Smoldering myeloma is a precursor condition for the blood cancer multiple myeloma. There is hot debate about when and how to treat this precursor condition. Do you treat it like regular myeloma? Do you try to prevent progression? And if so, with which therapies? Dr. Elisabet Manasanch of the MD Anderson Cancer Center provides an update on treatment in smoldering myeloma and smoldering myeloma clinical trial designs that seek to determine the very best approach.   Thanks to our episode sponsor, Bristol Myers Squibb