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2026 National Summit on Hematologic Cancers: Defining the Standard Where the Guidelines End

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Venue: The Music City Center, 201 Rep. John Lewis Way South, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States

Start Date: October 16End Date: October 17, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binaytara

Shaji K Kumar, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Mayo Clinic

Navneet Majhail, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Sarah Cannon Cancer Network

Hetty Eileen Carraway, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Cleveland Clinic

Nitin Jain, MD

Conference Co-Chair

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Vinod Pullarkat, MD

Associate Chair

City of Hope

Michael Byrne, DO

Planning Committee

Tennessee Oncology

Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, MD

Planning Committee

Division of Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center

Martha Mims, MD, PhD

Abstract Chair

Baylor College of Medicine

Jerald Radich, MD

Abstract Committee

Fred Hutch

Swapna Thota, MD

Abstract Committee

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Faculty

Paolo Strati, MD

Session Chair

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Aziz Nazha, MD

Session Chair

Thomas Jefferson University

Helen Elisabeth Heslop, MD

Session Chair

Baylor College of Medicine

Natalie S Callander, MD

Moderator

University of Wisconsin

Eneida Rosario Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS

Moderator

Knight Cancer Institute | Oregon Health & Science University

Noopur Raje, MD

Moderator

Massachusetts General Hospital

Nicole NA Lamanna, MD

Moderator

Columbia University Medical Center

Marlise Rachael Luskin, MD

Moderator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Danielle Brander, MD

Moderator

Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Cancer Institute

Sarah Profitt, PharmD, BCOP

Moderator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Kathryn E. Kennedy, APRN

Moderator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Douglas W Sborov, MD

Moderator

University of Utah

Larry D. Anderson, MD, PhD, FACP

Moderator

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Bart L Scott, MD

Moderator

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Peter Voorhees, MD

Moderator

Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute

Preetesh Jain, MD, PhD

Moderator

UT Health San Antonio

Soheil Meshinchi, MD, PhD

Moderator

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Jorge Cortes, MD

Moderator

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Joshua Richter, MD

Moderator

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Pierluigi Porcu, MD

Moderator

University of Kentucky

Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD

Moderator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Justine Wilson-Miller, PharmD, BCOP

Moderator

Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Rhiannon Dorris, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS

Moderator

Tennessee Oncology

Heena Patel Kurish, PharmD, BCOP

Moderator

The Cleveland Clinic

Lindsay Adkins, MSN, FNP-BC

Moderator

TriStar Centennial Medical Center

Kayleigh Rebecca Marx, PharmD, BCOP

Moderator

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Prithviraj Bose, MD

Moderator

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer center

Andrew Ip, MD

Moderator

Hackensack Meridian Health

Catherine Marcucci, PA-C

Moderator

Tennessee Oncology

Akshay Sharma, MBBS, M.Sc

Moderator

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Patrizia Mondello, MD, PhD

Moderator

Mayo Clinic Rochester

Suman Paul, MD, PhD

Moderator

Johns Hopkins

Branko Cuglievan, MD

Moderator

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Sunil Raikar, MD

Moderator

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Eric S Schafer, MD

Moderator

Texas Children's Hospital

Shambavi Richard, MD

Moderator

Mount Sinai

Ryan Cassaday, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Washington & Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Richard T. Maziarz, MD

Topic Presenter

Oregon Health & Science University

Ajay K Nooka, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

Emory University Winship Cancer Institute, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Folashade Otegbeye, MPH, MBChB

Topic Presenter

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Clinical Research Division

Carter Thomas Davis, MD

Topic Presenter

Ochsner Health

Andrew Srisuwananukorn, MD

Topic Presenter

Ohio State University

Sandeep Raj, MD

Topic Presenter

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Fevzi Yalniz, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Kentucky

