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[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

Satellite Symposium 1

Sep. 18 (Fri), 08:30-09:00
Room C
(2F)
Chair(s) Sung-Yong Kim (Konkuk University School of Medicine, Korea)
  • Seug Yun Yoon

    Triple Targeting in Myelofibrosis with Momelotinib: An Integrated Therapeutic Approach via JAK1/2 and ACVR1 Inhibition

    Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Korea

Satellite Symposium 2

Sep. 18 (Fri), 08:30-09:00
Room D
(2F)
Chair(s) Ki-Seong Eom (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
  • Kwai Han Yoo

    Immune Reconstitution and Infection Prevention After CAR T-Cell and Bispecific Antibody Therapies: The Evolving Role of IVIG

    Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea

[OP05] Oral Presentation 5

Room A
(1F)
Date & Time Sep. 18 (Fri), 09:00-10:00
Chair(s) Young Hoon Park (Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Korea)
Yu Ri Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker(s) 09:00-09:10 Development of FcRH5 as a Therapeutic Target in B-Cell Lymphoma Jeonghwa Kim (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
09:10-09:20 Longitudinal Whole-Exome Sequencing Revealed Early Clonal Suppression and Delayed Resistance Evolution in Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treated with Ibrutinib Ho Cheol Jang (Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea)
09:20-09:30 Capturing the Landscape of Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes during First-Line Lymphoma Therapy: A Multicenter Prospective Study Kunye Kwak (Korea University College of Medicine, Korea)
09:30-09:40 Real-World Outcomes of Monomorphic Epitheliotropic Intestinal T-Cell Lymphoma (MEITL): A Taiwanese Multicenter Case Series Chiayu Chen (China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan)
09:40-09:50 Overcoming Poor Prognosis in Post-CAR-T Relapse: Potential Utility of Bispecific Antibodies and Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation as Effective Salvage Strategies Gi June Min (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:50-10:00 Prior Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Exposure Is Associated with Inferior Outcomes after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma Tong-Yoon Kim (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)

[OP06] Oral Presentation 6

Room B
(1F)
Date & Time Sep. 18 (Fri), 09:00-10:00
Chair(s) Chul Won Choi (Korea University College of Medicine, Korea)
Sung-Eun Lee (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
Speaker(s) 09:00-09:10 Risk Stratification for Allogeneic Transplantation in Myelofibrosis: MTSS versus AlloRisk and the Impact of Driver Mutation Clearance Yu-Sung Chang (National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan)
09:10-09:20 The Role of Pretransplant Cytoreductive Therapy in Patients with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia Receiving Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Jin Zhang (Peking University People's Hospital, China)
09:20-09:30 Droplet Digital PCR Monitoring of JAK2V617F Complements Donor Chimerism after Allo-HSCT for Myelofibrosis So Yeon Park (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:30-09:40 Linking Baseline Transcriptomics to Hematopoietic Recovery and Poor Graft Function after Allogeneic Transplantation for Myelofibrosis Daehun Kwag (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:40-09:50 Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Myelofibrosis: a Chinese Multicenter Retrospective Study Yuqian Sun (Peking University People's Hospital, China)
09:50-10:00 Clinico-Demographic and Hematological Characteristics of Patients with Polycythemia Vera: A Prospective Study in Tertiary Care Center in Nepal Suraj Aryal (Fishtail Hospital and Research Center Pvt Ltd, Nepal)

[OP07] Oral Presentation 7

Room C
(2F)
Date & Time Sep. 18 (Fri), 09:00-10:00
Chair(s) Ho-Young Yhim (Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Korea)
Hyo Jung Kim (Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker(s) 09:00-09:10 Cost-Effectiveness of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma Patients Aged 65-69 Years Jung Yeon Lee (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:10-09:20 One Thousand Autologous Stem Cell Transplants for Multiple Myeloma: Single Center, Retrospective Analysis Jun Ho Yi (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea)
09:20-09:30 Decoding the Role of TANGO1 in Myeloma Proteostasis and Therapeutic Vulnerability Ji Eun Lee (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
09:30-09:40 Long-Term Follow-Up of Busulfan plus Cyclophosphamide and Etoposide versus High-Dose Melphalan as Conditioning in Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Sungnam Lim (Inje University College of Medicine, Korea)
09:40-09:50 Impact of Acute GVHD and Delayed Hematopoietic Recovery on the Incidence and Clinical Burden of Late Cytomegalovirus Reactivation and Disease after Letermovir Prophylaxis in CBT Naoki Okada (Kurashiki Central Hospital, Japan)
09:50-10:00 Clinical and Basic Studies of Anti-CD25 Monoclonal Antibody for the Prevention of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease Yanfei Lu (The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, China)

