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Improved survival for adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) patients

Historical survival for patients 18-45 years with ALL is approximately 40 %. However the event free survival for ALL patients 18-45 years has improved to 73% following implementation of the NOPHO ALL2008 protocol in July 2008.

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SWG Educational Activities

2023 meetingsThe following EHA-SWG meetings took place in the past calendar year:

54th General Assembly of ERIC members at ELN Symposium 2023
Mannheim, Germany
April 18, 2023

ERIC/Brazilian CLL Group workshop on biomarkers in CLL
Brasilia, Brazil
May 25–26, 2023

55th General Assembly of ERIC members at…

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Pieter Sonneveld appointed Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau

The EHA Board congratulates former EHA President Professor Pieter Sonneveld on his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

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Press Release: Economic burden of blood disorders in EU is €23 billion

The economic burden of blood disorders across the European Union, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland amounts to €23 billion per year.

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Addition of obinutuzumab (GA101) or rituximab to chlorambucil improves outcomes for elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and co-existing medical conditions (comorbidities)

CLL is the most common leukemia in the western world. Many CLL patients are elderly and have comorbidities rendering them ineligible for aggressive standard treatments.

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