Program
Osman30 | Im Media Park 8 | 50670 Cologne (Day 1)
BALLONI Hallen | Ehrenfeldguertel 96 | 50823 Cologne (Day 2+3)
Osman30 | Im Media Park 8 | 50670 Cologne
Opening Day 1
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05:30 PM - 07:15 PMStrategy commission (closed session)KAMINLOUNGE
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07:30 PM - 10:00 PMWelcome ReceptionRESTAURANT
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07:45 PM - 08:15 PMOpening LectureAssessment of frailty in CLL: Does it still matter in the era of targeted agents?
V Goede
Working Dinner
BALLONI Hallen | Ehrenfeldguertel 96 | 50823 Cologne
Opening Day 2
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08:00 AM - 08:30 AMCheck-In | Registration
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08:30 AM - 08:45 AMWelcome
B Eichhorst
Young Investigator Meeting (YIM)
YIM 1: Clinical & Translational Research
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08:45 AM - 09:00 AMMCL1 Copy Number Gain Is a Recurrent Mark of Venetoclax Resistance in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
C Croizier -
09:00 AM - 09:15 AMInflammatory signaling reshapes the microenvironment and determines therapeutic vulnerabilities in Richter Transformation
C Tomasoni -
09:15 AM - 09:30 AMUnearthing the dependency of the aggressive B-cell lymphoma cancer stem cell niche on CD164-CXCR4 driven adhesion interactions
S Blakemore -
09:30 AM - 09:45 AMNormal B cells in people with IGHV-unmutated MBL follow a different maturation pathway compared to people with IGHV-mutated MBL
G Blanco -
09:45 AM - 10:00 AMForced IgD-mediated antigen uptake by chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells overcomes T-cell exhaustion and allows enhance antigen–specific T cell activation and proliferation
M Cardillo -
10:00 AM - 10:15 AMChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia cells drive exaggerated proximal CD3-mediated TCR signaling underlying T cell dysfunction
C López Sánches
Coffee & Tea
Young Investigator Meeting (YIM)
YIM 2: Translational & Basic Research
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10:45 AM - 11:00 AMPrognostication by End-of-Treatment Lymph Node Size and Measurable Residual Disease Status – A Pooled Analysis of German CLL Study Group Phase 3 Trials
J Stumpf -
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMLinking T Cell Phenotype and Function to Clinical Outcomes in a Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia trial (HOVON 139)
E Camerini -
11:15 AM - 11:30 AMIs Absolute Lymphocyte Count–Only Progression Clinically Relevant in CLL?
X Wu -
11:30 AM - 11:45 AMIntraclonal diversification in immunoglobulin light chain genes refines prognostication in early-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia
R Moia -
11:45 AM - 12:00 PMPirtobrutinib (Pirto) in Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): a Multicenter Real-World Analysis.
P Lopedote -
12:00 PM - 12:15 PMA whole-food plant-based diet restricts oncogenic kinase signaling and reduces leukemic burden in early-stage CLL patients
M Knauer ,A Herr
Lunch
German CLL Study Group studies
Read out studies and long term follow-up
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01:15 PM - 01:25 PMCLL13
M Fürstenau -
01:25 PM - 01:35 PMCLL14
K Fischer -
01:35 PM - 02:05 PMProteogenomics: Identifying new molecular subgroups - translational data from CLL13 & CLL14
T Oellerich ,R Zahedi -
02:05 PM - 02:15 PMCLL17
O Al-Sawaf -
02:15 PM - 02:25 PMCLL2000
K Fischer
German CLL Study Group studies
Recruiting studies 1
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02:25 PM - 02:35 PMCLLRT1
V Lipinsky -
02:35 PM - 02:45 PMCLLRT2
S Stilgenbauer -
02:45 PM - 02:55 PMCLL16
N Kutsch -
02:55 PM - 03:05 PMCLL18
P Cramer
Coffee & Tea
German CLL Study Group studies
Recruiting studies 2
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03:25 PM - 03:35 PMCLLRR1
O Al-Sawaf -
03:35 PM - 03:45 PMCLLReVenG
O Al-Sawaf -
03:45 PM - 03:55 PMHO165 -Aether
A Kater
German CLL Study Group studies
Planned studies
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03:55 PM - 04:05 PMCLLFrail2
F Simon -
04:05 PM - 04:15 PMCLL-Move (CLL15)
P Langerbeins -
04:15 PM - 04:25 PMCLL2-TaME
R Lewis -
04:25 PM - 04:35 PMNCT-CART20
N Kutsch
Coffee & Tea
Session I: Genomics and biology of CLL
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04:55 PM - 05:05 PMOn BCL2 inhibition and CLL
MA Anderson -
05:05 PM - 05:15 PMRichter Transformation
E ten Hacken -
05:15 PM - 05:25 PMArchetypes of clonal dynamics
M Kwok -
05:25 PM - 05:40 PMDiscussion: Genomics and biology of CLL
