EHA-Balkan Hematology Day 2026

08:00 – 09:00 Satellite symposium: Fresenius

09:15 – 09:30 Opening

• Welcome remarks
  Özgür Mehtap (Türkiye)
• History of EHA Balkan Day
  Daniel Coriu (Romania)
• About EHA
  Margarita Guenova (Bulgaria)

09:30 – 09:50 Session 1: Bridging the gap: CAR-T cell therapy accessibility across the Balkan region

Chairs: Özgür Mehtap (Türkiye) & Margarita Guenova (Bulgaria)

• Keynote lecture
  Jürgen Kuball (Netherlands)

09:50 – 10:30 Session 2: Regional round table: CAR-T therapy access in the Balkan region

Chairs: Daniel Coriu (Romania) & Muhlis Cem Ar (Türkiye)

Panelists

• Jürgen Kuball (Netherlands)
• Ercüment Ovalı (Türkiye)
• Arben Ivanaj (Albania)
• Barbara Dreta (Croatia)

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 – 12:00 Session 3: CAR-T cell therapy in lymphoma

Chairs: Sotirios G. Papageorgiou (Greece)

• Keynote lecture: CAR-T therapy in lymphoma
  Barbara Dreta (Croatia)
• Treatment options for refractory/relapsed DLBCL after CAR-T cell therapy
  Ifigeneia Tzannou (Greece)
• Turkish Academic CAR-T Cell ISIKOK-19 Experience
  Ercüment Ovalı (Türkiye)
• CAR-T in Real Life: Lessons from the Fundeni Clinical Institute Experience
  Diana Preda (Romania)
• Panel discussion
  All speakers

12:00 – 12:45 Satellite symposium: Sanofi

12:45 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:15 Session 4: Debate: CAR-T cell therapy in multiple myeloma: CAR-T cell therapy vs bispecifics

Chairs: Ömür Gökmen Sevindik (Türkiye) & Ayşe Salihoğlu (Türkiye)

• CART
  Josip Batinić (Croatia)
• Bispesific
  Sorina Badelita (Romania)
• Discussion
  All speakers

14:15 – 15:30 Session 5: CAR-T cell therapy in ALL (pediatric)

Chairs: Jelena Lazic (Serbia) & Ayşegül Ünüvar (Türkiye)

• Keynote lecture
  Franco Locatelli (Italy) – Virtual
• Experience
  Koray Yalcin (Türkiye)
• CAR-T therapy in pediatric patients relapsed after HSCT- Fundeni Clinical Institute Experience
  Anca Colita (Romania)
• Allogeneic CAR-T cells for relapsed ALL. The Hellenic experience with academic, donor-derived CAR-T
  Anna Komitopoulou (Greece)
• Discussion
  All speakers

15:30 – 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 – 16:30 Satellite symposium: Miltenyi

16:30 – 17:45 Session 6: Regional Perspectives and Future Directions in the Balkan region

Chairs: Ioannis Baltadakis (Greece) & Elif Birtaş Ateşoğlu (Türkiye)

• Regulatory and hospital-based production models
  Cansu Hemşinlioğlu (Türkiye)
• Cross-Border Collaborations
  Ahmet Kürşat Güneş (Türkiye)
• National funding and reimbursment
  Daniel Coriu (Romania)
• The next generation of CART and beyond
  Jürgen Kuball (Netherlands)
• Discussion
  All speakers

17:45 – 18:00 Closing remarks

• Özgür Mehtap (Türkiye)
• Daniel Coriu (Romania)
• Margarita Guenova (Bulgaria)