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Current status of the Clinical Trials Regulation

HemAffairs Article #2 – June 2019

In 2014 the European Parliament approved the Clinical Trials Regulation (CTR) that is supposed to replace the Clinical Trials Directive (CTD) from 2001. Five years later, the regulation has not yet become applicable.

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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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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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Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

The Specialized Working Group on Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia consists mainly of the members of the EWALL group, which is the European Working Group for Adult ALL. This includes the leaders of the national ALL study groups in Europe.

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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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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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EHA Awards 2011 at the 16th Congress of EHA in London

Bob Löwenberg will be the fourth recipient of the Jean Bernard Lifetime Achievement Award which was presented for the first time at the 13th Annual Congress in Copenhagen.

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Meet YoungEHA leaders Verena and Heiko

By Dr. Fabienne Lucas, MD PhD, YoungEHA Committee.

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