UP FRONT
ASH Directions
AML Matters Summit Continues
Across U.S.
AML Matters is a free educational program
designed to provide guidance to health-care
professionals on the optimal diagnosis and
classification of acute myeloid leukemia, risk
stratification, individualized treatment selection,
assessment of treatment responses, monitoring
for and mitigation of adverse events, and patient
education regarding prognosis and treatment
choices. This program is sponsored by the
American Society of Hematology, American
Society for Clinical Pathology, National Marrow
Donor Program, Oncology Nursing Society, and
The France Foundation.
Upcoming dates and locations include:
• Minneapolis, MN (July 28, 2017)
• Durham, NC (October 20, 2017)
• Philadelphia, PA (October 27, 2017)
Visit amlmatters.org for more information and
to register.
Minneapolis, MN
Plan Ahead for ASH Meeting on Lymphoma
Biology
It’s not too soon to mark your
calendar for the next ASH Meeting
on Lymphoma Biology, taking
place August 2-5, 2018, just out-
side Washington, DC. This 4-day
meeting offers a platform for the
latest developments in lymphoma
science, identifying challenges
and establishing the highest
priorities for investigation. The
target audience for this meeting
includes laboratory-based scien-
tists, translational investigators,
pharmaceutical scientists, and
others interested in lymphoma
science. For more information, visit
hematology.org/Lymphoma-Biology.
Webinar Preview of the 2017 ASH Meeting
on Hematologic Malignancies
A panelist of experts, including Kenneth Anderson, MD (far right), discuss precision medicine.
ASH President Participates in LLS Panel
Discussion
American Society of Hematology (ASH) President Kenneth Anderson, MD, partici-
pated in an event organized by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) with other
leading experts on blood cancers and health-care policy in Washington, DC, in early
May to discuss the rising cost of cancer care, as well as advances in precision medicine
and immunotherapy. In conjunction with the event, LLS issued its Report to the Nation:
Leading the Way to Cancer Cures, a comprehensive overview of the major scientific,
treatment, and policy advances of the last six decades that have affected patients with
blood cancer.
The panel discussion, titled, “Precision Medicine: Pursuing Novel Targeted Therapies
and Immunotherapies to Fight Cancer,” featuring leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma
researchers and clinicians, discussed the potential of new scientific discoveries to
change the model of cancer treatment.
“Of course we’re going to cure cancer,” said Dr. Anderson. “There’s not even any
question. The way it’s going to be done is by a team.”
Source: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society news release, May 3, 2017.
ASHClinicalNews.org
A special webinar series preview-
ing the 2017 ASH Meeting on
Hematologic Malignancies is avail-
able for free streaming from ASH
On Demand at ashondemand.org/
Webinars. If you’re considering
attending the meeting, watch this
series to get a sense of the content
that will be covered in person,
September 8-9 in Chicago, Illinois.
The meeting will feature top experts
in the field, comprehensive clinical
updates, the latest clinical research,
and opportunities to interact with
colleagues in a small-group setting.
The core malignancies covered at
the meeting include leukemia, lym-
phoma, myelodysplastic syndromes,
myeloma, and myeloproliferative
neoplasms. For information visit
hematology.org/Malignancies.
The most recent webinar took
place in May and featured a discus-
sion on the state of myeloprolifera-
tive neoplasms with Ruben Mesa,
MD, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona,
and Jason Gotlib, MD, Stanford
University, California.
Call for Abstracts for 2017 ASH Annual Meeting
The abstract submission site (hematology.
org/Annual-Meeting/Abstracts) for the 59th
ASH Annual Meeting is now open. ASH is
accepting submissions across 65 scientific
and clinical categories, spanning the entire
field of hematology. The submission
deadline is August 2 at 11:59 p.m. This
year’s meeting will be held December
9-12 in Atlanta, Georgia. Registration and
housing open July 19 at 11:00 a.m. for
ASH members and August 9 at 11:00 a.m.
for non-members. Visit hematology.org/
Annual-Meeting for more information. ●
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