185 - Can My Patient Get Their Chemo/Cells? How to Approach the Hematologic Malignancy Patient With an Active Infection

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM US ET

Location: B207-B208

CME Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Pratik Patel, MD (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Emory University/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Alpharetta, GA, United States
Murat Akova, Prof. (he/him/his)

Professor
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

Faculty(s)

Corrado Girmenia (he/him/his)

Chief of the Hematologic Emergency Unit
Umberto I Policlinico di Roma
Roma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Genovefa Papanicolau, MD

Attending Physician, Clinical Director, Infectious Disease Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY, United States

Disclosure(s):

Pratik A. Patel, MD: Eurofins Viracor: Grant/Research Support

Murat Akova, Prof.: No financial relationships to disclose.

Corrado Girmenia: No financial relationships to disclose.

Genovefa Papanicolau, MD: AiCuris Anti-Infective Cures AG: Grant/Research Support; Merck and Company, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant, Grant/Research Support, Honoraria; Regeneron, Inc: Honoraria; SymBio Pharmaceuticals Limited: Advisor/Consultant

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

assess the current knowledge on how to decide whether an active infection represents a contraindication for transplant, and the different non-ID issues surrounding the decision;
explain how to approach the hematologic malignancy patient with an active viral / bacterial infection that needs a transplant or chemotherapy;
describe how to approach the hematologic malignancy patient with an active fungal /mycobacterial infection that needs a transplant or chemotherapy.

Presentations:

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM US ET

How to Approach the Hematologic Malignancy Patient With an Active Viral/Bacterial Infection
Speaker: Genovefa Papanicolau, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM US ET

How to Approach the Hematologic Malignancy Patient With an Active Fungal Infection
Speaker: Corrado Girmenia (he/him/his) – Umberto I Policlinico di Roma