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2nd International Workshop on Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia
September 26-30, 2002
Type: Physician
Location: Athens, Greece
Under the direction of Drs. Steven Treon (Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA), Meletios Dimopoulos (University of Athens, Athens Greece), and Robert Kyle (Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN), the Second International Workshop on Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia met in Athens, Greece. The highlight of this conference at which 55 investigators including 6 Young Investigator Award Recipients, representing 32 Medical Centers and 9 nations, were the deliberations of four consensus panels which generated comprehensive guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and management of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia. Dr. Treon served as the organizing chair for the four consensus panels which empanelled experts on Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia from around the world.
Click here to link to the reports from the Athens consensus panels.
Robert Manning, a researcher and volunteer at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and torch bearer for the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Games, carried in the flame to the closing ceremonies of the 2nd International Workshop on Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia held in Athens, Greece.
Attendees of the 2nd International Workshop on Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia passing the flame at the closing ceremonies in Athens, Greece.
The conference was made possible through unrestricted grants or gifts provided by Amgen, Inc., Berlex Oncology, Inc., the Peter and Helen Bing Fund at the Dana Farber cancer Institute, Celgene Corp, Genentech BioOncology Inc., IDEC Pharmaceuticals Inc., the International Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation, the Paul Mattis Family, the Research Fund for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and the Research Fund for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia. The workshop proceedings can be viewed by clicking here. The Third International Workshop on Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia will take place in Paris, France on October 7-10, 2004. For more information on these workshops, please contact the workshop coordinator, Mr. Andrew Branagan, at 617 632-2681 or email: andrew_branagan@dfci.harvard.edu
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