PHYSICIANS’ CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Day 01 | May 04, 2024 (Saturday)
(The timings mentioned are as per the Indian Standard Time – IST)
Hall A
(Grand Ballroom – 1)
Hall B
(Grand Ballroom – 2)
Timings Topic Speakers Timings Topic Speakers
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Oral Session 1
(7 mins talk + 3 mins Q&A)
Judges:
Dr Shweta Bansal,
Dr Joseph John
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Oral Session 2
(7 mins talk + 3 mins Q&A)
Judges:
Dr Santhosh Kumar,
Dr Dinesh Bhurani,
Dr Aruna Rajendran
09:00 AM – 09:10 AM Pediatric Intensive Care Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation – There Is Light at The End Of The Tunnel
(Abstract ID: 94)
Dr Nalla Anuraag Reddy 09:00 AM – 09:10 AM Transplant Outcomes In Patients With AML in CR1
(Abstract ID: 136)
Dr Ayushi Gupta
09:10 AM – 09:20 AM Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) in children with Thalassemia major- A single center experience from southern part of India
(Abstract ID: 109)
Dr Tanusree Paul 09:10 AM – 09:20 AM Chimerism analysis in pediatric Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia patients with Treosulphan based conditioning
(Abstract ID: 107)
Dr Krisha Shah
09:20 AM – 09:30 AM The spectrum of atypical Graft-Versus-Host-Disease in children undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
(Abstract ID: 101)
Dr Anupama Nair 09:20 AM – 09:30 AM Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Era of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors -A 13-year single Centre experience from India
(Abstract ID: 77)
Dr Mehak Trikha
09:30 AM – 09:40 AM Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Severe Aplastic Anemia- A Comparison between haplo-identical and full-matched related donor transplants.
(Abstract ID: 60)
Dr Samyukta Shyam 09:30 AM – 09:40 AM A Comparative Analysis of Two Forms of Rabbit Anti Thymocyte Globulin As Serotherapy In Paediatric and Young Adult’s Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
(Abstract ID: 22)
Dr Garima Nirmal
09:40 AM – 09:50 AM Stringent therapeutic drug monitoring of Cyclosporine decreases the incidence of acute GVHD: An effective audit trail
(Abstract ID: 146)
Dr Sagar Kanta 09:40 AM – 09:50 AM T-Cell Reconstitution Can be a Predictive Biomarker for Severe Acute GvHD in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
with a Treosulfan/Fludarabine Conditioning Regimen
(Abstract ID: 97)
Dr Rachel Mariam Renji
09:50 AM – 10:00 AM Use of Faecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) in steroid refractory acute Graft Versus Host disease (aGVHD) patients: a single centre experience.
(Abstract ID: 7)
Dr Devika Manikonda 09:50 AM – 10:00 AM The Safety and Efficacy of Romiplostim in Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Platelet Recovery
(Abstract ID: 35)
Dr Madhupriya B
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Session 1:
Leukaemia
Chairpersons:
Dr Navin Khattry,
Dr Jose Easow
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Session 5:
Paediatric Session 1
Chairpersons:
Dr Veerendra Patil,
Dr Ponni Sivaprakasam
