MD Anderson Cancer Center at IDWeek 2026

Oct 21–24, 2026 Washington, DC ~12k attendees Website

MD Anderson Cancer Center brings 26 presentations to IDWeek 2026 in Washington. Its program centres on infections in people with cancer, including catheter-related bloodstream infections, invasive aspergillosis and viral complications of newer cancer therapies. Distinctive work tracks hepatitis B reactivation during bispecific T-cell engager therapy and links Klebsiella capsule type to phage susceptibility.

OrganizationIDWeek 2026 Attendance
Session
Wed Oct 21
1:30pm–3:15pm
Global Elimination of Hepatitis C in 2026
146 ABC
Epi & Infection Control · with Duke University, University of Southern California, Task Force for Global Health +2 more
HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisGlobal and public health
Talk
Thu Oct 22
11:30am–11:42am
Part of Late Breaking Abstracts: Antimicrobials
D-PLEX100 Lowers the Microbial Burden Without Selecting for Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria: Pooled Microbiology from Three Randomized Trials (N=2,185)
206
Infection prevention and healthcare epidemiologyAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Antibiotic Lock Therapy and Early Catheter Removal Deliver Comparable Outcomes in Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections Among Cancer Patients With Long-Term Central Venous Catheters (LT CVC)
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1481
N4. Health Care-Associated Infections: Device-Associated (CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Linking Capsule Type with Bacteriophage Susceptibility in Multinational Genomically Diverse Klebsiella pneumoniae
Virtual presentation
A4. Treatment of antimicrobial resistant infections
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Reduced Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Polymicrobial versus Monomicrobial Biofilms Using a Three-Dimensional Wound Biofilm Model
Virtual presentation
A1. Novel Agents
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Shifting Microbial Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: A 25-Year, Multi-Cohort Study in Cancer Patients with Long-Term Central Venous Catheters
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1496
N4. Health Care-Associated Infections: Device-Associated (CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
The Role of Cytomegalovirus Cell Mediated Immunity Testing Before and After Chimeric Antigen Receptor Therapy
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-636
D2. Virology
Session
Thu Oct 22
1:45pm–3:00pm
APProach to ID Workforce Expansion and Multidisciplinary Care
151 AB
Adult ID · with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, ID Care, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Session
Thu Oct 22
1:45pm–3:00pm
Challenging Cases in Pediatric Infectious Diseases​
202 AB
Global ID · with Indiana University, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Kaiser Permanente Northern California +3 more
Session
Thu Oct 22
1:45pm–3:00pm
Hepatitis B: From Prevention to Functional Cure
144 ABC
COVID-19 · with Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Los Angeles, NIDDK +1 more
Infection prevention and healthcare epidemiologyGlobal and public healthHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis
Talk
Thu Oct 22
1:45pm–2:10pm
Part of APProach to ID Workforce Expansion and Multidisciplinary Care
Leading by Example: APP Workforce Expansion
151 AB
Adult ID
Session
Fri Oct 23
8:00am–9:00am
Expanding the Diagnostic Toolkit for Viral Hepatitis and Managing Unique Infected Populations
102 AB
Transplant · with Harvard Medical School, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Alberta
HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisDiagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Session
Fri Oct 23
11:30am–11:55am
From Many, One: ID Advocacy at the State Level
BugHub World Stage
with Indiana University
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Current Gaps Between Perceived Value and Utilization of Teaching and Learning Resources in Transplant–Oncology Infectious Diseases at a Comprehensive Cancer Center: Navigation and Workflow Barriers
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-806
E. Infectious Diseases Medical Education (scholarly work directed at enhancing infectious diseases education of trainees and/or health professionals, social determinants of health)
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Central Nervous System Involvement in Disseminated Aspergillosis Among Cancer Patients: A 30-Year Institutional Cohort of Clinical Features, Management, and Outcomes
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1404
M1. Clinical studies of fungal infections
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Clinical Outcomes of Respiratory Viral Infections in Recipients of Cellular Therapy Over two Seasons
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-400
C4. Respiratory infections - viral
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Emerging Opportunist or Clinical Harbinger? A Review of Candida kefyr Cases in Cancer Patients
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1375
M1. Clinical studies of fungal infections
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Patients with Cancer Receiving Bispecific T-cell Engager Therapy
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-820
F2. Hepatitis B
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Improving Influenza Vaccination Assessment and Documentation among High-Risk Cancer Patients: Evolution of a Longitudinal Quality Improvement Initiative
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1155
I1. Adult Vaccines
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Microbiologic Profile and Treatment Outcomes in Temporal Bone Osteoradionecrosis: A 23-Year Single-Center Experience
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-368
C2. Bone and joint
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Outcomes of Parainfluenza Virus Infections in Hospitalized Adult Patients: A Two-Center Study From 2 Different Continents
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-471
C4. Respiratory infections - viral
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Primary Liposomal Amphotericin B Monotherapy versus Combination with Azoles or Echinocandins for Invasive Aspergillosis in Hematologic Malignancies: Comparable Outcomes Over 22 Years in a Large Single-Center Cohort
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1403
M1. Clinical studies of fungal infections
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Transcriptional regulation of 42 candidate genes as predictors of severe respiratory viral infections in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients – a prospective cohort study
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-433
C4. Respiratory infections - viral
Talk
Sat Oct 24
1:45pm–2:10pm
Part of Viral Infections With Novel Antineoplastic Treatments
Overview of Recently Developed Antineoplastic Agents and Viral Complications
144 ABC
Adult ID
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Session
Sat Oct 24
1:45pm–3:00pm
Viral Infections With Novel Antineoplastic Treatments
144 ABC
Adult ID · with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of California, Davis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill +1 more
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Session
Sat Oct 24
3:15pm–4:30pm
Not Just Managing but Vanquishing: The New Era of Hepatitis Antivirals
103 AB
with Vanderbilt University Medical Center
HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship

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