HSANZ Free Communications 2: Myeloma
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HSANZ
Monday, November 6, 2023 |
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Meeting Room 211 |
Speaker
Dr Nicholas Bingham
Consultant Haematologist
Alfred Health / Monash University
Liquid biopsy monitoring is more sensitive than alternative techniques in extramedullary multiple myeloma
8:30 AM - 8:45 AMBiography
Nick is a clinical and laboratory haematologist at Alfred Health, completing a PhD with the Myeloma Research Group at the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases. His PhD examines extramedullary myeloma using next generation sequencing techniques to identify therapeutic opportunities and clinical applications in this high risk patient cohort.
Dr Sridurga Mithraprabhu
Research Fellow
Alfred Health / Monash University
Predicting treatment outcome in multiple myeloma: The correlation with circulating tumour DNA-based molecular response and minimal residual disease
8:45 AM - 9:00 AMBiography
Dr. Mithraprabhu is a Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases - Monash University based at the Alfred Hospital. She is lead for the liquid biopsy research program in the Myeloma Research Group.
Dr Adam Cohen
Associate Professor, Medicine
Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania
Survival benefit of birtamimab in Mayo Stage IV AL amyloidosis in the Phase 3 VITAL clinical trial was consistent across all key baseline variables
9:00 AM - 9:15 AMBiography
Adam D. Cohen, MD, is the Director of Myeloma Immunotherapy, Amyloidosis Program Co-Director, and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on clinical development of novel therapies, particularly immunotherapies, for patients with myeloma, AL amyloidosis and other plasma cell dyscrasias.
Dr James Rowland
Advanced Trainee
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Optimisation of laser capture microdissection with tandem mass spectrometry for the diagnosis of amyloid subtype.
9:15 AM - 9:30 AMBiography
James Rowland is a final year haematology advanced trainee at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Queensland. He has a keen clinical and research interest in amyloidosis and has completed significant work on the implementation of a novel laser microdissection with tandem mass spectrometry assay within Pathology Queensland.
Dr Anthea Gibbons
Medical Registrar
Australian Amyloidosis Network
An Australian Amyloidosis Network (AAN) analysis of Australian patients with AL amyloidosis treated with bortezomib-based chemotherapy
9:30 AM - 9:45 AMBiography
Dr Anthea Gibbons is a Medical Registrar with a keen interest in the discipline of haematology.
Dr Eric Wenlong Li
Haematology Fellow
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
The efficacy and safety of Prednisone, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin and Carmustine(PCAB) in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma(RRMM) in the era of novel therapy, including as a bridge to CAR-T therapy.
9:45 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Eric is a clinical and molecular pathology fellow at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. His interest is in malignant haematology. He enjoys collaborative work and is proactive in Young Blood, an organisation that provides education and career development events for advanced trainees in NSW.
Chairperson
Georgia McCaughan
Consultant Haematologist
St Vincent's Hospital
Andrew Spencer
Haematologist
Alfred Health
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