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Maija
Itälä-Remes
Professor, Internal Medicine
MD, PhD, Adjunct professor

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Areas of expertise

Haematology
Acute Leukemia
Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Biography

Academic degrees:

Medical doctor 26.5.1986, University of Turku, Finland
Doctoral thesis (”B-cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Increased Susceptibility to Infections”) and 13.9.1996, University of Turku
Doctorate, PhD 4.12.1997, University of Turku
Adjunct professor Internal Medicine/Clinical Haematology 18.4.2005, University of Turku

Professional appointments:

Resident/specialist in Internal Medicine and in Anaesthesia 1986-1997 Turku University Central Hospital.
Clinical haematologist, Turku University Central Hospital 1997-2007.
Medical Adviser, Janssen-Cilag, Nordic Section 2007-2008.  
Head of Department of Haematology, Tampere University Central Hospital 2008-2010.
Head of Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Turku University Hospital 2010-2017.
Head of Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Helsinki University Hospital 2017-2018.
Head of Division of Clinical Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Programme Director of Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Turku University Central Hospital 2018-

Dissertations:

Supervisor 3, Opponent 2, Reviewer 4

Other academic appontments:

Review of the scientific work for docent application

Appointments in Scientific Societies:

Chair of the Finnish Society of Haematology 2012-2014, member 2014-.
Chair of the Finnish Acute Leukemia Working Group 2015-2018, member 2018-
The Nordic-Dutch Working Group for CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) Group, member 2000-2014.
The Finnish Haematology Registry and Biobank, member of the Steering group 2012-2014.
The European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, member 1997-

Duties with National Authorities:

Consultant of the Parliament (Implementation of EU directives into National legislation) 2006-2007
Consultant of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM) 2016
Consultant of the Finnish Medicine Agency (Fimea) 2016-2018
EU consultation Brussels 2017

Activities in Quality Management:

Inspector exam of FACT/JACIE Quality Management System 31.5.2011, Rotterdam.
Establishment of the Quality Management System of the Stem Cell Unit of Turku University Hospital 2006; Moderation of initial JACIE accreditation and two re-accreditations 2006-2017 Turku University Central Hospital, Turku.


Teaching

Lectures at Finnish University Hospitals and Central Hospitals

Public lectures

Lectures at International meetings

Education of residents and junior colleagues (Clinical haematology and Stem Cell Transplantations)

Member of Faculty of the International Congress on Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Berlin 2017

Research

Scientific publications and text book articles in field of stem cell transplantions and haematological malignancies

Principal Investigator and Sub-investigator of International Multicentre Clinical Trials

GCP training, latest update 22.2.2018

Publications

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Young (<35 years) haploidentical versus old (≥35 years) mismatched unrelated donors and vice versa for allogeneic stem cell transplantation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide in patients with acute myeloid leukemia in first remission: a study on behalf of the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (2024)

Bone Marrow Transplantation
Nagler, Arnon; Labopin, Myriam; Swoboda, Ryszard; Blaise, Didier; Angelucci, Emanuele; Vydra, Jan; Corral, Lucía López; Bramanti, Stefania; Chiusolo, Patrizia; Kwon, Mi; Koc, Yener; Itäla-Remes, Maija; Martino, Massimo; Kulagin, Alexander; Busca, Alessandro; Ciceri, Fabio; Mohty, Mohamad
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Adenovirus infections after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in children and adults : a study from the Infectious Diseases Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (2024)

Bone Marrow Transplantation
Styczynski, Jan; Tridello, Gloria; Knelange, Nina; Wendel, Lotus; Ljungman, Per; Mikulska, Malgorzata; Gil, Lidia; Cesaro, Simone; Averbuch, Diana; von dem Borne, Peter; Xhaard, Aliénor; Mielke, Stephan; Neven, Benedicte; Snowden, John A.; Dalle, Jean-Hugues; Rubio, Marie Thérèse; Crawley, Charles; Maertens, Johan; Kuball, Jurgen; Chevallier, Patrice; Michel, Gérard; Gabriel, Melissa; Burns, David; Wynn, Robert F.; Renard, Cecile; Blijlevens, Nicole; Jubert, Charlotte; Gedde-Dahl, Tobias; Collin, Matthew; Labussiere-Wallet, Helene; Kalwak, Krzysztof; Broers, Annoek E. C.; Yakoub-Agha, Ibrahim; Itäla-Remes, Maija; de la Camara, Rafael
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Graft-versus-host disease and relapse/rejection-free survival after allogeneic transplantation for idiopathic severe aplastic anemia: a comprehensive analysis from the SAAWP of the EBMT (2023)

