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Day 1: Friday, August 7th, 2026

All timings are in Central Time (CDT, GMT-05:00) time.

01:00 PM - 02:00 PMRegistration, Welcome Coffee, & Networking
02:00 PM - 02:15 PMWelcome and Opening Remarks
02:15 PM - 03:15 PMClonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP): Clinical Implications and Evolving Evidence

Session Chair: Uma M Borate, MD; Abhay Singh, MD, MPH

02:15 PM - 02:30 PM

Pathogenesis and Risk Stratification Zoey Xie

02:30 PM - 02:45 PM

Relationship with Hematologic Malignancies and Cardiovascular Disease Ohad Oren

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM

Clinical Monitoring and Management Strategies Namrata Chandhok

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM

Q&A

03:15 PM - 03:45 PMBreak & Exhibits
03:45 PM - 04:45 PMCastleman Disease and Related Lymphoproliferative Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Updates

Session Chair: Gordon Srkalovic

03:45 PM - 03:55 PM

Classification and Diagnostic Criteria Joshua Brandstadter

03:55 PM - 04:05 PM

HHV-8 Positive vs Idiopathic Castleman Disease Kathryn Lurain

04:05 PM - 04:15 PM

Emerging Treatment Options and Ongoing Trials Sudipto Mukherjee

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

Case-Based Discussion Rafaella Litvin, MD

04:45 PM - 06:00 PMRare Myeloid Disorders: From HES to Mastocytosis

04:45 PM - 05:00 PM

Molecular Profiling and Diagnostic Advances David Bosler

05:00 PM - 05:15 PM

Management of HES Princess Ogbogu

05:15 PM - 05:30 PM

Therapies in Indolent and Aggressive Mastocytosis Pankit Vachhani

05:30 PM - 06:00 PM

Case-Based Discussion Akriti G Jain, MD

Day 2: Saturday, August 8th, 2026

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Networking
08:00 AM - 08:20 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities
08:20 AM - 09:20 AMUncommon Lymphoid Malignancies: Beyond the Standard B- and T-Cell Subtypes

Session Chair: Deepa Jagadeesh

08:20 AM - 08:35 AM

Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma Variants Yumeng Zhang

08:35 AM - 08:50 AM

NK/T-Cell Lymphoma, Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma Deepa Jagadeesh

08:50 AM - 09:05 AM

Targeted Therapy and Clinical Trials Landscape

09:05 AM - 09:20 AM

Panel Discussion

09:20 AM - 10:20 AMRare Bleeding and Platelet Function Disorders: Practical Management Approaches

Session Chair: Anne Hubben

09:20 AM - 09:40 AM

Von Willebrand Variants, Platelet Storage Pool Deficiency, Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia

09:40 AM - 10:00 AM

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias / Laboratory Diagnosis and Management Rules

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Case-Based Discussion

10:20 AM - 10:50 AMBreak & Exhibits
10:50 AM - 11:50 AMHemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and Other Hyperinflammatory Syndromes

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Diagnosis and Management of Macrophage Activating Syndrome

11:00 AM - 11:10 AM

HLH in Malignancy and Infections

11:10 AM - 11:20 AM

Evolving Treatment Protocols and Outcomes

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM

Case-Based Discussion

11:50 AM - 12:10 AM

AL Amyloidosis, POEMS, and Nonsecretory Myeloma Jack Khouri, MD

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