Jos Melenhorst, PhD

Topic Presenter

The Cleveland Clinic

Tycel Phillips, MD

Panelist

City of Hope

Olalekan Oluwole, MBBS

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Minoo Battiwalla, MD

Panelist

SARAH CANNON TRANSPLANT AND CELL THERAPY NETWORK

Ashwin Kishtagari, MD

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Andrew Jallouk, MD

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Stephen Anthony Strickland, MD

Panelist

Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program

Alexander Perl, MD, MS

Panelist

University of Pennsylvania

Talal Hilal, MD

Panelist

Mayo Clinic

Aref Al-Kali, MD

Panelist

Mayo Clinic

Sumeet Bhatia, MD, MBBS

Panelist

CHN MD Anderson cancer center Indianapolis

Al-Ola Abdallah, MD

Panelist

University of Kansas Medical Center

Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA, MS, FACP

Panelist

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Christine Ye, MD

Panelist

University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

Emily Curran, MD

Panelist

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Daniel Jeffrey Landsburg, MD

Panelist

Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania

Natalie S Grover, MD

Panelist

UNC School of Medicine

Basem M. William, MD

Panelist

Ohiohealth

Gurbakhash Kaur, MD

Panelist

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Noa Biran, MD

Panelist

Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

Eytan Stein, MD

Panelist

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology

Gabriela Soriano Hobbs, MD

Panelist

Mass General Brigham

Amie Fonder, PA-C

Panelist

Mayo Clinic Rochester

Patricia Bulger, MSN

Panelist

TriStar Centennial Medical Center

Rajshekhar Chakraborty, MD

Panelist

Columbia University Medical Center

Yasmin Abaza, MD

Panelist

Northwestern University

Benyam Muluneh, PharmD, BCOP

Panelist

Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Darby Siler, PharmD, BCOP

Panelist

TriStar Centennial Medical Center

Erin Taylor, PA-C

Panelist

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Ayushi Chauhan, MD

Panelist

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Sydney Spurgeon, PA-C

Panelist

Tennessee Oncology

Adam DiPippo, PharmD

Panelist

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Callee Brooks, PharmD, BCOP

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nataly Bailey, MSN, NP

Panelist

Tennessee Oncology

Brian Primeaux, PharmD, BCOP

Panelist

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Nancy Clayton Long, APRN

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Shawn Griffin, PharmD

Panelist

University of California Irvine

Amy Webb, FNP, PhD, APRN

Panelist

Alive Hospice

Nancy Bartlett, MD

Panelist

WashU Medicine

Caner Saygin, MD

Panelist

The University of Chicago

Hassaan Yasin, MD

Panelist

University of Louisville, Brown cancer center

Xiaoxiao Zhang, RN, MSN

Panelist

Tennessee Oncology

Meera Mohan, MD

Panelist

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Oren Pasvolsky, MD

Panelist

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Chaitanya Iragavarapu, MD

Panelist

University of Kentucky

James Connelly, MD

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nick Barkemeyer, PA-C

Panelist

Tennessee Oncology

David McCall, MD

Panelist

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston

Sajad Khazal, MBBCh

Panelist

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Carrie Wynn, MD

Panelist

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Dipen Khanapara, MD

Panelist

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Deepak Chellapandian, MD

Panelist

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Clinton Michael Carroll, MD

Panelist

TriStar Centennial Medical Center

Amitkumar Mehta, MBA, MBBS

Panelist

Mayo Clinic - Phoenix

Agenda

Day 1: Friday, October 16th, 2026

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

07:00 AM - 07:50 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits (Non-CME Accredited) (Room 104-BCDE)

07:50 AM - 08:00 AMWelcome

08:00 AM - 09:00 AMSession 1: The Access & Equity Imperative in Hematologic Malignancies (Davidson Ballroom BC)

Session Chair: Paolo Strati, MD

08:00 AM - 08:15 AM

The Geography of Cellular Therapy – Folashade Otegbeye, MPH, MBChB

08:15 AM - 08:30 AM

The Economics of Innovation – Richard T. Maziarz, MD

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM

Community–Academic Partnerships That Work – Carter Thomas Davis, MD

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A

Moderators:

