Maija Itälä-Remes
 MD, PhD, Adjunct professor


maija.itala@utu.fi

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.






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



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



Publications
  
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  •   (2026)  
    • American Journal of HematologyBone Marrow TransplantationBlood
     Chalandon, Yves; Bonneville, Edouard F.; Eikema, Diderik-jan; De Wreede, Liesbeth C.; Koster, Linda; Tuffnell, Joe; Passweg, Jakob; Schetelig, Johannes; Platzbecker, Uwe; Yakoub-Agha, Ibrahim; Salmenniemi, Urpu; Verbeek, Mareike; De Witte, Moniek A.; Mear, Jean-baptiste; Snowden, John A.; Holderried, Tobias A. W.; Van Gorkom, Gwendolyn; Baron, Frederic; Robin, Marie; Poire, Xavier; Roeven, Mieke W. H.; Itala-remes, Maija; Zaucha, Jan; Raj, Kavita; Drozd-sokolowska, Joanna; Battipaglia, Giorgia; Czerw, Tomasz; Hernandez-boluda, Juan Carlos; Polverelli, Nicola; Mclornan, Donal P.
    (    B1 Non-refereed original research article in a scientific journa)


  • Peripheral blood stem cells versus bone marrow graft for non-T-depleted haploidentical transplantation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide in patients with secondary acute myeloid leukemia in first complete remission: A study from the ALWP/EBMT  (2026)  
       Nagler, Arnon; Swoboda, Ryszard; Ferhat, Allain-Thibeault; Blaise, Didier; Koc, Mariya; Raiola, Anna Maria; Busca, Alessandro; Pavlu, Jiri; Bramanti, Stefania; Itälä-Remes, Maija; Colorado, Mercedes; Vydra, Jan; Kulagin, Alexander; Bazarbachi, Ali; Sanz, Jaime; Mohty, Mohamad; Ciceri, Fabio
      (      A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


    • Brexucabtagene Autoleucel versus Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Relapsed and Refractory Mantle Cell LymphomaAdenovirus 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  (2025)  
      • Blood Cancer Discovery
       Liebers, Nora; Boumendil, Ariane; Finel, Hervé; Edelmann, Dominic; Kobbe, Guido; Baermann, Ben-Niklas; Serroukh, Yasmina; Blaise, Didier; Beelen, Dietrich Wilhelm; Solano, Carlos; Itälä-Remes, Maija; van Meerten, Tom; Choi, Goda; Schmidt, Susanne Anna Christine; Kröger, Nicolaus; Byrne, Jenny; Tudesq, Jean-Jacques; Ossami, Saidy Anna; Nunes, Ana; Siddiqi, Rubina; Baro, Elande; Zheng, Dan; Kloos, Ioana; Dreger, Peter; Sureda, Anna; Glass, Bertram; Dietrich, Sascha
      (      A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


    •   (2025)  
      • Bone Marrow TransplantationBritish Journal of Haematology
       Perruccio, Katia; Ward, Katherine N.; Tridello, Gloria; Knelange, Nina; Zeiser, Robert; Franke, Georg-Nikolaus; Sirvent, Anne; Einsele, Hermann; Vicent, Marta Gonzalez; Navarro, Jose Maria Fernandez; Contentin, Nathalie; Collin, Matthew; Martino, Rodrigo; Gambella, Massimiliano; Sengeloev, Henrik; Passweg, Jakob; Snowden, John; Nagler, Arnon; Kulagin, Alexander; Gabriel, Melissa; Kroeger, Nicolaus; Cascon, Maria Jesus Pascual; Yeshurun, Moshe; Gungor, Tayfun; Robin, Christine; Clark, Andrew; Duarte, Monica Lopez; Amor, Adrian Alegre; Itälä-Remes, Maija; Mikulska, Malgorzata; Styczynski, Jan; de la Camara, Rafael; Ljungman, Per; Averbuch, Dina; Cesaro, Simone
      (      A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


    •   (2025)  
      • Bone Marrow Transplantation
       Montoro, Juan; Eikema, Dirk-Jan; Piepenbroek, Brian; Tuffnell Joe; Halahleh, Khalid; Kulagin, Alexander; AlAhmari, Ali; Aksoy, Basak Adakli; Reményi, Péter; Itälä-Remes, Maija; Gulbas, Zafer; McDonald, Andrew; Apte, Shashikant; Kwon, Mi; Rovira, Montserrat; Kharya, Gaurav; Potter, Victoria; Gambella, Massimiliano; Schroeder, Thomas; Giammarco, Sabrina; Bazarbachi, Ali; Aljurf, Mahmoud; Ho, Aloysius; Dalle, Jean-Hugues; Vydra, Jan; Sanz, Jaime; Pérez-Simon, José Antonio; Colita, Anca; Collin, Matthew; Tanase, Alina; Halkes, Constantijn; Kulasekararaj, Austin; Risitano, Antonio; Peffault de Latour, Régis
      (      A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


