MPN-MDS
EU Focus Meeting 2026
📍 Courtyard by Marriott Vienna Prater/Messe, Trabrennstrasse 4, Vienna, Austria, 1020
🗓️ October 23 - 24, 2026
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Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We are delighted to extend our warmest invitation to the MPN-MDS Focus Meeting 2026, to be held on September 23 - 24, 2026.
Centered around the theme “Updating Knowledge & Clinical Practice in 2026” this meeting provides pivotal collaboration aimed at advancing MPN-MDS research and patient treatment.
This meeting presents an opportunity for medical professionals to engage in the exchange of knowledge, expertise, and insights, as well as networking with leading experts. Engage in riveting presentations, participate in thought-provoking debates and roundtable discussions, and connect with peers at informal social gatherings.
Chairs of MPN-MDS EU Focus Meeting 2026:
Rami Komrokji
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
Dr. Alessandro M. Vannucchi
University of Florence, Italy
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Agenda & Faculty
October 23, 2026 | Day 1
Session I: Pathophysiology of MPN and MDS
Moderated by: TBD
BM
Barbara Mora
Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda - Ospedale
Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
WV
William Vainchenker
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
MH
Marco Herling
Leipzig University Hospital, Germany
Debate 1: The Chicken or Egg in Myeloid Malignancies
AO
Astrid Marta Olsnes
University of Bergen, Norway
Shahram Kordasti
King’s College London, UK
Session II: Debates in MPN
Moderated by: TBD
Debate 1: Is Two Better Than One: Combination Therapies in MF
GB
Gabriela Baerlocher
University of Bern, Switzerland
Giuseppe Palumbo
University of Catania, Italy
Debate 1: Splancnic Vein Thrombosis in MPN: Cytoreduction is Needed
Danijela Lekovic
University Clinical Center Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Rajko Kusec
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Session III: Essential Thrombocythemia and Special Situation
Moderated by: TBD
Anna Godfrey
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Giuseppe Gaetano Loscocco
University of Florence, Italy
MG
Martin Griesshammer
Johannes Wesling Medical Center Minden, Germany
Session IV: Management Issues in Myekofibrosis
Moderated by: TBD
PG
Paola Guglielmelli
University of Florence, Italy
IU
Ivana Urosevic
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
NP
Nicola Polverelli
San Matteo Hospital Foundation (IRCCS), Pavia, Italy
Alessandro M. Vannucchi
University of Florence, Italy
October 24, 2026 | Day 2
Session V: Less Common MPNs: Updates on Diagnosis and Treatment
Moderated by: TBD
DR
Deepti Radia
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
AR
Andreas Reiter
University Medical Centre Mannheim, Germany
Nick Cross
University of Southampton, UK
Session VI: TBD
Moderated by: TBD
JI
Marta Sobas
Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
FE
Fabio Efficace
Fondazione GIMEMA onlus, Rome, Italy
FC
Fausto Castagnetti
University of Bologna, Italy
Luca Guarnera
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Session VII: Debate in Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Moderated by: TBD
MM
Maria Julia Montoro
University Hospital Vall d’Hebron,
Barcelona, Spain
SP
Sophie Park
CHU Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche, France
ML
Michael Lübbert
University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Lionel Ades
Hospital Saint-Louis AP-HP, Paris, France
Session VIII: MDS
Moderated by: TBD
Maria Diez Campelo
University of Salamanca, Spain
Thomas Cluzeau
Nice University Hospital Center, France
Daniel Wiseman
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
Session IX: Unique topics in MDS
Moderated by: TBD
Matteo Della Porta
Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
Carmelo Gurnari
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Rami Komrokji
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
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