Event Description
Unlock a deeper understanding of today’s most advanced cancer treatments with this two‑part course led by Dr Elaine Vickers – one of the UK’s foremost independent educators in the science of modern cancer therapies. She will guide you through many of the most relevant topics relating to modern systemic treatments for haematological cancers.
Session 1 will focus on how haematological cancers develop and the faulty cells that cause them. Elaine will describe the unique features of B cells and explain why they give rise to over 80% of haematological cancers diagnosed in the UK. She also explains the mechanisms of action of various treatments given to people with B cell cancers: chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Session 2: In the second session, Elaine explores treatments for multiple myeloma, acute myeloid leukaemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, and chronic myeloid leukaemia. She also explains the science behind CAR T cell therapy and describes the progress made to date and innovations for the future.
Dr Vickers’s goal is to explain the science that underpins each treatment and hopes to provide learners with a broad understanding of why treatments work well for some patients but not for others.
2 days: Tuesday 10th and Tuesday 24th November
Cost £175