SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM


Day 1: (10-Jan-2025)
Session Time Topic Faculty Name
08:00 – 09:15 Quiz Prelims : All Teams Quiz Masters: Dr. Karthik Bommannan, Dr. V A Arun
Session 1: Integrating Myeloma Investigations into Clinical Practices Chairpersons: Dr. Mayur Parihar & Dr. Kunal Sehgal
09:15 – 09:20 Welcome Dr. Deepak Mishra
09:20 – 09:35 Making a Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma Dr. Prashant Kapoor
09:40 – 09:55 Serum Electrophoresis Dr. Ritu Aggarwal
10:00 – 10:15 Approaches to Assessment of Minimal Residual Disease Dr. Sreejesh Saeedharanunni
10:20 – 10:35 Bone Imaging: Beyond Skeletal Surveys Dr. Chandramouli Nagarajan
10:40 – 10:55 Quality control and challenges in Myeloma MRD Dr. Prashant Tembhare
10:30 - 11:20 Running Tea / Coffee
Session 2: Multiple Myeloma : Initial Diagnosis and Treatment Chairpersons: Dr. Subhash Varma & Dr. Sanjeevan Sharma
11:20 – 11:35 The Core Pillars of Myeloma Induction Therapy Dr. Shaji Kumar
11:40 – 11:55 Best Consolidation/Maintenance Strategies Post ASCT Dr. Sundar Jagannath
12:00 – 12:20 Managing NDMM in Resource-Constrained Settings Dr. Lalit Kumar
12:20 – 13:00 Q & A Session on Diagnosis and Treatment of NDMM Moderator: Lt Gen (Dr) Velu Nair
Panelists: Dr. B K Smruti, Dr. Saurabh Bhave, Dr. Ketan Modak, Dr. Biswajit Dubashi, Dr. Manish K Singh, Dr. Sreejesh Sreedharanunni, Dr. Sanjeev Yadav
Break 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch- with E-Poster presentation Co-Ordinator: Dr. Bhausaheb Bagal

Discussants: Dr. Gaurav Prakash, Dr. Atul Sharma, Dr. Anupama Borker, Dr. Sanket Shah, Dr. Asish Rath & Dr. Priyanka Samal
Session 3: Transplant Ineligible/ Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma Chairpersons: Dr. Santanu Basu & Dr. Suman Pramanik
14:00 – 14:15 Induction Treatment of Transplant Ineligible/Elderly NDMM Dr. Tapan Saikia
14:20 – 14:35 Approaches to Treatment of RRMM Excluding T-Cell Directed Therapy Dr. Chandramouli Nagarajan
14:40 – 14:55 Treatment of Relapse Post-Transplant/Role of Allo-HSCT in MM Dr. Anupam Chakrapani
15:00 – 15:15 New Drugs on the Horizon: Ongoing Clinical Trials for RRMM Dr. Sundar Jagannath
15:20 – 16:00 Challenges in Managing Relapse Refractory MM in India Moderator: Dr. Biju George
Panelists: Dr. Shilpa Gupta, Dr. Soumya Mukherjee, Dr. Chirag Shah, Dr. Subhaprakash Sanyal, Dr. Basab Bagchi, Dr. Sanju Cyriac
16:00 – 16:30 Tea / Coffee
Session 4: Supportive Management in Myeloma Chairpersons: Dr. Maitreyee Bhattacharyya & Dr. Govind Babu
16:30 – 16:45 Management of Renal Complications in MM Dr. Manu Dogra
16:50 – 17:05 Recommendations for Treatment of Myeloma Related Bone Disease: Drugs and Dosing Dr. Noopur Raje
17:10 – 17:25 Decreasing Infectious Complications in MM: Prophylaxis and Vaccination Dr. Priya Sampathkumar
17:30 – 17:45 Is There a Role of Radiotherapy in the Current Management of MM? Dr. Rimpa Achari
17:45 – 18:20 Adequate Pain Management and Quality of Life Issues in NDMM Moderator: Dr. Joseph John
Panelists: Dr. Arvind Mathur, Dr. Gaurav Prakash, Dr. Atul Sharma, Dr. Naved Tamboli, Dr. Smitha Saldanha
Session 5: Indian Data Chairpersons: Dr. Reetu Jain & Dr. Prantar Chakrabarti
18:30 – 18:45 Artificial Intelligence in Myeloma Dr. Ritu Gupta
18:50 – 19:05 Screening of monoclonal gammopathies Col. (Dr.) Uday Yanamandra
19:10 – 19:25 MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for M Protein Analysis: from Bench to Bedside Dr. Nikita Mehra
