Amyloidosis in Every Corner of the World: Bridging Global Knowledge with Regional Challenges
Saturday, November 14, 2026
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
IKMG Meeting (Non-CME) (separate registration required, registration form available soon)
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
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
IKMG Meeting (Non-CME) (separate registration required, registration form available soon)
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
Moderators:
Eli Muchtar (Israel) & Julie Rosenthal (USA)
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
Moderators:
Eli Muchtar (Israel) & Vaishali Sanchorawala (USA)
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
Moderator:
Márcia Waddington (Brazil)
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
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Industry Breakfast Symposium (Non-CME)
9:00 AM - 10:35 AM
Amyloidosis – Making the Diagnosis
Moderators:
Eloisa Riva (Uruguay) & Stefan Schönland (Germany)
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
Moderators:
Erika Brulc (Argentina) & Maria Picken (USA)
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
Moderators:
Lorena Saelices Gomez (USA) & Christophe Sirac (France)
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
Moderators:
Peter Mollee (Australia) & Vaishali Sanchorawala (USA)
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
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Industry Breakfast Symposium (Non-CME)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
TTR
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
Moderators:
Martha Grogan (USA) & Markus Weiler (Germany)
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
Moderators:
Alexander Carpinteiro (Germany) & Maite Cibeira (Spain)
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
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
Moderators:
Angela Dispenzieri (USA) & Lisa Mendelson (USA)
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)
Moderators:
Ute Hegenbart (Germany) & Nelson Leung (USA)
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
Moderators:
Eloisa Riva (Uruguay) & Yoshiki Sekijima (Japan)
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)