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

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Venue: Westin, 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

Binayatara

Navneet Majhail, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Sarah Cannon Cancer Network

Nitin Jain, MD

Conference Co-Chair

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Hetty Eileen Carraway, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Cleveland Clinic

Shaji K Kumar, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Mayo Clinic

Vinod Pullarkat, MD

Associate Chair

City of Hope

Michael Byrne, DO

Planning Committee

Tennessee Oncology

Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, MD

Planning Committee

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Indumathy Varadarajan, MBBS

Abstract Committee

University of virginia

Anthony Hunter, MD

Abstract Committee

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Swapna Thota, MD

Abstract Committee

UTHSC- Memphis

Jerald Radich, MD

Abstract Committee

Fred Hutch

Faculty

Paolo Strati, MD

Session Chair

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Akshay Sharma, M.Sc, MBBS

Session Chair

Soheil Meshinchi, MD, PhD

Session Chair

Aziz Nazha, MD

Session Chair

Helen Elisabeth Heslop, MD

Session Chair

Baylor College of Medicine

Martha Mims, MD, PhD

Moderator

Baylor College of Medicine

Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD

Moderator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Noopur Raje, MD

Moderator

Massachusetts General Hospital

Jorge Cortes, MD

Moderator

Marlise Rachael Luskin, MD

Moderator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Catherine Marcucci, PA-C

Moderator

Kayleigh Marx, PharmD, BCOP

Moderator

Lindsay Adkins, BSN, RN

Moderator

Kathryn E. Kennedy, ARNP

Moderator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Rhiannon Dorris, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS

Moderator

Justine Wilson-Miller, PharmD

Moderator

Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Heena Patel Kurish, PharmD, BCOP

Moderator

Danielle Brander, MD

Moderator

Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Cancer Institute

Sarah Profitt, PharmD, BCOP

Moderator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Sagar Lonial, MD

Moderator

Emory University School of Medicine

Natalie S Callander, MD

Moderator

University of Wisconsin

Nicole Lamanna, MD

Moderator

Columbia University Medical Center

Prithviraj Bose, MD

Moderator

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer center

Joshua Richter, MD

Moderator

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Murali Janakiram, MD

Moderator

CITY OF HOPE

Andrew Ip, MD

Moderator

Pierluigi Porcu, MD

Moderator

Eneida Rosario Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS

Moderator

Knight Cancer Institute | Oregon Health & Science University

Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, MD

Moderator

Division of Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center

Preetesh Jain, MD

Moderator

UT Health San Antonio

Stephen B. Gruber, MD, MPH, PhD

Moderator

City of Hope National Medical Center

Larry D. Anderson, MD, PhD, FACP

Moderator

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Patrizia Mondello, MD, PhD

Moderator

Mayo clinic

Suman Paul, MD, PhD

Moderator

Bart L Scott, MD

Moderator

Douglas W Sborov, MD

Moderator

University of Utah

Branko Cuglievan, MD

Moderator

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Sattva S Neelapu, MD

Topic Presenter

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Ryan Cassaday, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Washington & Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Folashade Otegbeye, MPH, MBChB

Topic Presenter

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Andrew Srisuwananukorn, MD

Topic Presenter

Sandeep Raj, MD

Topic Presenter

Fevzi Yalniz, MD

Topic Presenter

Carter Davis, MD

Topic Presenter

Richard T. Maziarz, MD

Topic Presenter

Oregon Health & Science University

Samir Parekh, MD

Topic Presenter

Hematology-Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Ajay K Nooka, MD, MPH

Topic Presenter

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

Jorge E Cortes, MD

Case Presenter

Ashwin Kishtagari, MD

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA, FACP, MS

Panelist

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Andrew Jallouk, MD

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Gurbakhash Kaur, MD

Panelist

Emily Curran , MD

Panelist

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Patricia Bulger, MSN

Panelist

Eytan Stein, MD

Panelist

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, New York City, NY, United States