19:30 – 19:45 Phase 1/2 Study of Ribrecabtagene Autoleucel, a BCMA–Directed CAR-T Cell Therapy, in Relapsed-Refractory Multiple Myeloma (SWASTH trial) Dr. Hari Menon
19:45 – 20:00 NGS in Multiple Myeloma Dr. Nikhil Patkar
End of Day 1 : Dinner
Day 2: (11-Jan-2025)
Session Time Topic Faculty Name
08:00 - 10:20 Conversation with Myeloma Experts Case Presentors: Making sense of the Evolving treatment landscapes
Session 1 08:00 - 08:50
Conference Room Seminar Room 1 Seminar Room 2
Management of complicated NDMM PCD: Amyloidosis & LPL Infection and vaccination
Dr. Shaji K Kumar
Dr. Nikhil Munshi
Dr. Lalit Kumar
Dr. Sundar Jagannath
Dr. Prashant Kapoor
Dr. Biju George
Dr. Ashutosh Wechalekar
Dr. Priya SampathKumar
Dr. Noopur Raje
Dr. Subhash Verma
Case 1: Dr. Chirag Shah
Case 2: Dr. Ashish Dixit
Case 3: Dr. Vaibhav Gupta
Case 1: Dr. Prantar Chakrabarti
Case 2: Dr. Ganesh Jaishetwar
Case 3: Dr. Baalamurugan
Case 1: Dr. Rajat Pincha
Case 2: Dr. Avinash Singh
Case 3: Dr. Aradhana Sahoo
Break 08:50 - 09:20 Breakfast
Session 2 09:20 - 10:20
Related PCD Relapsed Refractory Myeloma Planning prospective trials in Myeloma / PCD
Dr. Chandramaouli
Dr. Sundar Jagannath
Dr. Hemant Malhotra
Dr. Shaji K Kumar
Dr. Nikhil Munshi
Dr. Joseph John
Dr. Vincent Rajkumar
Dr. Ashutosh Wechalekar
Dr. Govind Babu
Case 1: Dr. Sumeet Mirgha
Case 2: Dr. Sanket Shah
Case 3: Dr. Raghuram Mahishi
Case 1: Dr. Priyanka Samal
Case 2: Dr. Vishvdeep khushoo
Case 3: Dr. Arijit Nag
Trial 1: Dr. Bhausaheb Bagal
Trial 2: Dr. Aditya Jandial
Trial 3: Dr. Dibakar Podder
10:00 - 11:00 Running Tea / Coffee
Session 1: Precursor Conditions: Overview and Therapeutic Intervention Chairpersons: Dr. Hemant Malhotra & Dr. Ankita Sen
10:30 - 10:45 Identifying Patients with Myeloma Precursor Conditions: Lessons from iSTOPMM and PROMISE Study Dr. Shaji Kumar
10:50 - 11:05 Immune Progression from MGUS to SMM Dr. Nikhil Munshi
11:10 - 11:25 Can Intervention Prevent Progression in MM: Ongoing Clinical Trials for SMM Dr. Vincent Rajkumar
11:30 - 11:45 Risk stratification of Multiple Myeloma Dr. Sameer Melinkeri
11:50 - 12:30 Round Table Discussion on Precursor Disease Management in India Moderator: Dr. Hari Menon
Panelists: Dr. Ajay Gogia, Dr. Ashish Dixit, Dr. Tuphan Kanti Dolai, Dr. Krishna Kumar Rathnam, Dr. Shouriyo Ghosh
Parallel session Mini-Oral Paper Presentation Co-ordinator: Dr. Hari Menon
Discussants: Dr. Navin Khattry, Dr. Ritu Jain, Dr. Vishvdeep Khushoo, Dr. Gurleen Oberoi & Dr. Sushant Vinarkar
Parallel session 10:30 - 13:00 “Myeloma Awareness and Education: Q & A with National and International Experts”

Session Co-ordinator: Dr. Debranjani Chattopadhyay
Moderator: Dr. Saurabh Bhave
National Faculty: Dr. Mammen Chandy, Dr. Prantar Chakrabarti, Ms. Tiash Sinha, Mr. Sayantan Chattopadhyay, Dr. Gayatri Bhat, Mrs. Vinita Menon
International Faculty: Dr. Noopur Raje
Venue : Premasharaya, DC Block, Action area-1, Newtown, Rajarhat, [opp: Techno India College] West Bengal, Kolkata 700160
Break 12:30 - 13:15 Lunch
----- Chairpersons: Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Velu Nair (Retd), Dr. Mammen Chandy & Dr. Tapan Saikia
13:15 - 13:45 Title: Keynote: A Journey in MM & Academic Medicine Dr. Nikhil Munshi
13:45 - 15:00 INAUGURATION and IMF activities Dr. Pankaj Malhotra / Col. (Dr.) Uday Yanamandra
15:00 - 15:15 IMF Activities in Asia and AMN Clinical Trials Dr. Vincent Rajkumar
15:15 - 15:30 The way forward in SAARC Nations… Dr. Pankaj Malhotra
15:30 - 15:45 IMAGe Consensus Guidelines Col. (Dr.) Uday Yanamandra
15:45-16:15 Tea / Coffee
Session 2: Plasma Cell Dyscrasia-Related Disorders Chairpersons: Dr. Utpal Chaudhuri & Dr. Gurleen Oberoi
16:15 – 16:35 Making Pathological Classification of MGRS Easy Dr. Rajan Duggal
16:35 – 16:55 Management of MGRS and Transplant in Myeloma with Renal Dysfunction Dr. Mammen Chandy
16:55 – 17:15 Current management of Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia Dr. Prashant Kapoor
17:15 – 17:35 Myriad of manifestations in MGCS including POEMs Dr. Sundar Jagannath
17:35 – 18:15 Panel discussion on Dysproteinemias Moderator: Dr. Neeraj Siddarthan
Panelists: Dr. Anupama Borker, Dr. Aditya Jandial, Dr. Rajat Pincha, Dr. Khaliqur Rahman, Dr. Sushant Vinarkar
Session 3: 18:15 - 19:45 Best Oral Paper session Chairpersons: Dr. Sadashivudu Gundeti & Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Velu Nair
Session Co-ordinator: Dr. V. A. Arun
Discussants: Dr. Nikhil Munshi, Dr. Sundar Jagannath, Dr. Mamman Chandy, Dr. Subash Varma, & Dr. Navin Khattry
1. Characterizing The Dna Methylation Landscape In Monoclonal Gammopathy Of Undetermined Significance And Multiple Myeloma
2. Prognostic Relevance Of Peripheral Blood Measurable Residual Disease Assessment In Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
3. Circulating Clonal Plasma Cells And Its Association With Prognostic Markers In Multiple Myeloma
4. Exploring The Associations Of Tp53 Gene Aberrations Amongst Routine Diagnostic Investigations In Multiple Myeloma Patients
5. Real-world Analysis Of Prolonged Lenalidomid Induction Therapy And Its Impact On Stem Cell Mobilisation For Autologous Transplantation In Multiple Myeloma
6. Outcomes Of Autologous Stem-cell Transplant As Per Melphalan Dose In Patients With Multiple Myeloma - A 15-year Retrospective Institutional Analysis
18:45 - 19:30 Pfizer Sponsored Session Conference room
19:00 - 19:30 Seminar Room 1 "Medical Ethics" Dr. Saswata Saha & Dr. Reena Nair
End of Day 2 : Dinner
Day 3: (12-Jan-2025)
Session Time Topic Faculty Name
07.30 - 09.00 Quiz: Qualifying Teams Quiz Masters: Dr. Jasmita Dass, Dr. Sumeet Mirgh
Session 1: Clinico-Pathological Case Discussion
09.00 - 10.00 Case presentation: Dr. Ritambhra Nada Discussant : Brig (Dr) Ranjith Nair
Session 2: Difficult to Diagnose and Treat Plasma Cell Dyscrasias Chairpersons: Dr. Sandeep Shah & Dr. Damodar Das
10.00 - 10.20 Diagnosis, Risk stratification & Management of AL Amyloidosis Dr. Ashutosh Wechalekar
10.25 - 10.40 Management of extramedullary disease & Plasma Cell Leukemia Dr. Gaurav Prakash
Session 3: Immune Therapies Chairpersons: Dr. Tapan Saikia & Dr. Shilpa Bhartia
10.45 - 11.00 Updates on Bispecific Antibodies in Multiple Myeloma Dr. Sharat Damodar
11.05 - 11.20 Sequencing of CAR T cell therapies in management of RRMM Dr. Noopur Raje
11.20 - 12.00 Managing Toxicities of CAR’s and Bispecifics Across India: Making Expertise Available Moderator: Dr. Navin Khattry
Panelists: Dr. Rajib De, Dr. Vishvdeep Khushoo, Dr. Avinash Singh, Dr. Bhausaheb Bagal, Dr. Dibakar Podder, Dr. Sugeeth Mangalapilly Thambi
Session 4: Precision therapy: Directions and Challenges Chairpersons: Dr. Rajat Bajaj, Dr. Mipsang Lama & Dr. Siddhartha Sankar roy
12.00 - 12.15 Precision therapy in Myeloma and the possibility of Cure Dr. Vincent Rajkumar
12.20 - 12.35 Physician’s take-away from the IMC 2025 Dr. Tapan Saikia
12.40 - 13.00 Valedictory and Vote of Thanks Dr. Mayur Parihar & Dr. Jeevan Kumar
End of Day 3 : LUNCH