Highlights

SWG-initiated research grant

Biology of Hodgkin lymphoma in older patients’ project

Project lead: Dr. Paul J. Bröckelmann, MD

Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG), Cologne, Germany

Project aim: to lay the groundwork for a comprehensive characterization of Hodgkin lymphoma biology in older patients. The overarching goal is to unravel targetable vulnerabilities and inform novel therapeutic strategies in this growing patient population.

More about the project can be found on the project page.

SWG Session at the EHA Congress 2025

Session title: Artificial intelligence in geriatric hematology

Chair: Raúl Córdoba (Spain)

Speakers:

  • Torsten Haferlach (Germany) – The future of AI in the intersection of hematology and geriatrics
  • Esther Lueje (Spain) – LLM-assisted Decision-Making in geriatric hematology
  • Alfonso Piciocchi (Italy) – Generating synthetic patient cohorts to serve as control groups in virtual clinical trials: The unmet need of underrepresented populations like elderly patients