Aref Al-Kali, MD

Panelist

Mayo Clinic

Amie Fonder, PA-C

Panelist

Mayo Clinic Rochester

Rajshekhar Chakraborty, MD

Panelist

Stephen Anthony Strickland, MD

Panelist

Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program

Alexander Perl, MD

Panelist

University of Pennsylvania

Erin Taylor, PharmD

Panelist

Tycel Phillips, MD

Panelist

City of Hope

Darby Siler, PharmD

Panelist

Benyam Muluneh, PharmD, BCOP

Panelist

Ayushi Chauhan, MD

Panelist

Sydney Spurgeon, PA-C

Panelist

Adam DiPippo, PharmD

Panelist

MD Anderson Cancer center

Bita Fakhri, MD, MPH

Panelist

Stanford Medicine

Nataly Bailey, MSN, NP

Panelist

Callee Brooks , PharmD, BCOP

Panelist

Brian Primeaux, PharmD, BCOP

Panelist

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Olalekan Oluwole, MBBS

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Amy Webb, PhD, RN, FNP

Panelist

Nancy Bartlett, MD

Panelist

Shawn Griffin, PharmD

Panelist

University of California Irvine

Amitkumar Mehta, MD, MBA

Panelist

Caner Saygin, MD

Panelist

Al-Ola Abdallah, MD

Panelist

University of Kansas Medical Center

Noa Biran, MD, MD

Panelist

ABIM

Xiaoxiao Zhang , MSN, RN

Panelist

Hassaan Yasin, MD

Panelist

Minocher Battiwalla, MD

Panelist

SARAH CANNON TRANSPLANT AND CELL THERAPY NETWORK

Basem M. William, MD

Panelist

Ohiohealth

Jonathan Abbas, MD

Panelist

Tennessee Oncology

Srinivas Tantravahi, MBBS

Panelist

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Meera Mohan, MD

Panelist

Oren Pasvolsky , MD

Panelist

Sumeet Bhatia, MD, MBBS

Panelist

CHN MD Anderson cancer center Indianapolis

Daniel Jeffrey Landsburg, MD

Panelist

Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania

Natalie S Grover, MD

Panelist

UNC School of Medicine

Chaitanya Iragavarapu, MD

Panelist

Gabriela Soriano Hobbs, MD

Panelist

Massachusetts General Hospital

Nancy Clayton Long, APRN

Panelist

James Connelly, MD

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Yasmin Abaza, MD

Panelist

Northwestern University

Nisha Joseph, MD

Panelist

Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University

Nick Barkemeyer, PA-C

Panelist

Christine Ye, MD

Panelist

University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

Peter Voorhees, MD

Panelist

Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute

David McCall, MD

Panelist

Sajad Khazal, MD

Panelist

Sunil Raikar, MD

Panelist

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)

07:50 AM - 08:00 AMWelcome

08:00 AM - 09:00 AMSession 1: The Access & Equity Imperative in Hematologic Malignancies

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 Davis, MD

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A

Moderators:

Paolo Strati, MD

Panelists:

Carter 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 and management of Leukemia relapse

Moderators:

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

09:00 AM - 09:10 AM

Case Presentation – Akshay Sharma, MBBS, M.Sc

09:10 AM - 09:20 AM

Case Presentation – Soheil Meshinchi, MD, PhD

09:20 AM - 10:00 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

David McCall, MD

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2B: Adults- The Gray Zone: High-Grade Lymphoma

Moderators:

Andrew Ip, MD; Pierluigi Porcu, MD

09:00 AM - 09:10 AM

Case Presentation – Andrew Ip, MD

09:10 AM - 09:20 AM

Case Presentation – Pierluigi Porcu, MD

09:20 AM - 10:00 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

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

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2C: APP & Pharmacist - Balancing Benefit and Burden in Hematologic Malignancies

Moderators:

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

09:00 AM - 09:10 AM

Case Presentation – Rhiannon Dorris, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS

09:10 AM - 09:20 AM

Case Presentation – Heena Patel Kurish, PharmD, BCOP

09:20 AM - 10:00 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

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

10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreak, Exhibits & Product Theatre by Regeneron (Non - CME Accredited)

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

Moderators:

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

Panelists:

James Connelly, MD

10:45 AM - 10:55 AM

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

10:55 AM - 11:05 AM

Case Presentation – Branko Cuglievan, MD

11:05 AM - 11:45 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Sajad Khazal, MD; James Connelly, MD

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 3B: Adults - The Gray Zone: Controversy and Clinical Judgment in MDS/AML

Moderators:

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

10:45 AM - 10:55 AM

Case Presentation – Martha Mims, MD, PhD

10:55 AM - 11:05 AM

Case Presentation – Bart L Scott, MD

11:05 AM - 11:45 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

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

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 3C: APP & Pharmacist - Delivering Bispecific Antibodies and CAR‑T in the Real World

Moderators:

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

10:45 AM - 10:55 AM

Case Presentation – Catherine Marcucci, PA-C

10:55 AM - 11:05 AM

Case Presentation – Justine Wilson-Miller, PharmD

11:05 AM - 11:45 AM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

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

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

Moderators:

Stephen B. Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH

11:45 AM - 11:55 AM

Case Presentation – Stephen B. Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH

11:55 AM - 12:05 PM

Case Presentation

12:05 PM - 12:45 PM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Sunil Raikar, MD

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Session 4B: Adults - The Gray Zone: Controversy and Clinical Judgment in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

Moderators:

Noopur Raje, MD; Sagar Lonial, MD

11:45 AM - 11:55 AM

Case Presentation – Noopur Raje, MD

11:55 AM - 12:05 PM

Case Presentation – Sagar Lonial, MD

12:05 PM - 12:45 PM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Gurbakhash Kaur, MD; Rajshekhar Chakraborty, MD

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Session 4C: Adults - The Gray Zone: Controversy and Clinical Judgment in ALL

Moderators:

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

11:45 AM - 11:55 AM

Case Presentation – Marlise Rachael Luskin, MD

11:55 AM - 12:05 PM

Case Presentation – Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD

12:05 PM - 12:45 PM

Case Discussion

Panelists:

Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD; Emily Curran , MD; Ryan Cassaday, MD; Caner Saygin, MD

12:45 PM - 01:45 PMLunch, Research Poster Review, & Product Theatre by Takeda - Dr. Raji Shameem (Non - CME Accredited)

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

Session Chair: Helen Elisabeth Heslop, MD

01:45 PM - 02:05 PM

Understanding Antigen Escape: Biology & Early Signals – Samir Parekh, MD

02:05 PM - 02:25 PM

The Post–CAR-T Playbook: What Comes Next? – Sattva S Neelapu, 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:

Sattva S Neelapu, MD

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

03:30 PM - 04:30 PMSession 6: Oral Abstract Presentations (Non-CME)

04:30 PM - 05:30 PMSession 7: Plenary: Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Going?

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.

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