Pomalidomide prolongs survival in refractory myeloma patients

MM-003 is a large, multi-centre phase 3 study that assessed the efficacy and safety of a new drug, Pomalidomide (POM) in combination with low-dose dexamethasone (POM+LoDex) and compared this combination with high dose dexamethasone in MM patients with late stage…

SWG Grant-funded projects, 2023

In November and December of 2022, SWGs were invited to develop project ideas and apply for a 2023 SWG Grant. ApplicationsWe received nine different applications from six SWGs.

In Memoriam Anneke Brand

Picture: Ineke Oostveen

 

On Sunday, November 21, 2021, Anneke Brand, MD, PhD, emeritus professor at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), passed away suddenly. The European Hematology Association community is deeply saddened by Anneke’s passing.

Topics-in-Focus program

Chairs and members

Chair (2024–2027)
Elizabeth Macintyre, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades et Université Paris, France
Vice-Chair (2024–2027)
Margarita Guenova, National Specialised Hospital for Active Treatment of Haematological Diseases, Belgium
Steering Committee (2024–2027)
Monika Brüggemann, University Hospital Kiel, Germany (ESHLO)
Francesco Buccisano, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy (SWG on Diagnosis…

Meeting program

October 11, 2023 at 3 pm CET The interaction of von Willebrand factor (VWF) with platelet glycoprotein Ib: pathological implications and clinical manifestations

15:00-15:10 Introduction                                                                                                Giancarlo Castaman, Paolo Gresele                           …

The European Union must deliver funding for research of blood disorders

At the 20th Annual Congress of EHA, the results of two major projects are presented. The first is a study into the Cost of Blood Disorders in the EU Member States and Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland.