Scientific Program

Thursday, September 19, 2024
Hall A
IACH
08:30-09:00 Welcome Coffee
09:00-10:20 Transplant Workshop Part I
Moderators: Mohamad Mohty, France; Arnon Nagler, Israel
09:00-09:20 How to optimize the choice of the stem cell source and donor:
Annalissa Ruggeri, Italy
09:20-09:40 Optimal choice of the conditioning regimen:
Arnon Nagler, Israel
09:40-10:00 Optimal GVHD prophylaxis:
María Queralt Salas, Spain
10:00-10:20 Diagnosis and management of acute GVHD:
Florent Malard, France
10:20-10:30 Short Break
10:30-12:00 Transplant Workshop Part II
Moderators: Mohamad Mohty, France; Arnon Nagler, Israel; Zinaida Perić, Croatia
10:30-10:50 Chronic GVHD: prevention and management of long-term complications:
Zinaida Perić, Croatia
10:50-11:10 Diagnosis and management of chronic GVHD:
Mohamad Mohty, France
11:10-11:30 Early transplant complications: a focus on VOD diagnosis:
Rafael Duarte, Spain
11:30-12:00 Breaking bad news: communication skills in case of life-threatening clinical conditions
Panel discussion: All session faculty + Antonio Pagliuca, UK and Michelle Kenyon, UK
12:00-12:45 Lunch Break
Hall A
IACH + COLYM
Hall B
COMydAL + MPNCo&D
12:45-13:00 Meeting Opening Message by the IACH Co-Chairs
13:00-14:30 Session 1a:
Indolent lymphoma
13:00-14:30 Session 1b:
Controversies in lower risk MDS
Chair: Stefano Luminari, Italy Moderators: Amer Zeidan, USA; Valeria Santini, Italy
13:00-13:15 Case report: Deferred Diagnosis: The Consequences of Excisional Biopsy Deferral in Follicular Lymphoma
Presented by: Shea-Lee Godin, USA
13:00-13:15 How do we define lower risk MDS in 2024?
Matteo Della Porta, Italy
13:15-13:30 Q&A 13:15-13:30 Therapy of thrombocytopenic lower risk MDS?
Ioannis Kotsianidis, Greece
13:30-13:50 Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL):
Luca Arcaini, Italy
13:30-13:45 What is the first line therapy for non-del5q anaemic LR-MDS:
Sophie Park, France
13:50-14:10 Follicular lymphoma (FL):
Wendy Osborne, UK
13:45-14:00 Is sequencing or combining therapies the better approach for lower risk MDS?
María Díez Campelo, Spain
14:10-14:30 Panel discussion: All session faculty 14:00-14:15 How should we measure therapeutic benefit in lower risk MDS?
Pierre Fenaux, France
14:15-14:30 Panel discussion: All session faculty
14:30-14:50 Coffee Break
14:50-15:20 Essential thrombocythemia: Unmet needs and impact of novel therapies
Industry Supported Meet the Expert Session (CLICK TO VIEW ON DEMAND)
15:20-15:30 Coffee Break continued …
15:30-17:00 Session 2a:
Hodgkin lymphoma
15:30-17:00 Session 2b:
Treatment of intermediate/higher-risk MF
Chair: Mehdi Hamadani, USA Moderators: Florian Heidel, Germany; Tania Jain, USA
15:30-15:45 Case report: Extranodal CHL
Presented by: Shira Kimberley, South Africa
15:30-15:50 Review of JAKi in treatment of MF which drug when to use:
Naveen Pemmaraju, USA
15:45-16:00 Q&A 15:50-16:10 Debate: Future therapy of MF should be a combination there is enough evidence
Yes: Adam Mead, UK
No: Florian Heidel, Germany
16:00-16:15 1st line treatment young/fit:
Farrukh Awan, USA
16:10-16:30 SCT in MF: Review of current practice USA perspective – we will do more transplants:
Tania Jain, USA
16:15-16:30 1st line treatment old/unfit:
Graham Collins, UK
16:30-16:50 SCT in MF: Global perspective and reflections – where do we stand?
Arnon Nagler, Israel
16:30-16:45 Best salvage in R/R Hodgkin:
Nilanjan Ghosh, USA
16:50-17:00 Panel discussion: All session faculty
16:45-17:00 Panel discussion: All session faculty
17:00-17:10 Technical Break
17:10-18:40 Session 3a:
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL)
17:10-18:40 Session 3b:
Controversies in higher risk MDS
Chair: Anna Sureda, Spain Moderators: Amer Zeidan, USA; Valeria Santini, Italy
17:10-17:25 Case report: DLBCL second relapse in peripheral nervous system candidate to CAR-T
Presented by: Lorenzo Comba, Italy
17:10-17:25 Should we care about MRD in higher risk MDS?
