Program Overview
Program Overview
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IOCHE 2026 Program - Day 1
S1. Multiple Myeloma and
S7. Stem Cell Transplantation and New Cellular Therapies

Date: 28th October 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 13:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing) 

Time
(CET)
Speaker Title
Session 1. Multiple Myeloma
13:00-13:10

Prof. Dr. Claudio Cerchione 
Event Chair

Welcome and Opening Remarks

13:10-13:20

Prof. Dr. Claudio Cerchione 
Session Chair

Welcome by Session Chair

13:20-13:50

Prof. Dr. Claudio Cerchione 
Keynote Speaker

How I treat Multiple Myeloma

13:50-14:30

Assoc. Prof. Renato Zambello
Plenary Speaker

Difficult to Treat Myeloma

14:30-14:50

Prof. Dr. Fredrik Schjesvold 
Invited Speaker

Optimal treatment of myeloma, and what to do when options are lacking - A strategy talk


Contributed Oral Presentations

Session 1. Multiple Myeloma
14:50-15:05

Winnie Noe
Selected Speaker

BCMA-directed CAR-T treatment for Refractory Multiple Myeloma
15:05-15:20

Ellen Purcell
Selected Speaker

Oxidative Phosphorylation and mTOR Activation Drive Transcriptomic Divergence in Extramedullary Multiple Myeloma
15:20-15:35

Nemany A.N. Hanafy
Selected Speaker

Optimizing soyasaponin–carbon quantum dots for targeting multiple myeloma cells as a natural-derived and cost-effective theranostic system
 S7. Stem Cell Transplantation and New Cellular Therapies
15:35-15:45

Prof. Dr. Aurelio Maggio
Session Chair

Welcome by Session Chair
15:45-16:25 Prof. Dr. Andrea Bacigalupo
Plenary Speaker
Allogeneic HSCT for AML: the problem of post-transplant relapse 
16:25-16:55

Dr. John Tisdale
Keynote Speaker

Translating basic science discoveries to the first successful gene therapies for sickle cell disease, from concept to FDA approval
16:55-17:25

Dr. Alessandro Busca
Keynote Speaker

Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide(Ptcy) as the New Paradigm for Gvhd Prophylaxis in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation: From Efficacy to Infectious Complications

Contributed Oral Presentations S7. Stem Cell Transplantation and New Cellular Therapies
16:55-17:25 Shruti Sandesh Morankar
Selected Speaker
Redefining the Treatment Continuum: A Toxicity- and Response-Adapted Framework for Sequencing Autologous CAR-T, Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, and Bispecific T-Cell Engagers in Relapsed/Refractory Hematologic Malignancies
IOCHE 2026 Program - Day 2
S6. CML and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and
Flash Poster Session

Date: 29th October 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 09:00 (CET, Basel) | 04:00 (EDT, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing) 

Time
(CET)
Speaker Title
09:00-09:10

Dr. Alessandro Lucchesi and Dr. Elisabetta Abruzzese
Session Chairs

Welcome by Session Chairs

09:10-09:30

Dr. Ahmad Alabdulkarim
Invited Speaker

Beyond JAK2: A Systematic Approach to the Differential Diagnosis of JAK2-Negative Erythrocytosis

09:30-09:50

Dr. José Miguel Torregrosa-Díaz
Invited Speaker

First-Line Combination Strategies in Myelofibrosis: Emerging Evidence, Evolving Questions

09:50-10:10

Dr. Gianantonio Rosti
Invited Speaker

 The Present and Future of CML: Still Room for Improvement?

10:10-10:30

Prof. A. Emre Eskazan
Invited Speaker

 The Dark Side of TKIs: The Price of Success


Contributed Oral Presentations

S6. CML and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
10:30-10:45

Alessio Biagioni
Selected Speaker

Hypoxia-Induced Extracellular Vesicles Regulate BCR::ABL1 Expression in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Flash Poster Session

Poster Presentation Flash Poster Session
10:45-10:50 Waleed Alshukaili
Poster Presenter
Medication Adherence and Health Beliefs Among Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study
10:50-10:55 Alexander Shatskiy
Poster Presenter
Left Ventricular Aneurysm after MINOCA in Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Single-Center Cohort Study
10:55-11:00 Aratrika Halder
Poster Presenter
Transfection strategy for Haematopoietic Stem cells to treat rare blood diseases like Sickle Cell Anaemia
11:00-11:05 Yasmine Bendimrad
Poster Presenter
Molecular, cytogenetic, and immunophenotypic landscape of de novo acute myeloid leukemia: a Moroccan single-center study
11:05-11:10 Vira Anatoliyivna Barilka
Poster Presenter
The Role of Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 in Tumor Microenvironment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients
11:10-11:15 Abdel Amide Gbadamassi
Poster Presenter
Positive Predictive Value of [18F]FDG PET/CT for the Detection of Bone Marrow Infiltration in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Impact of Focal versus Diffuse Pattern
11:15-11:20 Frederico Larré Pozzebon
Poster Presenter
Efficacy of Crovalimab in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: A Quantitative Synthesis
11:20-11:25 Fatima Farhan
Poster Presenter
Accelerated Phase of Chediak–Higashi Syndrome with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH): Insights from a Pediatric Case
11:25-11:30 Luis Ramalhete
Poster Presenter
Mapping Donor Access for HSCT: Related, Haploidentical, and Unrelated Options in a Portuguese HLA Cohort
11:30-11:35 Mohammad-Salar Hosseini
Poster Presenter
Mitochondrial glutaminase inhibitor telaglenastat (CB-839) in multiple myeloma: a systematic review of preclinical evidence
11:35-11:40 Roihan Awg Isa
Poster Presenter
Beyond Physiological Monocytes: Diagnostic Challenges in Infantile AML with KAT6A::CREBBP Fusion
11:40-11:45

