April 16-17, 2019 the Pirogov Center held the II All-Russian scientific-practical conference with international participation “Hodgkin’s lymphoma”. Welcoming remarks at the opening of the conference were made by the President of the Pirogov Center Yuri Leonidovich Shevchenko. The conference was attended by oncologists, hematologists, pathologists and radiotherapists, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Leading experts from Russia, Europe and the Middle East shared their experience. Within the framework of the conference, a round table “Problems of the treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Russia” was held, at which important practical issues faced by Russian hematologists and oncologists were discussed. A separate part of the conference was devoted to the scientific-practical school “Immuno-oncology in the treatment of patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma”. Employees of the Department and Clinic of Hematology and Cell Therapy of the Center (M.D., Ph.D. Sarzhevsky V. O., M.D., Ph.D. Demina E.A., M.D., Ph.D. Mochkin N.E.) presented reports which highlighted the latest trends in the diagnosis and treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The experience of the Pirogov Center in immunotherapy and autologous transplantation in this pathology was also demonstrated. The material presented by the staff of the department and clinic of hematology and cell therapy was highly appreciated by Russian and foreign colleagues. Following the conference, further areas of international cooperation were outlined for the Hematology and Cell Therapy Clinic of the Pirogov Center with clinics in Europe (German Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Study Group (GHSG), head of the group — Professor Andreas Engert) and the Middle East (Department of Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplantation of the American University of Beirut Medical Center, Head — Professor Jean El-Cheikh).













