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Advances from genome sequencing are paving the way to personalized treatment for leukemia and pre-leukemia

In acute myeloid leukemia (AML) our understanding of how modifications to DNA molecules that do not result in sequence change (i. e.

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EU pilot on drug repurposing

Drug repurposing (finding new indications for existing authorized medicines) is increasingly prominent in the debate about improving access to medicines. As stated in EHA’s position paper on access to affordable orphan medicines (Merlini et al.

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Regulation on Health Technology Assessment

The Regulation on Health Technology Assessment (HTAR) was proposed by the European Commission in 2018. It was formally adopted in December 2021 and will apply from January 2025.

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Press Release "Crucial Directives must be revised to protect patients' interests and improve access to treatment"

This was a key message of a two-day conference, “Haematology and the next European decade”, hosted by the European Parliament and attended by doctors, researchers, parliamentarians, patients’ organisations and Commission officials.

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Press Release: Better funding for research into blood diseases will save more lives

“Haematology is probably the area of medicine that has progressed the most in recent years”, said Professor Robin Foà of “La Sapienza” University of Rome.

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SWG Educational Activities

EventsSWG AML Annual Scientific MeetingThe most recent SWG AML Annual Scientific Meeting took place during the annual EHA Congress in Frankfurt, Germany.

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“Follow your dreams! Go for it!” – Verena Gaidzik, woman in hematology/EHA volunteer

Verena Gaidzik is a physician scientist in the department of Internal Medicine III (Head: Prof. Dr. Hartmut Döhner) at the University Hospital of Ulm. She has board certifications in internal medicine, hematology and oncology as well as palliative medicine.

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