Proposed Agenda & Faculty, 15-16 September 2023

08:00am

Registration and faculty breakfast

08:45am

Opening Introduction to the meeting - Ryan Fitzpatrick, CEO, MD Education

Session I: Mutations and Classification of MPN and MDS

09:00am

Steffen Koschmieder

CHIP and MPN,

Steffen Koschmieder, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

09:20am

Shlush Liran

CHIP and MDS,

Liran Shlush, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

09:40am

15. Alessandro Vannucchi

ICC vs WHO for MPN,

Alessandro M. Vannucchi, University of Florence, Italy

10:00am

Maria Teresa Voso

ICC vs WHO for MDS,

Maria Teresa Voso, UOSD Diagnostica Avanzata Oncoematologica del Policlinico di Tor Vergata (PTV), Italy

10:20am

Panel Discussion

10:40am

Coffee Break

Session II: Polycythemia vera (PV)

11:00am

Marie Francis Mc Mullin

Debate I: Standard of care for low-risk PV: Phlebotomy,

Mary Frances McMullin, Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland

11:15am

Tiziano Barbui

Standard of care for low-risk PV: Interferon,

Tiziano Barbui, University of Bergamo, Italy

11:30am

Panel Discussion

11:40am

Heinz Gisslinger

Debate II: Standard of care for high-risk PV: Interferon,

Heinz Gisslinger, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

11:55am

Rajko Kušec

Standard of care for high-risk PV: Hydroxyurea/ruxolitinib,

Rajko Kušec, University hospital Dubrava Zagreb, Croatia

12:10pm

Panel Discussion

12:20pm

Lunch break

13:10pm

Independent Medical Education Symposium supported by GSK

14:00pm

Room refresh & Exhibition viewing

Session III: Essential Thrombocytopenia (ET) and special situations

14:30pm

Paola Guglielmelli

What is “high-risk” ET? Current and future therapies,

Paola Guglielmelli, University of Florence, Italy

14:50pm

Martin Griesshammer

Pregnancy in MPN: State of the art management,

Martin Griesshammer, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany

15:10pm

Jean-Jacques Kiladjian

MPN and SVT: Diagnosis and management,

Jean-Jacques Kiladjian, Université Paris Cité, France

15:30pm

Panel Discussion

15:50pm

Coffee break

Session IV: Myelofibrosis (MF)

16:10pm

Lucia Masarova

Management of early/prefibrotic MF: Does early intervention matter?,

Lucia Masarova , MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

16:30pm

Paola Guglielmelli

Cytopenic MF: emerging area for novel approaches,

Paola Guglielmelli, Univerisity of Florence, Italy

16:50pm

15. Alessandro Vannucchi

First line therapy for Int2/High risk MF: where is the field going?,

Alessandro Vannucchi, University of Florence, Italy

17:10pm

Panel Discussion

17:30pm

Wrap up for Day 1

Session V: Other MPNs and Overlap Syndromes

08:30am

deepti-radia

Aggressive systemic mastocytosis: emerging therapeutic options,

Deepti Radia, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK

08:50am

1. Andreas Reiter

Eosinophilic neoplasms: emerging therapeutic options,

Andreas Reiter, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Germany

09:10am

Donald P McLornan

Myeloproliferative Neoplasm-Unclassifiable (MPN-U),

Donal P McLornan, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

09:30am

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CML the paradigm for MPN,

Elias Jabbour, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

09:50am

Panel Discussion

10:10am

Coffee Break

Session VI: Other MPNs and Overlap Syndromes (cont.)

10:30am

Michael Savona

Clinical trials in MDS/MPN: How Can we stand alone,

Michael Savona, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

10:50am

Andrew Kuykendall

Diagnosis and management of MDS/MPN-U,

Andrew Kuykendall, Moffitt Cancer Center, Florida, USA

11:10am

Eric Solary

An update on CMML,

Eric Solary, Université Paris-Saclay, France

11:30am

Panel Discussion

11:50pm

Lunch Break

Session VII: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)

12:50pm

Ruben Mesa

Debate: HSCT for MF: Earlier?,

Ruben Mesa, Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, USA

13:10pm

Ibrahim Yakoub-Agha

Debate: HSCT for MF: Later?,

Ibrahim Yakoub-Agha, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France

13:20pm

Panel discussion

13:40pm

Matteo Della Porta

Debate: HSCT for MDS: Earlier?,

Matteo Della Porta, Humanitas University, Italy

14:00pm

Valerie Santini

Debate: HSCT for MDS: Later?,

Valeria Santini, University of Florence, Italy

14:20pm

Marlijn-Verwimp-Hoeks

Management of iron overload in MDS: who, when?,

Marlijn Hoeks, Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc), Netherlands