Paolo Strati, MD

Panelists:

Carter Thomas Davis, MD; Richard T. Maziarz, MD; Folashade Otegbeye, MPH, MBChB

09:00 AM - 10:00 AMBreakout Session 2 – The Data-Free Zone I: High-Stakes Decisions Without Guidelines

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2A: Pediatrics - Prevention & Management of Leukemia Relapse (Room 105-AB)

Moderators:

Akshay Sharma, MBBS, M.Sc; Soheil Meshinchi, MD, PhD

09:00 AM - 09:05 AM

Setting the Stage – The Clinical Landscape

09:05 AM - 09:15 AM

Case Presentation – Soheil Meshinchi, MD, PhD

09:15 AM - 09:27 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

David McCall, MD

09:27 AM - 09:37 AM

Case Presentation – Akshay Sharma, MBBS, M.Sc

09:37 AM - 09:50 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

David McCall, MD

09:50 AM - 10:00 AM

Key Learnings & Closing Thoughts

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2B: Adults- The Gray Zone: High-Grade Lymphoma (Davidson Ballroom BC)

Moderators:

Andrew Ip, MD; Pierluigi Porcu, MD

09:00 AM - 09:05 AM

Setting the Stage – The Clinical Landscape

09:05 AM - 09:15 AM

Case Presentation – Andrew Ip, MD

09:15 AM - 09:27 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Basem M. William, MD; Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA, MS, FACP; Daniel Jeffrey Landsburg, MD; Natalie S Grover, MD

09:27 AM - 09:37 AM

Case Presentation – Pierluigi Porcu, MD

09:37 AM - 09:50 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Basem M. William, MD; Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA, MS, FACP; Daniel Jeffrey Landsburg, MD; Natalie S Grover, MD

09:50 AM - 10:00 AM

Key Learnings & Closing Thoughts

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2C: APP & Pharmacist - Balancing Benefit and Burden in Hematologic Malignancies (Room 106-AB)

Moderators:

Rhiannon Dorris, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS; Heena Patel Kurish, PharmD, BCOP

09:00 AM - 09:05 AM

Setting the Stage – The Clinical Landscape

09:05 AM - 09:15 AM

Case Presentation – Rhiannon Dorris, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS

09:15 AM - 09:27 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Adam DiPippo, PharmD; Nataly Bailey, MSN, NP; Callee Brooks, PharmD, BCOP; Amy Webb, FNP, PhD, APRN

09:27 AM - 09:37 AM

Case Presentation – Heena Patel Kurish, PharmD, BCOP

09:37 AM - 09:50 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Adam DiPippo, PharmD; Nataly Bailey, MSN, NP; Callee Brooks, PharmD, BCOP; Amy Webb, FNP, PhD, APRN

09:50 AM - 10:00 AM

Key Learnings & Closing Thoughts

10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreak, Exhibits & Product Theatre by Regeneron (Non-CME Accredited) (Break & Exhibits: 104-BCDE; Product Theatre: 104-A)

10:45 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 3 – Rare & Refractory: When Evidence Disappears

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 3A: Pediatrics - Bone Marrow Failure and MDS in Young (Room 105-AB)

Moderators:

Eneida Rosario Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS; Branko Cuglievan, MD

10:45 AM - 10:50 AM

Setting the Stage – The Clinical Landscape

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Case Presentation – Eneida Rosario Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS

11:00 AM - 11:12 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Sajad Khazal, MBBCh; James Connelly, MD

11:12 AM - 11:22 AM

Case Presentation – Branko Cuglievan, MD

11:22 AM - 11:35 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Sajad Khazal, MBBCh; James Connelly, MD

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM

Key Learnings & Closing Thoughts

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 3B: Adults - The Gray Zone: Controversy and Clinical Judgment in MDS/AML (Davidson Ballroom BC)

Moderators:

