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HSANZ Free Communications 9: Low-grade lymphoma

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HSANZ
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Dr Adrian Minson
Haematologist
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre / Royal Melbourne Hospital

Pirtobrutinib in relapsed/refractory (R/R) mantle cell lymphoma (MCL): results from the phase 1/2 BRUIN study (final update)

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Biography

Dr Adrian Minson is a clinical and laboratory haematologist with a special interest in novel immunotherapies for aggressive B-cell lymphomas. He has completed a lymphoma fellowship and PhD at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Royal Melbourne Hospitals investigating how to best use T-cell re-directing immunotherapies to improve patient outcomes. Adrian is an investigator on numerous early-phase studies using CAR T-cells and bispecific antibodies, and is co-running a program of Australia- and NZ-wide investigator-initiated studies using these treatments in key high-risk patient populations.
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Ms Rachel Lou
Medical Student
Monash University

Real world outcomes in hairy cell leukaemia (HCL): A single centre experience

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Biography

Rachel Lou is a Year 3 Bachelor of Medical Science, Doctor of Medicine student at Monash University. She has an interest in leukaemia and lymphoma with internships at Yale School of Medicine 2024-2026 and Monash Biomedical Discovery Institute. She has been selected for Monash University’s Ancora Imparo Leadership Program.
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Prof Judith Trotman
Hematologist
Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University Of Sydney

BGB-16673, a Bruton tyrosine kinase degrader, in patients with relapsed/refractory Waldenström macroglobulinemia in the CaDAnCe-101 study

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Biography

Judith Trotman (MBChB, FRACP, FRCPA) is Lymphoma and Community Partnerships Lead, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University of Sydney; Chair of the ALLG Scientific Advisory Committee; Founder of Women in Lymphoma and develops digital initiatives in physician-patient partnerships, including the ClinTrial Refer App, and the WhiMSICAL and MyHodgkin MyHealth Apps.
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Dr Shin Hnin Wai
Lymphoma Fellow
The Alfred Hospital

Follicular lymphoma with Clinically aggressive features, Discordant to the Indolent Histology has greater risk of transformation.

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Biography

Dr. Shin Hnin Wai is a clinical and laboratory haematologist based in Melbourne. As the Lymphoma Fellow at Alfred Health, she is developing her career as a clinician-researcher.
Dr Ricky Nelles
Haematologist
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Centroblast score companion biomarker improves FDG-PET prognostication to guide frontline therapy in follicular lymphoma

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Biography

Dr Ricky Nelles is a consultant haematologist at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with a special interest in lymphoma. After completing haematology training in Queensland he undertook lymphoma fellowships at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Queensland and University College London Hospital in the UK before returning to Brisbane.
Dr Nathanael Lucas
Paediatric Haematologist
Starship Hospital

HAVCR2-associated subcutaneous panniculitis T-cell lymphoma in Auckland – A quality improvement audit and next steps

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Biography

Nate Lucas is an Early Career Paediatric Haematologist at Starship Hospital and a PhD candidate with the Transfusion Research Unit at Monash University. His research focuses on improving the diagnostic work-up and understanding of bone marrow failure syndromes.
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Dr Jared Fairbank
Haematologist
Flinders Medical Centre

Chairperson

Biography

Dr Samar Issa
Haematologist
Middlemore Hospital

Chairperson

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