Chairs: J. Apperley, E. Carreras, E. Gluckman, T. Masszi
Local organizer: C. Peters
SESSION I: BIOLOGY
Welcome: EBMT / ESH: organization and activities – E. Gluckman, M. Mohty
Stem cells in haematology – C. Le Bousse-Kerdiles
The bone marrow stroma – F. Dazzi
The stem cell product – C. Chabannon
Keynote lectures:
Controversial issues on SCT in children with malignancies – C. Peters
The role of cord blood transplantation in children – J. Wagner
SESSION II: GENERAL ASPECTS
Principles of HLA for clinicians – A. Madrigal
The donor search ; the best donor / CBU – B. Shaw
Bone marrow vs peripheral blood (pros and cons) – M. Mohty
Cord blood transplantation in adults (modalities and results) – E. Gluckman
Video: The role of HLA in cord blood transplantation – E. Petersdorf
Haplo-T-cell depleted – P. Bader
Haplo non-T-cell depleted – E. Gluckman
SESSION III: PROCEDURES
Conditioning – A. Ruggieri
Supportive care – T. Masszi
SESSION IV: COMPLICATIONS
Early complications – E. Carreras
Late complications – A. Tichelli
Bacterial infections – M. Rovira
Fungal infections – E. Carreras
Viral infections – T. Lion
Clinical results and cases
Aplastic anemia / Fanconi – A. Tichelli
Hodgkin’s lymphoma – A. Sureda
Multiple Myeloma – M. Rovira
Agressive non-hodgkin’s lymphoma – A. Sureda
Statistics – R. Szydlo
Statistics – M. Labopin
SESSION V: IMMUNOLOGY & GVHD
Immune reconstitution / Tolerance – F. Dazzi
Prevention and treatment of relapse after SCT – F. Dazzi
Acute GvHD – J. Apperley
Chronic GvHD – T. Masszi