Martha Mims, MD, PhD; Bart L Scott, MD

10:45 AM - 10:50 AM

Setting the Stage – The Clinical Landscape

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Case Presentation – Martha Mims, MD, PhD

11:00 AM - 11:12 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Aref Al-Kali, MD; Eytan Stein, MD; Stephen Anthony Strickland, MD; Alexander Perl, MD, MS; Sumeet Bhatia, MD, MBBS; Yasmin Abaza, MD

11:12 AM - 11:22 AM

Case Presentation – Bart L Scott, MD

11:22 AM - 11:35 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Aref Al-Kali, MD; Eytan Stein, MD; Stephen Anthony Strickland, MD; Alexander Perl, MD, MS; Sumeet Bhatia, MD, MBBS; Yasmin Abaza, MD

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM

Key Learnings & Closing Thoughts

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 3C: APP & Pharmacist - Delivering Bispecific Antibodies and CAR‑T in the Real World (Room 106-AB)

Moderators:

Catherine Marcucci, PA-C; Justine Wilson-Miller, PharmD, BCOP

10:45 AM - 10:50 AM

Setting the Stage – The Clinical Landscape

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Case Presentation – Catherine Marcucci, PA-C

11:00 AM - 11:12 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Amie Fonder, PA-C; Kathryn E. Kennedy, APRN; Patricia Bulger, MSN; Sydney Spurgeon, PA-C; Brian Primeaux, PharmD, BCOP; Nick Barkemeyer, PA-C

11:12 AM - 11:22 AM

Case Presentation – Justine Wilson-Miller, PharmD, BCOP

11:22 AM - 11:35 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Amie Fonder, PA-C; Kathryn E. Kennedy, APRN; Patricia Bulger, MSN; Sydney Spurgeon, PA-C; Brian Primeaux, PharmD, BCOP; Nick Barkemeyer, PA-C

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM

Key Learnings & Closing Thoughts

11:45 AM - 12:45 PMBreakout Session 4 – Clinical Decision-Making in Newly Diagnosed Disease

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Session 4A: Pediatrics - Biphenotypic Leukemia (Room 105-AB)

Moderators:

Eric S Schafer, MD; Sunil Raikar, MD

11:45 AM - 11:50 AM

Setting the Stage – The Clinical Landscape

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Case Presentation – Eric S Schafer, MD

12:00 PM - 12:12 PM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Clinton Michael Carroll, MD; Deepak Chellapandian, MD

12:12 PM - 12:22 PM

Case Presentation – Sunil Raikar, MD

12:22 PM - 12:35 PM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Clinton Michael Carroll, MD; Deepak Chellapandian, MD

12:35 PM - 12:45 PM

Key Learnings & Closing Thoughts

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Session 4B: Adults - The Gray Zone: Controversy and Clinical Judgment in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (Davidson Ballroom BC)

Moderators:

Noopur Raje, MD; Shambavi Richard, MD

11:45 AM - 11:50 AM

Setting the Stage – The Clinical Landscape

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Case Presentation – Noopur Raje, MD

12:00 PM - 12:12 PM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Larry D. Anderson, MD, PhD, FACP; Gurbakhash Kaur, MD

12:12 PM - 12:22 PM

Case Presentation – Shambavi Richard, MD

12:22 PM - 12:35 PM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Larry D. Anderson, MD, PhD, FACP; Gurbakhash Kaur, MD

12:35 PM - 12:45 PM

Key Learnings & Closing Thoughts

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Session 4C: Adults - The Gray Zone: Controversy and Clinical Judgment in ALL (Room 106-AB)

Moderators:

Marlise Rachael Luskin, MD; Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD

11:45 AM - 11:50 AM

Setting the Stage – The Clinical Landscape

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Case Presentation – Marlise Rachael Luskin, MD

12:00 PM - 12:12 PM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Emily Curran, MD; Ryan Cassaday, MD; Caner Saygin, MD