    • Ex Vivo Venetoclax Sensitivity Predicts Clinical Response in Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the Prospective VenEx Trial  (2025)  
         Kytölä, Sari; Vänttinen, Ida Maria; Ruokoranta, Tanja; Partanen, Anu; Holopainen, Annasofia; Saad, Joseph; Kuusisto, Milla E.L.; Koskela, Sirpa; Räty, Riikka Katariina; Itälä-Remes, Maija; Västrik, Imre; Suvela, Minna; Parsons, Alun Owen; Porkka, Kimmo; Wennerberg, Krister; Heckman, Caroline A.; Jalkanen, Tero; Huttunen, Teppo; Ettala, Pia; Rimpiläinen, Johanna; Siitonen, Timo; Pyörälä, Marja; Kuusanmäki, Heikki; Kontro, Mika
        (        A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


      • Frequency and impact of somatic co-occurring mutations on post-transplant outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia: a multicenter registry analysis on behalf of the EBMT ALWP  (2025)  
        • Bone Marrow Transplantation
         Bazarbachi, Ali; Galimard, Jacques-Emmanuel; Abou, Dalle Iman; Labopin, Myriam; Sanz, Jaime; Huang, He; Mayer, Jiri; Solano, Carlos; Lioure, Bruno; Griskevicius, Laimonas; Maertens, Johan; Itälä-Remes, Maija; Kaare, Ain; Gallego-Hernanz, Maria-Pilar; Bug, Gesine; Ribera, Josep-Maria; Gadisseur, Alain; Schmid, Christoph; Kwon, Mi; Poiré, Xavier; Coccia, Paola; Jurado Chacón, Manuel; Baron, Frédéric; Craddock, Charles; Brissot, Eolia; Nagler, Arnon; Ciceri, Fabio; Mohty, Mohamad
        (        A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


      • Hemolyyttisten kriisien diagnostiikka  (2025)  Akuuttihoito-opas Sinisalo, Marjatta; Itälä-Remes, Maija
        (        D2 Article in a professional compilation book)


      • Hemolyyttisten kriisien hoito  (2025)  Akuuttihoito-opas Sinisalo, Marjatta; Itälä-Remes, Maija
        (        D2 Article in a professional compilation book)


      • Impact of CHEK2 germline variants on haematological malignancy risk and outcomes of allogeneic HSCTImpact of MICA-129 mismatch on HSCT outcomes: Evidence from a large European cohort and meta-analysis  (2025)  
           Lahtinen, Atte K.; Karu, Maarja; Koski, Jessica R.; Ritari, Jarmo; Hyvärinen, Kati; Koskela, Satu; Nihtilä, Julia; Partanen, Jukka; Vettenranta, Kim; Koskenvuo, Minna; Niittyvuopio, Riitta; Salmenniemi, Urpu; Itälä‐Remes, Maija; Jahnukainen, Kirsi; Kilpivaara, Outi; Wartiovaara‐Kautto, Ulla
          (          B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal)


        •   (2025)  
          • Transplantation and cellular therapyBritish Journal of HaematologyHaematologica
           Nihtilä, Julia; Tammi, Silja; Salmenniemi, Urpu; Itälä-Remes, Maija; Crossland, Rachel; Gallardo, David; Bieniaszewska, Maria; Giebel, Sebastian; Bogunia-Kubik, Katarzyna; Hyvärinen, Kati; Partanen, Jukka; Ritari, Jarmo
          (          A1 Refereed data article in a scientific journal)


        • Impact of Wilms’ tumor 1 gene (WT1) mutation on outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic-cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia: a retrospective multicenter cohort study from the ALWP/EBMT registryThe impact of individual comorbidities in transplant recipients receiving post-transplant cyclophosphamide  (2025)  
             Capes, Antoine; Mooyaart, Jarl E.; Blaise, Didier; Bramanti, Stefania; Kwon, Mi; Mohty, Mohamad; Chevallier, Patrice; Vydra, Jan; Reményi, Péter; Forcade, Edouard; López Corral, Lucía; Itälä‐Remes, Maija; Bazarbachi, Ali; Derenzini, Enrico; Hoogenboom, Jorinde D.; Kuball, Jürgen; Battipaglia, Giorgia; Malard, Florent; Ruggeri, AnnalisaA1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

