6th International Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Symposium

Dear friends and colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 6th International Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Symposium that will be organized in Zagreb, Croatia, from September 22nd – 23rd 2023. The symposium will be organized as a hybrid meeting.

Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) is still the most frequent late consequence after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) which can last for many years causing severe medical, social and quality of life problems. However, more than ever before, the tools are at our hands to address cGvHD conclusively and improve outcomes of patients after alloHSCT. Such progress in a relatively rare and complex disease can be achieved only by the assertive interdisciplinary and multicenter international collaboration.

This 6th International cGvHD Symposium in Zagreb again brings together prominent experts in the field of cGvHD from Europe, United States of America, Canada, South America, Australia, and other regions in the world. Symposium will be divided in several sections: 1) The new advances in biology and understanding of cGvHD, 2) Unmet needs in cGVHD, 3) cGvHD progress review (oral presentations of the best abstracts), 4) Interactive cases for Hematology Residents and young Hematologists, 5) What patients need vs physicians think – survivorship aspects, 6) Controversies in cGvHD treatment, 7) New drugs in development, 8) International aspects of cGvHD, and 9) Future of cGvHD.

The goal of the meeting is to disseminate the most current knowledge regarding cGvHD, and to provide a venue for networking and establishing contacts for our future collaborations in addressing cGvHD. This event is expected to create a critical mass of investigators and colleagues who will carry this field in the near future. It is dedicated to physicians and scientists who are engaged in management, research, and advancing care of alloHSCT patients. With plans to continue an alternating North/America – European every other year schedule in 2024 (that year symposium will be organized in Vancouver, Canada) this venue is to become a leading international event for the cGvHD research and clinical practice.

It is with delight that we invite you to attend and be part of this unique advanced continuing education experience.

With warm regards,

Dražen Pulanić (Zagreb, Croatia)

Steven Z. Pavletic (Bethesda, MD, USA)

Kirk R. Schultz (Vancouver, Canada)

Radovan Vrhovac (Zagreb, Croatia)

Croatian Cooperative Group for Hematological Diseases KROHEM

Dražen Pulanić (Zagreb, Croatia)
Steven Z. Pavletic (Bethesda, MD, USA)
Kirk Schultz (Vancouver, Canada)
Radovan Vrhovac (Zagreb, Croatia)

Topics

1. The new advances in biology and understanding of cGvHD

2. Unmet needs in cGVHD

3. cGvHD progress review (oral presentations of the best abstracts)

4. Interactive cases for Hematology Residents and young Hematologists

5. What patients need vs physicians think – survivorship aspects

6. Controversies in cGvHD treatment

7. New drugs in development

8. International aspects of cGvHD

9. Future of cGvHD

Meredith Cowden (USA)
Cristobal Frutos (Paraguay)
Juan Gea-Banacloche (USA)
Hildegard Greinix (Austria)
Nada Hamad (Australia)
Andrew Harris (USA)
Noa Holtzman (USA)
Annie Im (USA)
Stephanie Lee (USA)
Kate Markey (USA)
Christopher Melani (USA)
David Michonneau (France)
Steven Pavletic (USA)
Olaf Penack (Germany)
Iskra Pusic (USA)
Helene Schoemans (Belgium)
Kirk Schultz (Canada)
Daniel Wolff (Germany)
Robert Zeiser (Germany)

Advanced registration

 Online registration via registration form on the Congress web page

On-site registration

 On-site registration will be possible during the Congress.

 Full registration fee includes

 • admission to all congress sessions and exhibition areas

• congress materials (final Program, congress bag, certificate of attendance and points of professional chambers, conngress dinner, coffee brakes)

 Online registration fee includes

• admission to all congress sessions by connecting to the online web platform of the Congress

• pdf document with the booklet Final program

• pdf document with Certificate of Attendance, and points of professional chambers

CANCELLATION AND REFUND

All refund requests must be submitted in writing to the Congress agency Vivid Original (email: info@vivid-original.com) and must be received by May 15, 2023.
Reimbursement of the fee less an administrative charge of 20 % and VAT will be refunded after the Congress. Cancellations received after May 15, 2023 will not be refunded.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITING AND SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS

Herby we invite fellows/people in training who would like to present an oral presentation in the PART III: chronic GvHD Progress Review to submit an abstract for consideration by the Scientific Committee.

There are 3 groups of topics:

1) chronic GvHD – preclinical/basic research

2) chronic GvHD – clinical research

3) supportive care and quality of life.

Total length of abstract must not exceed 500 words (included in this count: background, methods, results, and conclusions). The body of the abstract need to be structured as follows with the following subtitles: Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions. 1 Image/Graph and/or 1 Table is allowed (optional).

The abstracts should be submitted in English. The Scientific Committee will determine whether the abstract will be accepted for an oral presentation. The presenting author is required to ensure that all co-authors are aware of the content of the abstract before submission to the Congress agency, and of all communications thereafter.

July 1st – deadline for submitting abstract

July 14th  –  decision regarding acceptance of abstract.

Technical organization information

Applications for participation, payment of registration fees, information for sponsors, technical organization:

Congress agency

VIVID ORIGINAL d.o.o.

• Maksimirska cesta 112a, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
• Contact person: Vid Benko
• M +385 98 508 502
• @ vid.benko@vivid-original.com