Arjan van de Loosdrecht, Netherlands
17:25-17:40 Q&A 17:25-17:40 How can we stop phase 3 trials from failing in higher risk MDS?
Lionel Adès, France
17:40-17:55 1st line treatment:
Andrew Davies, UK
17:40-17:55 How does venetoclax fit in the management of higher risk MDS?
Maximilian Stahl, USA
17:55-18:10 Bispecific moAb:
Catherine Thieblemont, France
17:55-18:10 Is immune checkpoint inhibition dead in higher-risk MDS and AML?
Shahram Kordasti, UK
18:10-18:25 CAR T:
Mariana Bastos-Oreiro, Spain
18:10-18:25 Are oral HMAs a game changer in higher risk MDS?
Valeria Santini, Italy
18:25-18:40 Panel discussion: All session faculty 18:25-18:40 Panel discussion: All session faculty
Friday, September 20, 2024
Hall A
IACH + COLYM
Hall B
COMydAL + MPNCo&D
08:15-08:30 Welcome Coffee
08:30-10:00 IACH Session: Sexual and emotional life in patients with hematological malignancies
Moderators: Mohamad Mohty, France; Tamim Alsuliman, France
08:30-08:40 Opening remarks:
Emma Cookson, UK
08:40-08:55 Introduction and unmet needs:
Tamim Alsuliman, France
08:55-09:10 Diagnosis and treatment of sexual health-related issues:
Laurence Quarez-Blaise, France
09:10-09:25 Sexual health-related psychological and emotional life post allogeneic stem cell transplantation:
Zinaida Perić, Croatia
09:25-09:45 Specific concerns: STIs, adolescents and young adults:
Tamim Alsuliman, France
09:45-10:00 Panel discussion: All session faculty + Didier Blaise, France
10:00-10:30 Special IACH Lecture: How to get published
Junia V. Melo, Australia
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Session 4a:
T cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (T-NHL)
11:00-12:30 Session 4b:
Essential thrombocytosis (ET) in 2024: Current and future directions

Chair: Mehdi Hamadani, USA Moderator: Claire Harrison, UK
11:00-11:15 Case report: NK/T Cell Lymphoma in the Setting of Acute Epstein-Barr Virus Complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Presented by: Ekta Panjrolia, USA
11:00-11:20 Management of fatigue for MPN patients
Claire Woodley
, UK
11:15-11:30 Q&A 11:20-11:40 Update for treatment of higher-risk ET:
Claire Harrison, UK
11:30-11:50 BV-CHP & beyond in 1st line T-NHL:
Matthew Lunning, USA
11:40-12:00 Debate: Should JAK2-ET be treated differently from CALR-ET?
Yes:
Anna Godfrey, UK
No, all patients with ET should be treated in a homogeneous way:
Francesca Palandri, Italy
11:50-12:10 Checkpoint inhibition or allografting for R/R NK/T-cell lymphomas:
Philipp Berning, Germany
12:00-12:20 CALR: A new era of molecular targeting in ET: Review of pre-clinical & clinical data:
Bethan Psaila, UK
12:10-12:30 Panel discussion: All session faculty 12:20-12:30 Panel discussion: All session faculty
12:30-13:00 IACH Awards
Presented by: Mohamad Mohty, France; Arnon Nagler, Israel
H.J. Khoury Excellence in Research Award
IACH 2024 Special Achievement Award
Christian Caillot Clinical Research Award
13:00-13:45 Lunch Break
13:45-14:45 Charting Horizons: Advancing Care for Relapse/Refractory Mantel Cell Lymphoma Patients
Industry Supported Lunch Symposium
14:45-15:00 Technical Break
15:00-16:30 Session 5a:
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
15:00-16:30 Session 5b:
Controversies in classification, risk stratification and response assessment in AML
Chair: Mohamed Kharfan-Dabaja, USA Moderator: Amer Zeidan, USA
15:00-15:15 Case report: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma of the Prostate
Presented by: Zein Sheikh, Saudi Arabia
15:00-15:15 How do we risk stratify older patients with AML?
Christoph Röllig, Germany
15:15-15:30 Q&A 15:15-15:30 What decisions should be made based on MRD in AML?
Coleman Lindsley, USA
15:30-15:50 Front line therapy for CLL:
Farrukh Awan, USA
15:30-15:45 Can (or should) response criteria of MDS and AML be harmonized?
Lisa Pleyer, Austria
15:50-16:10 Transplant and cellular therapies in CLL:
Olivier Tournilhac, France
15:45-16:00 Should we have two pathologic systems for AML?
