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Aguirre, Maria Adela
Alexander, Kevin
aus dem Siepen, Fabian
Basset, Marco
Bianchi, Giada
Brulc, Erika
Carpinteiro, Alexander
Cibeira, Maite
Clarke, John
Conceiçã, Isabel
Del Pozo-Yauner, Luis
Desport, Estelle
Dispenzieri, Angela
Dorbala, Sharmila
D’Alessio, Giovanni
D’Souza, Anita
Fernandes, Fabio
Garcia-Pavia, Pablo
Gatt, Moshe
Gertz, Morie
Gibson, Bob
Gonzalez-Duarte, Alejandra
Grogan, Martha
Hanna, Mazen
Hegenbart, Ute
Herrera, Guillermo
Hoshino, Junichi
Jaccard, Arnaud
Jimenez-Zepeda, Victor
Kastritis, Efstathios
Kelly, Jeffery
Kumar, Shaji
Landau, Heather
Lavatelli, Francesca
Lee, Seung-Pyo
Leung, Nelson
Lobato, Luisa
Lousada, Isabelle
Maurer, Mathew
Mendelson, Lisa
Milani, Paolo
Mollee, Peter
Muchtar, Eli
Naiki, Hironobu
Nasr, Samih
Nuvolone, Mario
Obici, Laura
Palladini, Giovanni
Pereira, Lucas
Picken, Maria
Plante-Bordeneuve, Violaine
Quintana, Luis
Riva, Eloisa
Rosenthal, Julie
Royal, Virginie
Ruberg, Frederick
Saelices Gomez, Lorena
Sanchorawala, Vaishali
Scheinberg, Phillip
Schönland, Stefan
Sekijima, Yoshiki
Sirac, Christophe
Soman, Prem
Ueda, Mitsuharu
Waddington, Márcia
Wechalekar, Ashutosh
Weiler, Markus
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Saturday, November 14, 2026
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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
IKMG Meeting (Non-CME) (separate registration required, registration form available soon)
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Description
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12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Welcome and Housekeeping
12:10 PM - 12:35 PM
Classification - MGRS Path Classification With Emphasis on New Entities (Membranous, LC Crystalline, LC ITG)
Speaker: Samih Nasr (USA)
12:35 PM - 12:55 PM
Classification - Renal Lesions That Occur as MGRS and as Separate Disease Entity (non-MGRS)
Speaker: Nelson Leung (USA)
12:55 PM - 1:15 PM
Classification - Discussion
1:15 PM - 1:20 PM
PGNMID - Case
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
PGNMID - New Classification, Path
Speaker: Guillermo Herrera (USA)
1:40 PM - 1:55 PM
PGNMID - Treatment
Speaker: Estelle Desport (France)
1:55 PM - 2:15 PM
PGNMID - Discussion
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Coffee Break
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
C3/TMA - Case
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
C3/TMA - Pathology
Speaker: Maria Picken (USA)
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
C3/TMA - Novel Treatment
Speaker: Luis Quintana (Spain)
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM
C3/TMA - Discussion
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM
MIDD - Case
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
MIDD - Pathology
Speaker: Virginie Royal (Canada)
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
MIDD - Response Criteria—IKMG - Experience and a Review
Speaker: Paolo Milani (Italy)
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
MIDD - Discussion
Sunday, November 15, 2026
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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
IKMG Meeting (Non-CME) (separate registration required, registration form available soon)
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Description
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8:00 AM - 8:20 AM
Therapies Crossing the Spectrum - Renal Transplant and Recurrence Post-transplant, Use of IMIDs and T Cell Redirecting Therapies
Speaker: Heather Landau (USA)
8:20 AM - 8:40 AM
Therapies Crossing the Spectrum - CAR-T and Bispecific T-cell Engagers in MGCS and MM
Speaker: Efstathios Kastritis (Greece)
8:40 AM - 8:55 AM
Therapies Crossing the Spectrum - Discussion
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM
MGCS: POEMS - Diagnosis and Treatment
Speaker: Angela Dispenzieri (USA)
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM
MGCS: POEMS - Clone and Pathogenesis
Speaker: Christophe Sirac (France)
9:35 AM - 9:50 AM
MGCS: POEMS - Future Directions / Discussion
Speaker: Arnaud Jaccard (France)
9:50 AM - 10:05 AM
Coffee Break
10:05 AM - 10:50 AM
Abstract Presentations
Moderator: Giovanni Palladini (Italy)
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
Bridoux Award for Best Abstract
10:55 AM - 11:55 AM
Business Meeting
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Virginie Royal (Canada)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Lunch for Masterclass Attendees
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
MasterClass – Fundamentals of Amyloidosis - Diagnosing Amyloidosis
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Moderators: Eli Muchtar (Israel) & Julie Rosenthal (USA)
Description
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12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Introduction & Diagnosis
Speaker: Eli Muchtar (Israel)
12:45 PM - 1:05 PM
When to Suspect Amyloidosis
Speaker: Julie Rosenthal (USA)
1:05 PM - 1:20 PM
Stepwise Diagnostic Algorithm, Accuracy of Tools, Biopsy vs. Non-biopsy Approaches and Importance of Precise Amyloid Typing
Speaker: Prem Soman (USA)
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM
Discussion
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
