Friends,
This week in the 2015 Conference Coverage section of the CLL Society website, we have posted a continuation of my interview with Dr. Stephan Stilgenbauer at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting in December 2015 in Orlando. We discussed the criteria that predict resistance to ibrutinib in relapsed and refractory patients with 17p deletion. You can see a summary and view our interview here. [cllsociety.org/2016/03/ash-...]
There are quite a number of educational meetings available over the next month: some focused on all forms of Lymphoma and others specifically on CLL. See below to see what might be in your area and where the CLL Society will be speaking and/or exhibiting:
March 12th at 7:30 AM in Scottsdale, AZ: The Lymphoma Workshop: Understanding Lymphoma Basics and Current Treatment Options will be hosted by the Lymphoma Research Foundation. You can find out more information and register here. [lymphoma.org/site/pp.asp?c=... is no charge to attend.
March 17th at 6 PM in Chicago, IL: The Lymphoma Research Foundation will be hosting Updates on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia / Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma as part of their Ask the Doctor series. You can find out more information and register here. [lymphoma.org/site/pp.asp?c=...] There is no charge to attend.
March 19th at 8 AM: The Southern California Blood Cancer Conference sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will be held at the Anaheim Marriott. You can find more information and register here. [signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?...] I will be speaking at this meeting and The CLL Society will have an exhibit table at the conference. We look forward to seeing you there. There is no charge to attend.
March 21st at 7 PM: First CLL Society Support and Education Network Patient Support and Education Meeting will be held at City of Hope: For those of you in the Los Angeles area, a new patient support and education group is forming. For more information, view the flyer. [cllsociety.org/docs/cohmarc...] There is no charge to attend.
March 22nd at 6 PM in Atlanta, GA: The Lymphoma Research Foundation will be hosting Updates on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia / Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma as part of their Ask the Doctor series. You can find out more information and register here. [lymphoma.org/site/pp.asp?c=...] There is no charge to attend.
April 2nd at 7:30 AM: The Lymphoma Workshop: Understanding Lymphoma Basics and Current Treatment Options hosted by the Lymphoma Research Foundation will be held in Manhattan Beach, California. It will be held at the Manhattan Beach Marriott from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM. You can find out more information and register here. [lymphoma.org/site/pp.asp?c=...] The CLL Society will have an exhibit table at the conference. We look forward to seeing you there. There is no charge to attend.
In the meantime….
Stay strong.
We are all in this together.
Brian Koffman, MD
Volunteer Medical Director of the CLL Society