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2026 National Summit on Hematologic Cancers: Defining the Standard Where the Guidelines End

Venue: Music City Center, 201 Rep. John Lewis Way South, Nashville, TN, United States

Start Date: October 16End Date: October 17, 2026

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Our Speakers

Planning Committee

Binay Shah, MD, MHA

Conference Director

Binayatara

Hetty Eileen Carraway, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Cleveland Clinic

Nitin Jain, MD

Conference Co-Chair

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Shaji K Kumar, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Mayo Clinic

Navneet Majhail, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Sarah Cannon Cancer Network

Vinod Pullarkat, MD

Associate Chair

City of Hope

Martha Mims, MD, PhD

Associate Chair

Baylor College of Medicine

Michael Byrne, DO

Planning Committee

Tennessee Oncology

Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, MD

Planning Committee

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MBA

Abstract Committee

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Swapna Thota, MD

Abstract Committee

UTHSC- Memphis

Paolo Strati, MD

Abstract Committee

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Ashwin Kishtagari, MD

Abstract Committee

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Indumathy Varadarajan, MBBS

Abstract Committee

University of virginia

Anthony Hunter, MD

Abstract Committee

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Jerald Radich, MD

Abstract Committee

Fred Hutch

Faculty

Helen Elisabeth Heslop, MD

Session Chair

Baylor College of Medicine

Aziz Nazha, MD

Session Chair

Larry D. Anderson, MD, PhD, FACP

Moderator

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Noopur Raje, MD

Moderator

Massachusetts General Hospital

Jorge Cortes, MD

Moderator

Marlise Rachael Luskin, MD

Moderator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Danielle Brander, MD

Moderator

Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Cancer Institute

Catherine Marcucci, PA-C

Moderator

Justine Wilson - Miller, PharmD

Moderator

Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Rhiannon Dorris, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS

Moderator

Heena Westlake Kurish, BCOP

Moderator

Kathryn E. Kennedy, ARNP

Moderator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Lindsay Adkins, BSN, RN

Moderator

Sarah Profitt, PharmD, BCOP

Moderator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Kayleigh Marx, PharmD, BCOP

Moderator

Sagar Lonial, MD

Moderator

Emory University School of Medicine

Natalie S Callander, MD

Moderator

University of Wisconsin

Nicole Lamanna, MD

Moderator

Columbia University Medical Center

Prithviraj Bose, MD

Moderator

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer center

Andrew Ip, MD

Moderator

Pierluigi Porcu, MD

Moderator

Akshay Sharma, M.Sc, MBBS

Moderator

Soheil Meshinchi, MD

Moderator

Eneida Rosario Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS

Moderator

Knight Cancer Institute | Oregon Health & Science University

Raul Ribeiro, MD

Moderator

Stephen B. Gruber, MD, MPH, PhD

Moderator

City of Hope National Medical Center

Hiroto Inaba , MD, PhD

Moderator

Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, MD

Moderator

Division of Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center

Preetesh Jain, MD

Moderator

UT Health San Antonio

Sattva S Neelapu, MD

Topic Presenter

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Ryan Cassaday, MD

Topic Presenter

University of Washington & Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Folashade Otegbeye, MPH, MBChB

Topic Presenter

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Andrew Srisuwananukorn, MD

Topic Presenter

Sandeep Raj, MD

Topic Presenter

Fevzi Yalniz, MD

Topic Presenter

Richard T. Maziarz, MD

Topic Presenter

Oregon Health & Science University

Carter Davis, MD

Topic Presenter

Daniel DeAngelo, MD, PhD

Panelist

Gabriela Hobbs, MD

Panelist

Muhamed Baljevic, MD

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Andrew Jallouk, MD

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Gurbakhash Kaur, MD

Panelist

Emily Curran , MD

Panelist

Aref Al-Kali, MD

Panelist

Mayo Clinic

Amie Fonder, PA-C

Panelist

Mayo Clinic Rochester

Rajshekhar Chakraborty, MD

Panelist

Eytan Stein, MD

Panelist

Yasmin Abaza, MD

Panelist

Northwestern University

Patricia Bulger, MSN

Panelist

Tycel Phillips, MD

Panelist

City of Hope

Stephen Anthony Strickland, MD

Panelist

Alexander Perl, MD

Panelist

University of Pennsylvania

Erin Taylor, PharmD

Panelist

Darby Siler, PharmD

Panelist

BENYAM MULUNEH, PharmD, BCOP

Panelist

Bita Fakhri, MD, MPH

Panelist

Sydney Spurgeon , PA-C

Panelist

Adam DiPippo, PharmD

Panelist

MD Anderson Cancer center

Ayushi Chauhan, MD

Panelist

Nataly Bailey, MSN, NP

Panelist

Callee Brooks , PharmD, BCOP

Panelist

Brian Primeaux, PharmD, BCOP

Panelist

Nancy Long, NP

Panelist

Shawn Griffin, PharmD

Panelist

Amy Webb, PhD, RN, FNP

Panelist

Nancy Bartlett, MD

Panelist

Olalekan Oluwole, MBBS

Panelist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Andrew Lipsky , MD

Panelist

Amitkumar Mehta, MD, MBA

Panelist

Joshua Richter, MD

Panelist

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Noa Biran, MD, MD

Panelist

ABIM

Murali Janakiram, MD

Panelist

CITY OF HOPE

Caner Saygin, MD

Panelist

Al-Ola Abdallah, MD

Panelist

University of Kansas Medical Center

Minocher Battiwalla, MD

Panelist

SARAH CANNON TRANSPLANT AND CELL THERAPY NETWORK

Hassaan Yasin, MD

Panelist

Xiaoxiao Zhang , MSN, RN

Panelist

Basem M. William, MD

Panelist

Ohiohealth

Srinivas Tantravahi, MBBS

Panelist

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Jonathan Abbas, MD

Panelist

Tennessee Oncology

Meera Mohan, MD

Panelist

Oren Pasvolsky , MD

Panelist

Sumeet Bhatia, MD, MBBS

Panelist

CHN MD Anderson cancer center Indianapolis

Our Agenda

Day 1: Friday, October 16th, 2026

All timings are in Central Time (CDT, GMT-05:00) time.

