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therapy options have been modelled to confirm the advantages of the High-Cut-<br />

Off concept. Patients who achieved a sustained reduction in serum FLCs of<br />

greater than 65% became dialysis-independent following a mean treatment<br />

period of 21 days. Moreover, is has been shown that the mortality of the High<br />

Cut-Off membrane treated population decreases drastically.<br />

Dialysis membrane research is path leading in the development of multifunctional<br />

synthetic and hybrid separation devices. High cut-off membranes<br />

exhibit a significant permeability for nephrotoxic free light chain proteins. High<br />

cut-off hemodialysis treatments allowed a rapid reduction of serum FLC<br />

concentrations in patients with multiple myeloma and dialysis dependent renal<br />

failure. Preliminary clinical data suggests that this treatment modality can<br />

improve renal outcomes in these patients.

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