Program
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Kindly note this is a working draft and speakers and session times are subject to change.
Thursday 7 September 2023 • Manly Pacific Hotel, Sydney
From 7:30am
Registration
8:00am
Opening of ANZTCT ASM
Chairs: A/Prof Nada Hamad and Dr Duncan Purtill
- Welcome to Country - Brendan Kerin
- Maori Address - Nadene Edmonds
- President's Address
Whole BMT Community Clinical Practice Session
8:30am
GVHD at the extremes of age
Chairs: A/Prof Nada Hamad and Dr Duncan Purtill
- Prof Paul Carpenter - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre
9:30am
PTCY in adults and paeds: Why and how of PTCY
Chairs: A/Prof Nada Hamad and Dr Duncan Purtill
- A/Prof Heather Symons - John Hopkins Children’s Center
10:30am
Morning Tea
Sponsored by Ontime Couriers GmbH
11:00am
Plenary BMT Abstracts
Chairs: Dr Clinton Lewis and Yvonne Panek-Hudson
- Min-Hi Han - Incidence, characteristics and organ involvement of chronic graft-versus-host disease measured by continuous National Institutes of Health consensus assessment
- Heather Dunckley - HLA-DPB1 protein expression in haematopoietic cell transplant patients in New Zealand
- Alia Cibich - Secondary malignancy after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant in adults: a single-centre registry analysis?
12:00pm
Delegate Lunch
ANZTCT AGM (12:00pm - 12:40pm)
Lunch ‘n’ Learn (12:50pm – 1:30pm)
Sponsored by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Chairs: Yvonne Panek-Hudson and Alex Rivalland
Prof Paul Carpenter: The importance of diagnosing and managing GVHD early
Showcasing Australian and New Zealand TCT Multidisciplinary Research and Science
1:30pm
Infection/Vaccination
Chairs: Andrea Henden and A/Prof Emily Blyth
- Dr Ben Teh - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
2:00pm
Future of Microbiome in TCT
Chairs: Dr Andrea Henden and A/Prof Emily Blyth
- Dr Craig Haifer - St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
2:30pm
Oral Abstracts
Chairs: Dr Andrea Henden and A/Prof Emily Blyth
- Phillip Selby - Optimising antifungal prophylaxis in allogeneic stem cell transplantation – a cohort study of two different approaches
- Phillip Selby - Population Pharmacokinetics of Ganciclovir in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients
- Gaurav Sutrave - Third-party partially HLA matched fungus-specific T-cells can lead to clearance of invasive fungal infections in patients post-allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
3:30pm
Afternoon Tea
Sponsored by Ontime Couriers GmbH
4:00pm
Oral Abstracts
Chairs: Annette Trickett and John Coutsouvelis
- Nienke Zomerdijk - Developing a psycho-educational resource for family stem cell donors
- Julian Cooney - Optimising Bone Marrow Harvests: NMDP Mentorship & USA Centre of Excellence
- Katie Jessen - Autologous stem cell mobilisation and transplant following bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone in multiple myeloma: single-centre experience
- Aleece MacPhail - Post Allograft Immunoglobulin Replacement Study (PAIRS): protocol for an observational cohort study
5:00pm
Welcome Drinks - Fairy Bower Terrace
Friday 8 September 2023 • Manly Pacific Hotel, Sydney
7:00am
Arrow Foundation Data Manager/QM Breakfast (by invitation)
Registry data at the core of clinical quality and service planning
8:00am
The importance and value of registry: CIBMTR perspectives
Chairs: Prof Peter Shaw and A/Prof Glen Kennedy
- Prof Bronwen Shaw - Medical College of Wisconsin (supported by ABMDR)
8:40am
Value of (FACT/JACIE )Accreditation and improving patient outcomes
Chairs: Prof Peter Shaw and A/Prof Glen Kennedy
- Dr Andrea Henden - Royal Brisbane Hospital
9:00am
Update on the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Clinical Quality Registry Program
Chairs: Prof Peter Shaw and A/Prof Glen Kennedy
- Mr Suchit Handa - Program Director, Safety and Quality Improvement Systems
9:20am
Update from the Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission: Indigenous data Sovereignty
Chairs: Prof Peter Shaw and A/Prof Glen Kennedy
- Peter Jansen - Chief Executive, NZ HQSC
9:40am
Morning Tea
Sponsored by Ontime Couriers GmbH
10:10am
Registry update
Chairs: Prof Peter Shaw and A/Prof Glen Kennedy
- Leonie Wilcox - ANZTCT Registry
10:30am
Panel Discussion: Future of Registry in TCT
Moderated by Prof Peter Shaw:
Panelists:
- Prof Bronwyn Shaw
- Suchit Handa
- Peter Jansen
- Leonie Wilcox
- A/Prof Glen Kennedy
11:30am
Registry Research Proposals Announcement of ARROW scholarships for ANZTCT Registry disease specific outcomes projects
Chairs: Prof Jeff Szer and Richelle Koller
12:00pm
Delegate Lunch
Registry Stakeholder Networking Lunch
(ANZTCT / ABMDR / ARROW / LF / Commonwealth / Jurisdictions networking) by invitation
Lunch ‘n’ Learn (from 1:00pm)
Sponsored by JazzPharma
Chair: Dr Ian Bilmon
John Coutsouvelis: VOD in ANZ and the new EBMT guidance and upcoming ANZTCT guidance
Whole CART Community Clinical Practice Session
1:30pm
Neurotx management
Chairs: Prof Joy Ho and Kari Mudie
- Prof Cameron Turtle - The University of Sydney
2:30pm
CART debate - Is autograft in Lymphoma and Myeloma Dead?
