2027 Agenda

Agenda Sessions

  • Benign and Pre-Malignant Hematology: Classical hematology hospital emergencies, sickle cell disease, VTE, MGUS/SMM, CHIP/CCUS, and monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis, with practical panel discussion for community-facing care.
  • Lymphoid Malignancies: Current standards and 2027 updates in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, indolent lymphomas, CLL, and evolving strategies in relapsed/refractory disease.
  • Myeloid Malignancies: AML, MPNs, MDS, CML, high-risk disease considerations, and common pitfalls in treatment selection, including where new molecular and prognostic information may inform care.
  • Multiple Myeloma: Frontline, early relapse, late relapse, non-T-cell-engager/CAR-T options, sequencing considerations, and debate-driven discussion of CAR-T and other treatment strategies.
  • MRD Across Hematologic Malignancies: Focused updates in AML, CLL, and multiple myeloma with multidisciplinary discussion of testing, interpretation, and practical application.
  • T-Cell Directed and Cellular Therapies: Patient identification, acute and long-term toxicity management, treatment barriers, CAR-T, bispecifics, and community implementation considerations.
  • Tools for Tomorrow’s Oncologist: Artificial intelligence as a decision tool, molecular testing and NGS report interpretation, policy updates, patient advocacy, and strategies to advance community care.
  • Engaging Formats: Poster session and welcome reception, rapid updates, interactive panels, structured debates, a keynote session, and non-CE breakfast/lunch symposia for deeper discussion of career development, lymphoid malignancies, women leaders in hematology, and myeloma sequencing.

The 2027 Nashville Hematology Conference (NHC 2027) will convene over 75 leading national experts, rising faculty, and community-based hematology clinicians for two days of CE-accredited education. Designed for practicing physicians and multidisciplinary oncology professionals, the conference addresses current standards, evolving treatment strategies, practical implementation challenges, and future directions across hematologic malignancies.

*Agenda is subject to change.

Welcome Day

Thursday, 2/18/27

Poster Session & Welcome Reception

Day One

Friday, 2/19/27

Benign Hematology

Pre-Malignant Hematologic Disorders

Standard of Care in Lymphoid Malignancies: What’s New in 2027?

What’s New in Myeloid Malignancies

Standard Treatment of Myeloma in 2027

Debates

Keynote Speaker

Day Two

Saturday, 2/20/27

MRD Across Hematologic Malignancies

Pitfalls in the Treatment of Myeloid Malignancies

Tool Kit for T-Cell Directed Therapies

Tools for Tomorrow’s Oncologist – Advancing Community Care

Future Landscapes

Debates

Welcome Day

Thursday, 2/18/27

Poster Session & Welcome Reception​

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Hall of Fame Rotunda

Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson and Bristol Myers Squibb

Industry attendance for this event is exclusive to only the sponsors of the Poster Session & Welcome Reception

Day One

Friday, 2/19/27

Breakfast Industry Symposium (Non-CE)

7:20 AM - 8:20 AM

Event Hall

Unlocking the Potential for a Bispecific Antibody in 3L+ DLBCL and 2L+ FL
Speaker: Jonathan Abbas, MD

Sponsored by Genmab and AbbVie

Industry attendance is limited to breakfast industry symposium sponsors only

Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:30 AM - 8:50 AM

CMA Theater

Chairs:
Jesús Berdeja, MD (Greco-Hainsworth Tennessee Oncology Centers for Research)
Andrew Kuykendall, MD (Moffitt Cancer Center)
Joanna Rhodes, MD, MSCE (Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey)

Benign Hematology

Session Chair: Jennifer Green, MD (Tennessee Oncology)

CMA Theater

8:50 AM
Evolving Diagnostics in Iron Deficiency Anemia
Angela Weyand, MD (University of Michigan)

8:58 AM
The Bleeding Patient Consult
Michelle Chi, MD (Vanderbilt Health)

9:06 AM
New Developments in Sickle Cell Disease
Scott Peslak, MD, PhD (University of Pennsylvania)

9:14 AM
TTP/HUS
Spero Cataland, MD (The Ohio State University)

9:22 AM
Update in Venous Thromboembolism
Adam Cuker, MD, M
S (University of Pennsylvania)

9:30 AM
Panel Discussion + Q&A

Pre-Malignant Hematologic Disorders: What Do Community Providers Need to Know?

