PCR. The merits and drawbacks of different method MRD evaluation are described.

Introducing of the new methods of treatment of MM patients is connected with necessity of searching for more sophisticated methods of MRD evaluation and earlier diagnosis and treatment of relapse. The most often used methods are the fenotyping with flow cytometry and different types of qualitative and quantitative PCR. The merits and drawbacks of different method MRD evaluation are described.