Adaptive Biotechnologies Highlights Role of Highly Sensitive MRD Testing in New International Myeloma Society Definition of Cure

SEATTLE, Sept. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ADPT), a commercial stage biotechnology company that aims to translate the genetics of the adaptive immune system into clinical products to diagnose and treat disease, today highlighted the new consensus definition of cure for multiple myeloma, presented at the International Myeloma Society (IMS) 23rd Annual Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, on behalf of IMS and the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG).

Long considered an incurable disease, multiple myeloma is entering a new phase in which some patients are remaining free of detectable disease for years after treatment ends. Significant advances in both myeloma therapeutic strategies and disease monitoring technologies are giving clinicians more effective ways to drive deep responses and more sensitive ways to measure them. As more patients achieve these outcomes, a clear standard for determining when a long-term response may be considered a cure is necessary. The new consensus definition establishes that standard and places sustained measurable residual disease (MRD) negativity at the center of determining whether a deep response has endured over time.