Highlights from the SWG

Impactful activitiesGuideline development projectThe most relevant and impactful activities of the SWG include those related to the guideline development project. There were regular meetings with the Guidelines Expert Panel Committee.

SWG Educational Activities

Past EHA (HOPE) Asia 2021 meeting 10-11 September 2021, Virutal

Speakers
Laane - Systematic review of literature on multiple myeloma EHA evidence-based “Guidelines for the use of patient-reported outcomes in adult patients with hematological malignancies” in progress - Systematic review of literature…

Highlights from the SWG

SWG Session at EHA2023ELN-EHA SWG for CML: CML: modelling the futureChairJane Apperley (United Kingdom)

Topics and presenters
Identifying new targets for BCR::ABL1 inhibition: Oliver Hantschel (Germany). Dissecting phylogenetic trees in CML: Aleksandra Kamizela (United Kingdom).

Chairs and Members

ChairJane Apperley

Co-chairAndreas Hochhaus

Executive Board members (2021–2027 term)
Prof Nicholas CP Cross, University of Southampton (UK)
Prof Oliver Hantschel, University of Marburg (Germany)
Dr Delphine Rea, University of Paris (France)
Dr Katerina Machova Polakova, Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague; Charles University (Czech Republic)
Prof…

Chairs and Members

Highlights from the SWG

The SWG:

Was involved with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on shortages—as part of our policy and regulatory work
Participated in the EMA Healthcare Professionals Policy Officers' Group (HCP POG) review of the ‘Frailty and Older People: Considerations in Medicine Development and…

Publications

Cellular therapies in older adults with hematological malignancies: A case-based, state-of-the-art review
Neuendorff NR, Khan A, Ullrich F, Yates S, Devarakonda S, Lin RJ, von Tresckow B, Cordoba R, Artz A, Rosko AE. J Geriatr Oncol. 2024 Feb 29;15(3):101734.

Chairs and Members

ChairProf Raúl Córdoba (2020–2025 term)

Co-chairProf Valentín Goede

SWG Steering Committee
Sonja Zweegman (The Netherlands)—interest in multiple myeloma
Tamas Fulop (Canada)—interest in geriatrics and immunology
Giuseppe Rossi (Italy)—interest in indolent lymphomas
Dominique Bron (Belgium)—interest in lymphoma, CLL, and cognitive impairment
Sergio Storti (Italy)—interest in aggressive lymphomas
Lionel Ades…

SWG Educational Activities

Symposium on ‘Aging and Hematology’Title‘Octogenarians, the oldest old. ’

Date and timeFriday, June 9, 2023, from 09:45-10:45. LocationRoom Fantasie, Frankfurt Messe, Frankfurt, Germany. Speakers
The scientist perspective—Kristina Kirschner (United Kingdom). The hematologist perspective—Valentin Goede (Germany).

SWG Educational Activities

MeetingsEHA SWG EWALL SymposiumLocation and dateThis meeting was held in Frankfurt in June 2023 as part of EHA2023. TopicPersonalized ALL therapy. ChairNicola Gokbuget

Sessions and speakers
B-cell precursor ALL, the Finnish experience (Kimmo Porkka).