Physicians’ Conference Program
May 02, 2026 (Saturday) | Day 2 | Adult HSCT
Time (IST) Session/Topic
 Chairperson/Speaker
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM Session 1:
BEST ORAL PAPERS
(7 mins presentation + 3 mins discussion)		  
09:00 AM – 09:45 AM TRACK 1:
ADULT – TRANSPLANT IN AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS		 Chairpersons:
Dr Suparno Chakrabarti
09:00 AM – 09:15 AM A Decade Of HSCT For Multiple Sclerosis Dr Rahul Naithani
09:15 AM – 09:45 AM Audience Interaction And Panel Discussion:
HSCT or Car T For Autoimmune Disorders – Patient Selection		 Moderator:
Dr Mukul Aggarwal
Panelists:
Dr Saurabh Bhave,
Dr Rahul Bhargava,
Dr Pawan Kumar Singh
09:45 AM – 10:15 AM Coffee Break  
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM ISBMT INAUGURAL FUNCTION
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Presidential Symposium:
“Novel Insights Into The Biology And Management Of Acute Graft
Versus Host Disease”
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM EBMT Dr Anna Sureda
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM ASTCT Dr Sophie Paczesny
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM APBMT Prof Takanori Teshima
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM ISBMT Dr Navin Khattry
11:50 AM – 12:00 PM Discussion
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM Sponsored Symposium 3
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Lunch  
02:00 PM – 03:30 PM TRACK 2:
ADULTS – CONDITIONING AND SUPPORTIVE CARE IN THE ELDERLY		 Chairpersons:
Dr Tapan Saikia,
Dr Renjith Verghese
02:00 PM – 02:15 PM Tailored Conditioning For The Elderly Lt (Dr) Gen Velu Nair
02:15 PM – 02:30 PM Caring For The Heart In HSCT Dr Pankaj Malhotra
02:30 PM – 02:45 PM Watch The Kidneys! Dr Rajib De
02:45 PM – 03:30 PM Audience Interaction And Panel Discussion:
Counselling Elderly For HSCT – Case Based Discussion		 Moderator:
Dr Dinesh Bhurani,
Panelists:
Dr Reshma Roshan,
Dr Santosh Devadas,
Dr Natraj KS
03:30 PM – 05:00 PM TRACK 3:
ADULT – MYELOMA & LYMPHOMA		 Chairpersons:
Dr Bhausaheb Bagal
03:30 PM – 03:45 PM Role Of HSCT In Hodgkins In The Era Of Immunotherapy Dr Anna Sureda
03:45 PM – 04:00 PM Is There A Role For HSCT In DLBCL In This Era? Dr Ashish Dixit
04:00 PM – 04:15 PM HSCT In Myeloma – Is It Still Relevant In The Ear Of & BITE And CARs Dr Lalit Kumar
04:15 PM – 05:00 PM Audience Interaction And Panel Discussion:
Myeloma – Choices are Plenty, How do I Choose?		 Moderator:
Dr Sameer Mellinkeri
Panelists:
Dr Sumit Mirgh,
Dr Pravas Mishra,
Dr Gaurav Prakash
05:00 PM – 06:00 PM Coffee Break/ Poster Viewing  
06:00 PM – 07:00 PM Sponsored Symposium 5
07:00 PM – 08:30 PM Working Groups Update, ISBMT Registry Meeting and AGM
08:30 PM onwards Dinner