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prIME Oncology invites you to view abstract presentations from the 2011 Annual Hematology Meeting in San Diego provided by experts in hematology.

Topics:

  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes


Expert Discussion  

Abstract Presentations

Downloadable Slides  

Downloadable Slides

Video and downloadable slides

Presenters

Daniela Cilloni, MD, PhD
University of Turin
Turin, Italy

Meletios Dimopoulos, MD
University of Athens
Athens, Greece

Claire Harrison, DM, FRCP, FRCPath
Guy's and St Thomas' National Health
Service Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom

Andreas Hochhaus, MD

Heidelberg University
Mannheim, Germany

Timothy P. Hughes, MD, MBBS
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, Australia

Elias Jabbour, MD
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States

Hyacinthe Johnson-Ansah, MD
University Hospital Caen
Caen, France

Jean-Jacques Kiladjian, MD, PhD

Saint-Louis Hospital
Paris, France
Rami Komrokji, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, United States

John Mascarenhas, MD
The Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, United States

Ruben Mesa, MD
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Paul Richardson, MD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Giuseppe Saglio, MD
University of Turin
Turin, Italy

Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States

Ravi Vij, MD

Washington University
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

TARGET AUDIENCE

This educational activity is intended for oncologists, hematologists, and other healthcare professionals based outside of the United States who are interested in the management of patients with hematologic malignancies.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After successful completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
  • Examine the efficacy and safety of front-line treatment options for chronic myeloid leukemia
  • Discuss strategies for optimizing current standards of care for patients with Philadelphia chromosome–negative myeloproliferative neoplasms
  • Analyze the impact of iron chelation therapy on survival in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes
  • Evaluate recent clinical trial data regarding therapeutic advances in the management of patients with multiple myeloma, and evaluate the practical implications of these data

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

prIME Oncology assesses conflicts of interest with its instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of activities. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted by prIME Oncology for fairness, balance, and scientific objectivity of data, as well as patient care recommendations. prIME Oncology is committed to providing its learners with high-quality activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial entity.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the US Food and Drug Administration or European Medicines Agency. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product discussed for discussions of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patients’ conditions and possible contraindications or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.


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Organizer

This is a prIME oncology activity.

SUPPORT

Support for this educational activity is provided by Novartis Oncology.


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