Haematologica
Devillier Raynier, Eikema Dirk-Jan, Dufour Carlo, Aljurf Mahmoud, Wu Depei, Maschan Alexei, Kulagin Alexander, Halkes Constantijn J. M., Collin Matthew, Snowden John, Renard Cecile, Ganser Arnold, Sykora Karl-Walter, Gibson Brenda E., Maertens Johan, Itala-Remes Maija, Corti Paola, Cornelissen Jan, Bornhaeuser Martin, Colorado Araujo Mercedes, Ozdogu Hakan, Risitano Antonio, Socie Gerard, de latour Regis Peffault
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Significance of Degree of HLA Disparity Using T-cell Replete Peripheral Blood Stem Cells From Haploidentical Donors With Posttransplantation Cyclophosphamide in AML in First Complete Hematologic Remission: A Study of the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT (2023)

HemaSphere
Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Labopin M, Ayala E, Bazarbachi A, Blaise D, Vydra J, Bramanti S, Itala-Remes M, Schmid C, Busca A, Forcade E, Rabitsch W, Zecca M, Kroger N, Bulabois CE, Grillo G, Rambaldi A, Fanin R, Zallio F, Di Renzo N, Koc Y, Novis Y, McDonald A, Arroyo CH, Sanz J, Nagler A, Ciceri F, Mohty M
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Impact of newly diagnosed extramedullary myeloma on outcome after first autograft followed by maintenance: A CMWP-EBMT study (2023)

European Journal of Haematology
Gagelmann Nico, Eikema Dirk-Jan, Koster Linda, Netelenbos Tanja, McDonald Andrew, Stoppa Anne-Marie, Fenk Roland, Anagnostopoulos Achilles, van Gorkom Gwendolyn, Deconinck Eric, Bulabois Claude-Eric, Delforge Michel, Bunjes Donald, Arcese William, Reményi Péter, Itälä-Remes Maija, Thurner Lorenz, Bolaman Ali Zahit, Nabil Yafour, Lund J., Labussière-Wallet Hélène, Hayden Patrick J., Beksac Meral, Schönland Stefan, Yakoub-Agha Ibrahim
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Integrating biological HLA-DPB1 mismatch models to predict survival after unrelated hematopoietic cell transplantation (2023)

Haematologica
Ruggeri Annalisa, De Wreede Liesbeth C, Müller Carlheinz R, Crivello Pietro, Bonneville Edouard F, Petersdorf Effie W, Socié Gerard, Dubois Valérie, Niittyvuopio Riitta, Peräsaari Juha, Yakoub-Agha Ibrahim, Cornelissen Jan J, Wieten Lotte, Gedde-Dahl Tobias, Forcade Edouard, Crawley Charles R, Marsh Steven GE, Gandemer Virginie, Tholouli Eleni, Bulabois Claude-Eric, Huynh Anne, Choi Goda, Deconinck Eric, Itälä-Remes Maija, Lenhoff Stig, Bengtsson Mats, Johansson Jan-Erik, Van Gorkom Gwendolyn, Hoogenboom Jorinde D, Vago Luca, Rocha Vanderson, Bonini Chiara, Chabannon Christian, Fleischhauer Katharina
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))

Comorbidities in transplant recipients with acute myeloid leukemia receiving low-intensity conditioning regimens: an ALWP EBMT study (2023)

Blood Advances
Fein Joshua A., Shouval Roni, Galimard Jacques-Emmanuel, Labopin Myriam, Socié Gérard, Finke Jürgen, Cornelissen Jan J., Malladi Ram, Itälä-Remes Maija, Chevallier Patrice, Orchard Kim H., Bunjes Donald, Aljurf Mahmoud, Rubio Marie Thérèse, Versluis Jurjen, Mohty Mohamad, Nagler Arnon
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Impact of disease burden on clinical outcomes of AML patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: a study from the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (2023)

Bone Marrow Transplantation
Abou Dalle Iman, Labopin Myriam, Kröger Nicolaus, Schroeder Thomas, Finke Jürgen, Stelljes Matthias, Neubauer Andreas, Blaise Didier, Yakoub-Agha Ibrahim, Salmenniemi Urpu, Forcade Edouard, Itälä-Remes Maija, Dreger Peter, Bug Gesine, Passweg Jakob, Heuser Michael, Choi Goda, Brissot Eolia, Giebel Sebastian, Nagler Arnon, Ciceri Fabio, Bazarbachi Ali, Mohty Mohamad
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
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