CCO Expert Recap

Acute Leukemias/Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Source: CCO Independent Conference Coverage of the American Society of Hematology 2008 Annual Meeting*

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Acute Leukemias/Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Program Director: Roy A. Beveridge, MD

Faculty:

Hagop M. Kantarjian, MD

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: February 26, 2009

Expiration Date: February 25, 2010

Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Registered Nurses: 1.1 Nursing contact hours

Status: The activity is not currently available for credit.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Discuss new data on the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia
Summarize the results of recent clinical trials investigating the addition of new agents to standard chemotherapy regimens for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia
Recount recent findings on new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes
Evaluate new data from clinical trials investigating low-intensity therapies for the treatment of elderly patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

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