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Saturday, October 24, 2026Conference Co-ChairsUma Borate, MBBSAlice Mims, MDAplastic Anemia/PNH Agenda 7:30 - 8:15 Breakfast and Registration8:15 - 8:45 Welcome 8:45 - 9:15
Bone Marrow Failure
Bone Marrow Failure:
A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells. The most common of these rare diseases are…
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ABSTRACTThe RACE study (NCT02009747) compared horse
antithymocyte globulin
antithymocyte globulin:
ATG is an immunosuppressant, a drug that lowers the body's immune response. It is typically used with cyclosporine as the first-line immunosuppressive therapy (IS) to treat patients with acquired aplastic anemia. In some cases it is used as a treatment for patients with MDS and PNH.
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Highlights•There are no differences in NRM in patients receiving prior CAR T versus no CAR T.•There are no differences in GVHD in patients receiving prior CAR T versus no CAR T.•HCT within 3 months of CAR T had less grades III to IV acute GVHD.ABSTRACTIt remains unclear whether prior chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is associated with an increased risk of
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Learn from Dr. Richard Childs, RADM, as he explains the FDA approval of Omnisirge for treating patients with Severe
Aplastic Anemia
Aplastic Anemia:
(ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells - red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The term aplastic is a Greek word meaning not to form. Anemia is a…
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Patients with
aplastic anemia
aplastic anemia:
(ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells - red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The term aplastic is a Greek word meaning not to form. Anemia is a condition that happens when red blood cell count is low. Most…
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paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria…
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CONFERENCE LOCATION:Heldrich Hotel 10 Livingston AvenueNew Brunswick, NJ 08901Parking: Complimentary hotel valet parking CONFERENCE AGENDA
Aplastic Anemia
Aplastic Anemia:
(ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells - red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The term aplastic is a Greek…
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Key PointsBCL2 overexpression in T cells is related to a lower risk of GVHD.BCL2 inhibitors should be used with caution after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Abstract
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD):
Also called GVHD, it is a common complication of bone marrow/stem cell transplantation. It is caused when the donor's immune cells, now…
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SummaryDonor cell-derived haematological neoplasms (DDHN) are rare disorders and currently do not have standardised diagnostic criteria and therapeutic management. International experts in allogeneic transplantation and haematological malignancies from Europe, the Americas, and Australia worked together on behalf of the EBMT Practice Harmonisation and Guidelines Committee to delineate a pragmatic…
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Background: Advances in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) have been driven by progress in
supportive care
supportive care:
Care given to improve the quality of life, or comfort, of a person with a chronic illness. Supportive care treats the symptoms rather than the underlying cause of a disease. The goal is to help the patient feel better. Patients with low…
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Haploidentical
bone marrow
bone marrow:
The soft, spongy tissue inside most bones. Blood cells are formed in the bone marrow.
transplantation (haplo-BMT) with post-transplant
cyclophosphamide
cyclophosphamide:
Cyclophosphamide is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. When used to treat cancer, it works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells in your…
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Background
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria:
(par-uk-SIZ-muhl nok-TURN-uhl hee-muh-gloe-buh-NYOOR-ee-uh) A rare and serious blood disease that causes red blood cells to break apart. Paroxysmal means sudden and irregular. Nocturnal means at night. Hemoglobinuria means hemoglobin in the urine. Hemoglobin is the red part of red blood cells.…
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Key Points
A large retrospective study evaluating association between pregnancy after HCT with both conditioning protocols and assisted reproduction.
Findings include that some protocols appear more sterilizing than others and the impact of assisted reproduction is substantial.
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Maintenance of fertility is important to patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT)…
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Highlights
While post-transplantation
cyclophosphamide
cyclophosphamide:
Cyclophosphamide is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. When used to treat cancer, it works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells in your body. When cyclophosphamide is used to treat bone marrow failure, it works by suppressing your body's immune system.
(PTCy) was compared to other…
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Expression levels of
HLA
HLA:
See human leukocyte antigen.
are associated with susceptibility to various diseases and outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). However, there has been no comprehensive analysis of the effect of the expression levels of the HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 alleles in unrelated HCT (UR-HCT). Using the capture RNA-sequencing…
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Purpose of Review
In inherited
bone marrow failure
bone marrow failure:
A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells. The most common of these rare diseases are aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Bone marrow failure can be acquired (begin any time in life) or can be…
syndromes…
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