20th International Leukemia-Workshop

Jubilee Workshop

July 1 - 3, 20 11

 III. Medizinische Klinik
Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg, Hörsaal 1, Haus 6, Ebene 4
Mannheim, Germany
Memorizes the 625. anniversary of Heidelberg University
Organization: German CML Study Group - Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Hehlmann, Mannheim 

Saturday, July 2, 2011

17.30 - 17.45 h

From basics to clinical application - 40 years Wilsede and IACRLRD* Leukemia-Meetings

R. Hehlmann, C. Bloomfield

17.45 - 19.25 h

Session 1: From detection of G-CSF and BCR-ABL to application in clinical practice
Chair: R. Neth, W. K. Hofmann

17.45 - 18.05 h

Basics
K. Welte, M. Moore, (Hannover/Germany, New York/USA)
Isolation of G-CSF

(slides - pdf)

18.05 - 18.25 h

Clinical translation
R. Mertelsmann, (Freiburg/Germany)
G-CSF in clinical practice

(slides - pdf)

18.35 - 18.55 h Basics

B. Gale, (Los Angeles/USA)
Discovery of BCR-ABL

18.55 - 19.15 h Clinical translation

J. Goldman
(London/United Kingdom)
BCR-ABL inhibition in clinical practice

Sunday

09.00 - 10.30 h

Session 2: From identification of aneuploidy and MRD to management of leukemia
Chair: D. Hoelzer, A. Ho

09.00 - 09.20 h Basics

C. Haferlach, (München/Germany)
Aneuploidy in leukemia

(slides - pdf)

09.20 - 09.40 h

Clinical translation

C. Bloomfield, (Columbus/USA)

Prognostic impact of karyotype in AML

(Handout pdf )

09.40 - 10.00 h Basics

J. van Dongen, (Rotterdam/The Netherlands)

MRD diagnostics

(Handout - pdf - )

10.00 - 10.20 h

Clinical translation

D. Hoelzer, (Frankfurt/Germany)

MRD – directed therapy of ALL

10.30 - 11.00 h Coffee break

11.00 - 12.30 h Session 3:

From detection of human retroviruses to an AIDS vaccine and management of acute T-cell leukemia

Chair: R. Gallo, L. Chieco-Bianchi

11.00 - 11.20 h Basics // to be canceled

R. Gallo, (Baltimore/USA)

Search for human leukemia viruses and isolation of HTLV1 and HIV

11.20 - 11.40 h Basics

R. Kurth, (Berlin/Germany)

Beneficial and detrimental effects of human endogenous retroviruses

(slides -pdf- )

11.40 - 12.00 h Clinical translation

V. Erfle, (München/Germany)

Vaccination against AIDS (slides - pdf)

12.00 - 12.20 h Clinical translation

A. Bazarbachi, (Beirut/Lebanon)

Management of ATL (slides - pdf)

12.30 - 12.50 h Special lecture

R. Gale, (Los Angeles/USA)

Nuclear accidents: Chernobyl and Fukushima: What do they mean?

(slides - pdf)