Sushant Sahu
Poster Presenter
Monitoring Red Blood Cells Agglutination Using Screen-Printed Electrodes: A Multimodal Voltammetric and Impedimetric Study Via Antigen-Antibody Sensing Approach
11:45-14:00 Break Break
S4. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and
S5.
Hodgkin Lymphoma

Date: 29th October 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 09:00 (EDT, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing) 

Time
(CET)
Speaker Title
Session 4. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
14:00-14:10

Prof. Dr. Gerardo Musuraca
Session Chair

Welcome by Session Chair

14:10-14:40

Prof. Dr. Gerardo Musuraca
Keynote Speaker

Relapse /Refractory Diffuse large B cell lymphoma: The changing algorithm

14:40-15:20


Prof. Dr. Antonio Carbone 
Plenary Speaker

Classic Hodgkin lymphoma in the age of artificial  intelligence and emerging technologies

15:20-15:50

Dr. Christina Cox
Keynote Speaker

Metronomic chemotherapy and targeted therapy in Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas

Session 5. Hodgkin Lymphoma
15:50-16:00

Dr. Alessandra Romano
Session Chair

Welcome by Session Chair
16:00-16:40

Dr. Ana Sureda
Plenary Speaker

Treatment of Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma in the Era of Targeted Therapies
16:40-17:10

Prof. Dr. Hans Knecht 
Keynote Speaker

The 3D molecular pathogenesis of the diagnostic Reed-Sternberg cell in classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

IOCHE 2026 Program - Day 3
S8. Rare Diseases 

Date: 30th October 2026 (Friday)
Time: 09:00 (CEST, Basel) | 04:00 (EDT, New York)| 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

Time
(CET)
Speaker Title

09:00-09:10

Prof. Dr. Daniela Cilloni 
Session Chair
Welcome by Session Chair
09:10-09:30

Dr. Efthimia Vlachaki
Invited Speaker

Recent advances in β-Thalassemia treatment
09:30-09:50 Prof. Dr. Carmelo Gurnari 
Invited Speaker
VEXAS syndrome

Contributed Oral Presentations Session 8. Rare Diseases
09:50-10:05

Rinmi Kasar
Selected Speaker

From Genetic Insights to Public Health Action: β-Thalassemia Carrier Screening Among Youths in Delhi NCR
10:05-10:20

Manzama Esso Kassang Konzi
Selected Speaker

Diverse Hematologic and Molecular Characteristics of Hemoglobin O-Arab in the Moroccan Population: Experience of Mohammed VI National Laboratory of Medical Analysis
10:20-10:35 Nadjia BENKHIRA 
Selected Speaker
Imiglucerase in Type 1 Gaucher Disease: Long-Term Clinical and Pharmacoeconomic Outcomes in Southwestern Algeria
10:35-10:50 Aleksandra Laguna 
Selected Speaker
Atypical Presentation of TERT-Related Dyskeratosis Congenita with Aplastic Anaemia and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
10:50-11:05 Rita Chiaramonte 
Selected Speaker
Impact of COVID‑19 Home‑Confinement and Hypomotility in Haemophilic Arthropathy
11:05-14:00 Break Break
S2. Acute Myeloid Leukemia and
S3. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Date: 30th October 2026 (Friday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 09:00 (EDT, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing) 

Time
(CET)
Speaker Title
Session 2. Acute Myeloid Leukemia
14:00-14:10

Prof. Dr. Giovanni Martinelli and Dr. Giorgia Simonetti
Session Chairs

Welcome by Session Chairs

14:10-14:30

Dr. Giorgia Simonetti
Invited Speaker

Acute myeloid leukemia: a metabolic perspective

14:30-15:10

Prof. Dr. Attilio Orazi
Plenary Speaker

 

Evolving Paradigms in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Classification: Present Standards and Future Directions


Contributed Oral Presentations

Session 2. Acute Myeloid Leukemia
15:10-15:25

Luca Collodel
Selected Speaker

SPONTANEOUS RH AND ABO TYPE CHANGES AS AN EARLY SIGN OF LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA
15:25-15:40 Goktug Ozkan
Selected Speaker
Readability and Action Cue Visibility in Public Patient Education Pages About Acute Myeloid Leukemia
 S3. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
15:40-16:10

Prof. Dr. Partow Kebriaei
Keynote Speaker

The role of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in ALL
16:10-16:40 Prof. Dr. Veronika Bachanova 
Keynote Speaker
Current Concepts in Therapy of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
16:40-17:00 Dr. Matthew J.  Wieduwilt
Invited Speaker
Current frontline therapy options for older patients with newly diagnosed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Contributed Oral Presentations S3. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
17:00-17:15 Weronika Broszkiewicz
Selected Speaker
Relaxin-2 Preconditioning Promotes Dexamethasone Responsiveness in Molecularly Distinct Glucocorticoid-Resistant T-ALL Models

Prof. Dr. Claudio Cerchione
Event Chair
Closing Remarks 

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