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‘Rare Cancers in all EU policies’: Prof Elizabeth Macintyre expresses strong EHA support for the Rare Cancers Europe agenda

On September 28, EHA President Elizabeth Macintyre addressed an audience that included Members of the European Parliament, and officials of the European Commission and the European Medicines Agency, as well as members of the Rare Cancers Europe (RCE) partnership.

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Novel basis for chemoresistance in AML: DNMT3A R882 mutations promote chemoresistance and residual disease through impaired DNA damage sensing

Although most acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients initially respond to chemotherapy, the majority subsequently relapses and succumbs to refractory disease. Residual leukemic cells that survived chemotherapy may persist over time and later cause the disease to come back.

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GoCART Coalition - Call for research proposals within Work Package 6: Scientific Excellence

Dear GoCART community, 

With more than 1500 CAR-T infusions registered in the EBMT registry, EHA and EBMT are proud to announce a series of scientific calls within Work Package 6: Scientific Excellence of the GoCART coalition.

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Integrated Diagnosis Strategies in Oncohematology for the Management of Cytopenias and Leukocytosis

111 hematologists from 31 countries met in Barcelona for a three-day scientific meeting on Integrated Diagnosis Strategies in Oncohematology for the Management of Cytopenias and Leukocytosis.

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Cancer Medicines Forum workshop April 5: a way forward for treatment optimization

The Cancer Medicines Forum (CMF) is hosted by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in collaboration with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).

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Adding elotuzumab to standard treatment for multiple myeloma significantly reduced the risk of disease progression, with benefits sustained at two years

ELOQUENT-2, which evaluated elotuzumab in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone, is the first Phase III study to demonstrate the benefit of directly activating the immune system in the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

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EHA joins ESMO in calling for EU action on shortages of essential medicines

EHA joins ESMO in calling for EU action on shortages of essential medicines

The European Hematology Association (EHA) has endorsed and signed a collective Call to Action, prepared by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), on shortages of inexpensive, essential…

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2018’s Sjöberg Prize awarded for unique treatment that cures a once fatal cancer

Dr. Zhu Chen, Dr. Anne Dejean and Dr. Hugues de Thé will be awarded the Sjöberg Prize 2018 for their work on how acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) could be cured based on arsenic and retinoic acid.

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HARMONY: Innovative Medicines Initiative approves € 40 million project for better care of patients with hematologic malignancies

HARMONY will capture, integrate, analyze and harmonize anonymous patient data from high-quality multidisciplinary sources to unlock valuable knowledge on multiple myeloma (MM), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)…

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Strengthening Resilience and Fostering Collaboration: Ensuring a Transparent and Reliable Supply Chain for Plasma-Derived Products

The issue of immunoglobulin shortages and the importance of enhancing and maintaining plasma supplies have gained significant attention within the policy and regulatory landscape of the European Union.

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