Lunch debates Friday June 16

LUNCH DEBATE

11.30 - 12.30 hours, Auditorium

REDUCED INTENSITY INSTEAD OF STANDARD CONDITIONING IN ALLO-HSC TRANSPLANTATION?
Chair: A. Gratwohl (University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland)
YES
D. Niederwieser (University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany)
NO
J. Apperley (Imperial College, London, United Kingdom)

LUNCH DEBATE

11.30 - 12.30 hours, Forum

ROUTINE CYTOGENETICS AND FISH: STILL A ROLE IN CML?
Chair: A. Hochhaus (University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany)
YES
C. Mecucci (University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy)
NO
T. Hughes (Institute of Medical & Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia)

LUNCH DEBATE

11.30 - 12.30 hours, Room X

THROMBOPHILIA TESTING INCLUDING D-DIMERS IN PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM
Chair: M. Greaves (University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
YES
B. Cosmi (S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy)
NO
T. Baglin (Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom)