There were many advancements presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 2017 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, GA, that are directly relevant to patients. In this interview, the 2017 ASH President, Kenneth Anderson, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, eloquently describes the two overarching themes of the meeting and, along with examples, highlights the impacts that these advances will have for the treatment of hematological malignancies.