American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting: Highlights from the Case CCC

The 62nd Annual American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting and Exposition will take place virtually December 5-8, 2020. The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) has compiled a list of session chairs, presentations, abstracts and papers from Cleveland-based institutions including Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University. We wish the best of luck to all presenters and attendees! 

Presentations/Session Chairs

Amar Desai, PhD
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Speaker, Regulation of the Hematopoietic Niche By 15-PGDH and Live Q&A
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2020, 10:05 AM-10:45 AM; Scientific Workshops @ ASH, Stem Cells

Hetty E. Carraway, MD, MBA
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic
Moderator, Blood Drop: Health Disparities
Thursday, Dec 3, 2020, 10:15 AM-10:55 AM; ASH-a-Palooza
Chair, Myelodysplastic Syndromes: What We Have And What We Want
Speaker, Therapy For Lower Risk MDS
Saturday, Dec 5, 2020, 12:30 PM-1:15 PM; Education Program
ASH-a-Palooza Thank You Video (Available On-Demand beginning Dec 2)

Keith R. McCrae, MD
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic
Speaker, MicroRNA and Role in Cancer Associated Thrombosis and Live Q&A
Thursday, Dec 3, 2020, 10:05 AM-10:29 AM; Scientific Workshops @ ASH
Speaker, Clinical Advances in Immune Thrombocytopenia: Integrating New Therapies
Friday, Dec 4, 2020, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM; Satellite Symposia

Lalitha V. Nayak, MD
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospitals
Speaker, NLF-2, Cancer, and Thrombosis and Live Q&A
Thursday, Dec 3, 2020, 10:29 AM-11:17 AM; Scientific Workshops @ ASH, Interplay Between the Hematologic System and Solid Tumor Progression

Shadi Swaidani, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
Speaker, Elevated Systemic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Interleukin 8 Correlate with Increased Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients Receiving Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors and Live Q&A
Thursday, Dec 3, 2020, 11:55 AM-12:56 PM; Scientific Workshops @ ASH, Late-Breaking Research Presentations

Peng Zeng, MD
Case Western Reserve University
Speaker, Ponatinib Induction of Vascular Inflammation and Live Q&A
Thursday, Dec 3, 2020, 10:29 AM-11:17 AM; Scientific Workshops @ ASH, Interplay Between the Hematologic System and Solid Tumor Progression

Deepa Jagadeesh, MD, MPH
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic
Speaker, Blood Buddy Forum: Adult and Pediatric BMT
Thursday, Dec 3, 2020, 1:00-3:00 PM; ASH-a-Palooza
Speaker, Blood Buddies: Pediatric and Adult BMT
Friday, Dec 4, 2020, 1:00-3:00 PM; ASH-a-Palooza

Sanjay Ahuja, MD
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s
Speaker, Blood Buddy Forum: Pediatric Clinical Non-Malignant Hematology
Thursday, Dec 3, 2020, 1:00-3:00 PM; ASH-a-Palooza

Marvin T. Nieman, PhD
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Speaker, Blood Buddy Forum: PhD Careers
Thursday, Dec 3, 2020, 1:00-3:00 PM; ASH-a-Palooza
Speaker, Leading Yourself
Monday, Dec 7, 2020, 2:20 PM-2:30 PM; Education Program, Junior Faculty Career Development Education Session

Brian T. Hill, MD, PhD
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic
Speaker, Application of Individualized Treatment for Cll/Sll: Novel Agents, Combinations, and Sequencing Therapy
Friday, Dec 4, 2020, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM; Friday Sattelite SymposiaRegister Here

Bhumika J. Patel,  MD
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic
Chair, Mastering the Treatment of Myeloid Malignancies in the Era of Personalized Medicine
Friday, Dec 4, 2020, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM; Friday Sattelite SymposiaRegister Here

Betty K. Hamilton, MD
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic
Speaker, Mastering the Treatment of Myeloid Malignancies in the Era of Personalized Medicine
Friday, Dec 4, 2020, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM; Friday Sattelite SymposiaRegister Here

Jaroslaw P. Maciejewski, MD, PhD
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic
Speaker, Mastering the Treatment of Myeloid Malignancies in the Era of Personalized Medicine
Friday, Dec 4, 2020, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM; Friday Sattelite SymposiaRegister Here

Eric D. Hsi, MD
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic
Co-Chair, Joint Session: Scientific Committee On Hematopathology And Clinical Laboratory Hematology & Scientific Committee On Lymphoid Neoplasia
Sunday, Dec 6, 2020, 5:00-5:45 PM; Scientific Program

Weifei Zhu, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
Speaker, Microbiome-Derived Metabolites Affecting Vascular Function
Monday, Dec 7, 2020, 12:00 PM-12:45 PM; Scientific Program, Gut Microbiome and the Endothelium

View our full compilation of presentations, session chairs, oral abstracts and posters