SBBC Program

SOHO Breakthroughs in Blood Cancers (SBBC) will be held on November 12, 2026 as a online virtual event.

This one-day program will focus on state-of-the-art approaches.The program will review current treatments for patients with hematologic malignancies, as presented by the top experts in the world. Moreover, the faculty will discuss what physicians, researchers and healthcare providers will see in the short-term future as research progresses to further improve outcomes for these patients. Investigators from around the globe will join the meeting for a day of learning and interactive, virtual discussion with the speakers. Each presentation is 25 minutes followed by a 10-minute, live Questions & Answer session with the audience. Note that the Zoom Webinar platform will be utilized to facilitate interaction with attendees.

Below you will find the SBBC Program-at-a-Glance and detailed program information. Note that SOHO members have early access to session selections. To sign-up for FREE SOHO membership, go to soho.click/join.

Highlights23Program

SOHO Breakthroughs in Blood Cancers (SBBC 2026)

Session Chairs: Hagop Kantarjian

Thursday, November 12, 2026

8:00 AM

Welcome and Introduction

8:00 AM - 8:10 AM     Hagop Kantarjian, MD   |  MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas USA
8:10 AM

SBBC: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia  

8:10 AM - 8:35 AM          Elias Jabbour, MD | MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM          Audience Questions/Discussion
8:45 AM

SBBC: Acute Myeloid Leukemia

8:45 AM - 9:10 AM          Eytan M. Stein, MD  |  Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, New York, USA
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM          Audience Questions/Discussion
9:20 AM

SBBC: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

9:20 AM - 9:45 AM          William Wierda, MD, PhD |  MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
9:45 AM - 9:55 AM          Audience Questions/Discussion

9:55 AM

BREAK

9:55 AM - 10:10 AM
15-Minute Break

10:10 AM

SBBC: Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

10:10 AM - 10:35 AM          Hagop Kantarjian, MD | MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA 
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM          Audience Questions/Discussion
10:45 AM

SBBC: Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM          John O. Mascarenhas, MD | Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM          Audience Questions/Discussion
11:20 AM

SBBC: T-Cell Lymphoma Lymphoma

11:20 AM - 11:45 AM          Barbara Pro, MD | Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM          Audience Questions/Discussion
11:55 AM

SBBC: Indolent B-Cell Lymphoma

11:55 AM - 12:20 PM          Laurie H Sehn, MD, MPH | BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM          Audience Questions/Discussion
12:30 PM

SBBC: Aggressive B-Cell Lymphoma

12:30 PM - 12:55 PM         Julie Vose, MD, MBA | University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
12:55 PM - 1:05 PM            Audience Questions/Discussion
1:05 PM

BREAK

1:05 PM - 1:35 PM
30-Minute Break

1:35 PM

SBBC: MULTIPLE MYELOMA

1:35 PM - 2:00 PM            Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP  |  Emory University, Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia USA
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM            Audience Questions/Discussion
2:10 PM

SBBC: Hodgkin Lymphoma

2:10 PM - 2:35 PM            Stephen M Ansell, MD, PhD | Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
2:35 PM - 2:45 PM            Audience Questions/Discussion
2:45 PM

SBBC: CELLULAR THERAPY

2:45 PM - 3:10 PM            Sergio Giralt, MD  |  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM            Audience Questions/Discussion
3:20 PM

SBBC: Mantle Cell Lymphoma 

3:20 PM - 3:45 PM           Tycel J. Phillips, MD | City of Hope Duarte, California, USA
3:45 PM - 3:55 PM            Audience Questions/Discussion
3:55 PM

SBBC: MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES

3:55 PM - 4:20 PM            Rami S. Komrokji, MD   |  H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM            Audience Questions/Discussion
4:30 PM

Closing Remarks

4:30 PM - 4:40 PM            Hagop Kantarjian, MD  |  MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas USA

*All times are listed in Central Daylight Time (UTC -5, GMT -5)