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Clinical Trials for Blood Cancers:

Topics Covered

We invite you to learn more about:

  • The role of clinical trials for blood cancers
  • When a clinical trial is a viable option
  • The benefits of clinical trials
  • The role of a patient and caregiver before, during and after the process
  • LLS’s Clinical Trials Support Center (CTSC)


 

Speakers

John P. Leonard, MD
Richard T. Silver Distinguished Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology 
Associate Dean for Clinical Research 
Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY

Alissa Gentile MSN, RN
Director, Clinical Trial Support Center
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Rye Brook, NY

Keith and Tricia Rohleder
Clinical Trial Participant and Caregiver

 

Program Support

Support for this program provided by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Genentech & Biogen, Novartis, Stemline Therapeutics, Inc., and Takeda Oncology.

 



 

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