27th Annual John Goldman Conference on CML: Biology and Therapy – A first look at the program

This October, the CML community will come together in Estoril, Portugal for the ESH-iCMLf 27th Annual John Goldman Conference on Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Biology and Therapy (October 10-12, 2025). 

While the program is still being refined by the conference Chairs and Co-organizers, we wanted to give you a flavour of the exciting sessions you can look forward to.

As always, the meeting will be a hub for sharing the latest scientific advancements on CML and fostering collaboration across the global CML network. Building on the strong tradition of scientific excellence, the 2025 program will feature cutting-edge research, interactive workshops, and prize lectures from leaders shaping the future of CML biology and therapy.

We are delighted to share a first glimpse of the program and speakers with you. 

Program highlights – A preview

Speakers will present new and often unpublished data spanning the breadth of CML biology and treatment. Highlights include:

Program highlights include:

Selected Scientific Sessions:

• Session 1: Top Scoring Abstracts 2025 
  – Chairs: Daniele Sarnello (Glasgow) & Kendra Sweet (Tampa)
• Session 2: Stem stells – Chair: Richard Van Etten (Irvine)
• Session 3: Cell biology – Chair: Oliver Hantschel (Marburg)
• Session 4: Biomarkers, resistance and new targets – 
  Chair: Simona Soverini (Bologna)
• Session 5: New drugs and clinical trials – Chair: Fausto Castagnetti (Bologna)
• Session 6: CML special scenarios – Chair: Deborah White (Adelaide)

Special Lectures & Symposia:

• Tessa Holyoake Memorial Lecture – Chair: Daniela Krause (Mainz)
• Michele Baccarani Special Symposium on MPN 
  – Chair: Michael Deininger (Michigan)
• Additional special lectures on evolutionary therapy for metastatic cancer, ASXL1-mediated TKI resistance and advances in NK cell therapy.

Workshops for Non-Clinical Scientists: 

• Workshop #1: Mitochondrial biology – Metabolism and other aspects of mitochondria
  Chairs: Vignir Helgason (Glasgow) & Sin Tiong Ong (Singapore)
• Workshop #2: Clonal tracking, lineage tracing, and fate mapping over time
  Chairs: Ravi Bhatia (Birmingham, USA), Daniela Krause (Mainz)

Meet the Expert Sessions (pre-registration required):

• Pregnancy – Jane Apperley (London), Ekaterina Chelysheva (Moscow)
• Dosing the TKIs – Daniela Žáčková (Brno), Mhairi Copland (Glasgow)
• Frontline therapy – Andreas Hochhaus (Jena), Massimo Breccia (Rome)
• MPN – David Ross (Adelaide), John Mascarenhas (New York)
• Meet-the-editor – Jorge Cortes (Augusta), Robert P. Gale (London)

Award ceremonies & special lectures:

• iCMLf Janet Rowley Prize: Satu Mustjoki (Helsinki)
• iCMLf John Goldman Prize: Delphine Réa (Paris)
• iCMLf Prize: Nicholas A. Othieno-Abinya (Nairobi)
• ESH International John Goldman Research Award – to be announced

Click here to access the preliminary program

Stay tuned for more updates as we move closer to the event. 

Have you already registered for the conference?
If not, register today to secure your place at this premier CML conference.

Click here to register for the conference 

John Goldman Fun Run – Run for a good cause

Keep up the tradition and start your Sunday with energy! On October 12th at 7:00 a.m., join colleagues for the 5-km John Goldman Fun Run, organised by the iCMLf, before the scientific sessions begin. 

Register for the run and get your 2025 charity t-shirt at the iCMLf booth — all proceeds go directly to supporting the work of the iCMLf.

Click here to register for the John Goldman Fun Run
We are looking forward to seeing you at the conference.