Session Chair: Michael Byrne, DO, FACP (Greco-Hainsworth Tennessee Oncology Centers for Research)

CMA Theater

9:48 AM
MGUS/ SMM
Caitlin Costello, MD (University of California San Diego)

9:56 AM
CHIP/CCUS
Zhuoer Xie, MD, MS (Moffitt Cancer Center)

10:04 AM
MBL: Implications on Infectious Risk
Erin Mulvey, MD, MSCI (Weill Cornell Medicine)

10:12 AM
Panel Discussion + Q&A

Networking Break

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Grand Foyer

1L Standard of Care Across Lymphoid Malignancies: What's New in 2026?

Session Chair: Jason Chandler, MD (West Cancer Center & Research Institute​)

CMA Theater

11:00 AM
Debate: Single Agent Monotherapy vs Fixed Duration Combos in Frontline CLL
Moderator: Matthew Lunning, DO, FACP (University of Nebraska)
Adam Kittai, MD (Mount Sinai Health System)
Callie Coombs, MD (University of California Irvine)

11:20 AM
Multiple Myeloma
Amrita Krishnan, MD, FACP (City of Hope)

11:28 AM
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Ryan Lynch, MD (Fred Hutch Cancer Center)

11:36 AM
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Boyu Hu, MD (Huntsman Cancer Institute)

11:44 AM
Indolent Lymphomas
Elizabeth Brém, MD (University of California Irvine)

11:52 AM
Panel Discussion + Q&A

Lunch Industry Symposium (Non-CE)

12:25 PM - 1:25 PM

Event Hall

Reignite the Spark: Clinical Conversations about Jaypirca® (pirtobrutinib)
Speaker: Callie Coombs, MD (University of California Irvine)

Sponsored by Lilly

Industry attendance is limited to lunch industry symposium sponsor only

1L Standard of Care Across Myeloid Malignancies: What's New in 2026?

Session Chair: Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP (Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute)

CMA Theater

1:40 PM
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Gabriela Hobbs, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital)

1:48 PM
Myelofibrosis
John Mascarenhas, MD (Mount Sinai Health System)

1:56 PM
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Srinivas Tantravahi, MBBS, MRCP (Huntsman Cancer Institute)

2:04 PM
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Anthony Hunter, MD (Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University)

2:12 PM
Panel Discussion + Q&A

Considerations in Treating Patients with High-Risk Hematologic Malignancies

Session Chair: Joshua Richter, MD, FACP (Mount Sinai Health System)

CMA Theater

2:32 PM
Defining High-Risk Disease in Lymphoid Malignancies
Jeremy Abramson, MD (Harvard Medical School)

2:40 PM
High-Risk Multiple Myeloma: Time For a Paradigm Change?
Natalie Callander, MD (University of Wisconsin)

2:48 PM
TP53-Mutated AML and MDS
David Sallman, MD (
Moffitt Cancer Center)

2:56 PM
Panel Discussion + Q&A

Networking Break

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Grand Foyer

Challenging Clinical Scenarios in the Community

Session Chair: Alexander Perl, MD (University of Pennsylvania)

CMA Theater

3:45 PM
Multiple Myeloma in Patients with Frailty or Comorbidities
Rahul Banerjee, MD, FACP (Fred Hutch Cancer Center)

3:53 PM
How To Tackle Curative Intent in Lymphoma Patients With Cardiac Comorbidities
Sarah Rutherford, MD (Weill Cornell Medicine)

4:01 PM
MDS/MPN Overlap Syndromes
Eric Padron, MD (Moffitt Cancer Center)

4:09 PM
Debate: Intensive vs Less Intensive Induction For The Treatment of Older, But Fit, Patients With Newly Diagnosed AML
Moderator: Matthew Lunning, DO, FACP (University of Nebraska)
Dan Pollyea, MD, MS (University of Colorado School of Medicine)
Jeffrey Lancet, MD (Moffitt Cancer Center)

4:29 PM
Panel Discussion + Q&A

Day Two

Saturday, 2/28/26

Breakfast Industry Symposium (Non-CE)

7:30 AM - 8:20 AM

Event Hall

LYNOZYFIC in The Treatment of 5L+ Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Speaker: Sherif Farag, MD (Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center Stem Cell Transplant & Cellular Therapy Institute)

Sponsored by Regeneron

Industry attendance is limited to breakfast industry symposium sponsor only

MRD Across Hematologic Malignancies

Non-Cellular Approaches in Treating Relapsed/Refractory Hematologic Malignancies

Cellular and T-cell Redirecting Therapies in Hematologic Malignancies

Amuse-Bouche: Myeloma at the Movies

Advancing Community Care

The Evolving Treatment Landscape Across Hematologic Malignancies: What's on the Horizon?

