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Current Perspectives on Radioimmunotherapy for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

On May 18, 2007, the Lymphoma Research Foundation and CancerCare brought together a distinguished panel of researchers and clinicians for a lymphoma teleconference entitled Current Perspectives on Radioimmunotherapy for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.  This program is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant to the Lymphoma Research Foundation from GlaxoSmithKline.   

To listen to a free recording of this program by telephone, please call 800-813-4673 
(Call this number to speak with a staff member and request a replay number and code for the program).

 

Program Faculty

 

Andrew Zelenetz, MD, PhD

Chief, Lymphoma Services,

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

 

Julie M. Vose, MD

Neumann M. and Mildred E. Harris Professor, Chief, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Professor of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center

 

Jennifer Mills, LMSW, MPH, CHES

Director, Patient Education, Lymphoma Research Foundation

 

Richard Dickens, MSW

Blood Cancers Program Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Mind/Body Program, CancerCare

 

Topics Discussed

 

  • Brief overview of treatment options for non-Hodgkin lymphoma     
  • Basics of radioimmunotherapy
  • Latest research on radioimmunotherapy
  • Discussion of open clinical trials
  • Tips for communicating with your healthcare team
  • Quality-of-life considerations
  • Questions for our panel of experts

 

Presented in Collaboration With

  • Cancer Care, Inc.
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
  • Association of Oncology Social Work
  • Cancer Patient Education Network
  • Intercultural Cancer Council
  • Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
  • National Center for Frontier Communities
  • National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
  • Research Advocacy Network
  • The Wellness Community