          •   (2025)  
            • Bone Marrow Transplantation
             Nagler, Arnon; Esteve, Jordi; Galimard, Jacques-Emmanuel; Sanz, Jaime; Poire, Xavier; Collin, Matthew; Maertens, Johan; Huang, He; Itäla-Remes, Maija; Halahleh, Khalid; Pascual Cascon, Maria Jesús; Chiusolo, Patrizia; Griskevicius, Laimonas; Kaare, Ain; De Becker, Ann; Jindra, Pavel; Pérez-Simón, Jose Antonio; Bazarbachi, Ali; Brissot, Eolia; Ciceri, Fabio; Mohty, Mohamad
            (            A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


          • Outcomes of primary graft failure in acute myeloid leukemia patients following unrelated transplantation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide: a study from the ALWP/EBMT  (2025)  
            • Bone Marrow Transplantation
             Nagler, Arnon; Galimard, Jacques-Emmanuel; Kayser, Sarah; Kulagin, Alexander; Blaise, Didier; Parovichnikova, Elena; Versluis, Jurjen; Itälä-Remes, Maija; Choi, Goda; Martino Bufarull, Rodrigo; Sica, Simona; Roeven, Mieke W. H.; von dem Borne, Peter; Bazarbachi, Ali; Sanz, Jaime; Mohty, Mohamad; Ciceri, Fabio
            (            A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


          • Ruxolitinib treatment outcomes in acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD) in a real-world setting in Finland  (2025)  
            • Annals of Hematology
             Martelin, Eeva; Kuikka, Arttu; Rajala, Hanna; Ruohonen, Tuomas; Mönkkönen, Hannu; Vikkula, Johanna; Uusi-Rauva, Kristiina; Salmenniemi, Urpu; Itälä-Remes, Maija
            (            A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


          • TET2 mutation does not impact the prognosis of adult acute myeloid leukemia patients receiving a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in first remission: similar outcome following matched sibling and unrelated versus haploidentical donor transplants in a multi-center retrospective analysis from the Global Committee and the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation  (2025)  
               Li, Lin; Ye, Yishan; Galimard, Jacques-Emmanuel; Labopin, Myriam; Wu, Depei; Chen, Jia; Kröger, Nicolaus; Passweg, Jakob; Salmenniemi, Urpu; Itälä-Remes, Maija; Poiré, Xavier; Eder, Matthias; Maertens, Johan; Burns, David; Sengeloev, Henrik; Olesen, Gitte; Blaise, Didier; Finke, Jürgen; Gadisseur, Alain; Bazarbachi, Ali; Brissot, Eolia; Nagler, Arnon; Luo, Yi; Shi, Jimin; Mohty, Mohamad; Huang, He; Ciceri, Fabio; Claude, Gorin Sr. Norbert
              (              B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal)


            •   (2025)  
              • Bone Marrow Transplantation
               Spyridonidis, Alexandros; Labopin, Myriam; Savani, Bipin P.; Kulagin, Alexander; Blaise, Didier; Broers, Annoek E. C.; Sica, Simona; Raiola, Anna Maria; Vydra, Jan; Choi, Goda; Rovira, Montserrat; Kwon, Mi; Sanz, Jaime; Itälä-Remes, Maija; von dem Borne, Peter; Esquirol, Albert; Koc, Yener; Brissot, Eolia; Nagler, Arnon; Mohty, Mohamad; Ciceri, Fabio
              (              A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


            •   (2025)  
              • Bone Marrow Transplantation
               Daenen, L. G. M.; van der Wagen, L. E.; Bonneville, E. F.; Lopez-Corral, L.; Bukauskas, A.; Bornhaeuser, M.; Beguin, Y.; Itälä-Remes, M.; Hoogenboom, J. D.; de Wreede, L. C.; Malard, F.; Chabannon, C.; Dazzi, F.; Ruggeri, A.; Kuball, J.
              (              B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal)


            •   (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 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


            • Allogeneic stem cell transplantation in de novo core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia in first complete remission : data from the EBMT  (2024)  
              • Bone Marrow Transplantation
               Al Hamed, Rama; Labopin, Myriam; Wu, Depei; Gedde-Dahl, Tobias; Aljurf, Mahmoud; Forcade, Edouard; Salmenniemi, Urpu; Passweg, Jakob; Maertens, Johan; Pabst, Thomas; Versluis, Jurjen; Itäla-Remes, Maija; Huang, Xiao-Jun; Van Gorkom, Gwendolyn; Schroeder, Thomas; Sanz, Jaime; Blaise, Didier; Reményi, Péter; Schanz, Urs; Esteve, Jordi; Gorin, Norbert-Claude; Ciceri, Fabio; Mohty, Mohamad
              (              A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



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