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International Myeloma Foundation @imfmyeloma.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Join us live on Sept. 10 at 7pm ET for a #KnowMyeloma Q&A with myeloma & nutrition expert Dr. Urvi Shah. She'll cover diet, diagnosis, treatment, & living well with myeloma. Bring your questions! Click "Going" to RSVP: www.facebook.com/events/33180146850… @urvishahmd.bsky.social

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Very comprehensive review on metabolic alterations in myeloma #mmsm

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Can dietary changes delay progression from precursor disorders to a cancer - myeloma? Excited to share our manuscript is published online @aacrjournals.bsky.social Cancer Discovery @mskcancercenter.bsky.social #mmsm #ASH25 tinyurl.com/43x8h35p

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Ongoing trials @MSKCancerCenter NUTRIVENTION2 NCT05640843 MGUS/SMM NUTRIVENTION3 NCT05640843 MGUS/SMM NUTRIVENTION4 NCT04497961 completed NUTRIVENTION5 NCT07226609 in newly diagnosed MM recruiting NUTRIVENTION-CH in clonal hematopoiesis Interested? shahnutrivention@mskcc.org

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

This work would not have been possible without funding support from multiple foundations and agencies @ash.hematology.org CRTI & Scholar, Allen Foundation, Inc, TREC, NCI K12, Riney Foundation, @mskcancercenter.bsky.social & Matteo Bellone - AIRC and @bloodcancerunited.bsky.social

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I would like to take this opportunity to thank mentors, collaborators, coauthors, patients and study participants who believed in the importance of this work. @healthtreeorg.bsky.social @imfmyeloma.bsky.social @themmrf.bsky.social

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

We show for the first time that a high-fiber diet is a low-risk intervention that may delay progression to myeloma. This project is truly team science and an amazing collaborative effort that spans multiple institutions, 3 countries and 7 years. #ASH25 #mmsm

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Findings were translated to Vk*MYC mice modeling the MM-precursor state by Laura Cogrossi and Matteo Bellone in which a high-fiber diet delayed progression through improved metabolism, microbiome and SCFA production that reinvigorated anti-tumor immunity and inhibited tumor growth #mmsm

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Consumption of a western diet and high BMI are risk factors for progression from pre-malignant phenotypes to cancer MM. In the NUTRIVENTION trial (NCT04920084), we administered a high-fiber, plant-based diet to 23 pts with MM precursor states and elevated BMI. #mmsm #ASH25

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

As a Hodgkin lymphoma survivor and an oncologist, I’ve found that “What should I eat?” is one of the most common Qs patients with cancer ask - yet often the hardest one to answer. This Q stayed with me, and in 2019 it sparked a deeper curiosity that led to the NUTRIVENTION Trials

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Our recent manuscript in @aacrjournals.bsky.social Cancer Discovery! Can a high fiber diet delay progression to myeloma? doi.org/10.1158/2159... #ASH25 #mmsm

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Drugs such as GLP-1RAs and lifestyle strategies such as fiber rich diets highlight potential strategies for MM risk reduction to reduce the significant financial, emotional, and social burden of this diagnosis. haematologica.org/article/view... #mmsm #myeloma #obesity #diabetes

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

MM is almost twice as common in NHBs although we find that only an additional 2-4% of MM cases in NHB are due to excess BMI compared to NHWs. haematologica.org/article/view... #mmsm #myeloma #obesity #diabetes

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

While the etiology of MM is multifactorial, we estimate the proportion of myeloma cases attributable to elevated BMI or DM overall and by race. About 11-17% of MM cases may be attributable to excess BMI and 1.2% cases to DM. haematologica.org/article/view... #mmsm #myeloma #obesity #diabetes

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

It was streamed only for registered conference attendees.

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Urvi Shah, MD, MS @urvishahmd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Look forward to presenting at the dietary forum - testing diet with the rigor of drug at 5 pm today at #AACR25 @theaacr.bsky.social with Marcus Goncalves and Jennifer McQuade come join us for this discussion @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @mskdeptofmed.bsky.social

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MSK Department of Medicine @mskdeptofmed.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

At #AACR25, #myeloma specialist @urvishahmd.bsky.social will participate in a session to discuss the potential of a whole-foods, plant-based diet to improve health outcomes in people with #cancer. #nutrition @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @theaacr.bsky.social Learn more: bit.ly/4iF3wLB

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