National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Educational Events & Programs

NCCN 4^th Annual Congress:
Hematologic Malignancies™
Agenda

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Friday, September 11, 2009

Registration and Breakfast
7:30 - 8:45 AM

Welcome
8:45 – 8:55 AM
Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Management Strategies for Elderly Patients with AML
8:55 – 9:45 AM
B. Douglas Smith, MD
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Risk Stratification and the Management of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
9:50 – 10:35 AM
Steven E. Coutre, MD
Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center

Break
10:35 – 10:55 AM

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

The Role of Cancer Stem Cells in CML
11:00 – 11:45 AM
Joseph O. Moore, MD
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lunch and Exhibits
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Developments in the Management and Treatment of CLL
12:45 – 1:30 PM
Susan O'Brien, MD
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Multiple Myeloma

Promising New Agents in the Management of Multiple Myeloma
1:35 – 2:20 PM
Adam D. Cohen, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Combination Regimens for First Line and Salvage Therapy in Multiple Myeloma
2:25 – 3:05 PM
Seema Singhal, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Break and Exhibits
3:05 – 3:25 PM

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas

Diagnosis of NHL
3:30 – 4:15 PM
Nancy Lee Harris, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

The Role of Prognostic Markers in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphomas
4:20 – 5:05 PM
Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Closing Remarks
5:05 – 5:10 PM
Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Dinner Symposium:
New Advances in Combination Therapies for the Treatment of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas
5:30 – 7:30 pm

Myron S. Czuczman, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits
7:30 – 8:00 AM

Welcome
8:00 – 8:05 AM
Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Supportive Care

Management of Tumor Lysis Syndrome
8:05 – 8:50 AM
Myron S. Czuczman, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Platelet Support in the Management of Hematologic Malignancies
8:55 – 9:40 AM
David J. Kuter, MD, DPhil
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Controversies in the Management of Anemia
9:45 – 10:30 AM
Eric H. Kraut, MD
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Break and Exhibits
10:30 – 10:45 AM

Red Cells and Iron in Patients with MDS
10:50 – 11:35 AM
Stephen D. Nimer, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Panel Discussion – Changing Paradigms in the Use of Transplantation in Hematologic Malignancies
11:35 AM – 12:35 PM
William Bensinger, MD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Jayesh Mehta, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

George Somlo, MD
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Closing Remarks
12:35 – 12:45 PM
Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Agenda and faculty subject to change.