MA Anderson ,E ten Hacken ,M Kwok
Lilly Satellite Symposium
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05:40 PM - 06:10 PMConnecting the evidence: CLL data updates and their impact on treatment management
S Stilgenbauer ,S O'Brien
Flying Dinner & YIM 3: Guided Poster Walk
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06:10 PM - 06:50 PMFlying dinner
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06:50 PM - 07:00 PMYIM-Poster: Classification of 1,530 ATM Variants in CLL employing a Five-Factor Score derived from matched Non-Tumor Controls
C Brey -
07:00 PM - 07:10 PMYIM-Poster: Genome-wide profiling of mosaic chromosomal alterations identifies prognostic lesions and ancestry-associated heterogeneity in CLL
R Griffin -
07:10 PM - 07:20 PMYIM-Poster: Baseline Immune Phenotyping in Older (≥80 years) and Frail Patients with CLL: Associations with Infections, SPMs, and IGHV Status
B M Mechtel -
07:20 PM - 07:30 PMYIM-Poster: A novel combination of endocytosis inhibitor and CAR-T cells to enhance therapeutic efficacy against chronic lymphocytic leukemia
M K Hasan -
07:30 PM - 07:40 PMYIM-Poster: Development of novel microenvironment-driven patient-derived preclinical models of CLL
V Klapp -
07:40 PM - 07:50 PMYIM-Poster: Mathematical Modeling of Single-Cell Program–Driven State Transitions Predicts Ibrutinib Adaptive Resistance, Relapse Hazard, and Personalized Dosing Strategies in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
R Fajar -
07:50 PM - 08:00 PMYIM-Poster: Lisocabtagene Maraleucel for Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma: Outcomes in a Real-World Cohort
J Huang
Keynote
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08:00 PM - 08:10 PMIntroduction
B Eichhorst -
08:10 PM - 08:40 PMKeynote LectureElucidating genomic alterations in CLL and Richter's transformation
E Campo
Discussion & Get together
Opening Day 3
BALLONI Hallen | Ehrenfeldguertel 96 | 50823 Cologne
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07:45 AM - 08:30 AMCheck-In & Registration
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08:00 AM - 08:30 AMCLL2000: Investigator meeting for participating study centers
K Fischer -
08:30 AM - 08:45 AMWelcome
B Eichhorst
Session II: Novel Concepts in CLL
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08:45 AM - 09:15 AMCurrent first-line considerations : Lessons from FLAIR and CLL17
O Al-Sawaf ,T Munir -
09:15 AM - 09:25 AMMRD: Defining, detecting and quantifying
A Rawstron -
09:25 AM - 09:35 AMOutcome measures: What MRD can and cannot tell us
B Wierda -
09:35 AM - 09:50 AMDiscussion: Novel concepts of CLL
O Al-Sawaf ,T Munir ,A Rawstron ,B Wierda
BeOne Satellite Symposium
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09:50 AM - 10:20 AMFireside chat: The human side of CLL therapy: Shared decisions, patient preference and psychological outcomes
J Förner ,C Karamanidou
Coffee & Tea + Group Photo
J&J Satellite Symposium
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10:50 AM - 11:20 AMTransforming data into clinical practice - optimizing 1L treatment for CLL patients
H Huber ,A Tedeschi
Session III: Thinking beyond the CLL cell: Novel strategies
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11:20 AM - 11:30 AMUsing degraders in CLL
E Tausch -
11:30 AM - 11:40 AMHow to engage T-cells in hematological malignancies
A Ramsay -
11:40 AM - 11:50 AMT-cell-based therapies in CLL
F Peters -
11:50 AM - 12:05 PMDiscussion: Novel strategies
E Tausch ,A Ramsay ,F Peters
YIM Award
Lunch
Abbvie Satellite Symposium
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01:20 PM - 01:50 PMA decade of CLL therapy: From innovations to standards
P Staber
AstraZeneca Satellite Symposium
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01:50 PM - 02:20 PMBeyond undetectable - decoding MRD in CLL. Bridging individual - and trial-level surrogacy to inform clinical decisions
M Ritgen ,M Hoechstetter
Session IV: CLL, A lifelong journey - The patients’ perspective
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02:20 PM - 02:30 PMPatient advocacy
J Förner -
02:30 PM - 02:40 PMPopulation registries to study outcomes and quality of life
S Kersting -
02:40 PM - 02:50 PMLeveraging Big Data to predict patient outcomes
R Agius -
02:50 PM - 03:05 PMDiscussion: CLL, A lifelong Journey
J Förner ,S Kersting ,R Agius
CLL Workshop 2026
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03:05 PM - 03:25 PMWhat we've learnt and where we are going?
B Eichhorst ,A Kater ,B Wierda ,J Brown ,P Ghia -
03:25 PM - 03:35 PMClosing remarks
B Eichhorst
Day 1
04/16/2026
Day 2
04/17/2026
Day 3
04/18/2026