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Highlights from the SWG

SWG Committee meetingsIn 2023, the SWG Committee held meetings on:

February 21, 2023—online
April 6, 2023—in The Hague
June 8, 2023—at the EHA Congress 2023 in Frankfurt
In addition, an SWG Chairs and Committee Meeting was held on September 29, 2023, in The Hague.…

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Parliament puts final stamp on the European Health Data Space

On April 24, the European Parliament gave its final endorsement to the regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS). The legislation was proposed in May 2022, and constitutes an important pillar of the (developing) European Health Union.

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Revision of the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation

Background on the reformIn April 2023, the European Commission (EC) published two proposals to revise the existing (and outdated) pharmaceutical legislation. This includes legislation on medicines for children and rare diseases.

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The root of evil: pre-leukemic clones that survive chemotherapy are linked to a higher risk of leukemia recurrence

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive form of blood cancer. Treatment with intensive chemotherapy often leads to a period of freedom from overt disease called a remission. However, recurrence of the disease is common.

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Chairs and members

ChairAli Taher, American University of Beirut Medical Center (Lebanon)

Co-chairAchille Iolascon, University of Naples Federico II (Italy)

SWG Steering Committee members
Patricia Aguilar Martinez, Henri Mondor University Hospital (France)
Maria Domenica Cappellini, University of Milan (Italy)
Marta Morado, Hospital Universitario La Paz (Spain)
Martina Muckenthaler, University…

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Call for interest — new La Cantera event

The call for interest is open until 23:59 on November 30, 2024. Complete the Word application form now

In 2025, EHA will provide funding for a new La Cantera coaching event.

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EHA-funded study in The Lancet Haematology: Economic Burden of Blood Disorders in EU is €23 billion

In Europe blood disorders affect around 80 million people. The total cost of blood disorders consists of healthcare expenditure (€15. 6 billion), productivity loss due to illness and mortality (€5. 6 billion), and the costs of informal care (€1.

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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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Lymphomas from A to Z

Nineteen countries from 3 continents were represented during the EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting on Rare Lymphomas on March 10-12, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.

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Abstract submission & Awards

Abstract and Case Report submission is now closed. Abstract awardsIntroduced in 2021 and after 3 editions, we are excited to announce the 4th Emerging Investigators EHA-EBMT Joint Fellowship Awards in the Field of Cell Therapy and Immunotherapy 2024.

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