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This Virtual Education Program, provided by the iCMLf in partnership with The Max Foundation, offers a series of webcast presentations from leading hematologists.
These presentations provide updated information on treatment advances and best practice management of CML, including disease monitoring and new therapies. The sessions specifically address issues of CML care in countries with limited access to monitoring and supplemental treatments.
The iCMLf Virtual Education Program is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Novartis Oncology.
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Modules des langues français
Módulos en español
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Virtual Education Program - English-language modules
-- 2011 Modules
-- 2010 Modules
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CML Treatment with imatinib
John Goldman, London, UK
- Biology and mechanisms of CML
- Mechanism of action of imatinib
- Results of the IRIS study
- Adverse effects of imatinib
- Methods to detect residual disease
- Imatinib in children and in pregnancy
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European LeukemiaNet (ELN) recommendations 2009
Michele Baccarani, Bologna, Italy
- Predicting response to imatinib
- Depth of response, does it matter?
- Primary and secondary failure to imatinib
- How to monitor response
- Treatment recommendations
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Optimising Response and Managing Resistance to Treatment
Tim Hughes, Adelaide, Australia
- Definition of optimal response to imatinib
- Suboptimal response
- Considerations for managing suboptimal response, case study
- Adherence and molecular response
- Role of mutations, criteria for mutation screening on first line therapy
- Dose related toxicities with TKI’s; concomitant medications
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Treatment of patients after first line therapy
Jorge Cortes, Houston, USA
- Survival post imatinib
- Treatment with second generation TKIs (2nd line and 1st line)
- Optimal time to switch therapy
- Strategies to prevent imatinib failure
- Role of interferon and transplantation
- Presentation of new agents under investigation
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Practical recommendations for the management of CML patients:
Interview with Prof. Timothy Hughes
conducted by Pat Garcia-Gonzalez, Executive Director of The Max Foundation
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Programa de Educación Virtual – módulos en español
Este Programa de Educación Virtual, a cargo de la iCMLf en colaboración con The Max Foundation, ofrece una serie de presentaciones en video realizadas por hematólogos líderes. Las presentaciones contienen información actualizada sobre los avances en el tratamiento y las mejores prácticas en el manejo de la LMC, incluyendo el monitoreo de la enfermedad y las terapias nuevas. Las sesiones analizan específicamente cuestiones relacionadas con el cuidado de la LMC en países con acceso limitado al monitoreo y a los tratamientos suplementarios.
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Programme d'éducation virtuelle - modules des langues français
Ce programme d'éducation virtuelle, soutenu par le iCMLf en partenariat avec la Fondation Max, propose une série de présentations webcast développées par des illustres hématologues. Ces présentations fournissent des informations actualisées sur les progrès dans le traitement et meilleures pratiques de prise en charge des malades souffrant de LMC, y compris la surveillance de la maladie et les nouvelles thérapies. Les séances abordent spécifiquement les questions de traitement de la LMC dans les pays ayant un accès limité aux tests de suivi et traitements complémentaires.
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