Programme

CLL at the Forefront of Precision Medicine

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) represents a paradigmatic disease for the implementation of precision medicine approaches aimed at improving patient care.
This meeting brings together a diverse audience of scientists, including clinical investigators and diagnosticians, to discuss with international faculty the latest developments in the field while also sharing experiences.
The scientific programme and hands-on workshops have been designed to encourage discussion, exchange of knowledge, and collaboration.

interactive programme

Day 1, Thursday, October 15

13:30 – 13:45 / Auditorium	Welcome Paolo Ghia
13:45 – 14:30 / Auditorium	Plenary talk The genomic landscape of CLL: is there anything left to discover? Moderator Anna Schuh Speaker Elias Campo
14:30 – 15:15 / Auditorium	Discussion Gene deregulation in CLL Moderator Inaki Martin-Subero Discussants Chris Oakes, Marek Mraz
15:15 – 15:45	Coffee break
15:45 – 17:00 / Auditorium	Session I Biomarker-guided management of CLL Moderators Blanca Espinet, Davide Rossi Discussants Inye Ahn, Piers Blombery, Thomas Chatzikonstantinou, Sarka Pavlova, Jon Strefford, Eugen Tausch, Renata Walewska, Torsten Zenz
17:00 – 17:20	Coffee break
17:20 – 18.40 / Auditorium	Session II The global community of CLL Moderators Peter Haggert Discussants Celso Arrais, Shaimaa El-Ashwah, Romina Gamberale, Ritu Gupta, Brian Koffmann, Rebbecca Mwakichako, Mazyar Shadman
18.40 – 19.40	Welcome Reception

Day 2, Friday, October 16

08:30 – 09:15 / Auditorium	Plenary talk Dangerous liasons: the tumor microenvironment in CLL Moderator Tanja Hartmann Speaker Martina Seiffert
09:15 – 10:00 / Auditorium	Discussion What is CLL? Moderator Kostas Stamatopoulos Discussants Nicholas Chiorazzi, Freda Stevenson
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00 / Auditorium	Session III How do I treat CLL in 2026? Moderators Antonio Cuneo, Barbara Eichhorst Discussants Francesc Bosch, Ruth Clifford, Marta Coscia, Matt Davids, Stephen Mulligan, Anne Quinquenel, Lindsay Roeker, Tait Shanafelt
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch break
13:00 – 14:30	Workshops – Rotation A Workshop I – Auditorium TP53 (and other) aberrations Moderators Panagiotis Baliakas, Sarka Pospisilova Discussants Jitka Malcikova, Eugen Tausch Workshop II – Room A1 Immunoglobulin genes Moderators Anastasia Chatzidimitriou, Frederic Davi Discussants Andreas Agathangelidis, TBD Workshop III – Room A2–A3 MRD Moderators Arnon Kater, Andy Rawstron Discussants TBD Workshop IV – Room A4 The CLL patient path Moderators Christina Karamanidou, Kostas Stamatopoulos Discussants Anna Nisireou, Nick York Workshop V – Room South 9–10 How to be involved in ERIC real world studies Moderators Tamar Tadmor, Andrea Visentin Discussants Thomas Chatzikonstantinou, Evangelia Minga Workshop VI – Room South 11–12 How to implement current evidence for diagnostic work up and treatment of CLL into National guidelines Moderators Daniela Alves, Carsten Utoft Niemann Discussants Mary Ann Anderson, Maria del Rosario Custidiano
14:30 – 14:45	Coffee break
14:45 – 16:00 / Auditorium	Session IV: Targeting signaling pathways: B-cell receptor and beyond Moderators Silvia Deaglio, Thomas Kipps Discussants Jennifer Brown, Alexey Danilov, Dimitar Efremov, Francesco Forconi, Valter Gatte, Marta Muzio, Marco Ruella, Adrian Wiestneri
16:00 – 16:15	Coffee break
16:15 – 17:45	Workshops – Rotation B Workshop I – Auditorium TP53 (and other) aberrations Moderators Panagiotis Baliakas, Sarka Pospisilova Discussants Jitka Malcikova, Eugen Tausch Workshop II – Room A1 Immunoglobulin genes Moderators Anastasia Chatzidimitriou, Frederic Davi Discussants Andreas Agathangelidis, TBD Workshop III – Room A2–A3 MRD Moderators Arnon Kater, Andy Rawstron Discussants TBD Workshop IV – Room A4 The CLL patient path Moderators Christina Karamanidou, Kostas Stamatopoulos Discussants Anna Nisireou, Nick York Workshop V – Room South 9–10 How to be involved in ERIC real world studies Moderators Tamar Tadmor, Andrea Visentin Discussants Thomas Chatzikonstantinou, Evangelia Minga Workshop VI – Room South 11–12 How to implement current evidence for diagnostic work up and treatment of CLL into National guidelines Moderators Daniela Alves, Carsten Utoft Niemann Discussants Mary Ann Anderson, Maria del Rosario Custidiano
18:00 – 19:00	Poster walk Moderators Paula Cramer, Michael Doubek, Alessandra Ferrajoli, Andrea Visentin

Day 3, Saturday, October 17

08.00 – 09.30	Workshops – Rotation C Workshop I – Auditorium TP53 (and other) aberrations Moderators Panagiotis Baliakas, Sarka Pospisilova Discussants Jitka Malcikova, Eugen Tausch Workshop II – Room A1 Immunoglobulin genes Moderators Anastasia Chatzidimitriou, Frederic Davi Discussants Andreas Agathangelidis, TBD Workshop III – Room A2–A3 MRD Moderators Arnon Kater, Andy Rawstron Discussants TBD Workshop IV – Room A4 The CLL patient path Moderators Christina Karamanidou, Kostas Stamatopoulos Discussants Anna Nisireou, Nick York Workshop V – Room South 9–10 How to be involved in ERIC real world studies Moderators Tamar Tadmor, Andrea Visentin Discussants Thomas Chatzikonstantinou, Evangelia Minga Workshop VI – Room South 11–12 How to implement current evidence for diagnostic work up and treatment of CLL into National guidelines Moderators Daniela Alves, Carsten Utoft Niemann Discussants Mary Ann Anderson, Maria del Rosario Custidiano
09:30 – 10:00 / Auditorium	Discussion Biological profiling and clinical management of CLL: how far and how deep? Moderator Richard Rosenquist Discussants Claudia Haferlach, Neil Kay
10.00 – 11.00 / Auditorium	Session V Assessing responses Moderators Othman Al-Sawaf, Peter Hillmen Discussants Kirsten Fischer, Anton Langerak, Tahla Munir, Carsten Niemann, Carolyn Owen, Andy Rawstron, Lydia Scarfo, William Wierda
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee break
11.30 – 12.45 / Auditorium	Session VI Richter’s transformation Moderators Gianluca Gaidano, Jennifer Woyach Discussants Yair Herishanu, Arnon Kater, Adam Kittai, Erin Parry, Alessandra Tedeschi, Meghan Thompson, Philip Thompson, Tanya Siddiqi
12.45 – 13.15 / Auditorium	Plenary talk CLL: my vision for the future Moderator Stephan Stilgenbauer Speaker John Seymour
13.15 – 13.30 / Auditorium	Closing remarks Paolo Ghia

CLL at the Forefront of Precision Medicine

Day 1, Thursday, October 15

Day 2, Friday, October 16

Day 3, Saturday, October 17

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