Agenda

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The IBC 2025 Meeting will feature three key topic tracks:

  1. CLL/MBL/lymphoma
  2. SMM/MGUS/multiple myeloma
  3. CHIP/CCUS/MDS/AML

2025 agenda

*All times are in CET

Mar

Thu 13

2:00PM -2:10PM

Welcome & introduction: Irene Ghobrial, George Vassiliou, Matt Davids & Shaji Kumar

2:10PM -2:30PM

Keynote talk 1: Title TBC: TBC

2:30PM -3:50PM

Plenary session 1: Classification
Chairs: Luca Malcovati & Ari Melnick

  • Genomic landscape of multiple myeloma and of its precursor conditions: Jean-Baptiste Alberge
  • Epigenetics in the transition between MGUS and MM: Felipe Prósper
  • Genetics of MBL to CLL transition: Catherine Wu
  • Distinguishing CCUS & MDS – morphology or genes?: Sanam Loghavi
  • CHIP and ALL – what do we know and what should we know?: Lourdes Mendez

Panel discussion

3:50PM -5:10PM

Plenary session 2: Early detection, screening & risk stratification
Chairs: Niccolò Bolli & Susan Slager

  • Familial risk of CLL: TBC
  • Screening in MGUS: Sigurdur Yngvi Kristinsson
  • AI & CHIP/CCUS opportunities: Matteo Della Porta
  • Evolution of risk stratification of SMM: Shaji Kumar
  • Using AI to improve risk stratification: TBC
  • Which prognostic tool to use for CHIP/CCUS?
    • Clonal hematopoiesis risk score (CHRS): Lachelle Weeks
    • Clonal cytopenia risk score (CCRS): Zhuoer Xie

Panel discussion

5:10PM -5:30PM

Break

5:30PM -6:30PM

Breakout session 1

 


 

SMM/MGUS/MM track: Screening and risk stratification
Chairs: Paola Neri & Shaji Kumar

  • Screening for monoclonal gammopathy: Update on the PROMISE study: Catherine Marinac
  • Immunological tools for assessing risk of disease progression: Romanos Sklavenitis-Pistofidis
  • Utilizing PANGEA for risk stratification of MGUS and SMM: TBC
  • Risk stratification in SMM – the IMWG 2/20/20 model: Efstathios Kastritis

Panel discussion: Catherine Marinac, Adam Sperling, Efstathios Kastritis, Shaji Kumar, Irene Ghobrial

 


 

CHIP/CCUS/MDS/AML track: Translational studies in clonal hematopoiesis
Chairs: Amer Zeidan & Iannis Aifantis

  • Does the immune system recognise clonal hematopoiesis mutations?: TBC
  • Telomerase activity and clonal hematopoesis: Coleman Lindsley
  • Gene editing to model clonal hematopoiesis: Ravi Majeti

Panel discussion

 


 

MBL/CLL/lymphoma track: Precursor to malignancy transition
Chairs: TBC & Dinis Calado

  • Tracing founder mutations in follicular lymphoma precursors: Sandrine Roulland
  • New perspectives on the classification/definition of MBL: Aswin Sekar
  • Natural selection of B cells – friend or foe? Ari Melnick
  • Autonomous B-cell receptor signaling and genetic aberrations in familial MBL/CLL: Hendrik Veelken

Panel discussion

6:30PM -8:30PM

Welcome reception

Mar

Fri 14

8:00AM -8:05AM

Welcome to Day 2: Jesús San Miguel & Shaji Kumar

8:05AM -8:25AM

Keynote talk 2: Reframing (Renaming?) MDS and CHIP: Neal Young

8:25AM -8:45AM

Keynote talk 3: Emerging role for context relevant clonal hematopoiesis clinics in academic centers: Mrinal Patnaik

8:45AM -9:45AM

Plenary session 3: To treat or not to treat?
Chairs: Jesús San Miguel & TBC

  • Debate 1 – We should treat high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma and MGUS
    • For: Shaji Kumar
    • Against: Nizar Bahlis
  • Debate 2 – We should treat CHIP and CCUS
    • For: George Vassiliou
    • Against: David Steensma
  • Debate 3 – We should treat MBL
    • For: TBC
    • Against: TBC

Panel discussion

9:45AM -10:55AM

Plenary session 4: Designing pre-cursor clinical trials
Chairs: Saad Usmani & Uma Borate

  • Talk title TBC (SMM/MGUS/MM perspective): Ken Anderson
  • Talk title TBC (CHIP/CCUS/MDS/AML perspective): Uma Borate
  • Talk title TBC (MBL/CLL/lymphoma perspective): Paolo Ghia
  • Talk title TBC (The patient perspective): Jenny Ahlstrom

Panel discussion

10:55AM -11:20AM

Break

11:20AM -12:50PM

Breakout session 2

 


 

SMM/MGUS/MM track: Evaluating different endpoints in SMM/MGUS trials
Chairs: Pieter Sonneveld & Catherine Marinac

  • The use of biochemical progression as an endpoint: Adam Sperling
  • The use of CR / MRD as an accelerated endpoint: Nisha Joseph
  • The use of QoL & toxicity over time in precursor trials: Betsy O’Donnell

Panel discussion: Pieter Sonneveld, Catherine Marinac, Irene Ghobrial, Nisha Joseph, Betsy O’Donnell& Ken Anderson, Hira Mian

