7th Annual ECD Medical Symposium Milan, Italy
Milan Medical Symposium Group Picture 2019
Symposium Summary
Approximately 38 medical professionals from nine countries attended the Annual ECD Medical Symposium in 2019. Twelve oral abstracts were presented, along with an additional four poster presentations. As an invited speaker, Prof. Luigi Naldini, delivered a talk titled “Genetic engineering of hematopoiesis to treat
inherited diseases and cancer.” An evening reception provided time for discussions supporting current and future collaborations among this highly knowledgeable group of physicians and scientists, all interested in learning more about Erdheim-Chester Disease.
Attendee Experiences
Programs with Symposium Agenda
Presentations
| Presenter | Presentation Slides | English Video |
|---|---|---|
| Jithma P. Abeykoon, MD | Histopathologic Mimics of Erdheim-Chester Disease | No Videos available |
| Benjamin H. Durham | Novel Alterations in CSF1R, RET, and Other Diverse Kinases in the Histiocytoses with Biochemical and Structural Insights into Their Mechanisms of Activation | No Videos available |
| Marina Ferrarini, MD | Novel Alterations in CSF1R, RET, and Other Diverse Kinases in the Histiocytoses with Biochemical and Structural Insights into Their Mechanisms of Activation | No Videos available |
| Filip Janku, MD, PhD | MEK inhibition with trametinib in patients with non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis irrespective of BRAF mutation status | No Videos available |
| Francesco Pegoraro, MD | Erdheim-Chester with multiple lesions related to BRAF V600E mutation. A simple coincidence? | No Videos available |
| Julien Haroche, MD, PhD | PD-1/PD-L1 expression is frequent and correlates with inflammation in Erdheim-Chester disease | No Videos available |
| Rikhia Chakraborty, MD | Targeted inhibition of the MAPK pathway in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors restores immune dysfunction ex vivo and reduces disease burden in a mouse model of Langerhans cell histiocytosis | No Videos available |
| Simonetta Gerevini, MD | CNS imaging in ECD Workshop | No Videos available |
| Claudio Doglioni, MD | State of the Art of ECD Pathology Workshop | No Videos available |
| Antonio Esposito, MD | Cardiac Imaging in ECD Workshop | No Videos available |
| Kazuhiro Toyama, MD | Prognostic factors of Erdheim–Chester Disease: A nationwide survey in Japan | No Videos available |
| Eli L. Diamond, MD | Phase 2 Trial of Cobimetinib for Adults with Histiocytosis: Results in BRAFV600-wildtype and BRAFV600E-mutated patients | No Videos available |
| Roei Mazor, MD | Diagnostic & Therapeutic Challenges of Mixed Histiocytosis in the Era of Precision Medicine | No Videos available |
| Kathy Brewer and Lorenzo Dagna, MD | Closing | No Videos available |
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