EHA Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Course programme
April 10, 2024
14:00–17:30: Red Cell and Consultative
Welcome and presentation of the course. Aims, expectations, and a brief look back.
Presenters and topics
- M. de Montalembert: Difficult management problems in sickle cell disease
- M. D. Cappellini: Management of iron overload in multiply transfused children
- J. Grainger: Coagulation and thrombosis cases
- I. Roberts: Neonatal Haematology
18:00–19:00: Evening lecture
Presenter and topic
- A. Borkhardt: Immune dysregulation leading to hematological phenotypes
April 11, 2024
08:30–12:30: Bone Marrow Failure and Cytopenia
Chair
- Irene Roberts
Presenters and topics
- J. Grainger: Childhood immune thrombocytopenia
- T. Leblanc: Congenital thrombocytopenias
- C. Dufour: Congenital neutropenias
- T. Leblanc: Fanconi Anemia: a pleiotropicdisease
14:00–17:30: Lymphomas and histiocytosis
Chair
- Andrea Biondi
Presenters and topics
- A. Biondi: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
- J. Donadieu: Langherans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)
- A. Attarbaschi: NHL: diagnosis and treatment (including challenging cases)
18:00–19:00: Evening lecture
- A. Vora: Chemo-free cure of childhood ALL — where do we stand now and where are we going?
April 12, 2024
08:30–12:30: Leukaemia: ALL
Chair
- Andrea Biondi
Presenters and topics
- J. Vormoor: How leukemic cells reprogram their bone marrow micro-environment
- S. Izraeli: Molecular pathogenesis of childhood ALL
- J. Stutterheim: Infant leukaemia
- A. Baruchel: Difficult management questions
14:00–17:30: Leukaemia: AML and MDS
Chair
- André Baruchel
Presenters and topics
- J. Schwaller: Molecular pathogenesis of AML
- C. Niemeyer: MDS/JMML diagnosis and treatment
- B. Gibson: Clinical management problems in AML
- K. Schmiegelow: Acute and chronic toxicity, late sequelae
18:00–19:00: Evening lecture
- K-M. Debatin: ‘perspective talk’, title to be announced
April 13, 2024
08:30–12:30: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Chair
- Arndt Borkhardt
Presenters and topics
- C. Peters: Everything you wanted to know about transplantation in leukaemia
- F. Locatelli: Stem cells and gene addiction therapy/genome editing for hemoglobin disorders
Round table discussion
- F. Locatelli, A. Baruchel, A. Balduzzi: ‘CAR-T Where are we?’
12:30: Conclusions of the course
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