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The current study was aimed at assessing concordance and discordance between SIFE and SFLC results in MM.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Methods\u2003A total of 450 observations of both SIFE and SFLC were obtained from treatment-naive and follow-up MM patients.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2003One hundred and twenty-nine (28.7%) values were observed as discordant, that is, positive SIFE with normal SFLC ratio or negative SIFE with abnormal SFLC ratio (p-value\u2009&lt;\u20090.00001). Proportion of discordance was higher in SIFE positive-SFLC normal cases than SIFE negative-SFLC abnormal cases. Discordance was more frequent in follow-up cases.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003Negative SFLC alone may not be reliable for MM follow-up. Algorithm may be based on SFLC measurements on each follow-up till attainment of normal SFLC ratio. Once SFLC normalizes, follow-up may be done with SIFE. 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