IACH Webinar Series — Fertility after CAR T-cells: management and outcomes
Part of the International Academy for Clinical Hematology (IACH) webinar series.
- Date & time: Monday, 17 August 2026 · 16:00 UTC (18:00 CET · 12:00 PM New York · 19:00 KSA)
- Format: Live Zoom webinar, free with registration (replay available to registrants)
What it covers
As CAR T-cell therapy moves earlier in the treatment pathway and into younger patients, fertility and reproductive outcomes have become a core survivorship question rather than an afterthought. This session reviews what is currently known about gonadal function after lymphodepletion and CAR T-cell infusion, how to counsel patients before apheresis, which fertility-preservation options are realistic within the CAR T timeline, and the outcomes reported so far in patients who conceived after cellular therapy. Practical management pathways and multidisciplinary referral models are discussed.
Faculty
- Annalisa Ruggeri — haematologist and transplant/cellular therapy specialist, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Giorgio Orofino — haematology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Who should attend: haematologists, oncologists, transplant and cellular-therapy teams, fellows and trainees, transplant coordinators and nurses, and reproductive-medicine colleagues working with cancer patients.
