ICBMT 2026

Scientific Program

SELECT AND VIEW SESSIONS OF YOUR CHOICE
Search

[OP01] Oral Presentation 1

Room A
(1F)
Date & Time Sep. 17 (Thu), 09:00-10:00
Chair(s) Yeon Jung Lim (Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Seok Lee (Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker(s) 09:00-09:10 Distinct Genetic Architecture and Integrated Risk Stratification in Adult ETP-ALL and Other T-ALL Seonghan Lee (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:10-09:20 Phase 2 Study Results; Clinical Outcomes of Adults with Ph-Positive ALL Treated with Frontline Ponatinib Plus Hyper-CVAD Followed by RTC-Allo-HCT Incorporating ATG/PTCy with Ponatinib Prophylaxis Jong Hyuk Lee (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:20-09:30 Inotuzumab Ozogamicin as Salvage Therapy Prior to Second Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Reduces Relapse without Increasing Non-Relapse Mortality in Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Joon Young Hur (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
09:30-09:40 TAL1 Activation Mechanisms Stratify Relapse Risk and Identify a High-Risk Subgroup Unresponsive to HSCT in Pediatric T-ALL Senlin Zhang (Children's Hospital of Soochow University, China)
09:40-09:50 Genomic Landscape and Clinical Outcomes of MTAP Rearrangements in Pediatric T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study Shier Cheng (Children's Hospital of Soochow University, China)
09:50-10:00 Successful Transplant-Sparing Management of EBF1: PDGFRB-Positive Ph-like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Using Imatinib and CD19 CAR-T Therapy with Prolonged TKI Maintenance Hina Nakajima (Chiba University Hospital, Japan)

[OP02] Oral Presentation 2

Room B
(1F)
Date & Time Sep. 17 (Thu), 09:00-10:00
Chair(s) Jeong A Kim (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
Sung Hwa Bae (Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker(s) 09:00-09:10 Multi-Trajectories of Lipid Profiles and Their Association with Clinical Outcomes in AML Patients Undergoing Allo-HSCT Hongru Chen (Peking University People's Hospital, China)
09:10-09:20 High Frequency of Extramedullary Relapse in Very Late Relapse of Acute Myeloid Leukemia after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Jin-Hee Han (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
09:20-09:30 Comparable Post-Transplant Outcomes Following Intensive Chemotherapy versus Hypomethylating Agent plus Venetoclax before First Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Hyunkyung Park (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
09:30-09:40 Efficacy and Safety of Venetoclax and Azacitidine Maintenance in Reducing Relapse after Haploidentical HSCT for Pediatric AML: A Retrospective Two-Center Cohort Study He Hongbo (Beijing Children's Hospital, China)
09:40-09:50 Venetoclax plus Hypomethylating Agents for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Relapsing after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Jiseon Park (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
09:50-10:00 HCT-CI Failed to Predict Survival Outcomes in Elderly Patients with AML/MDS Undergoing Haploidentical Transplantation Yuqian Sun (Peking University People's Hospital, China)

[OP03] Oral Presentation 3

Room C
(2F)
Date & Time Sep. 17 (Thu), 09:00-10:00
Chair(s) Yoon Seok Choi (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
Meerim Park (National Cancer Center, Korea)
Speaker(s) 09:00-09:10 Discovery of a Novel Quiescence-Associated Marker of Top-Tier Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Umbilical Cord Blood by Transcriptomic Profiling Dong-Yeop Shin (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
09:10-09:20 Ectopic EBV Infection in T Cells Identifies Reduced Therapeutic Responsiveness and Immune Dysfunction after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Zhifan Zhao (Peking University, China)
09:20-09:30 An Integrated Single-Cell Atlas of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Defines Malignant-Core State Architecture across Clinical and Molecular Contexts Javad Alizargar (National Taipei University of Nursing, Taiwan)
09:30-09:40 HLA Structural Profiles Identified by Protein Language Models Predict Graft Failure in Haploidentical Transplantation Rui Ma (Peking University People's Hospital, China)
09:40-09:50 Tumor Necrosis Factor is a Growth Factor for Mesenchymal Stromal Progenitor Cells Aleksei Bigildeev (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia)
09:50-10:00 Optimization of Third–Party–derived Virus–Specific T Cell Manufacturing Using L-Arginine Supplementation and γδT Cell Restimulation Takahiro Tomoda (Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan)

