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Position of EHA on Access to Medicines
There are many factors that compromise patient access to medicine. First and foremost, for a drug to be available, one has to be developed.
Position of EHA on Research Funding
The challenge
The cost of biomedical research is great, but the cost of disease is immense. An ageing population and expensive innovations in medicine put an increasing burden on already stressed healthcare budgets.
Position of EHA on Clinical Trials
The challenge
In Europe, the number of clinical trials is steadily decreasing. From 2007 to 2010, their number has decreased by some 20 percent from 5,028 to 4,193.
Position of EHA on Personalized Medicine
The challenge
Despite its apparent complexity, personalized medicine could transform healthcare, by tailoring healthcare solutions to the individual patient, delivering ‘the right treatment to the right patient at the right time’ – and helping to get more value from healthcare spending.…
Targeting the B-cell Receptor in Aggressive B-cell Lymphomas
In collaboration with Dr. Lou Staudt, Pharmacyclics and associate investigators, we performed a clinical trial of a very potent inhibitor of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) called ibrutinib.
Read morePomalidomide 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…
Read moreDaratumumab, a CD38 monoclonal antibody study in advanced multiple myeloma – an open-label, dose escalation followed by open-label extension in a single-arm phase I/II study
Daratumumab is a human CD38 monoclonal antibody being tested against multiple myeloma, but it could also have potential in a broad range of other hematological diseases.
Read moreMini-hormone fights iron
Iron overload commonly leads to organ damage and even death. Currently available treatments for iron overload are burdensome or cause side effects.
Read moreAddition 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.
Read morePress release: 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association in Stockholm, Sweden June 13-16-2013
The EHA-theme of the year, from June 2013 to June 2014, is dedicated to “Age and Aging in blood disorders”.
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