Program 1, First Day, Dec. 5

Published: Dec. 7, 2009, 6:55 p.m.

George Canellos: Raising the curtain on ASH 2009. Jorge Cortes, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, on omacetaxine for CML patients with resistance to imatinib caused by the T 315I mutation; Commentary from Jane Apperley of Imperial College and Dr. Canellos. \n

Srdan Verstovsek, also of M. D. Anderson, on JAK signaling inhibition as a treatment for myelofibrosis; Commentary from Richard Larson of University of Chicago and Dr. Canellos.