07:00 AM - 07:50 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits (Non - CME Accredited)

07:50 AM - 08:00 AMWelcome

08:00 AM - 09:00 AMSession 1: The Access & Equity Imperative in Hematologic Malignancies

Session Chair: Paolo Strati, MD

08:00 AM - 08:15 AM

The Geography of Cellular Therapy – Folashade Otegbeye, MPH, MBChB

08:15 AM - 08:30 AM

The Economics of Innovation – Richard T. Maziarz, MD

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM

Community–Academic Partnerships That Work – Carter Davis, MD

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A

Moderators:

Paolo Strati, MD

Panelists:

Carter Davis, MD; Richard T. Maziarz, MD; Folashade Otegbeye, MPH, MBChB

09:00 AM - 10:00 AMBreakout Session 2 – The Data-Free Zone I: High-Stakes Decisions Without Guidelines

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2A: Pediatrics - Prevention and Management of Leukemia Relapse

Moderators:

Akshay Sharma, MBBS, M.Sc; Soheil Meshinchi, MD

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2B: Adults- The Gray Zone: High-Grade Lymphoma

Moderators:

Andrew Ip, MD; Pierluigi Porcu, MD

Panelists:

Basem M. William, MD

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2C: APP & Pharmacist - Balancing Benefit and Burden in Hematologic Malignancies

Moderators:

Rhiannon Dorris, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS; Heena Westlake Kurish, BCOP

Panelists:

Adam DiPippo, PharmD; Nataly Bailey, MSN, NP; Callee Brooks , PharmD, BCOP; Amy Webb, RN, FNP, PhD

10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreak & Exhibits (Non - CME Accredited)

10:45 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 3 – Rare & Refractory: When Evidence Disappears

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 3A: Pediatrics - Bone Marrow Failure and MDS in Young

Moderators:

Eneida Rosario Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS; Raul Ribeiro, MD

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 3B: Adults - The Gray Zone: Controversy and Clinical Judgment in MDS/AML

Moderators:

Martha Mims, MD, PhD

Panelists:

Aref Al-Kali, MD; Eytan Stein, MD; Yasmin Abaza, MD; Stephen Anthony Strickland, MD; Alexander Perl, MD; Sumeet Bhatia, MD, MBBS

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 3C: APP & Pharmacist - Delivering Bispecific Antibodies and CAR‑T in the Real World

Moderators:

Catherine Marcucci, PA-C; Justine Wilson - Miller, PharmD

Panelists:

Amie Fonder, PA-C; Kathryn E. Kennedy, ARNP; Patricia Bulger, MSN; Sydney Spurgeon , PA-C; Brian Primeaux, PharmD, BCOP

11:45 AM - 12:45 PMBreakout Session 4 – Clinical Decision-Making in Newly Diagnosed Disease

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Session 4A: Pediatrics - Biphenotypic Leukemia

Moderators:

Stephen B. Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH; Hiroto Inaba , MD, PhD

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Session 4B: Adults - The Gray Zone: Controversy and Clinical Judgment in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

Moderators:

Noopur Raje, MD; Sagar Lonial, MD

Panelists:

Muhamed Baljevic, MD; Gurbakhash Kaur, MD; Rajshekhar Chakraborty, MD

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Session 4C: Adults - The Gray Zone: Controversy and Clinical Judgment in ALL

Moderators:

Marlise Rachael Luskin, MD

Panelists:

Daniel DeAngelo, MD, PhD; Emily Curran , MD; Ryan Cassaday, MD; Caner Saygin, MD

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Session 4D: APP & Pharmacist - Managing Complex Acute Leukemia Cases: Toxicities, Transitions, and Multidisciplinary Coordination

12:45 PM - 01:45 PMLunch & PT by Takeda - Dr. Raji Shameem (Non - CME Accredited)

01:45 PM - 03:15 PMSession 5: When CAR-T Fails: Resistance, Relapse, and the Next Move

Session Chair: Helen Elisabeth Heslop, MD

02:05 PM - 02:25 PM

The Post–CAR-T Playbook: What Comes Next? – Sattva S Neelapu, MD

02:25 PM - 02:45 PM

Beyond Current CAR-Ts: The Cellular Therapy Arms Race – Helen Elisabeth Heslop, MD

02:45 PM - 03:15 PM

Panel Discussion: Tough Questions, Real Decisions

Moderators:

Helen Elisabeth Heslop, MD

Panelists:

Sattva S Neelapu, MD

01:45 PM - 02:05 PMUnderstanding Antigen Escape: Biology & Early Signals

03:15 PM - 03:30 PMBreak & Exhibits (Non - CME Accredited)

03:30 PM - 04:30 PMSession 6: Plenary: Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Going?

Session Chair: Aziz Nazha, MD

03:30 PM - 03:45 PM

AI in Hematology Practice: From pathology to MRD to clinical decision-making – Aziz Nazha, MD

03:45 PM - 04:00 PM

AI-Accelerated Drug Development & Trial Design – Andrew Srisuwananukorn, MD

04:00 PM - 04:15 PM

The “Living Drug” Autopilot - AI in cellular therapy and transplant care – Sandeep Raj, MD

04:15 PM - 04:30 PM

Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A

Moderators:

Aziz Nazha, MD

Panelists:

Andrew Srisuwananukorn, MD; Sandeep Raj, MD

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