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EHA-AHA hematology tutorial on Biology and Management of Myeloid Malignancies

In 2016, a new hematology center opened in Yerevan, which offers new services, enabling professionals working there to apply theoretical knowledge and advanced approaches in everyday practice.

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FDA Reports of Secondary Malignancies Following Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cell Therapies and Relative Risk: an EBMT-EHA-GoCART Coalition Statement

We need to bring your attention to the recent warning disseminated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding T-cell lymphomas in patients undergoing Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy (1).

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Burnouts: when caregivers become patients

Author: Côme Bommier (Young EHA Ambassador)
Affiliations: Hôpital St-Louis (Paris, France) & Mayo Clinic (Rochester MN, USA)

A survey will be released in September to further map burnout
among hematology professionals in Europe.

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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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Major changes needed for patients to benefit from precision medicine

Precision medicine approaches the treatment of a disease via an individual’s genes, environment, and lifestyle.

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SWG Educational Activities

The SWG's recent educational activities have included:

Meetings with the SWG on Myelodysplastic Syndromes and the SWG on Acute Myeloid Leukemia
An EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting on 'MDS/MPN/AML: Commonalities and Differences of Myeloid Neoplasms'
An oral presentation for the American Society of Hematology (ASH)…

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Collaboration with the EMA on Joint Clinical Assessments and Joint Scientific Consultations under the HTA Regulation

The European Hematology Association (EHA) welcomes the draft Implementing Act laying down procedural rules for the exchange of information between the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Coordination Group, the European Commission, and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

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First randomized evidence for kinase inhibitor activity in acute myeloid leukemia

Despite the success of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in some forms of leukemias such as chronic myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, until now a kinase inhibitor had yet to demonstrate activity in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

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The root of evil: pre-leukemic clones that survive chemotherapy are linked to a higher risk of leukemia recurrence

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive form of blood cancer. Treatment with intensive chemotherapy often leads to a period of freedom from overt disease called a remission. However, recurrence of the disease is common.

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EHA response to the EU’s Pharma Revision

Last week, the European Affairs team finalised EHA's response to the proposed revision of the EU (European Union) Pharmaceutical Legislation. In April 2023, the European Commission published a proposed Directive and Regulation to replace the current, outdated legal framework.

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