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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.…

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Pivotal Ruxolitinib Data Shows Promise for Patients with PV.

 

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a chronic, incurable blood cancer with limited treatment options. If uncontrolled, PV can cause serious cardiovascular complications, such as stroke and heart attack.

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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 and EBMT joint meeting on CAR T cells, first of its kind in Europe

The European Hematology Association (EHA) and European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) will hold the first European CAR T Cell Meeting together in Paris on February 14-16, 2019.

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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: impressive results with the monoclonal antibody blinatumomab

The Phase 2 dose-ranging study MT103-206 evaluated the efficacy, safety and tolerability of blinatumomab in adult patients with B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia who had relapsed following treatment with standard front-line chemotherapy or allogeneic stem cell transplant.

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SWG Educational Activities

Social and public activitiesSince 2020, Prof Hermann Einsele has been a Councilor to the EHA Board. Scientific activitiesFifth European CAR T-cell meetingDateFebruary 9–11, 2023. LocationRotterdam, The Netherlands.

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Selected EMA news

September 2024Safety update
Withdrawal of Oxbryta (Voxelotor) – marketing authorisation suspended
Treatment of haemolytic anaemia (excessive breakdown of red blood cells) due to sickle cell disease
New medicines approved
Adzynma (rADAMTS13) - orphan medicine
Treatment of congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (an inherited clotting disorder)
Other…

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Highlights of Past EHA (HOPE) MENA 2021

For the upcoming edition of the Highlights of Past EHA (HOPE) Middle East and North Africa (MENA), EHA will organize a truly regional meeting by collaborating simultaneously with our hematology partners from the region.

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CAR NK-cells project

An SWG Grant-supported project initiated by EHA's SWG on Immune Therapies for Hematologic Disorders.

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