 


 

CHIP/CCUS/MDS/AML track: Practical considerations in patients with clonal hematopoiesis
Chairs: Lachelle Weeks & Sanam Loghavi

  • Case 1 – CHIP patient with solid tumor cancer
    • Panel discussion: Kelly Bolton, Mrinal Patnaik
  • Case 2 – Patient with high-risk CCUS
    • Panel discussion: Catherine Cargo, Uma Borate
  • Case 3 – Patient with donor-derived clonal hematopoiesis
    • Panel discussion: Lourdes Mendez, Coleman Lindsley

Panel discussion

 


 

CLL/MBL/lymphoma track: Novel tools to explore the biology of malignant transformation
Chairs: Sandrine Roulland & Paolo Ghia

  • Novel testing approaches for clonality diagnostics in suspected lymphoproliferative disorders: Anton Langerak
  • Single cell multi-omics in MBL: Giovanni Tonon
  • Mouse models of lymphoma progression: Dinis Calado
  • 3D culture systems to model the leukemia microenvironment in vitro: Cristina Scielzo

Panel discussion

12:50PM -1:50PM

Lunch

1:50PM -3:20PM

Breakout session 3

 


 

SMM/MGUS/MM track: Latest clinical trials and evidence generation
Chairs: TBC & Salomon Manier

  • Curative approaches: TBC
  • Preventative approaches: Meletios Dimopoulos
  • Phase II trials and immunotherapy approaches in SMM: Omar Nadeem
  • Non-drug interventions in SMM/MGUS: Diet and lifestyle: Urvi Shah
  • Which treatment should you choose for your high-risk SMM patient?
    • Daratumumab: Meletios Dimopoulos
    • Lenalidomide: Angela Dispenzieri

Panel discussion

 


 

CHIP/CCUS/MDS/AML track: Clinical studies in clonal hematopoiesis
Chairs: Amer Zeidan & Kelly Bolton

  • Targeting the inflammasome in high-risk clonal hematopoiesis: Uma Borate
  • Utilizing vitamin C for clonal hematopoiesis: Kirsten Grønbæk
  • What we can learn about clonal hematopoiesis from large interventional studies: David Steensma
  • Talk title TBC: Kelly Bolton

Panel discussion

 


 

CLL/MBL/lymphoma track: Clinical investigations in precursor conditions
Chairs: Matthew Davids & Carsten Niemann

  • Updates in MBL: Andrew Rawstron
  • Relationship between immunity and MBL: Miguel Alcoceba Sánchez
  • Updates on vaccination as an early intervention strategy in CLL: Marwan Kwok
  • Updates on machine learning and early intervention strategies: Carsten Niemann

Panel discussion

3:20PM -3:50PM

Break

3:50PM -4:10PM

Keynote talk 4: FDA – endpoints and trial designs in precursor conditions: Bindu Kanapuru

4:10PM -5:10PM

Plenary session 5: Defining response criteria
Chairs: TBC & TBC

  • Defining new endpoints for clinical trials in smoldering myeloma: Irene Ghobrial
  • Talk title TBC: Zhuoer Xie
  • Talk title TBC: TBC

Panel discussion: Irene Ghobrial, Zhuoer Xie, TBC, and Bindu Kanapuru

5:10PM -6:20PM

Plenary session 6: Latest from clinical trials I
Chairs: Kelly Bolton & TBC

  • Why should we intervene in precursor diseases: Jesús San Miguel
  • Why an early timepoint of MRD would matter in SMM: Pieter Sonneveld
  • CDK4/6 inhibitors to prevent therapy-related TP53 CH expansion: Kelly Bolton
  • Update on early intervention in CLL: Matt Davids

Panel discussion

6:20PM -6:30PM

Day 2 wrap up

7:00PM -10:00PM

Faculty dinner

Mar

Sat 15

8:30AM -8:35AM

Welcome to Day 3: Amer Zeidan & Matthew Davids

 

8:35AM -8:55AM

Keynote talk 5: Clonal hematopoiesis and non-haematological disease: Siddhartha Jaiswal  

8:55AM -9:45AM

Plenary session 7: Latest from clinical trials II
Chairs: Pieter Sonneveld & TBC

  • Talk title TBC: TBC
  • Talk title TBC (CHIP/CCUS): Luca Malcovati
  • Risk adapted approaches to intervention in SMM: Kwee Yong

Panel discussion

9:45AM -10:00AM

Break

10:00AM -11:30AM

Plenary session 8: Stakeholder panel discussion
Chairs: George Vassiliou & Irene Ghobrial

Panellists: Ken Anderson, Jenny Ahlstrom, Helgi Van De Velde, TBC

11:30AM -12:20PM

Plenary session 9: Breakout summaries, outcomes and initiatives
Chairs: George Vassiliou & Matthew Davids

  • MBL/CLL/lymphoma track: Matthew Davids & Paolo Ghia
  • SMM/MGUS/MM track: Shaji Kumar & Irene Ghobrial
  • CHIP/CCUS/MDS/AML track: George Vassiliou & Amer Zeidan

Panel discussion

12:20PM -12:30PM

Meeting summary and close: Irene Ghobrial, George Vassiliou, Matt Davids & Shaji Kumar