[OP04] Oral Presentation 4

Room D
(2F)
Date & Time Sep. 17 (Thu), 09:00-10:00
Chair(s) Seong Hyun Jeong (Ajou University School of Medicine, Korea)
Seok-Goo Cho (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
Speaker(s) 09:00-09:10 Model-Predicted Antithymocyte Globulin Exposure and Clinical Outcomes after Haploidentical Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Daehun Kwag (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:10-09:20 Older Matched Sibling Donors Remain a Favorable Option in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Aplastic Anemia: Impact of Donor Age across Donor Types So Yeon Park (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:20-09:30 Pegylated versus Daily G-CSF for Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Mobilization in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Donors Ryo Sato (Yamagata University, Japan)
09:30-09:40 Sequential Haploidentical-Cord Blood Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation with PT-Cy/Flu in Pediatric Acute Leukemia Zhilin Hu (Shenzhen Children's Hospital, China)
09:40-09:50 The Comparison of Bone Marrow plus Peripheral Blood versus Peripheral Blood as Graft Source in Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation for Older Patients Yi Liao (Peking University People's Hospital, China)
09:50-10:00 Successful Multi-Modal Management of Refractory CMV-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Idiopathic Pneumonia Syndrome Following HLA-Mismatched Bone Marrow Transplantation for Severe Aplastic Anemia Yuichi Kobayashi (Chiba University, Japan)

Plenary Session 1

CAR T Cell Therapy

Sep. 17 (Thu), 10:30-11:50
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Nack-Gyun Chung (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
  • Stephan A. Grupp

    Current Real World Practice to Optimize Outcomes of CAR T Cell Therapy for Pediatric ALL

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

  • He Huang

    A New Era of Sequential CAR‑T and Allogeneic HSCT

    The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China

Luncheon Symposium 1

Sep. 17 (Thu), 12:00-12:40
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Hee-Je Kim (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
  • Jia Chen

    Optimizing cGVHD Management After Ruxolitinib Failure: The Role of Belumosudil in Clinical Practice

    The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, China

Luncheon Symposium 2

Sep. 17 (Thu), 12:00-12:40
Room C
(2F)
Chair(s) Seok Jin Kim (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea)
  • Hyunsoo Cho

    Maintaining Relative Dose Intensity in Elderly DLBCL: Clinical Strategies with Pegfilgrastim

    Seoul National University Hospital, Korea

Luncheon Symposium 3

Sep. 17 (Thu), 12:00-12:40
Room D
(2F)
Chair(s) Deog-Yeon Jo (Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Korea)
  • Silvia Park

    Optimizing PNH Management with Iptacopan: Insights from Real-World Practice

    College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea

Plenary Session 2

GVHD

Sep. 17 (Thu), 13:00-14:20
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Hee-Je Kim (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
  • Pavan Reddy

    Beyond Immunosuppression: Enhancing Tissue Tolerance to Mitigate GVHD through Nutritional Immunity

    Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA

  • Bruce R. Blazar

    Immunologic Mechanisms and Modulation of Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD)

    University of Minnesota, USA

Joint Symposium 1 (ASTCT-KSBMT)

Evolving T-Cell Manipulation Strategies: Optimization of PTCy and New Frontiers in T-Cell Depletion

Sep. 17 (Thu), 14:30-16:00
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Hyeon-Seok Eom (National Cancer Center, Korea)
Margaret MacMillan (University of Minnesota, USA)
  • Margaret MacMillan

    Advances in Ex Vivo T Cell Depletion

    University of Minnesota, USA

  • Marie Bleakley

    Selective T Cell Depletion and Enrichment

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, USA

  • Jae-Ho Yoon

    Optimizing T-Cell Modulation in Adult ALL Transplantation ; ATG, PTCy, and Donor-Specific GVHD Control

    College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea

Scientific Session 1

Next-Generation Immune Effector Cell Therapies: Emerging Platforms and Biological Insights

