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BCNI Blood Cancer Symposium - Friday 24th May 2024
Blood Cancer Network Ireland is held it's annual symposium on Friday 24th May 2024
The 2024 BCNI Symposium had an excellent line-up of speakers including Jillian Coll, who spoke about capture-based targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) assay for suspected cases of lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD), and Martina Pigazzi who spoke about modelling paediatric acute myeloid Leukemia in a three-dimensional model to improve treatment opportunities.
Jonathan Bond gave a talk about overcoming drug resistance in epigenetically-altered childhood leukaemia and we also heard a talk from Mojca Jongen on AML clinical trials: the HOVON experience and perspective.
We heard Aaron Schimmer speak about mitochondrial stress in AML-- biological insights and therapeutic targets, and Marion Subklewe spoke about harnessing T cells for Immunotherapy in AML.
From the BCNI, we were lucky enough to hear Ruth Clifford speak about collaborations in CLL Research, and Mary Cahill talked about BCNI National Cancer Registry of Ireland pilot study on EBCOR in AML- longitudinal follow up and utility of data. Rosella Parrotta gave and update on the BCNI Biobank and Tony McElligott on the current projects in TCD/St. James’s hospital.