MasterClass – Fundamentals of Amyloidosis - Management of AL Amyloidosis
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Moderators: Eli Muchtar (Israel) & Vaishali Sanchorawala (USA)
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1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
Staging and Risk Stratification in AL Amyloidosis
Speaker: Vaishali Sanchorawala (USA)
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Current Therapies in AL Amyloidosis
Speaker: Phillip Scheinberg (Brazil)
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Approach to Patients with Advanced AL Amyloidosis
Speaker: Eli Muchtar (Israel)
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Discussion: Challenges of AL Therapies and Clinical Trials
Speaker: Vaishali Sanchorawala (USA)
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Coffee Break
2:45 PM - 3:40 PM
MasterClass – Fundamentals of Amyloidosis - Management of ATTR Amyloidosis
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Moderator: Márcia Waddington (Brazil)
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2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
Epidemiology and Early Diagnosis
Speaker: Prem Soman (USA)
2:55 PM - 3:15 PM
ATTR-CM
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM
Genetic Testing and Counseling
Speaker: Lucas Pereira (USA)
3:25 PM - 3:40 PM
Discussion: Sequencing of TTR Stabilizers and Silencers and Financial Burden of High-cost Drugs
Speaker: Julie Rosenthal (USA)
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
MasterClass – Fundamentals of Amyloidosis - Discussion All Faculty
Moderator: Vaishali Sanchorawala (USA)
Speakers: Eli Muchtar (Israel), Lucas Pereira (USA), Julie Rosenthal (USA), Phillip Scheinberg (Brazil), Prem Soman (USA) & Márcia Waddington (Brazil)
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Welcome and Presentation of the Event (Non-CME)
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM
Plenary Lecture and Merlini Award
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Networking Session
Monday, November 16, 2026
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Industry Breakfast Symposium (Non-CME)
9:00 AM - 10:35 AM
Amyloidosis – Making the Diagnosis
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Moderators: Eloisa Riva (Uruguay) & Stefan Schönland (Germany)
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Suspecting Amyloidosis – Amyloid vs Amyloidosis: Could We Ever Be Too Early?
Speaker: Frederick Ruberg (USA)
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
Getting the Sample – Which Tissue to Target?
Speaker: Paolo Milani (Italy)
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
IHC and Mass Spectrometry for Tissue Diagnosis – Are Both Necessary?
Speaker: Hironobu Naiki (Japan)
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Tissue Diagnosis – What If Mass Spec Is Not Available?
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Q&A
9:55 AM - 10:35 AM
Oral Abstract Presentations
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
11:00 AM - 12:35 PM
Amyloidosis – Assesing Organ Involvement
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Moderators: Erika Brulc (Argentina) & Maria Picken (USA)
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11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Cardiac Work Up
Speaker: Pablo Garcia-Pavia (Spain)
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM
Neurological Work Up
Speaker: Márcia Waddington (Brazil)
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
Novel Imaging Techniques in Amyloidosis
Speaker: Sharmila Dorbala (USA)
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Amyloidosis
11:40 AM - 11:55 AM
Q&A
11:55 AM - 12:35 PM
Oral Abstract Presentations
12:35 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Pickup
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium (Non-CME)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Basic Research in Amyloidosis
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Moderators: Lorena Saelices Gomez (USA) & Christophe Sirac (France)
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2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Bench to Bedside – Translating the Findings to Clinic
Speaker: Jeffery Kelly (USA)
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Proteomics-unraveling the Mechanisms in Amyloidosis
Speaker: Francesca Lavatelli (Italy)
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
Q&A
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM
Oral Abstract Presentations
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Current Approaches to Treatment
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Moderators: Peter Mollee (Australia) & Vaishali Sanchorawala (USA)
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4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
First Line Therapy: What Are The Options
Speaker: Efstathios Kastritis (Greece)
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM
Challenges in Identifying and Treating Disease Progression
Speaker: Eli Muchtar (Israel)
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Novel Therapeutic Options
Speaker: Giada Bianchi (USA)
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM
ASCT: Do We Still Need Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in AL?