Alexa Siddon, USA
16:10-16:30 Panel discussion: All session faculty 16:00-16:30 Panel discussion: All session faculty
16:30-17:00 Coffee Break
17:00-18:30 Session 6a:
Minimal residual disease (MRD)
17:00-18:30 Session 6b:
MPN special situations and future directions
Chair: Stefano Luminari, Italy Moderators: Ruben Mesa, USA; Deepti Radia, UK
17:00-17:20 Positron emission tomography (PET):
Stephane Chauvie, Italy
17:00-17:15 Inflammation and MPNs: Novel observations:
Shahram Kordasti, UK
17:20-17:40 Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL):
Christiane Pott, Germany
17:15-17:30 Pre-fibrotic MF: State-of-the-art updates:
Ruben Mesa, USA
17:40-18:00 Present and future of response adapted therapies:
Andrea Gallamini, France
17:30-17:45 HES: Clinical updates and treatment paradigm:
Andreas Reiter, Germany
18:00-18:30 Panel discussion: All session faculty 17:45-18:00 Systemic mastocytosis: Updates on clinical trials:
Deepti Radia, UK
18:00-18:30 Panel discussion: All session faculty
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Hall A
IACH + COLYM
Hall B
COMydAL + MPNCo&D
08:15-08:30 Welcome Coffee
08:30-10:00 Session 7a:
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)
08:30-10:00 Session 7b:
Controversies in the management of AML
Chair: Mohamed Kharfan-Dabaja, USA Moderator: Maximilian Stahl, USA
08:30-08:45 Case report: Challenging Case of Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) Presenting in Leukemic Phase, with A.Fib, GI bleeding: Therapeutic Challenges
Presented by: Marwa Tagelsir, UAE
08:30-08:45 Doublets vs triplets in older AML patients?
Stephane De Botton, France
08:45-09:00 Q&A 08:45-09:00 Which AML and MDS patients should we transplant in 2024?
Aditi Shastri, USA
09:00-09:20 What is new in front-line management?
Madiha Iqbal, USA
09:00-09:15 What to do with TP53 mutated higher risk MDS/AML?
Maximilian Stahl, USA
09:20-09:40 Management of relapsed and/or refractory MCL:
Amer Beitinjaneh, USA
09:15-09:30 Targeting novel mechanisms of resistance in AML:
Gabriel Ghiaur, USA
09:40-10:00 Panel discussion: All session faculty 09:30-09:45 Should we use maintenance therapy post-transplant?
Talha Badar, USA
09:45-10:00 Panel discussion: All session faculty
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:00 IACH Session: Management of hard-to-treat patients
Moderator: Mohamad Mohty, France
10:30-10:45 Management of severe TMA:
Iman Abou Dalle, Lebanon
10:45-11:00 Management of severe CRS:
Razan Mohty, USA
11:00-11:15 Management of VOD in children:
Selim Corbacioglu, Germany
11:15-11:30 Management of VOD in adults:
Antonio Pagliuca, UK
11:30-12:00 Panel discussion: All session faculty
12:00-12:45 Lunch Break
12:45-14:15 Session 8a:
Rare diseases
12:45-14:15 Session 8b:
A new era of disease modification for polycythemia vera (PV)
Chair: Anna Sureda, Spain Moderator: Naveen Pemmaraju, USA
12:45-13:00 Case report: About an extraordinary case: fever and pancytopenia of unknown origin in a post-transplant allogenic patient
Presented by: Adolfo Fernández Sánchez, Spain
12:45-13:05 How can JAK2 VAF be incorporated into management of PV?
Adam Mead
, UK
13:00-13:15 Q&A 13:05-13:25 What is a high-risk PV patient in 2024?
Alberto Alvarez-Larrán, Spain
13:15-13:35 Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD):
Susan Prockop, USA
13:25-13:55 Debate: All low-risk PV patients who are able to tolerate IFN should be offered it
Yes:
Tiziano Barbui, Italy
No:
Mary Frances McMullin, UK
13:35-13:55 Richter’s transformation:
Ohad Benjamini, Israel
13:55-14:15 Panel discussion: All session faculty
13:55-14:15 Panel discussion: All session faculty
14:15-15:45 IACH Lectures
Moderators: Mohamad Mohty, France; Arnon Nagler, Israel
14:15-14:35 Bispecific antibodies in lymphoma:
Ali Bazarbachi, Lebanon
14:35-14:55 Update on therapy of elderly myeloma:
Thierry Facon, France
14:55-15:15 Cellular therapy in acute leukemia:
Fabio Ciceri, Italy
15:15-15:45 Panel discussion: All session faculty + Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, USA
15:45-16:00 Meeting Closing Remarks by the IACH Co-Chairs