GRAFT Selection Workshop

Session 1
Transplant Journey with updates from NHSBT, WBMDR, Anthony Nolan with guest patient speaker Katherine Cartwright

Katherine was diagnosed with AML and has subsequently had 2 stem cell transplants, a liver transplant (leading to an accidental third stem cell transplant) and has experienced GVHD and had complications along the way.

Session 2
Round Table sessions covering challenging areas in donor selection including HLA-DP; Loss of Heterozygosity; Antibodies

Lunch and networking

Session 3
Ask the Experts – topics and Q&A

New horizons in stem cell donor selection: HLA-DP as a model for functional matching
Professor Katharina Fleischhauer, MD. Director, The Institute for Experimental Cellular Therapy, Essen University Hospital

Complexities and intricacies of allogeneic transplant in the settling of HIV
Dr Andrew Innes, NIHR Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Haematologist, Imperial College London

Session 4
Presentation of Case Studies with interactive voting scenarios and discussion

Themes around the HSCT new guidelines panel discussion
Chair Dr Ann-Margaret Little, PhD, FRCPath

16.30  Summary and close

The GRAFT Selection Workshop is an opportunity to engage with the transplant community, explore the expanding field of stem cell donor selection and share knowledge and experience around finding the best donor.