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Refractory AML – Role of HSCT Conditioning Dr Rishi Dhawan 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Graft Manipulation for haploidentical HSCT Dr Gaurav Kharya
10:15 AM – 10:20 AM Q&A / Discussion 10:15 AM – 10:20 AM Q&A / Discussion
10:20 AM – 10:35 AM Unique complications in HSCT for R/R ALL Dr Jeevan Kumar 10:20 AM – 10:35 AM HSCT for fanconi anaemia in India Dr Sushil Selvarajan
10:35 AM – 10:40 AM Q&A / Discussion 10:35 AM – 10:40 AM Q&A / Discussion
10:40 AM – 10:55 AM The perfect match
“walking the maze to prevent the relapse in patients with leukaemia”
Dr Sarita Jaiswal 10:40 AM – 10:55 AM  Trageted Busulfan- Bench to bedside in CMC Dr Poonkuzhali Balasubramanian
10:55 AM – 11:00 AM Q&A / Discussion 10:55 AM – 11:00 AM Q&A / Discussion
11:00 AM- 11:30 AM Coffee Break 11:00 AM- 11:30 AM Coffee Break
11:30 AM- 11:45 AM Inaugural Ceremony 11:30 AM- 11:45 AM
11:50 AM – 01:00 PM Session 2:
Myeloma/Lymphoma
Chairpersons:
Dr Sameer Mellinkeri,
Dr Steve Thomas
11:50 AM – 01:00 PM Session 6:
Paediatric Session 2
Chairpersons:
Dr Alka Khadwal,
Dr Shivani Patel
11:50 AM – 12:05 PM CAR T upfront for Myeloma Dr Ranjit Sahoo 11:50 AM – 12:05 PM  Haploidentical HSCT for Thalassemia Major In India Dr Satya Prakash Yadav
12:05 PM – 12:20 PM ALLOGRAFT for Hodgins Lymphoma Dr Nishant Jindal 12:05 PM – 12:20 PM Alternate donor HSCT for IEI Dr Ramya Uppuluri
12:20 PM – 12:35 PM CAR T in NHL Dr Sachin Punatar 12:20 PM – 12:45 PM Panel Discussion –
Difficult and rare scenarios
Moderator:
Dr Neha Rastogi
Panelists:

Dr Anand Prakash,
Dr Sirisha Rani,
Dr Manas Kalra,
Dr Deepa Trivedi
12:35 PM – 12:50 PM PTLD Dr Pravas Mishra 12:45 PM – 01:00 PM SOS Dr Stalin Ramprakash
12:50 PM – 01:00 PM Discussion
01:15 PM – 02:00 PM Industry Lunch Symposium by Sanofi 01:15 PM – 02:00 PM Industry Lunch Symposium by Emcure
01:15 PM – 01:30 PM What’s new in cGVHD Dr. Rahul Bhargava “Pediatric HSCT”
01:30 PM – 01:55 PM Panel Discussion – Preventing cGVHD Moderator :
Dr. Sameer Melinkeri
Panelists :
Dr. Dharma Chaudhary,
Dr. Sunil Bhat
01:15 PM – 01:25 PM Inborn errors of immunity in pediatric HSCT Dr Gaurav Kharya
01:25 PM – 01:35 PM Pediatric AML Dr Vikas Dua
01:35 PM – 01:55 PM Panel Discussion – HSCT in Pediatric HSCT in IEI and AML Moderator:
Dr Satya Prakash Yadav
Panelists:
Dr Santanu Sen,
Dr Chintan Vyas,
Dr Sushil Selvarajan,
Dr Anand Prakash,
Dr Sirisha Rani,
Dr Manan Kalra
02:15 PM – 03:30 PM Session 3: Supportive Care / Infections
Chairperson:
Dr Ruchira Misra,
Dr Neeraj Siddharthan
02:15 PM – 02:30 PM TATMA – What is new? Dr Gaurav Prakash
02:30 PM – 02:45 PM MDR Infections- Innovative solutions Dr Ganesh Jaishetswar
02:45 PM – 03:00 PM Vaccinations Post HSCT Dr Joseph John
03:00 PM – 03:15 PM Update on CMV in HSCT Dr Vikas Dua
03:15 PM – 03:30 PM Discussion
03:30 PM – 05:00 PM Session 4:
Transplant Immunology/GVHD
Chairperson:
Dr Krishnarathnam Kannan,
Dr. Ramaswamy N.V
03:30 PM – 03:45 PM  Role of TPO in poor graft function  Dr Pankaj Malhotra
03:45 PM – 03:50 PM Q&A / Discussion
03:50 PM – 04:05 PM Pulmonary Complications in HSCT Dr Anupam Chakrapani
04:05 PM – 04:10 PM Q&A / Discussion
04:10 PM – 04:25 PM Donor Specific Antibodies – Strategies to overcome Graft Rejection Dr Uday Kulkarni