12:12 PM - 12:22 PM

Case Presentation – Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD

12:22 PM - 12:35 PM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Ryan Cassaday, MD; Caner Saygin, MD; Emily Curran, MD

12:35 PM - 12:45 PM

Key Learnings & Closing Thoughts

12:45 PM - 01:45 PMLunch, Research Poster Review, & Product Theatre by Takeda: MIMRYLO (rusfertide): A New Era In Polycythemia Vera(PV) - Dr. Raji Shameem (Non-CME Accredited) (Lunch & Exhibits: 104-BCDE; Research Poster Review: Davidson Ballroom A; Product Theatre: 104-A)

01:45 PM - 03:15 PMSession 5: When CAR-T Fails: Resistance, Relapse, and the Next Move (Davidson Ballroom BC)

Session Chair: Helen Elisabeth Heslop, MD

01:45 PM - 02:05 PM

Understanding Antigen Escape: Biology & Early Signals – Jos Melenhorst, PhD

02:05 PM - 02:25 PM

The Post–CAR-T Playbook: What Comes Next? – Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, MD

02:25 PM - 02:45 PM

Beyond Current CAR-Ts: The Cellular Therapy Arms Race – Helen Elisabeth Heslop, MD

02:45 PM - 03:15 PM

Panel Discussion: Tough Questions, Real Decisions

Moderators:

Helen Elisabeth Heslop, MD

Panelists:

Jos Melenhorst, PhD; Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, MD

03:15 PM - 03:30 PMBreak & Exhibits (Non-CME Accredited) (104-BCDE)

03:30 PM - 04:30 PMSession 6: Oral Abstract Presentations (Non-CME Accredited) (Davidson Ballroom BC)

03:30 PM - 03:37 PM

Tumor Microenvironment-Guided Therapeutic Selection in Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma: Non-Overlapping At-Risk Populations Targetable by Anti-TIM-3 and Anti-CCR4 Agents - Adit Singhal, MD

03:37 PM - 03:45 PM

Q&A - Adit Singhal, MD

03:45 PM - 03:52 PM

Pre-Transplant Growth Differentiation Factor-15 Independently Predicts Survival Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation - Rahul Thakur, MD

03:52 PM - 04:00 PM

Q&A - Rahul Thakur, MD

04:00 PM - 04:07 PM

A Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation AI Foundation Model for Individualized Prediction of Relapse and Non-Relapse Mortality - Jiasheng Wang, MD

04:07 PM - 04:15 PM

Q&A - Jiasheng Wang, MD

04:15 PM - 04:22 PM

Somatic Mitochondrial DNA Mutations with High Heteroplasmy Mark Rapidly Expanding Clonal Hematopoiesis - Hidetaka Uryu, MD, PhD

04:22 PM - 04:30 PM

Q&A - Hidetaka Uryu, MD, PhD

04:30 PM - 05:30 PMSession 7: Plenary: Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Going? (Davidson Ballroom BC)

Session Chair: Aziz Nazha, MD

04:30 PM - 04:45 PM

AI in Hematology Practice: From pathology to MRD to clinical decision-making – Aziz Nazha, MD

04:45 PM - 05:00 PM

AI-Accelerated Drug Development & Trial Design – Andrew Srisuwananukorn, MD

05:00 PM - 05:15 PM

The “Living Drug” Autopilot - AI in cellular therapy and transplant care – Sandeep Raj, MD

05:15 PM - 05:30 PM

Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A

Moderators:

Aziz Nazha, MD

Panelists:

Andrew Srisuwananukorn, MD; Sandeep Raj, MD

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

This activity is supported with an Independent Medical Education grant from Pfizer.

About 2026 National Summit on Hematologic Cancers: Defining the Standard Where the Guidelines End

Overview

Faculty and committee

Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Faculty

Conference program and agenda

Agenda

Venue and map

Accreditations and continuing education

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

Registration and pricing

Exhibitors and sponsorship