HSANZ Free Communications 4: CML and classical MPN
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HSANZ
| Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
| 505 |
Speaker
Dr Jenny Yoon
Haematology Registrar
Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland
Potential for treatment free remission in newly diagnosed chronic phase chronic myeloid leukaemia initially achieving major molecular response on dasatinib and then transitioned to imatinib. Results of the phase 2 kinase inhibition with sprycel startup (KISS) study
8:30 AM - 8:45 AMBiography
Jenny is a haematology trainee in Auckland. She grew up in the Waikato region and completed medical training at the University of Auckland. She has previously worked a year at Austin Health in Melbourne, and have also contributed to the KISS study, a New Zealand trial in chronic myeloid leukaemia.
Dr Ian Irving
Clinical Haematologist
Icon Cancer Centre
Selinexor plus ruxolitinib in JAK inhibitor–naïve myelofibrosis: Phase 3 SENTRY trial
8:45 AM - 9:00 AMBiography
Dr Ian Irving is an experienced clinical haematologist at Icon Cancer Centre Wesley and Icon Cancer Centre Mackay, and is Icon Group’s Chief Medical Officer.
Dr Shuh Ying Tan
Acute Leukaemia And Myeloid Diseases Service Lead
St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
Update from phase 2 RESTORE trial of elritercept in patients with myelofibrosis receiving ruxolitinib
9:00 AM - 9:15 AMBiography
Dr Shuh Ying Tan is a Melbourne-based haematologist at St Vincent’s Hospital, specialising in malignant and benign blood disorders. She trained at leading Victorian hospitals and holds a PhD in myelodysplastic syndromes research. Dr Tan is actively involved in clinical trials and publishes internationally to advance targeted therapies in haematology.
Dr Ashish Bajel
Consultant Haematologist
Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre / The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Encore: Outcomes with momelotinib in patients with intermediate-1(int-1)– vs intermediate-2 (int-2)–/high-risk myelofibrosis (MF): post hoc analyses of the phase 3 SIMPLIFY-1 and MOMENTUM trials
9:15 AM - 9:30 AMBiography
A/ Prof Ashish Bajel is a Consultant Haematologist, Bone Marrow Transplant Physician, and Co-Lead of Acute Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome at Peter MaCallum Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital. His primary research interest lies in exploring novel drug treatments and cell-based therapies for acute leukemias.
Ms Ruby Hamilton
PhD Student
The University of Western Australia
Plasma cell-free DNA monitoring of myelofibrosis following allogeneic stem cell transplantation
9:30 AM - 9:45 AMBiography
Ruby is a third-year PhD student under the Translational Cancer Pathology Laboratory at the University of Western Australia. Her research focuses on genomic monitoring of myelofibrosis patients following allogeneic stem cell transplantation through cell-free DNA sequencing as a blood-based approach for monitoring transplant response.
Dr Chloe Thompson-Peach
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Adelaide University
Dual-epitope targeting enables precision therapy for type 1 versus type 2 CALR-mutant MPN
9:45 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Dr Chloe Thompson-Peach is a postdoctoral fellow in the Myeloid Metabolism Laboratory at Adelaide University, developing mutation-specific therapies for Myelofibrosis and AML. Supported by a 2025 Cancer Council SA Early-Career Research Fellowship, she investigates the biological differences between CALR-mutation subtypes to develop precision therapeutic approaches tailored to these distinct mutations.
Dr James Liang
Haematologist
Middlemore Hospital
Chairperson
Biography
Dr. Steven Lane
Consultant Haematologist
QIMR
Chairperson
Biography
Steven Lane is a clinical haematologist and translational researcher focusing on molecular drivers of cancer and targeted therapies at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and the Leukaemia Research Lab at QIMR Berghofer. He is the Executive Director of Research for Metro North Health and principal investigator on national trials.
