November 14, 2016

Friends,

Arrived home again after a very long trip with a 9 hour time difference, not a lot of sleep, but a very good meeting. Lots to share.

Today in the Conference Coverage section, we’ve posted an interview with Dr. Adrian Wiestner from the NIH who does important bench science research to uncover what makes CLL cells survive, as well as the clinical trials many of you have participated in. You can view my article and see the interview here.

Patient & Caregiver Support Meetings

November 15th @ 7:00 PM in Orange, CA, the Orange County CLL Support Group will be meeting. See more information here.

If you’re aware of other CLL Patient Support Group meetings, let us know and we’ll post them. Thanks!

Post-ASH CLL Patient Educational Forum at City of Hope

We’re excited to announce that on Saturday, December 17th, in partnership with City of Hope Medical Center and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the CLL Society will be hosting the second annual Post-ASH CLL Educational Forum at City of Hope. Dr. Tanya Siddiqi will be presenting on the latest data on Diagnosis and Frontline Treatment and Dr. Steven Rosen will present on Relapsed Disease and Novel Therapies. You can access the flyer here and pre-registration is requested. We look forward to seeing you there.

Patient Education Meetings

From time to time, we will make you aware of in-person Patient Education meetings coming up for those of us affected by CLL and lymphoma, specifically:

• Wednesday, November 16^th at 6 PM at the Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport – Mall of America in Bloomington, MN: The Lymphoma Research Foundation will be hosting Updates on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia / Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma as part of their Ask the Doctor series. Timothy Call, from the Mayo Clinic is the featured speaker. You can find out more information and register here. Dinner will be served and there is no charge to attend.
• Friday, November 18^th from 7:30 AM to 2:15 PM at the Hilton Hotel City Avenue in Philadelphia, PA: The Abramson Cancer Center in partnership with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will be hosting 9th Focus on Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma and Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplantation Conference. Anthony Mato is the featured speaker for the CLL Workshop. You can find out more information and register here.
• Wednesday, December 14^th at 6 PM at the Washington Marriott Georgetown in Washington DC: The Lymphoma Research Foundation will be hosting Updates on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia / Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma as part of their Ask the Doctor series. Chaitra S. Ujjani from Georgetown University Hospital is the featured speaker. You can find out more information and register here. Dinner will be served and there is no charge to attend.

Heads Up! The CLL Society has become aware of a series of unbranded (no specific drug discussion) patient education meetings coming up in November. CLL patients will share their personal stories, and local CLL experts will be providing a talk on the basics of CLL. A complimentary meal will be provided and parking is free. You are welcome to bring a guest.

One member of the CLL Society will be at each meeting to show a brief video and give a talk about the impact support and education groups have had on their CLL journey. We will provide practical tips and support for setting up a local CLL group and will stay afterwards to meet with attendees who may be interested in participating in a support group in those areas. We look forward to meeting you there. The final 3 meetings are:

• Thursday, November 15^th in Independence, OH. More details in the flyer. Access it here.
• Wednesday, November 16^th in Austin, TX. More details in the flyer. Access it here.
• Saturday, December 10^th in Los Angeles. More details in the flyer. Access it here.

In the meantime….

Stay strong.

We are all in this together.

Brian Koffman, MD