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San Diego Hematologic Malignancies Symposium 2026: Advancing Evidence-Based Care in Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma

Venue: Sheraton San Diego Resort, San Diego, CA, United States

Start Date: September 19, 2026

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Binay Shah, MD, MHA

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Binayatara

Caitlin Costello, MD

Conference Co-Chair

UC San Diego

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Autumn Jeong, MD

Case Presenter

University of California San Diego

Our Agenda

Saturday, September 19th, 2026

All timings are in Pacific Time (PDT, GMT-07:00) time.

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast, & Exhibits (Bel Aire Ballroom)

08:00 AM - 08:05 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks

08:05 AM - 09:05 AMSession 1: Acute Leukemias (Fairbanks Ballroom A-C)

Session Chair: Vinod Pullarkat, MD

08:05 AM - 08:20 AM

Evolving Strategies in Acute Leukemias – Vinod Pullarkat, MD

08:25 AM - 09:05 AM

Case-Based Discussion

09:05 AM - 10:00 AMSession 2: MDS & MPNs (Fairbanks Ballroom A-C)

Session Chair: Kentson Lam

09:05 AM - 09:20 AM

Modern Management of MDS and MPNs

09:25 AM - 10:00 AM

Case-Based Discussion – Caitlin Costello, MD

10:00 AM - 10:45 AMMorning Break & Product Theatre Sponsored by PharmaEssentia (Fairbanks Ballroom D)

10:45 AM - 11:30 AMSession 3: Multiple Myeloma (Fairbanks Ballroom A-C)

Session Chair: Caitlin Costello, MD

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Emerging Therapies in Multiple Myeloma – Caitlin Costello, MD

11:05 AM - 11:15 AM

NDMM - role of transplant? PERSEUS vs CEPHEUS

11:15 AM - 11:25 AM

Early Relapse:CART vs. Bispecific

11:25 AM - 11:30 AM

Case-based Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Caitlin Costello, MD

11:30 AM - 12:00 PMBinaytara's Efforts in Improving Access to Cancer Care (Fairbanks Ballroom A-C)

12:00 PM - 01:00 PMLunch & Product Theatre Sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb (Fairbanks Ballroom D)

01:00 PM - 02:00 PMSession 4: High-grade Lymphomas (Fairbanks Ballroom A-C)

01:00 PM - 01:15 PM

Current Approaches to High-Grade Lymphomas

01:20 PM - 01:35 PM

Double-hit DLBCL – Is intensified chemo (DA-EPOCH-R) still standard?

01:35 PM - 01:50 PM

Primary refractory DLBCL – CAR-T vs. Bispecifics – Autumn Jeong, MD

01:50 PM - 02:00 PM

Panel Discussion and Q&A

Panelists:

Autumn Jeong, MD

02:00 PM - 02:15 PMAfternoon Break & Exhibits (Bel Aire Ballroom)

02:15 PM - 03:00 PMSession 5: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (Fairbanks Ballroom A-C)

Session Chair: Bita Fakhri, MD, MPH

02:15 PM - 02:35 PM

How I Treat CLL: Practical Decision-Making – Michael Choi, MD

02:35 PM - 03:00 PM

CLL – Catherine Coombs, MD

03:00 PM - 03:50 PMSession 6: Low-grade Lymphomas (Fairbanks Ballroom A-C)

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM

Optimizing Treatment Strategies in Low-Grade Lymphomas

03:20 PM - 03:50 PM

Low-grade lymphomas – Benjamin Heyman, MD

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