title: Consensus in the Management of Multiple Myeloma in India at Myeloma State of the Art 2016 Conference.
abstract: The science of multiple myeloma (MM) and related plasma cell disorders is rapidly evolving with increased understanding of the disease biology and recent approval of the newer drugs widening the therapeutic armamentarium. Despite multiple international guidelines regarding the management of this disease, the practice of managing MM is not uniform amongst Indian physicians. There are challenges in management which are unique to the Indian patients. This review discusses these challenges and the consensus of the nation-wide experts in dealing with the same. We also briefly highlighted the perspective of international experts as discussed in the Myeloma State of the Art conference held in September 2016 at PGI, Chandigarh. AnIndianMyelomaAcademicGroupe(IMAGe) group was formed to strengthen the research, create awareness about myeloma and related disorders and form consensus guidelines/ recommendations that can be adapted to the Indian Scenario.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Uday
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yanamandra
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Navin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khattry
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA.
authors.forename: Shaji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Noopur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raje
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Arihant
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: The Tisch Cancer Institute, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Sundar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jagannath
authors.affiliation: Cytecare Hospital, Bengaluru, India.
authors.forename: Hari
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Lalit
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Neelam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Subhash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.affiliation: Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Tapan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saikia
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malhotra
keywords: Consensus; Indian scenario; Multiple myeloma; Plasma cell dyscrasia