Sep. 17 (Thu), 14:30-16:00
Room B
(1F)
Chair(s) Seok Jin Kim (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea)
Deok Hwan Yang (Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea)
  • Mubin Tarannum

    Spatially Confined IL-12 Programs CAR-NK through mTORC1 to Coordinate Antitumor Immune Networks

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA

  • Heng Mei

    In Vivo CAR-T Therapy: A Paradigm Shift Toward Ready-to-Use Cancer Immunotherapy

    Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

  • Dok Hyun Yoon

    Overcoming Resistance in T-Cell Malignancies: From Phase 1 Study of CD5-Targeted Allogeneic CAR-NK Cells

    University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea

Scientific Session 2

Advances in Immunotherapy and Transplant Strategies in Pediatric Hematologic Malignancies

Sep. 17 (Thu), 14:30-16:00
Room C
(2F)
Chair(s) Keon Hee Yoo (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea)
Jun Eun Park (Korea University College of Medicine, Korea)
  • Susan E. Prockop

    Virus-Specific T Cells for Adoptive Immunotherapy

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA

  • Krzysztof Kalwak

    Strategies for Determining Treatment Flow of CAR T-Cell Therapy and HSCT in Pediatric ALL

    Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

  • Hee Young Ju

    Clinical Applications of Donor Lymphocyte Infusion in Pediatric Malignancies

    Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea

Education Session 1

Additional Cellular Support after Allogeneic Transplantation

Sep. 17 (Thu), 14:30-16:00
Room D
(2F)
Chair(s) Yeung-Chul Mun (Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Korea)
Hyoung Soo Choi (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
  • Eun Sang Yi

    Management of Poor Graft Function in Children

    Korea University College of Medicine, Korea

  • Hyunkyung Park

    Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI) in 2026: Indications, Dosing, and GVHD Trade-offs

    University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea

  • Koen Van Besien

    Cellular Support Beyond the Graft – The Continuing Promise of Umbilical Cord Blood Grafts

    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA

Joint Symposium 2 (EBMT-KSBMT)

Evolving Donor Issues in Allogeneic HSCT: From HLA Matching to Germline Screening and Emerging Concerns

Sep. 17 (Thu), 16:50-18:30
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Nack-Gyun Chung (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
Ibrahim Yakoub-Agha (Lille University Hospital, France)
  • Carmelo Gurnari

    Germline Traits and Donor Selection for Allo-HCT: on Overview and the Paradigm of DDX41

    University of Tor Vergata, Italy

  • Juan Montoro

    Which Donor Should We Use in the Absence of a Matched Sibling in Aplastic Anemia?

    La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Spain

  • Youngil Koh

    Clonal Hematopoiesis in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

    Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea

  • Yunsuk Choi

    Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donor Selection in 2026: Evolving Perspectives and Current Challenges

    University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea

Scientific Session 3

Post-Transplant Residual Disease in Acute Leukemia: Monitoring and Therapeutic Strategies

Sep. 17 (Thu), 16:50-18:20
Room B
(1F)
Chair(s) Myungshin Kim (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
Ho-Jin Shin (Pusan National University School of Medicine, Korea)
  • Jacqueline Cloos

    Flow Cytometric MRD for AML: Updates in 2026

    Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands

  • Ran Reshef

    Targeting Residual Disease after Transplant: The Convergence of HCT and Engineered Cellular Therapies

    Columbia University Medical Center, USA

  • Saeam Shin

    Clinical Experience with NGS-based Chimerism Analyses in HSCT Patients

    Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea

Scientific Session 4

Science Behind Treatment Response and Relapse

Sep. 17 (Thu), 16:50-18:20
Room C
(2F)
Chair(s) Won-Sik Lee (Inje University College of Medicine, Korea)
Sung-Soo Yoon (Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Korea)
  • Semin Lee

    Longitudinal Single-Cell Dissection of Venetoclax Resistance in Secondary AML

    UNIST, Korea

  • Tae Kon Kim

    Improving Post-Transplant Immunological Outcome in AML by Modulating VISTA

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA

  • Jaroslaw P. Maciejewski

    Immune Escape as a Mechanism of Post-Transplant Relapse

    Taussig Cancer Institute, USA