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Program of the 2nd International Workshop on Waldenström's macroglobulinemia

September 26-30, 2002
Athens, Greece

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Friday, September 27, 2002 Astir Palace

7:00 AM

Breakfast

Session I: Genetic basis and pathogenesis of WM
Part I Chair: Dr. Pilarski (Canada)

8:00 AM

Dr. Pilarski (Canada)#

Defining the malignant clone in WM

8:15 AM

Dr. Sahota (UK)#

Origins of the malignant clone in WM

8:30 AM

Dr. Fonseca (USA)

Cytogenetics of WM

8:45 AM

Dr. McMaster (USA)

Family Studies in WM

9:00 AM

Dr. Shaughnessy (USA)

Gene expression profiles in WM

9:15-9:30

Dr. Pilarski (Canada)

Panel Discussion

Session I: Genetic basis and pathogenesis of WM
Part II Chair: Dr. Avet-Loiseau (France)

9:30 AM

Dr. Avet-Loiseau (France)

14q32 translocations discriminate IgM MM from WM

9:45 AM

Dr. N. Mitsiades (USA)

Proteomic analyses in WM

10:00 AM

Dr. Leitch (UK)*

Dysregulation of apoptosis in WM does not involve NF-kß

10:15 AM

Dr. Adamia (Canada)*

Overexpression and novel splice variants of Hyaluronan synthases in WM

10:30-10:45

Dr. Avet-Loiseau (France)

Panel Discussion

10:45-11:00

Session Break

Refreshments

Session II IgM Monoclonal gammopathies
Chair: Dr. Kyle (USA)

11:00 AM

Dr. Kyle (USA)

IgM monoclonal gammopathies

11:15 AM

Dr. Morra (Italy)

Prognostic factors for transformation in IgM MGUS

11:30 AM

Dr. Montoto (Spain)*

Malignant transformation in IgM MGUS

11:45-12:00

Dr. Kyle (USA)

Panel Discussion

12:00-1:15

Lunch

Session III Defining Waldenström's macroglobulinemia
Chair: Dr. Alexanian (USA)

1:15 PM

Dr. Remstein (USA)

Clinicopathological overview of WM

1:30 PM

Dr. San Miguel (Spain)

Immunophenotypic characterization of WM

1:45 PM

Dr. Roger Owen (UK)

Developing diagnostic criteria in WM

2:00 PM

Dr. Pangalis (Greece)

Differential diagnosis of WM from other B-cell disorders

2:15 PM

Dr. Alexanian (USA)

Asymptomatic WM

2:30-2: 45

Dr. Alexanian (USA)

Panel Discussion

Session IV Report of Consensus Panel One
Co-Chairs: Dr. Dimopoulos (Greece)
and Dr. Owen (UK)

2:45-4:15

Dr. Owen (UK)

Report of Consensus Panel One on the Clinicopathological definition of WM

Dr. Dimopoulos (Greece)

Discussion and Consensus Summary

4:15-4:45

Session Break

Refreshments

Session V Prognostic Markers in Waldenström's macroglobuilinemia
Chair: Dr. Barlogie (USA)

4:45 PM

Dr. Merlini (Italy)

Prognostic Factors in WM

5:00 PM

Dr. Morel (France)

Prognostic Factors in WM: Description of complications during disease evolution

5:15 PM

Dr. Barlogie (USA)

Prognostic factors and response to Fludarabine: Update from a U.S. Intergroup Trial

5:30 PM

Dr. Bjorkholm (Sweden)

Patterns of clinical presentation and outcome in WM

5:45 PM

Dr. Cesana (Italy)*

Smoldering WM: Factors predicting evolution to symptomatic disease

6:00-6:30

Dr. Barlogie (USA)

Panel Discussion

7:30 PM

Night Tour of Athens and Dinner Reception at Dionysos in Plaka

*Young Investigator Fellowship Award Recipient
Sponsored by the International Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia Foundation

# Smokler Research Grant recipient
Sponsored by the RFW, Ltd.

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