Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2013 Pablove Symposium on Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, this November in Los Angeles! Esteemed speakers and topics include:

Overview of the evolution of modern treatment for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Lewis Silverman, MD; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Relapsed Childhood ALL
Paul Gaynon, MD; CHLA

Bone Marrow Transplant for Childhood ALL
Michael Pulsipher, MD; Huntsman Cancer Institute

Supportive Care for Children with ALL
Lillian Sung, MD, PhD; The Hospital for Sick Children

This year’s program is co-chaired by our Scientific Advisory Committee chair Dr. Leo Mascarenhas, and Dr. Alan Wayne. Dr. Wayne was recently named director of the Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and will serve as the division head of Hematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation in the Department of Pediatrics at the hospital. Before CHLA, he served 14 years as clinical director of the Pediatric Oncology Branch of the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Wayne is a recognized leader in the area of targeted and immune-based therapies for ALL, the most frequent cancer type in pediatrics.