Name: Best of Hematology and Breast Cancer™ 2026, Nashville
Start: 2026-02-06T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-07T08:00:00+00:00
Location: Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown

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Best of Hematology and Breast Cancer™ 2026, Nashville

(7.25 Credits)

Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown

623 Union St, Nashville, TN, United States

February 6 - February 7, 2026

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Events Starts	Events Ends
February 6, 2026	February 7, 2026

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Agenda

Day 1: Friday, February 6th, 2026

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

02:30 PM - 03:30 PMRegistration, Networking, & Exhibits ( Ballroom Foyer & Ballroom 2/3 )

03:30 PM - 05:00 PMSession 1: Benign Hematology (Ballroom 4)

Session Chair:

Michelle Chi, MD

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Clotting Disorders

- Deva Sharma, MD

04:00 PM - 04:15 PM

Bleeding Disorders

- Michelle Chi, MD

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

Updates in the management of Anemia

- Katherine Walsh, MD

04:45 PM - 05:00 PM

Updates in PNH / HUS / TTP

- Miriam Brown, DO

Day 2: Saturday, February 7th, 2026

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Exhibits & Breakfast ( Ballroom Foyer & Ballroom 2/3 )

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome (Ballroom 4)

08:05 AM - 08:30 AMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Cancer Care Disparities

Conference Chair:

Justin Ryan Marquart, MBA

08:30 AM - 09:30 AMSession 2: AML/MDS ( Ballroom 4)

Session Chair:

Kateryna Fedorov, MD

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Menin inhibitors in acute Leukemias

- Kateryna Fedorov, MD

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

MDS/MPN Updates 2025

- Ashwin Kishtagari, MD

09:30 AM - 10:45 AMSession 3: Multiple Myeloma ( Ballroom 4 )

Session Chair:

Muhamed Baljevic, MD

09:30 AM - 09:55 AM

Updates in TE and TIE NDMM

- Phyu Naing, MD

09:55 AM - 10:20 AM

Treatment approaches in early RRMM

- Noura Elsedawy, MD

10:20 AM - 10:45 AM

Treatment approaches in late RRMM

- Salyka Sengsayadeth, MD

10:45 AM - 11:00 AMBreak & Exhibits (Ballroom 2/3)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PMSession 4: Lymphoma ( Ballroom 4)

Session Chair:

Vivek Patel, MD

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Updates in the management of High-grade and large cell lymphomas

- Elisa De Togni, MD

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Updates in the management of indolent Lymphomas

- Vivek Patel, MD

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMLunch & Exhibits - Product Theater sponsored by Kura (non-CME accredited): Managing KOMZIFTI in Patients With R/R NPM1-m AML - Dr. James McCloskey ( Ryman Meeting Room)

01:00 PM - 02:20 PMSession 5: Metastatic Breast Cancer ( Ballroom 4)

Session Chair:

Erika Hamilton, MD

01:00 PM - 01:20 PM

Novel Backbones and Combinations in Metastatic HR+ Breast

- Sarah Premji, MD

01:20 PM - 01:40 PM

Debate: DB-09 vs. DB-03 for HER-2+ Breast

- Sonya Reid, MD

01:40 PM - 02:00 PM

Debate 2: DB-09 vs. DB-03 for HER-2+ Breast

- Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD

02:00 PM - 02:20 PM

Novel ADCs for metastatic HR+ and TNBC

- Erika Hamilton, MD

02:20 PM - 02:30 PMBreak & Exhibits ( Ballroom 4)

02:30 PM - 03:50 PMSession 6: Early Breast Cancer ( Ballroom 4)

Session Chair:

Kelsey Martin, ARNP

02:30 PM - 02:50 PM

Early HR+ Risk Estimation and Treatment

- Kelly Elizabeth McCann, MD, PhD

02:50 PM - 03:10 PM

Where do we stand with early TNBC?

- Sara Nunnery, MD

03:10 PM - 03:30 PM

Early HER-2+ Breast Cancer

- Samyukta Mullangi, MD, MBA

03:30 PM - 03:50 PM

Toxicity Challenges: ADCs and PIK3/mTOR/AKT

- Kelsey Martin, ARNP

03:50 PM - 03:55 PMAdjourn

Conference Chair

Muhamed Baljevic, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Erika Hamilton, MD

Session Chair

Kelsey Martin, ARNP

Vivek Patel, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Erika Hamilton, MD

Kateryna Fedorov, MD

Muhamed Baljevic, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Michelle Chi, MD

Faculty

Samyukta Mullangi, MD, MBA

Ashwin Kishtagari, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD

Sarah Premji, MD

Sarah Cannon Research Institute

Sara Nunnery, MD

Sonya Reid, MD

Vanderbilt

Katherine Walsh, MD

Kelly Elizabeth McCann, MD, PhD

University of California Los Angeles

Salyka Sengsayadeth, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Noura Elsedawy, MD

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Deva Sharma, MD

Phyu Naing, MD

Miriam Brown, DO

Elisa De Togni, MD

Staff

Nafiso Bakar, n/a

Binaytara

Binay Shah, MBBS

Tara Shah, BSN

Binaytara

Audrey Kerby

Justin Ryan Marquart, MBA

Binaytara

Bhawana Srivastava, MBA

Binayatara

Acknowledgement of Commerical Support

This activity is supported with Independent Medical Education grants from:

Gilead
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc

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