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European Working Group for Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (EWALL)

The specialized working group on adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (EWALL) consists mainly of the members of the EWALL group, which is the European Working Group for Adult ALL, and which includes the leaders of the national ALL study groups in Europe.…

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EHA-Balkan Hematology Tutorial on Lymphoid Malignancies

“EHA and the Albanian Association of Hematology have jointly decided to postpone the first EHA-Balkan Hematology Tutorial in response to a request from the Albanian government to limit all international meetings.

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SWG Educational Activities

Social and public activitiesSince 2020, Prof Hermann Einsele has been a Councilor to the EHA Board. Scientific activitiesFifth European CAR T-cell meetingDateFebruary 9–11, 2023. LocationRotterdam, The Netherlands.

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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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Promising results in trials with non-chemotherapy treatments for Leukemias to be presented at the 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association in Stockholm, June 13-16, 2013

What is new? Current investigations are aimed at evaluating the use of monoclonal antibodies (mAB). These mABs bind to specific molecules (antigens) found on leukemic cells. This results in immune destruction of the leukemic cells.

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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: impressive results with the monoclonal antibody blinatumomab

The Phase 2 dose-ranging study MT103-206 evaluated the efficacy, safety and tolerability of blinatumomab in adult patients with B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia who had relapsed following treatment with standard front-line chemotherapy or allogeneic stem cell transplant.

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Tools and Overview Tables

EHA2023 session on COVID-19 and influenzaThe SWG suggested the above session, which was held during the EHA 2023 Hybrid Congress. Full titleCOVID-19 and influenza in patients with hematological malignancies.

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Challenges and opportunities in the diagnostics and management of onco-hematological patients under the microscope during tutorial in Russia

Onco-hematology was the focus of the two-day EHA Hematology Tutorial in Moscow, Russia, the third joint tutorial organized by EHA, the National Hematological Society (NHS) and the Russian-Oncohematology Society (ROHS).

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