The 4th World Congress on Controversies in Hematology (COHEM 2016)

  • Sep 2016

Description

The 4th World Congress on Controversies in Hematology (COHEM 2016) is an exhibition that covers topics such as:

  • Non-Malignant Hematology
    • Coagulation Disorders
    • Haemoglobinopathies
    • Iron Deficiency - Overload
  • Acute Leukemia / MDS
    • Should patients with AML / ALL receive prophylactic antibiotics and antifungal agents?
    • Should patients with RAEB oroligoblastic AML receive induction chemotherapy prior to allogeneic transplantation?
    • Should all patients with non Ph+ ALL transplantation in first CR?
  • CLL
    • Are imaging techniques needed in the routine evaluation of newly diagnosed patients with CLL?
    • Is minimal residual disease a therapy end-point?
  • Lymphoma
    • Should autologous transplantation be offered to all patients with Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma after induction therapy?
    • Should therapy be changed in patients with DLBCL if PET scan remain positive after 2 (or 4) courses of treatment?
  • Myleofibrosis
    • Patients responding to Ruxolitinib should not be considered for allogeneic transplantation?
  • Myeloma
    • Should bisphosphonates be continued indefinitely after chemotherapy is initiat
    • Patients with "high risk" myeloma who do not benefit from autologous transplant should be considered for allogeneic transplant?
  • Hodgkin’s lymphoma
    • Should Brentuxumabbe moved to upfront therapy?
  • CML
    • Should therapy be changed in patients with CML in chronic phase and "suboptimal" response after 6 months?
    • When generic imatinib becomes more available, should initial therapy be with imatinib or second generation tyrosine-kinase inhibitors?

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Health & Medicine: Hematology, Infectious diseases, Oncology

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