Chairs: Prof Joy Ho and Kari Mudie
- Lymphoma: Dr Nausheen Ahmed (University of Kansas) Affirmative Vs Dr Ed Abadir (RPA Hospital) Negative
- Myeloma: Dr Nausheen Ahmed (University of Kansas) Affirmative Vs Dr Fiona Kwok (Westmead Hospital) Negative
3:30pm
Afternoon Tea
Sponsored by Ontime Couriers GmbH
4:00pm
Plenary CT Abstracts
Chairs: Dr Rob Weinkove and Dr Duncan Purtill
- Dr Ed Abadir: National CART Adult outcome Data
- A/Prof Adam Nelson: National Paediatric outcome Data
- Rebecca Wayte: Phenotyping CAR T-cells early post infusion reveals better clinical response rates for patients with high expression of PD1 on CD8 CAR T-cells
- Dr Nausheen Ahmed: Real-world outcomes of brexucabtagene autoleucel (brexu-cel) for relapsed or refractory(R/R) mantle cell lymphoma (MCL): A CIBMTR subgroup analysis by prior treatment
5:00pm
Delegate break
6:30pm
Family Dinner - Manly Skiff Club
Saturday 9 September 2023 • Manly Pacific Hotel, Sydney
From 7:30am
Registration
Beyond the Cells: The future and sustainability of TCT
8:00am
Donor sourcing - how that really works!
Chairs: Cushla Lucas and Carolyn Crump
- Lisa Smith - ABMDR
8:20am
How far can we mismatch to improve access to donors?
Chairs: Dr Myra Ruka and Carolyn Crump
- Prof Bronwen Shaw - Medical College of Wisconsin (supported by ABMDR)
9:00am
Access and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in TCT
Chairs: Dr Nausheen Ahmed and Cushla Lucas
- Intersectionality in TCT: A/Prof Nada Hamad
- Indigenous Perspective: Prof Maree Toombes
- Indigenous Perspective: Dr Myra Ruka
- Initiatives to support equity of access to CAR T cell therapies: Rob Weinkove
10:00am
What it takes to support TCT patients: Patient and family Perspectives
Chairs: A/Prof Adam Nelson and Dr Anna Johnston
Speakers:
- Patient: Josh Polon
- Parent: Hazel Polon
10:30am
Morning Tea
Sponsored by Ontime Couriers GmbH
11:00am
Panel: The future of TCT in ANZ: Policy design and strategic planning
Workforce planning/Facilities/Health economics/Funding
Moderated by A/Prof Nada Hamad
Panelists:
- Prof Bronwen Shaw - Medical College of Wisconsin (supported by ABMDR)
- Peter Jansen - NZ HQSC
- Paul Fennessy - Previously Department of Health Victoria
- A/Prof Glen Kennedy - Royal Brisbane Hospital
- Prof Maree Toombes - The University of Sydney
- Annette Trickett - Cellular therapy scientist
12:00pm
Delegate Lunch
Heads of TCT units Networking Lunch (by invitation)
Beyond the Cells: Survivorship
Chairs: Dr Shahrukh Hashmi and Chris Murray
1:30pm
Late BMT complications 1
- Megan Hogg - Westmead Hospital Sydney
1:50pm
Late BMT complications 2
- Nicole Loft - SA Health
2:10pm
Cognition in survivorship
- Priscilla Gates - Deakin University
2:30pm
Nutrition in CAR-T
- Danika Carty - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
2:50pm
Exercise in survivorship
- Dr Shaza Abo - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
3:10pm
Afternoon Tea
Sponsored by Ontime Couriers GmbH
3:40pm
Graft versus Host Disease
- Alex Rivalland - Royal Melbourne Hospital
4:00pm
Vaccinations
- Trish Joyce - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre