A-TANGO related activities at EASL Congress 2024
A-TANGO strives to increase the survival rate with G-TAK – a novel combinatorial therapy, and to decrease the burden on the national healthcare systems, which is caused by a large percentage of patients who never recover fully and require long-term care.
Wednesday 5 June
| When | Where | What |
| 08:30-17:00 | Poster area | Poster LBP-026: Evidence of transplant benefit for patients with severe acute-on-chronic liver failure: Interim results of the CHANCE study (Rajiv Jalan, UCL), Late breaker posters, Topic: General Hepatology |
| 08:30-10:00
08:55-09:05 |
Amber 3+4 | Patient & Advocate Forum: Patient Experiences in Clinical Settings
● Talk: Patient experiences in using health services/availability of health services (Milan Mishkovikj, ELPA) |
| 09:45-10:15 | EASL Studio & Hepatology Arena | EASL Studio – Buongiorno Milano: What not to miss during EASL Congress (Chair: Aleksander Krag, OUH)
(Panellist: Thomas Berg, ULEI) |
| 13:30-14:30
13:30-13:40 14:10-14:15 14:15-14:30 |
Space 3 | Industry Session: “Grifols: Long-term albumin to manage disease progression: latest evidence and upcoming results” (chair: Rajiv Jalan, UCL)
● Talk 1: From decompensated cirrhosis to ACLF: long-term albumin among the available and novel treatments (Rajiv Jalan, UCL) ● Talk 4: Conclusions & future perspectives (Rajiv Jalan, UCL) ● Q&A (moderated by Rajiv Jalan, UCL) |
| 13:30-14:3013:48-14:01
14:14-14:25 |
Amber 1+2 | Industry satellite symposium (Metabolism, Alcohol and Toxicity): MSD: F Is for Fibrosis – Spelling out the Issues in Advanced MASH (Chair: Arun Sanyal)
● Talk 3: Key Mechanisms of Morbidity and Mortality in Advanced Fibrosis (Frank Tacke, Charité) ● Round Table Discussion (Frank Tacke, Elisabetta Bugianesi, Arun Sanyal, Jörn Schattenberg) |
Thursday 6 June
| When | Where | What |
| 08:30-18:00 | Poster area | Poster THU-057-YI: Distinguishing clinical profiles in acute-on-chronic liver failure: a comparative analysis of alcohol-related hepatitis versus infection precipitated acute-on-chronic liver failure (Annarein Kerbert, LUMC)
Topic: Cirrhosis and its complications: ACLF and critical illness |
| 08:30-09:30 | Meet-The-Expert 1 | Meet-the-expert: Interprofessional Forum: Developing successful nurse-led clinics. A multidisciplinary perspective
Panel discussion: Developing successful nurse-led clinics – A multidisciplinary perspective (Co-Chair: Marko Korenjak, ELPA) |
| 10:00-10:30 | EASL Studio & Hepatology Arena | EASL Studio – Breaking boundaries: Innovating the future of hepatitis B and D treatment together (Chair: Thomas Berg, ULEI; Topic: Viral Hepatitis) |
| 14:00-14:30 | Track Hub: Public Health | Public Health Networking Session: Patient Engagement: ELPA Good Practices (Marko Korenjak, ELPA) |
| 17:00-18:15 | Amber 3+4 | Abstract session – Liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery (Chair: Thomas Berg, ULEI)
● Talk: ID OS-020 MRI-serum based score accurately identifies liver transplant patients without rejection avoiding need for liver biopsy: a multisite European study (Minneke Coenraad, LUMC) |
Friday 7 June
| When | Where | What |
| 08:30-18:00 | Poster area | Poster FRI-174: Spectrum of UGT1A1 variations in Chinese patients with Gilbert’s syndrome (Wenting Tan, UCL)
Topic: Rare liver diseases |
| 08:30-09:45 | Brown 3 | Abstract Session: Cirrhosis and its complications: Clinical
Co-Chair: Minneke Coenraad, LUMC |
| 10:00-10:30 | Track Hub: Cirrhosis & Complications | A-TANGO Networking Session
● A-TANGO ppt slide deck running through, get-together for consortium members + study site investigators, and networking with colleagues
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| 12:45-13:45 | Space 3 | Industry satellite symposium – Ipsen: Shining a light on unexplained cholestasis (Chair: Thomas Berg, ULEI)
Topic: Immune-mediated and Cholestatic Diseases |
| 17:15-18:30 | Brown 3 | Abstract session: Gut microbiota and liver disease (Chairs: Jonel Trebicka, UM; Minneke Coenraad, LUMC) |
Saturday 8 June
| When | Where | What |
| 08:30-09:45 | Brown 3 | Session: Future of hepatology: Decompensated cirrhosis: is it about portal hypertension or systemic inflammation
Co-Chair: Rajiv Jalan ● Talk: Emerging approaches to targeting systemic inflammation in cirrhosis (Rajiv Jalan) |
| 08:30-17:00 | Poster Area | Poster SAT-452: Evolving patterns in the clinical burden of liver cirrhosis: comprehensive analysis from a leading German tertiary center (Julian Pohl, Charité)
Session Topic: Public Health – Except viral hepatitis |
| 12:30-13:00 | EASL Studio & Hepatology Arena | EASL Studio – Landmark studies at the EASL Congress 2024
(Chair: Thomas Berg, ULEI; Panel: Rajiv Jalan, UCL; Verena Keitel-Anselmino) Topic: General Hepatology |