14:40pm

Panel discussion

15:00pm

Coffee Break

Session VIII: Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

15:20pm

Thomas Clazeua

Standard and new drugs in higher risk MDS,

Thomas Clazeua, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, France

15:40pm

Malcovati, Luca

Anemia in MDS and SF3B1 mutated MDS,

Luca Malcovati, IRCCS S. Matteo Hospital Foundation & University of Pavia, Italy

16:00pm

19. Rami Komrokji (1)

Standard and New drugs in low-risk MDS,

Rami Komrokji, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

16:20pm

Lucia Messingerova

The resistance to treatment especially hypomethylating agents,

Lucia Messingerova, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia

16:40pm

Naval Daver

Managing secondary AML: from MDS and MPN,

Naval Daver, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

17:00pm

Panel discussion

17:20pm

Summary and Wrap up

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Mary Frances Mc Mullin, MD

Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland

Professor Mary Frances McMullin   trained in Haematology in N. Ireland and The Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith hospital, London. She was appointed senior lecturer in haematology in QUB in 1991 and consultant haematologist and   proceeded to Professor of Haematology in 2006. Her clinical and research interests include myeloproliferative neoplasms, investigation of the rare congenital erythrocytosis, and acute myeloid leukaemia. She now has over 250 peer reviewed publications in the area.

Paola Guglielmelli, MD

Univerisity of Florence, Italy

Paola Guglielmelli, MD, PhD
CRIMM- Center of Research and Innovation for MPN- Azienda Ospedaliera
Universitaria Careggi. University of Florence, Italy

I graduated in Medicine at the University of Florence in 2003. I got my Specialty Degree in Hematology in 2007. In 2010 Post-doctoral degree at the School in Clinical and Experimental Oncology at the University of Florence. In 2018 Associate Professor in Hematology, and from 2021: Director, Centre for Research and Innovation of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (CRIMM), AOU Careggi-Florence.
My main scientific interests concern experimental and clinical issues of myeloproliferative disorders.
I have been working on the molecular characterization in hematopoietic progenitors of patients with MPNs and I have more recently developed novel integrated clinical-molecular prognostic models in MPN patisnts. I have been also involved in the study of a novel animal model of myelofibrosis.
Current areas of research include preclinical studies on JAK-STAT pathway, PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway and calreticulin as a therapeutic target in myeloproliferative neoplasms, coding and not- coding RNA expression profile, exome and RNA sequencing. Furthermore, I am strongly committed to clinical work, having in routine charge patients with MPNs and being involved in clinical protocols with novel drugs and in epidemiologic studies. Since 2015, I ‘m contributing to the development of advanced molecular methodologies for the research and quantification of the most common mutations in MPN, mastocytosis, eosinophilias and mutational anomalies associated with erythrocytosis, platelet or familial platelet disorders. From 18/5/2020 the laboratory has carried out first and second level molecular tests for acute myeloid leukemia. Author of 261 publications on international scientific journals (ISI h-index=63 and proceedings of national and international conferences.

Ruben Mesa, MD,

Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, USA

Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP recently began his tenure leading the mission and programs against cancer across Atrium Health and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist with the joint roles of President, Enterprise Cancer Service Line Atrium Health; Enterprise Senior Vice President for Atrium Health; Executive Director of the NCI Comprehensive Cancer based at Wake Forest Baptist; and Vice Dean for cancer programs at Wake Forest School of Medicine. In these roles Dr. Mesa oversees all efforts related to cancer practice, research and education across Atrium Health as a system including Wake Forest Baptist, Levine Cancer Institute, and all regional sites.
Dr. Mesa previously was the Executive Director of the NCI Designated Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson from 2017-2023 where he developed and grew the cancer service line, co-led the development and construction of a new cancer focused hospital, grew cancer faculty, peer reviewed funded research and successful renewed the NCI designation in 2020. Earlier in his career Dr Mesa practiced hematology at Mayo Clinic (MN 2002-2009, and Arizona (2009-2017)) where he was Chair of Hematology & Medical Oncology and Deputy Director of the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Luca Malcovati, MD

IRCCS S. Matteo Hospital Foundation & University of Pavia, Italy

Dr. Lucia Messingerova has been working in the field of research on resistance to
hemato-oncological treatment since 2010, when during her PhD. studies she focused on the function of ABC transporters in the reduction of cytotoxic effect of different substances on leukemic cell lines. During her doctoral studies, she got a fellowship at the prestigious Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centre at Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA. After completing her studies, she started to work at the Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, as well as at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in the Centre for Biosciences, where she leads a team dealing with the development of resistance to hypomethylating agents used to treat patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia. Currently, she also works as an alternanting representative of Slovakia in Sub-Group on Cancer under the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non- Communicable Diseases.

Lucia Messingerova, MD

Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia

Dr. Lucia Messingerova has been working in the field of research on resistance to
hemato-oncological treatment since 2010, when during her PhD. studies she focused on the function of ABC transporters in the reduction of cytotoxic effect of different substances on leukemic cell lines. During her doctoral studies, she got a fellowship at the prestigious Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centre at Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA. After completing her studies, she started to work at the Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, as well as at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in the Centre for Biosciences, where she leads a team dealing with the development of resistance to hypomethylating agents used to treat patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia. Currently, she also works as an alternanting representative of Slovakia in Sub-Group on Cancer under the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non- Communicable Diseases.