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Breakfast Seminar: Thomas LeBlanc, Medical Oncology, Duke University

March 6, 2018 @ 7:45 am - 9:00 am

Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) generally have poor outcomes statistically, yet a subset will have long-term survival. This requires intensive therapy that is quite different from what is given for most solid tumors, yet the patient experience of illness with AML has not been well-characterized. This session will highlight the significant end-of-life quality outcome differences seen in hematologic malignancies, present recent insights about AML patients’ experiences from qualitative and PRO-based studies, and describe a path forward to better address unmet needs in this population.

Dr. LeBlanc is a medical oncologist, palliative care physician, and researcher. His clinical practice focuses on the care of patients with hematologic malignancies, with a particular emphasis on myeloid conditions and acute leukemias including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs / MPDs, CML), as well as some lymphomas and multiple myeloma. He is an active member of the inpatient non-transplant hematologic malignancies care team, based on the 9100 ward of Duke Hospital.

His research interests converge on common issues faced by patients with cancer, particularly those with high-risk or relapsed/refractory hematologic malignancies. Issues of symptom burden and quality of life are of central importance in these settings, and may lead patients to face difficult decision-making scenarios. Dr. LeBlanc’s research explores the experience of patients and families in these settings, and aims to improve the experience of patients with blood cancers, including the involvement of specialist palliative care services as part of their comprehensive cancer care, even alongside active cancer-directed therapy.

The Cancer Outcomes Research Program Breakfast Seminar Series is organized by Drs. Ethan Basch, Stephanie Wheeler, and Matthew Nielsen. Please arrive at 7:45am to join us for a hot breakfast buffet prior to the start of our 8:00am meeting. Parking is available at the Rams Head parking deck next door; we will give you vouchers to park for free.

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Date:
March 6, 2018
Time:
7:45 am - 9:00 am
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