Program

SESSION IIB: Management of ALL in the upfront and R/R settings

Moderators: Dr. Reyad Mohsen, Dr. Halima El Omri, Dr. Anas Hamad

8am - 8.20am

Towards an always personalized management of B - ALL

Prof. Robin Foa
Professor of Hematology - University of Rome, Italy

8.20am - 8.40am

 Update of management of T - ALL

Prof. Ali Bazarbachi
American university of Beirut
Lebanon

8.40am - 8.55am

Update in management of Bi-Phenotypic acute leukemia

Dr. Honar Cherif
Head of Hematology Section
NCCCR - HMC
Qatar

8.55am - 9.10am

BCL2 inhibitors and leukemias: Biologic impact and therapeutic perspectives

Dr. Safaa Al Azawi
Hematology - BMT Dept.
NCCCR - HMC
Qatar

9.10am - 9.25am

 

Burkitt Lymphoma in adult patients-outcome in NCCCR

 

Dr. Afaf Al Battah
Hematology - BMT Dept.
NCCCR - HMC
Qatar

9.25am - 9:45am

Application of PET CT scan in diagnosis and prognosis of Leukemia

Dr. Zsolt Lengyel
Senior consultant - Nuclear Medicine
Clinical Imaging Dept.
NCCCR - HMC
Qatar

9.45am - 10am

Q and A Session

10.00am - 10.20am

Coffee Break

Moderators: Dr. Sergio Crovella and Dr. Kakil I. Rasul

 

10:20am - 10:40am

 

Approach to CART therapy resistance

 

Dr. Marco Ruella
University of Pennsylvania
USA

10.40am - 11am

 

Precision medicine in hematologic malignancies

 

Dr. Chris Allen
Clinical Scientist
Thermofisher Scientific Lab
Switzerland

11am - 11.20am

Artificial intelligence in hematological cancer diagnosis and prediction

Dr. Adel El Omri
Professor of Engineering
Hamad Ben Khalifa University,
Qatar

11.20am - 11.40am

Health economic models in acute leukemia

Objectives

Dr. Anas Hamad
Director of Pharmacy
NCCCR-Qatar

11.40am - 1pm

Prayer and Lunch

SESSION III: Management of ALL in the region

Moderators: Dr. Hesham El Sabah, Dr. Ruba Taha, Dr. Amal Gulied

1pm - 1.20pm

 

Precursor early T- lymphoblastic lymphoma leukemia in adults in Qatar

 

Dr. Dina Soliman
Consultant Hematopathology
Lab and Pathology Dept.
HMC - Qatar

1.20pm - 1.40pm

 

ALL - Experience of Kuwait Cancer Center

 

Dr. Ahmed Al Huraiji
Kuwait Cancer Center
Kuwait

 

1.40pm - 2pm

 

ALL - Experience of Oman

 

Dr. Murthada Al Khabori
Sultan Qaboos University
Oman

2pm to 2.20pm

Comparison of modified BFM protocol with hyperCVAD in AYA Ph-ve ALL: A multicenter analysis-KSA            

 

Dr. Hind Salama
Consultant Hematology
National Guards
Riyadh, KSA

2.20pm - 2.35pm

Toxicity to therapy especially to asparaginase in ALL Adult patients treated in NCCCR.

Dr. Nancy Kassem
Clinical Pharmacist - NCCCR
Qatar

2.40pm to 3.15pm

Coffee Break

Moderators: Dr. Kamal Al Aboudi, Dr. Safaa Al Azawi

 

3.15pm - 3.30pm

Special cases in ALL

A. T-lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia with eosinophilia

Dr. Sara El Korashi
Hematology - BMT Dept.
NCCCR - HMC
Qatar

3.30pm - 3.45pm

B. Li-Fraumeni Syndrome and ALL

 

 

Dr. Shehab Fareed
Hematology - BMT Dept.
NCCCR - HMC
Qatar

3.45pm - 4pm

C. Unusual Presentation of mediastinal Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

Dr. Omar Ismail
Hematology - BMT Dept.
NCCCR - HMC
Qatar

4pm - 4.15pm

D. CNS involvement in ALL

Dr. Dina Mudawi
Hematology - BMT Dept.
NCCCR - HMC
Qatar

4.15pm - 4.30pm

Update on transfusion practices in acute leukemia and management of resistance

Dr. Sara Adil
A/Head of Transfusion Medicine
Lab and Pathology Dept
HMC, Qatar

Moderators: Dr. Shereen Al Azzazi and Dr. Amna Gameil

 

4.30pm - 4.45pm

 

 

Gene suppression in ALL

 

Dr. Nader El-Dweik
Sr. Research Scientist
HMC - Qatar

4.45pm - 5pm

Quality control impact on stem cell transplant

Dr. Fabio Figueredo
Director of Stem Cell Lab
NCCCR - HMC, Qatar

5pm - 5.20pm

MRD Diagnostics and monitoring - Hybrid presentation

 

Dr. Nicholas Short
Assistant Professor University of Texas
Department of Leukemia
Md Anderson Cancer Center
Huston, USA

5.20pm - 5.30pm

Q and A Session

5.30pm

Closing Remarks and Ceremony