04:25 PM – 04:30 PM Q&A / Discussion
04:30 PM – 05:00 PM Panel Discussion:
Follow up with precision
Moderator:
Dr Kannan Subramanian
Panelists:
Dr Jasmeet Kaur,
Dr Rizwan Javed,
Dr Prashant Tembhare
05:25 PM – 06:00 PM
Coffee Break followed by Meeting with MUD Registries
Moderator:
Dr Rasmi Palassery
Panelists:
Ms Sumati Misra,
Mr Mathew Cyriac,
Dr Lakshman V,
Dr Vipin Khandelwal,
Dr Praveen Clement
05:00 PM – 06:00 PM Coffee Break & Poster Session
(Grand Ballroom 3)

Poster Judges:
Dr Neeraj Siddharthan,
Dr Vasundhara Kailasnath,
Dr Intezar Mehdi,
Dr Kishore Kumar,
Dr Dhaarani Jayaraman,
Dr Chandran K Nair,
Dr Uday Kulkarni,
Dr Vimal Kumar,
Dr Anupam Chakrapani,
Dr Meena Sivasankaran
Dr Ramya Uppuluri,
Dr Sushil Selvarajan
06:00 PM – 06:45 PM Industry Symposium by Emcure
Adult HSCT
06:00 PM – 06:10 PM Adult AML
Focus: Treo-Flu
Dr Ganesh Jaishetwar
06:10 PM – 06:20 PM CNS Lymphoma
Focus: Thiotepa
Dr Sachin Jadhav
06:20 PM – 06:40 PM Panel Discussion – Adult HSCT Moderator:
Dr Sameer Melinkeri
Panelists:
Dr Joseph John,
Dr Esha Kaul,
Dr Sanjeev Yadav,
Dr Arijit Nag
07:00 PM – 08:15 PM ISBMT Registry Meeting and AGM
08:15 PM Onwards Dinner
Physicians’ Conference Program
Day 02 | May 05, 2024 (Sunday)
(The timings mentioned are as per the Indian Standard Time – IST)
Hall A (Grand Ballroom – 2)
Timings Topic Speaker
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM Meet the Experts (Grand Ballroom 1)
Table 1: How to establish a CAR T program – Dr Padmaja lokireaddy, Dr Prashant Mehta
Table 2: Treosulfan in HSCT – Dr Punit Jain, Dr Deenadayalan
Table 3: Therapy options for R/R NHL – Dr Dinesh Bhurani, Dr Sandip Shah
Table 4: Steroid refractory acute GvHD – Dr Arijit Nag, Dr Rahul Naithani
Table 5: Gene therapy in India –
Dr Alok Srivastava, Dr Satyendra Katewa
Table 6: Creating a network of HSCT Centers – Dr Rahul Bhargava, Dr Sachin Jadhav
09:00 AM – 10:40 AM Session 6:
Presidential Symposium
“Changing Trends in Donor Choice for HSCT”
Moderator:
Dr Shashikan Apte
09:00 AM – 09:25 AM ASTCT Dr Uday Popat
09:25 AM – 09:50 AM EBMT Dr Anna Sureda (virtual)
09:50 AM – 10:15 AM APBMT Dr Alok Srivastava
10:15 AM – 10:40 AM ISBMT Dr Mammen Chandy
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Industry Symposium (Pfizer)
Panel Discussion:
Transforming the treatment Paradigm of R/R adult B Cell ALL with Inotuzumab
Moderator:
Dr Sharat Damodar
Speaker:
Dr Rahul Nathani
Panelists:
Dr Padmaja Lokireddy
Dr Uday Kulkarni
Dr Arijit Nag
11:45 AM – 01:15 PM Session 7:
Cellular Therapy

Chairperson:
Dr Shashikant Apte,
Dr Chirag Shah
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM CAR T beyond CD19 Dr Sunil Bhat
12:00 PM – 12:05 PM Q&A / Discussion
12:05 PM – 12:20 PM Point of care CAR T Cells – Singapore Experience Dr Michaela Seng
12:20 PM – 12:25 PM Q&A / Discussion
12:25 PM – 12:40 PM The TMH Experience – CAR-T Cells Dr Gaurav Narula
12:40 PM – 12:45 PM Q&A / Discussion
12:45 PM – 01:15 PM Panel Discussion:
Road Map for CAR T program in India
Moderator:
Dr Venkateswaran
Panelists:
Dr Prashant Tembhare,
Dr Shashikant Apte,
Dr Sharat Damodar,
Dr Ashish Dixit,
Dr Gaurav Narula
01:30 PM – 01:45 PM Valedictory Ceremony
01:45 PM – 02.45 PM Lunch and Working Group Meeting