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• Haemato-oncology

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• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

Francesco Forconi (MD, DM, PhD, FRCPath) is a Professor of Haematology and a Consultant Haematologist at the University of Southampton Hospital Trust.

His clinical activity is primarily dedicated to the care of patients with chronic leukaemias and lymphomas. He leads the Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) Service and a broad portfolio of phase I/II/III interventional clinical trials and real-life observational studies as chief or principal investigations. He is dedicated to improving patient experience together with CLL advocacy groups including CLL Horizons, Leukaemia Care and CLL Support Association, and implementing large patients data managing platforms.

Prof. Forconi is the UK lead of the international CRUK ECRIN-M3 consortium in monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis http://ecrinm3.usal.es/, investigating the early diagnosis of CLL and lymphomas in close partnerships with European and international stakeholders. He has been a Member of the UK NCRI Haematological Oncology Clinical Studies Group. He is a member of the UK NCRI CLL subgroup, UK CLL Forum and the NCRI Lymphoma Science Study Group. He is an active core member of the International Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation, USA and leads Southampton as a �Center of Excellence� for Hairy Cell Leukemia. He has contributed to the UK and International guidelines on the diagnosis and management of Hairy Cell Leukemia. He has served the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) for several technology appraisals for novel agents in clinical practice.

He has been Editorial Board Member for BLOOD and regularly contributes as a reviewer for the major journals of clinical and scientific immunology, oncology, and haematology; has chaired sessions at major international and national conferences including the American Society of Hematology (ASH), European Hematology Association (EHA), British Society of Haematology (BSH) annual meetings. He has given educational contributions at major national and international haemato-oncology conferences including those of the ASH, and the European Society of Medical Oncology (ECCO/ESMO), EHA, UK CLL Forum.

Prof. Forconi is also the clinical scientific leader of the academic Cancer B-cell Group, at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton. He holds grants with a focus on early cancer interception of leukaemias and lymphomas, and how to precisely target them therapeutically. He is currently the author of >170 peer-reviewed publications with >80% publications in the top 10% of medical journals.

Areas of interest

leukaemia; lymphoma; chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; hairy cell leukaemia; low-grade lymphoma; marginal zone lymphoma; follicular lymphoma; monoclonal gammopathies; lymphoproliferative disorders; phase I/II/III clinical trials; antibody therapies; small molecule inhibitors.

Medical secretaries

• Francesco Forconi
• Solent Suit SGH Tremona Road SOUTHAMPTON SO16 6YD
• 023 8120 5170
• 07748 332896
• f.forconi@soton.ac.uk