[OP08] Oral Presentation 8

Room D
(2F)
Date & Time Sep. 18 (Fri), 09:00-10:00
Chair(s) Jeong A Park (Inha University College of Medicine, Korea)
Min Kyoung Kim (Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker(s) 09:00-09:10 Letermovir for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Acute Leukemia Patients: Results of the LETreal Study Yi Xia (Peking University People's Hospital, China)
09:10-09:20 Real-World Analysis of Belumosudil in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: Early Progression May Reflect Ruxolitinib Discontinuation-Associated Flare Jae-Ho Yoon (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:20-09:30 Not All High-Risk Features Are Created Equal: Organ- and Subtype-Specific Determinants of Non-Relapse Mortality in TA-TMA Seonghan Lee (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:30-09:40 Targeting Steroid-Refractory Chronic GVHD with Reduced-Dose Rituximab Biosimilar (Truxima): A Phase 2 Prospective Study Eunice Jinsol Lee (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:40-09:50 Letermovir Prophylaxis Real World Data on Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Paediatric Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients: A Single-Centre Experience Krithika Krishnakumar (Apollo Cancer Center, India)
09:50-10:00 Hyperacute Fatal Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy with Catastrophic Central Nervous System Involvement after HLA-Matched Sibling Transplantation for Severe Aplastic Anemia Moeko Hino (Chiba University Hospital, Japan)

Joint Symposium 3 (East Asia Collaborative Session)

The CAR-T Landscape in East Asia: Approvals, Coverage, Domestic Development, and Regulatory Frameworks for Cell and Gene Therapy

Sep. 18 (Fri), 10:10-11:50
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Hyeon-Seok Eom (National Cancer Center, Korea)
Su-Peng Yeh (China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan)
  • Meng Lv

    Insights into the Development of Cellular Therapy in China: Current Landscape and Future Directions

    National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, China

  • Hyungwoo Cho

    Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy for Lymphoma in Korea: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions

    University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea

  • Bor-Sheng Ko

    Unlocking Access of CAR-T Therapy in Taiwan: From Dual-Track Regulatory Transformation to National Insurance Breakthroughs

    National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taiwan

  • Miki Nakamura

    Current Status and Challenges of CAR-T Cell Products in Japan: A Regulatory Perspective

    Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, Japan

Scientific Session 5

AML/MDS Biology

Sep. 18 (Fri), 10:10-11:40
Room B
(1F)
Chair(s) Hawk Kim (Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Korea)
Chul Won Jung (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea)
  • Christopher Park

    Leukemic Stem Cells in AML: Mechanisms, Detection, and Therapeutic Targeting

    New York University Grossman School of Medicine, USA

  • Seongseok Yun

    Single-Cell Genomics for Predicting and Dissecting Venetoclax Resistance in Monocytic AML

    Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, USA

  • Sunghyouk Park

    Information-Driven Studies on AML

    College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Korea

Scientific Session 6

Potential Role of AI in Hematology and Cellular Therapy

Sep. 18 (Fri), 10:10-11:40
Room C
(2F)
Chair(s) Yoo Jin Kim (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
Jae-Yong Kwak (Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Korea)
  • Amin T. Turki

    AI-Driven Prediction of Transplant Outcomes

    University Hospitals Bochum and Essen, Germany

  • Krishna V. Komanduri

    AI-Based Prediction of Early Relapse after CAR-T Therapy

    University of California, San Francisco, USA

  • Junshik Hong

    Clinical Relevance of BM Fibrosis in MDS Using Digital Imaging Approaches

    Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea

Education Session 2

Toxicities of Transplant and Immunotherapy

Sep. 18 (Fri), 10:10-11:40
Room D
(2F)
Chair(s) Hyoung Jin Kang (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Hyeon Jin Park (National Cancer Center, Korea)
  • Kyung Taek Hong

