Guidelines
The National Library of Medicine MeSH definition of a practice guideline is work consisting of a set of directions or principles to assist the health care practitioner with patient care decisions about appropriate diagnostic, therapeutic, or other clinical procedures for specific clinical circumstances. Practice guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, organizations such as professional societies or governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. They can provide a foundation for assessing and evaluating the quality and effectiveness of health care in terms of measuring improved health, reduction of variation in services or procedures performed, and reduction of variation in outcomes of health care delivered.
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
NGC is a database of current evidence-based clinical practice guidelines sponsored by AHRQ. Type your topic in the search box, then select titles of interest.
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Note: Some ASCO guidelines may require prepayment to access.
2007 Clinical Practice Guideline Update on the Role of Bisphosphonates in Multiple Myeloma
http://jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/full/25/17/2464
Use of epoetin and darbepoetin in patients with cancer: 2007 American Society of Clinical Oncology/American Society of Hematology clinical practice guideline update
http://jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/full/26/1/132
American Society for Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT)
The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of multiple myeloma: an evidence-based review.
NGC URL: http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=3859&nbr=003070&string=multiple+AND+myeloma (ASBMT website is password protected)
British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH)
Note: You may need to go to their primary site and menus to get to the specific documents if the direct links do not work.
Guidelines for the use of imaging in the management of myeloma
http://www.bcshguidelines.com/pdf/myeloma_management_guidelines.pdf
UK Myeloma Forum and the Nordic Myeloma Study Group: Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Multiple Myeloma 2005
http://www.bcshguidelines.com/pdf/multiplemyeloma0206.pdf
Cancer Care Ontatio Program in Evidence-Based Care
Bortezomib in multiple myeloma and lymphoma: a clinical practice guideline. Evidence-based series; no. 6-18
http://www.cancercare.on.ca/pdf/pebc6-18s.pdf
Optimal Therapy for Patients Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma and The Role of High-Dose Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Support Practice Guideline Report #6-6
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=4999&nbr=003539&string=multiple+AND+myeloma
The Role of Bisphosphonates in the Management of Skeletal Complications for Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Clinical Practice Guideline Evidence-based Series #6-4: Section 1
http://www.cancercare.on.ca/pdf/pebc6-4s.pdf
International Staging System (IMF)
http://myeloma.org/main.jsp?source=link&source_link_id=752&type=article&tab_id=8&menu_id=0&id=889
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), a not-for-profit alliance of 21 of the world’s leading cancer centers, is dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of care provided to patients with cancer.
NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Multiple Myeloma
http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/PDF/myeloma.pdf