Speaker: Heather Landau (USA)
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Q&A
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Oral Abstract Presentations
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Early Career Networking Session and Poster Session
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Industry Breakfast Symposium (Non-CME)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
TTR
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
ATTR: Pitfalls and Common Mistakes with Diagnosis
Speaker: Mazen Hanna (USA)
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
Current Management of ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis
Speaker: Fabio Fernandes (Brazil)
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
Assessment of Renal Involvement in ATTR
Speaker: Luisa Lobato (Portugal)
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Speaker: Yoshiki Sekijima (Japan)
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM
Ocular Amyloidosis
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
Q&A
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Oral Abstract Presentations
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Lunch Pickup
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium (Non-CME)
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Combined Therapies / Antibodies / Depleters
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Moderators: Martha Grogan (USA) & Markus Weiler (Germany)
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1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
When is it Time to Change Treatment in ATTRwt and ATTRv?
Speaker: Violaine Plante-Bordeneuve (France)
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
Defining Treatment Response and Disease Progression in ATTR
Speaker: Mitsuharu Ueda (Japan)
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Future Therapies - Combined therapies
Speaker: Mathew Maurer (USA)
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Q&A
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Oral Abstract Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
When Should We Start Treatment? – Impact of Screening
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Moderators: Alexander Carpinteiro (Germany) & Maite Cibeira (Spain)
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3:30 PM - 3:40 PM
Genetic Counseling/Testing
Speaker: Laura Obici (Italy)
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM
Preventive Therapies – What is the Ideal Time to Start Treatment
Speaker: Alejandra Gonzalez-Duarte (Mexico)
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Q&A
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Oral Abstract Presentations
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Patient Perspective Round Table
Moderator: Anita D’Souza (USA)
Speakers: Giovanni D’Alessio (Italy), Bob Gibson (USA) & Isabelle Lousada (USA)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Challenging Cases Discussed by Experts
Speakers: Morie Gertz (USA), Seung-Pyo Lee (Korea), Giovanni Palladini (Italy) & Phillip Scheinberg (Brazil)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Special Session (Non-CME)
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Industry Breakfast Symposium (Non-CME)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Supportive Care in Amyloidosis. Review of the New ISA Recommendations
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Moderators: Angela Dispenzieri (USA) & Lisa Mendelson (USA)
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
PNS/European Academy of Neurology Guidelines
Speaker: Isabel Conceiçã (Portugal)
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
Supportive Care for Systemic Amyloidosis: International Society of Amyloidosis (ISA) Expert Panel Guidelines
Speaker: Fabian aus dem Siepen (Germany)
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
Updated AL Guidelines
Speaker: Ashutosh Wechalekar (United Kingdom)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Case Discussions
Moderators: Maria Adela Aguirre (Argentina) & Moshe Gatt (Israel)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Other Subtypes of Amyloidosis (including localized)
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Moderators: Ute Hegenbart (Germany) & Nelson Leung (USA)
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10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
AA Amyloidosis: Looking for the Cause
Speaker: Marco Basset (Italy)
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
Genetic Studies for Non-TTR Amyloidosis
Speaker: Mario Nuvolone (Italy)
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
ABeta2m
Speaker: Junichi Hoshino (Japan)
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Q&A
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
Oral Abstract Presentations
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
ISA Member Meeting
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Lunch with Experts - Future Perspectives in Amyloidosis
Speakers: Kevin Alexander (USA), John Clarke (USA), Luis Del Pozo-Yauner (USA) & Victor Jimenez-Zepeda (USA)
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Best Abstracts and Closing Ceremony
Moderators: Shaji Kumar (USA), Eloisa Riva (Uruguay) & Yoshiki Sekijima (Japan)
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Special Session ISA/LATAM: Opportunities for Collaboration
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Moderators: Eloisa Riva (Uruguay) & Yoshiki Sekijima (Japan)
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3:30 PM - 3:35 PM
Introduction
Speaker: Yoshiki Sekijima (Japan)
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM
Building Effective Programs and Developing Multidisciplinary Care Teams (together with Elsa Nucifora)
Speaker: Phillip Scheinberg (Brazil)
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Challenges in the Current Diagnosis and Management of Amyloidosis in LATAM
Speaker: Erika Brulc (Argentina)
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
Amyloidosis Registries: Opportunities to Contribute to Gglobal Knowledge
Speaker: Alejandra Gonzalez-Duarte (Mexico)
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM
Expanding Access to Diagnosis and Treatment
Speaker: Maria Adela Aguirre (Argentina)
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
LATAM Research Projects
Speakers: Eloisa Riva (Uruguay) & Márcia Waddington (Brazil)
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Establishing and Growing Regional Working Groups - Key priorities for LATAM-ISA
Speakers: Erika Brulc (Argentina), Alejandra Gonzalez-Duarte (Mexico), Eloisa Riva (Uruguay), Phillip Scheinberg (Brazil), Yoshiki Sekijima (Japan) & Márcia Waddington (Brazil)
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