Opening Remarks

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

CMA Theater

Chairs:
Jesús Berdeja, MD (Greco-Hainsworth Tennessee Oncology Centers for Research)
Andrew Kuykendall, MD (Moffitt Cancer Center)
Joanna Rhodes, MD, MSCE (Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey)

MRD Across Hematologic Malignancies

Session Chair: Christopher Benton, MD (Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers)

CMA Theater

8:45 AM
MRD in AML: Who, What, When, and How?
Rory Shallis, MD (Moffitt Cancer Center)

8:53 AM
Defining The Value of uMRD in CLL
Chaitra Ujjani, MD (Fred Hutch Cancer Center)

9:01 AM
MRD in Multiple Myeloma: How, When and Why?
Noopur Raje, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital)

9:09 AM
ctDNA in Lymphoma
Sairah Ahmed, MD (MD Anderson Cancer Center)

9:17 AM
Debate: Is Monotherapy Maintenance Until Progression The Optimal Approach To Maintenance Therapy in Multiple Myeloma in The Era of Quadruplet Induction?
Moderator: Matthew Lunning, DO, FACP (University of Nebraska)
Peter Voorhees, MD (Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute)
Faith Davies, MD (NYU Langone Health)

9:37 AM
Panel Discussion + Q&A

Non-Cellular Approaches in Treating Relapsed/Refractory Hematologic Malignancies

Session Chair: Katie Marcucci, DMSc, PA-C, CPAAPA (Tennessee Oncology)

CMA Theater

9:55 AM
Multiple Myeloma
Mansi Shah, MD (Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey)

10:03 AM
CLL
Jacqueline Barrientos, MD, MS (Mount Sinai Health System)

10:11 AM
Indolent Lymphomas
Krish Patel, MD (Sarah Cannon Research Institute)

10:19 AM
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Rami Komrokji, MD (Moffitt Cancer Center)

10:27 AM
Panel Discussion + Q&A

Networking Break

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Grand Foyer

Cellular and T-cell Redirecting Therapies in Hematologic Malignancies

Session Chair: Yi Lin, MD, PhD (Mayo Clinic)

CMA Theater

11:15 AM
CAR-T in Multiple Myeloma
Krina Patel, MD (MD Anderson Cancer Center)

11:23 AM
CAR-T in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Elise Chong, MD (University of Pennsylvania)

11:31 AM
Bispecifics in Multiple Myeloma
Susan Bal, MD (University of Alabama Birmingham)

11:39 AM
Bispecifics in Lymphomas
Tycel Phillips, MD (
City of Hope)

11:47 AM
Managing Acute Toxicities with Cellular and T-cell Redirecting Therapies
Babis Andreadis, MD, MS (University of California San Francisco)

11:55 AM
Panel Discussion + Q&A

Lunch Symposium (Non-CE)

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM

Event Hall

Optimal Sequencing in RRMM
Peter Voorhees, MD (Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute)

Sponsored by Kite and Arcellx and Johnson & Johnson

Industry attendance is limited to lunch symposium sponsors only

Advancing Community Care

Session Chair: Jonathan Abbas, MD (Tennessee Oncology)

CMA Theater

1:55 PM
Utilizing Remote Consultation To Optimize Patient Care in The Community Setting
Jennifer Green, MD (Tennessee Oncology)

2:03 PM
Utilizing Frailty Indexes
Reena Jayani-Kosarzycki, MD, MSCI (Vanderbilt Health)

2:11 PM
Bringing Bispecifics to the Community
Tara Graff, DO, MS (Mission Cancer + Blood)

2:19 PM
Managing Long-Term Toxicities With Cellular and T-cell Redirecting Therapies
Adam Cohen, MD (University of Pennsylvania)

2:27 PM
Panel Discussion +Q&A

Networking Break

2:47 PM - 3:17 PM

Grand Foyer

The Evolving Treatment Landscape Across Hematologic Malignancies: What's On The Horizon?

Session Chair: Vernon Wu, MD (New York Cancer and Blood Specialists)

CMA Theater

3:17 PM
Multiple Myeloma
Ajay Nooka, MD, MPH (Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University)

3:25 PM
CLL
Deborah Stephens, DO (University of North Carolina School of Medicine)

3:33 PM
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Sameh Gaballa, MD (Moffitt Cancer Center)

3:41 PM
AML+MDS
Uma Borate, MBBS (The Ohio State University)

3:49 PM
MPNs +SM+CML
Kristen Pettit, MD (University of Michigan)

3:57 PM
Q&A

Keynote Speaker (Non-CE)

David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc

Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Co-Founder and President of Everycure

From Chasing My Cure to Every Cure: Utilizing Novel Approaches to Uncover New Uses for Existing Medicines

4:12 PM - 4:55 PM

CMA Theatre

Farewell Reception

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Grand Foyer

*Agenda is subject to change.

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