What is Waldenström macroglobulinaemia (WM)?
Waldenström macroglobulinaemia (WM) prognosis
Around six in ten people (60%) who have no symptoms when they’re diagnosed with WM will go on to develop symptoms within five years.
New drugs and drug combinations are improving the outlook all the time, both for people starting their first treatment and for people whose WM has come back after treatment (relapsed).
Your personal prognosis (what's likely to happen in the future) will depend on a range of things, such as your age at diagnosis, and the level of platelets and IgM paraprotein in your blood.
Ask your healthcare team about your prognosis
We have general information about things that might affect your prognosis, but everyone is different. If you want to know about your individual prognosis, your hospital team or GP (if you are on watch and wait) are the best people to ask. They know you and your individual situation.