- Institutions must have IRB approval of S0309 ("Myeloma Specimen Repository Protocol, Ancillary"); patients must be offered participation in S0309; with the patient's consent, bone marrow aspirates and serum specimens will be submitted for testing via S0309; patients must be registered separately to S0309 in order for institutions to receive credit for specimen submission to S0309; NOTE: immediately following S0434 registration, the CRA will need to have completed the S0309 Registration Form and eligibility worksheet in hand for use