    Autoimmune Cytopenia and Pure Red Cell Aplasia after HSCT

    Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea

  • Sung-Yeon Cho

    Best Anti-Fungal Prophylaxis and Treatment Pre-/Post-HSCT

    The Catholic University of Korea, Korea

  • Stephan A. Grupp

    Management of CAR T Toxicities – Expert Opinion

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

Luncheon Symposium 4

Sep. 18 (Fri), 12:00-12:40
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Byung Sik Cho (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
  • Sang-A Kim

    How Deep Responses Translate into Transplant Success and Long-Term Survival in Secondary AML

    Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea

Luncheon Symposium 5

Sep. 18 (Fri), 12:00-12:40
Room C
(2F)
Chair(s) Kihyun Kim (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea)
  • Youngil Koh

    Unlocking the Clinical Value of Early CAR-T Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: Insights from the CARTITUDE-4 Experience

    Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea

Luncheon Symposium 6

Sep. 18 (Fri), 12:00-12:40
Room D
(2F)
Chair(s) Nack-Gyun Chung (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
  • Hee Young Ju

    CMV Prophylaxis in Pediatric HSCT: An Update on Evidence and Clinical Practice

    Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea

Joint Symposium 4 (ISCT-KSBMT)

Next-Generation Immune Cell Therapies Beyond CAR-T

Sep. 18 (Fri), 13:00-14:30
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Je-Jung Lee (Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea)
William Hwang (National Cancer Centre Singapore and Singapore General Hospital, Singapore)
  • William Hwang

    Beyond CAR-T: Next-Generation Immune Cell Therapies and New Manufacturing Paradigms

    National Cancer Centre Singapore and Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

  • Tae-Don Kim

    Fine-Tuning Signal Strength in CD5 CAR-NK Cells for Targeted T Cell Cancer Therapy

    College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Korea

  • Kyung-Nam Koh

    Multispecific T Cell Engagers, γδ T Cells, and NK Cell–Based Immunotherapy

    University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea

Scientific Session 7

Expanding CAR T-Cell Therapy beyond Lymphoid Malignancies: Myeloid Neoplasms, Solid Tumors, and Autoimmune Diseases

Sep. 18 (Fri), 13:00-14:30
Room B
(1F)
Chair(s) June-Won Cheong (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Sung-Hyun Kim (Dong-A University College of Medicine, Korea)
  • Anthony Daniyan

    Clinical Translation of Next-Generation Cellular Therapies for Acute Myeloid Leukemia: From Clinical Proof-of-Concept to Hematopoietic Stem Cell–Sparing Immunotherapy

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA

  • Kyungho Choi

    Enhanced CAR-T Cell Therapy Using Novel Gene Modifications

    Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea

  • Danae-Mona Nöthling

    Deep B Cell Depletion beyond Hematology: Immune Reset as a New Treatment Paradigm for Autoimmune Diseases

    Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany

Nursing Session 1 KOR

Multidisciplinary Approach to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients I

Sep. 18 (Fri), 13:00-14:30
Room C
(2F)
Chair(s) EunJung Joo (National Cancer Center, Korea)
  • Su-Kyung Jung

    Ocular Diseases in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients: Key Indicators for Immediate Recognition

    National Cancer Center, Korea

  • Dukhee Nho

    From Diagnostics to Intervention: Managing Infections in Hematology Patients Based on Imaging and Lab Results

    College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea

Education Session 3

Practical Issues in Stem Cell Transplantation 2026

Sep. 18 (Fri), 13:00-14:30
Room D
(2F)
Chair(s) Kyoung Ha Kim (Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Korea)
Yong Park (Korea University College of Medicine, Korea)
  • Ik-Chan Song

    Recent Trends in Conditioning Regimens for Myeloid Malignancies

    Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Korea

  • Mi Kwon

    PTCy as a Universal Platform for GVHD Prophylaxis: Integrating New Standards and Defining the Remaining Role of ATG

    Gregorio Marañón University General Hospital, Spain

  • Dong-Yeop Shin

    Adult Cord Blood Transplantation Program for New Centers: A Practical Institutional Guide

    Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea

Presidential Symposium

Lymphoma Cell Therapy

Sep. 18 (Fri), 14:40-15:20
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Hyeon-Seok Eom (National Cancer Center, Korea)
  • Jakub Svoboda

    Evolution of Cellular Therapies in Management of Lymphoma Patients

    University of Pennsylvania, USA

Plenary Session 3

HSCT for Non-Malignant Disease

Sep. 18 (Fri), 15:20-16:00
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Ho Joon Im (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
  • Susan E. Prockop

    Management of Mixed Chimerism and Graft Failure in Non-Malignant Diseases

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA

Debate Session 1 KOR

Allogeneic HSCT in Patients with AML or MDS with TP53 Alternation

Sep. 18 (Fri), 16:50-17:40
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Joon Ho Moon (Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Korea)
  • Mihee Kim

    To Transplant

    Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea

  • Haerim Chung

    Not to Transplant

    Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea

Debate Session 2 KOR

HSCT for HLH: Decreased Conditioning Intensity vs. Increased Conditioning Intensity

Sep. 18 (Fri), 17:40-18:30
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Kyung-Nam Koh (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
  • Jin Kyung Suh

    Reduced Intensity Conditioning

    Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea

  • Bo Ram Kim

    Myeloablative Conditioning

    Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Korea

Joint Symposium 5 (JSTCT-KSBMT)

EBV-Associated Diseases and HSCT: From CAEBV to Post-Transplant Complications

Sep. 18 (Fri), 16:50-18:30
Room C
(2F)
Chair(s) Nack-Gyun Chung (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
Takanori Teshima (Hokkaido University, Japan)
  • Dae-Ho Choi

    EBV-Positive T/NK-Cell and B-Cell Lymphoproliferative Diseases: HSCT as Cure and as Complication

    Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea

  • Yoon Kyung Jeon

    Clinicopathological Spectrum of EBV-Positive T/NK-Cell Lymphoproliferative Diseases

    Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea

  • Ayumi Fujimoto

    Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes from Japanese Nationwide Data

    Kameda Medical Center, Japan

  • Haryoon Kim

    A Japanese Registry-Based Analysis of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Adult Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

    Keio University, Japan

Scientific Session 8

Advances in HSCT Conditioning

Sep. 18 (Fri), 16:50-18:20
Room D
(2F)
Chair(s) Seong Kyu Park (Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Korea)
Sang Kyun Sohn (Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Korea)
  • Brenda Sandmaier

    Conditioning Regimens for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in 2026

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, USA

  • Brian C. Shaffer

    Selection of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Donors

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA

  • Jeong-Ok Lee

    Optimal Conditioning in Autologous HSCT: Focus on Lymphoma

    Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea

Satellite Symposium 3

Sep. 19 (Sat), 08:30-09:00
Room C
(2F)
Chair(s) Seok Lee (Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Korea)
  • Jae-Ho Yoon

    Ph-Positive ALL in 2026: From Precision Immuno-Targeted Therapy to Transplantation

    College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea

Joint Symposium 6 (TSBMT-KSBMT)

Endothelial Dysfunction Syndromes after Allogeneic HSCT: From SOS/VOD and TA-TMA to CLS/ES and PRES

Sep. 19 (Sat), 09:00-10:00
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Kyung-Nam Koh (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
Hakan Göker (Hacettepe University, Türkiye)
  • Hakan Göker

    Hepatic, Pulmonary, and Systemic Endothelial Injury after Allogeneic HSCT: SOS/VOD, Capillary Leak/Engraftment Syndrome, and IPS/DAH

    Hacettepe University, Türkiye

  • Suhyun Yoon

    Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy, PRES, and GVHD-Related Endothelial Injury after Allogeneic HSCT

