Omeros Corporation Announces Upcoming Educational Event at the Annual Meeting of the European Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
March 19, 2019–Session Will Focus on Diagnosis of Hematopoietic Stem Cell
Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy–
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Omeros Corporation (Nasdaq: OMER) today announced an upcoming
educational event at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the European Society of
Blood and Marrow Transplantation to be held in Frankfurt, Germany on
March 24-27, 2019. Sponsored by Omeros, the educational session entitled
“How Do I … Diagnose HSCT-TMA” will be held on Tuesday, March 26, at
2:00-3:30 PM local time. There is growing recognition that hematopoietic
stem-cell transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (HSCT-TMA), a
potentially lethal complication of stem-cell transplants, is
underdiagnosed in the U.S. and worldwide. A study from the Dana Farber
Cancer Institute reported that, while 39% of patients receiving
allogeneic HSCT developed TMA, the disorder was often unrecognized
during clinical care.
The session, conducted by an international panel of experts, will focus
on the diagnosis of HSCT-TMA and on the relationship between HSCT-TMA
and the broader syndrome of disorders caused by endothelial injury. In
addition to TMA, endothelial injury is associated with several
complications of HSCT, including graft-versus-host disease,
veno-occlusive disease, and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. Narsoplimab,
Omeros’ antibody to inhibit the lectin pathway of complement, has
received breakthrough therapy designation from FDA and is in Phase 3
development for the treatment of HSCT-TMA.