EHA and the Scientific Working Group on Immunotherapy for Hematological Disorders are happy to announce the redesigned fully virtual meeting program to meet the needs of hematologists and immunologists in these challenging times.

On-demand content publication: November 12, 2020
Live sessions: November 19-20, 2020
Chairs: H Einsele, C Chomienne, J Sierra & AA van de Loosdrecht

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The newly designed program will bring you the hottest topics in immunotherapy combined as on-demand content and live sessions. The on-demand content will be made available mid-November and the live sessions in the evening of November 19 and 20 will go further in-depth by offering dedicated key notes and Q&A sessions with all the on-demand speakers. The meeting platform will enable participants to interact and connect with the faculty and each other.

EHA Topics-in-Focus Immunotherapy

This meeting is part of the Topics-in-Focus program on Immunotherapy, launched by the EHA Board in 2018. This program is aimed at raising awareness, providing education, furthering research, and building a network of experts with the ultimate goal to improve patient care.

Target audience

Hematologists, clinicians, immunologists & transfusion medicine specialists.

Learning objectives

After attending this EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting, delegates will be able to:

• understand T cell redirecting strategies (non-CAR) TCR-transfer,
• understand innate immune cell therapy (NK, gamma/deltaTcells, DC),
• understand the immune checkpoint blockade in hematological malignancies (pre-clinical/clinical work), and
• understand how to combine immunotherapy.

Program

This meeting will cover the following topics:

• Leukemia-reactive T cells after allogeneic HCST
• Treatment with innate immune cells (NK, gamma/deltaTcells, DC)
• TCR transgenic T cells
• Checkpoint blockers
• Other immunotherapies: Antibody, RNA and DNA based
• Immune system and microbiome
• Bispecific antibodies
• Immunotherapy and laboratory testing
• Innovative antibody formats
• Artificial intelligence and immunotherapy

The on-demand content will be published on November 12, 2020 and the live sessions will be organized on November 19 and 20 from approximately 16:00 to 21:30 CET. The full program is available here. 

Registration

Registration is now closed. 

Abstract & case submission

As a participant, you have the opportunity to submit an abstract or clinical case for this meeting, and (if accepted) discuss it with the international faculty and peers. A selection of abstracts and clinical cases will be eligible for acceptance during the meeting, the final presentation format will be announced soon. Presenting authors will receive a separate invitation.

Abstract and case submission has closed. Please see the abstract and case submission page for further details. 

Platform

Details regarding the platform will be shared with participants directly. 

Sponsorship

This meeting is supported by:

Major-level partner

Meeting partner

There are various opportunities to support this meeting. For more information please send an email to sponsorship@ehaweb.org

EBAH-CME

Continuing Medical Education (CME) is widely accepted to encourage individual practitioners to maintain and develop professional knowledge and skills keeping up-to-date with latest developments within the field. The meeting will be accredited by the EBAH system. Participants of this meeting are eligible to receive one Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit point for every hour of accredited activity from the EBAH system.