FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2007
Registration opens at 10:00 am. Lunch buffet available from 12:00 13.30 Welcome & Opening words - J San Miguel JL Harousseau M Aapro 13.35 – 13.50 Imid’s: Lonilamide and thalidomide - JL Harousseau 13.55 – 14.10 Proteasome inhibitor bortezomib for the treatment of multiple myeloma. P Sonneveld 14.15 – 14.35 Agents in the pipeline for the treatment of multiple myeloma. - M Engelhardt
Session I: Biology and prognostic Indicators - Chair: H Avet-Loiseau
14.40 – 15.00 Understanding the biology of multiple myeloma - P Liebisch 15:10 – 15:30 Differentiating MGUS and MM - J Blade 15.40 – 16.00 New prognostic factors and staging systems in MM - H Avet-Loiseau, FR 16.10 – 16.45 Break
Session II: Treatment options - Chair: M Boccadoro
16:45 – 17:10 Treatment options for young patients newly diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma - J San Miguel 17:20 – 17:45 Treatment options for elderly or frail patients newly diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma - M Boccadoro 17:55 - 18:20 Treatment of relapsed and refractory myeloma - M. Attal 18.30 Closure of the day. 20.00 Depart from the hotel lobby to Gala Dinner.
SATURDAY APRIL 21, 2007
Session III: Disease or Treatment complications - Chair: JL Harousseau
09:00 – 09:20 Overcoming thrombosis in MM patients -A. Palumbo 09:30 – 09.50 Bone integrity and MM patients - O Hjertner 10:00 – 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
Session IV: Stem cell transplantation - Chaired: M Aapro
10.30 – 10:45 The role and timing of autologous stem cell transplantation - JL Harousseau 10.50 – 11:05 The role and timing of allogeneic stem cell transplantation - A Perez-Simon
Session V: Today and tomorrow - Chair: J. San Miguel JL Harousseau
11:15 - 11.35 What should we learn from molecular genetics and gene arrays - G Morgan 11:45 – 12:05 What is important for the patients - A Patient 12:10 – 12:40 Expectations for the future - J San Miguel and JL Harousseau
A panel discussion led by J San Miguel and JL Harousseau, addressing the on-going and future studies to improve upon present results
12:45 – 13.00 Learning Assessments: 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch-buffet and certificate delivery
