# Limited discriminatory performance of the iMCD-IPI in a Western cohort

**Authors:** Yoshito Nishimura, Thomas Habermann, Angela Dispenzieri

PMC · DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyag026 · The Oncologist · 2026-03-12

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- **Genes:** CRP (C-reactive protein) [NCBI Gene 1401] {aka PTX1}, IL6 (interleukin 6) [NCBI Gene 3569] {aka BSF-2, BSF2, CDF, HGF, HSF, IFN-beta-2}
- **Diseases:** pleural effusions (MESH:D010996), fever (MESH:D005334), lymphoproliferative disorder (MESH:D008232), thrombocytopenia (MESH:D013921), NOS (MESH:C536665), anasarca (MESH:D004487), autoimmune disease (MESH:D001327), multi-organ failure (MESH:D009102), POEMS syndrome (MESH:D016878), reticulin fibrosis (MESH:D005355), MCD (MESH:D012514), TAFRO (MESH:C537372), hepatosplenomegaly (MESH:C535727), polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia (MESH:D006942), IPL (MESH:D007952), multicentric lymphadenopathy (MESH:D031845), CD (MESH:D005871), death (MESH:D003643), renal dysfunction (MESH:D007674)
- **Chemicals:** rituximab (MESH:D000069283), siltuximab (MESH:C504234), tocilizumab (MESH:C502936)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Human gammaherpesvirus 8 (no rank) [taxon 37296]

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