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Suzanne R Fanning, DO Director of Hematology, Greenville Memorial Health System; Medical Oncologist/Hematologist/Transplant Physician, Cancer Centers of the Carolinas

Suzanne R Fanning, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology

Disclosure: Received consulting fee from Millenium Pharmaceuticals for review panel membership; Received consulting fee from Celgene Pharmaceuticals for review panel membership.

Mohamad A Hussein, MD Clinical Director, Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center

Mohamad A Hussein, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Blood Banks, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Society of Hematology

Disclosure: Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: Celgene corporation.

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.

Emmanuel C Besa, MD Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Emmanuel C Besa, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Cancer Education, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American College of Clinical Pharmacology, American Federation for Medical Research, American Society of Hematology, New York Academy of Sciences

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Karen Seiter, MD Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology/Hematology, New York Medical College

Karen Seiter, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Cancer Research, American College of Physicians, American Society of Hematology

Disclosure: Received honoraria from Novartis for speaking and teaching; Received consulting fee from Novartis for speaking and teaching; Received honoraria from Celgene for speaking and teaching.

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