    Korea University College of Medicine, Korea

[OP09] Oral Presentation 9

Room C
(2F)
Date & Time Sep. 19 (Sat), 09:00-10:00
Chair(s) Jae Min Lee (Pusan National University School of Medicine, Korea)
Hye Lim Jung (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea)
Speaker(s) 09:00-09:10 Real-World Outcomes of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in Pediatric B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Role of Consolidative Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Jae Won Yoo (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:10-09:20 Longitudinal Immune Reconstitution and Viral Landscape under Letermovir Prophylaxis in Pediatric Allogeneic HSCT Qingwei Wang (Children's Hospital of Soochow University, China)
09:20-09:30 Outcomes of Ex Vivo T Cell Depleted Haploidentical HSCT in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Sung Han Kang (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
09:30-09:40 Comparative Outcomes of Carboplatin-Etoposide-Melphalan and Busulfan-Melphalan as High-Dose Chemotherapy for High-Risk Neuroblastoma: An International Two-Center Study from Taiwan and Korea Jin Kyung Suh (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
09:40-09:50 Haploidentical Transplantation with Unrelated Cord Blood Support (SZ-19-TM Protocol) Improves Outcomes in Pediatric Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia: A Large-Scale Retrospective Cohort Study Ruihao Zheng (Shenzhen Children's Hospital, China)
09:50-10:00 Pre-Freezing Hematocrit Independently Associated with Post-Thaw CD34+ Cell Viability in Cryopreserved Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Products from Pediatric Neuroblastoma Patients Thi Thanh Lam Nguyen (National Children's Hospital, Vietnam)

[OP010] Oral Presentation 10

Room D
(2F)
Date & Time Sep. 19 (Sat), 09:00-10:00
Chair(s) Ho Sup Lee (Kosin University College of Medicine, Korea)
Jee Hyun Kong (Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Korea)
Speaker(s) 09:00-09:10 Single-Cell Transcriptomic and TCR Repertoire Profiling Defines an Exhaustion-Associated CD39+ CD8+ T-Cell State in the Bone Marrow of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Nayeon Seong (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
09:10-09:20 Assessment of CRS-Related Toxicity of BCMA CAR-MILs Using the NSG-SGM3 Model Manh Cuong Vo (Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea)
09:20-09:30 Development of Bispecific CAR- T Cells Targeting Mesothelin (MSLN) and Disialoganglioside 2 (GD2) for Neuroblastoma Nayoung Kim (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
09:30-09:40 First-in-Human Phase 1 Study of GF-CART01, a Non-Viral CD19/CD20 Dual-Targeting CAR T Generated Using the qCART Platform in Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Malignancies Shang-Ju Wu (National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan)
09:40-09:50 Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of CAR-MSCs Targeting the OX40/OX40L Axis in Immune Disorders Byungchan Kim (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea)
09:50-10:00 First Korean Report of Donor-Derived Multivirus-Specific T-Cell Therapy for Refractory BK Virus Hemorrhagic Cystitis after Pediatric Haploidentical Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Jae Won Yoo (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)

Scientific Session 9

Insights on GVHD Prediction, Prevention and Management

Sep. 19 (Sat), 10:10-11:40
Room A
(1F)
Chair(s) Hoon Kook (Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea)
Byung Sik Cho (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
  • Kirk Schultz

    Pediatric Chronic GVHD: From Biological Insights to Clinical Management

    BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Canada

  • Takanori Teshima

    Immunobiology of GVHD Prevention

    Hokkaido University, Japan

  • Yoo Jin Lee

    Microbiome and GvHD Following Allogeneic HSCT

    University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea

Scientific Session 10

Immune Effector Cell Therapy in Lymphoid Malignancies: From Pivotal Trials to Real-World Practice

Sep. 19 (Sat), 10:10-11:40
Room C
(2F)
Chair(s) Jin Seok Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Young Rok Do (Keimyung University School of Medicine, Korea)
  • Jae Park

    Integrating MRD into CAR T-Cell Therapy for ALL: From Patient Selection to Post-Treatment Intervention

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA

  • Binod Dhakal

    Sequencing Cellular Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: Lessons from Trials and Real-World Practice

    Medical College of Wisconsin, USA

  • Young Woo Jeon

    Real-World CAR‑T Experience in LBCL

    College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea

Nursing Session 2 KOR

Multidisciplinary Approach to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients II & Thirty Years of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Nursing: Past, Present and Future

Sep. 19 (Sat), 10:10-11:10
Room D
(2F)
Chair(s) Heejun Kim (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
  • Yang-Gun Suh

    Radiotherapy in Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplantation

    National Cancer Center, Korea

  • Kwang-Sung Kim

    Restoring Normal Life for Hematology Patients

    College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea