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8:00-9:00
Breakfast
9:00 AM
Dr. Stone (USA)
Autoantibody activity in WM
9:15 AM
Dr. Fermand (France)
Autoimmune related disorders in WM
9:30 AM
Dr. Poulain (France)
(FcgR)IIIA and IIA polymorphisms in WM and autoimmune disorders
9:45 AM
Dr. Levine (USA)
IgM Neuropathies
10:00 AM
Dr. Gertz (USA)
Cryoglobulinins and cold agglutinins
10:15-10:30
Dr. Brouet (France)
Wrap-Up and Discussion
10:30-10:45
Session Break
Refreshments
10:45 AM
Dr. Merlini (Italy)
International WM Prognostic Index Project
11:15 AM
Dr. Ghobrial (USA)*
Prognostic model in newly diagnosed WM
11:30 AM
Dr. Anagnostopoulos* (Greece)
Prognostic value of b2 microglobulin in WM patients requiring treatment
11:45-12:15
Dr. Morel (France)
12:00-1:30
Lunch
1:30 PM
Dr. Johnson (UK)
Phase III trial of chlorambucil vs. fludarabine as initial therapy in WM
1:45 PM
Dr. LeBlond (France)
Fludarabine and cytoxan in WM
2:00 PM
Dr. Tam (Australia)*
Fludarabine combination therapy as frontline and salvage therapy in WM
2:15 PM
Dr. Treon (USA)
Rituximab plus Fludarabine in WM
2:30 PM
Dr. Hensel (Germany)
Pentostatin and cytoxan in WM
2:45-3:15
Dr. Barlogie (USA)
Special Lecture:Do nucleoside analogues really compromise autologous stem cell transplants?
3:15-3:30
Wrap-Up and Panel Discussion
3:30-3:45
3:45 PM
Dr. Dimopoulos (Greece)
Predictive factors for response to Rituximab
4:00 PM
Dr. Hatjiharissi (Greece)
FcgRIIIA polymorphisms and response to Rituximab in WM
4:15 PM
IgM flare after Rituximab in WM
4:30 PM
A. Branagan (USA)
Paradoxical IgM surges following Rituximab and IVIG in WM
4:45-5:00
Dr. Dimopoulos
5:00 PM
Z. Hunter (USA)
Rituximab plus CHOP in WM
5:15 PM
Rituximab plus Thalidomide in WM
5:30 PM
Dr. Owen (UK)
CD52 Antigen Expression
5:45 PM
Dr. Santos (Brazil)*
CD52 Expressed on Human Mast Cells and Campath 1H
6:00-6:15
Dr. Kimby (Sweden)
7:30 PM
Buses depart for dinner reception
*Young Investigator Award Recipient; Sponsored by the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation.
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