Highlights from SOHO 2025 Annual Meeting

The Society of Hematologic Oncology 2025 Annual Meeting is a premier global event dedicated solely to hematologic malignancies. Scheduled for September 3-6, 2025, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, this hybrid meeting brings together over 3,800 physicians, nurses, and healthcare specialists for 3.5 days of dynamic and informative education. The conference features diverse educational formats including General Sessions, Meet-the-Professor Sessions, Plenary Lectures, Expert Sessions, Oral Abstract Presentations, and interactive discussions.

The theme for SOHO 2025 is “Unleashing AI, Genomics, Targets, and Immune Engineering,” focusing on the latest advances in the pathophysiology and therapy of leukemias, lymphomas, myeloma, myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative neoplasms, and related malignancies, along with exciting developments in cellular therapy. The event convenes a multidisciplinary group of internationally recognized experts who present the newest scientific discoveries and practical clinical applications in hematologic oncology, stimulating progress and collaboration in the field.

Here are selected expert reactions and highlights you shouldn’t miss.

Daniel Auclair:

1. “Dr. Sundar Jagannath at SOHO25 providing his definition of “cure” in myeloma and stating: “Myeloma is curable now’.”

2. “Sagar Lonial sharing his thoughts and wisdom at SOHO 2025 during his Freidreich award acceptance presentation. ”

Sara Taveras Alam:

“Asfand Yar Cheema, killing it, per usual.”

Asfand Yar Cheema, shared post, adding:

“Humbled to share that at SOHO 2025 I’ll be delivering an oral presentation and presenting 6 posters, with 2 selected for poster walk Grateful to receive the Young Investigator Award and Travel Scholarship Thankful to my mentors and colleagues for their constant support.”

Asfand Yar Cheema:

“Honored to receive 2nd place at SOHO for both our Oral and Poster Presentation. Presenting as a resident before leaders in the field was a truly humbling experience.

Grateful to my mentors and SOHO community. I remain committed to learning and improving patients outcomes.”

Naveen Pemmaraju։

1․ “Thanks to Society of Hematologic Oncology (SOHO) for the opportunity to present, on behalf of VERIFY colleagues, our randomized phase 3 results hepcidin mimetic, Rusfertide for patients with Polycythemia Vera.”

2․ “Great job by Dr ⁦Niranjan Khaire⁩ — our outstanding Leukemia fellow MD — presenting his poster at SOHO 2025.”

3. “Wonderful job moderating the Multiple Myeloma session by Dr Krina Patel at SOHO 2025 meeting today!”

4. “Congratulations to our superstar Leukemia MD fellow Dr Roberta Azevedo on her fantastic T-PLL outcomes poster!”

Fadi Haddad:

“Happy to present our results from MD Anderson Cancer Center on the second line treatment of patients with CML at SOHO25.

In summary, 3G-TKI induce higher response rates and better survival after 2G-TKI failure in the frontline setting.”

Thanos Dimopoulos:

“Happy to be back for another SOHO meeting to give a talk on monoclonal gammooathy of clinical significance.”

Indraneel Deshmukh:

“Brilliant time spent at SOHO 2025 , lots of learning , mentorship and reuniting with friends and colleagues from across the country. This was my first SOHO meeting presenting posters and my work.

Grateful to be mentored by greats in the field Naval Daver, Jayastu Senapati.”

Rahul Thakur:

“Thrilled to be at SOHO 2025!

Honored to be part of the Young Investigator Program, present my poster during the poster walk, reconnect with friends, and continue learning from the best in the field.”

Bilal Abid:

“As the magnitude of the meeting grows, its committment to creating opportunities for young investigators (YI) grows alongside.

SOHO’s impact on YIP is matchless. Strongly recommend all YI to become a member.

Thank you for the award and the interview!”