Chairs: Jane Apperley, Enric Carreras, Eliane Gluckman, Tamas Masszi
Local organizer: Montserrat Rovira
SESSION I: BIOLOGY
Stem cells in haematology – M.C. Le Bousse-Kerdiles
The stem cell product (collection, processing and delivery) – C. Chabannon
Keynote lecture
The role of endothelium in GvHD – O. Penack
SESSION II: GENERAL ASPECTS
Principles of HLA for clinicians – A. Madrigal
The donor search: the best donor – C. Chabannon
The donor search: the best cord blood unit – E. Gluckman
Bone marrow vs peripheral blood (pros and cons) – M. Mohty
Haplo T-cell depleted – P. Bader
Cord blood transplantation (modalities and results) – E. Gluckman
Haplo non-T-cell depleted – A. Ruggeri
Conditioning (RIC vs MAC) – A. Ruggeri
SESSION III: COMPLICATIONS
Supportive care – T. Masszi
Early complications – E. Carreras
Late complications – A. Tichelli
Bacterial infections – E. Carreras
Fungal infections – J.P. Donnelly
Viral infections – M. Rovira
Clinical results & cases (I):
Acute myeloid leukaemia – M. Mohty
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (children and adults) – P. Bader
Clinical cases – T. Masszi, M. Rovira
Clinical results & cases (I):
Myelodysplastic syndromes – M. Mohty (presented by J. Apperley)
CLL and indolent lymphomas – S. Montoto
Aplastic anaemia / Fanconi – A. Tichelli
Multiple myeloma – M. Rovira
Hodgkin lymphoma – C. Martinez
Aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma – H. Schouten
Statistics (I) – R. Szydlo
Statistics (II) – M. Labopin
SESSION IV: IMMUNOLOGY & GVHD
Immune reconstitution / Tolerance – F. Dazzi
Prevention and treatment of relapse after SCT – F. Dazzi
Acute GvHD – H. Greinix
Chronic GvHD – H. Greinix