View Larger Image Muthu Veeraputhiran, M.D., clinical director of stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will share the latest research and treatment options for adults with leukemia and lymphoma
Muthu Veeraputhiran, M.D., clinical director of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, and his colleagues at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will share the latest research and treatment approaches for patients with leukemia/lymphoma

UAMS Experts Present Leukemia, Lymphoma ‘State of the Science’ Summit Oct. 13 in Little Rock

By Marty Trieschmann

| Leading blood cancer experts from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will host a meeting for medical professionals on the state of leukemia and lymphoma treatments and research at Little Rock’s Capital Hotel, Oct. 13, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. There is no fee to attend. Registration is required.

To register, visit onclive.com/events.

The meeting sponsored by Oncology Live is chaired by Muthu Veeraputhiran, M.D., medical oncologist and clinical program director of stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Presenters will include Akash Murkherjee, M.D., and Cesar Sanchez, M.D., both hematologist/oncologists at the Cancer Institute.

The meeting topics will include:

  • Treating Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia with Bruton Tyrosine Kinase inhibitors
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma management
  • Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell treatment
  • Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria treatment
  • Live Q&A

 

UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,275 students, 890 medical residents and fellows, and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 12,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.

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