Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Date/Time:

Tuesday, November. 12^th 2024
(4:00-5:00) PM EST

Location:

Online

Description:

This webinar will overview the disease-specific biology of Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Dr. Diego Villa, an expert in this field, will cover treatments available for this lymphoma subtype in both the frontline and relapsed/refractory setting. Novel therapies and research will also be discussed for the future treatment of Mantle Cell Lymphoma, and how this contributes to the Canadian-specific treatment of lymphoma.

Speaker:

Dr. Diego Villa

Speaker Bio:

Diego Villa is a medical oncologist at the BC Cancer – Vancouver Cancer Centre and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia.  In addition to attending to patients with lymphomas and breast cancer, he also teaches trainees and conducts research in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas.  His main research interests include mantle cell lymphoma, primary and secondary CNS lymphomas, and the role of PET/CT in lymphoid malignancies. He presently leads national prospective trials of novel therapies in aggressive lymphomas. Over the years he has collaborated with several international groups on NHL studies, with over 100 publications in the peer-reviewed literature.  Dr. Villa is also lymphoma co-chair with the Canadian Cancer Trials Group.