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EHA-funded study in The Lancet Haematology: Economic Burden of Blood Disorders in EU is €23 billion

In Europe blood disorders affect around 80 million people. The total cost of blood disorders consists of healthcare expenditure (€15. 6 billion), productivity loss due to illness and mortality (€5. 6 billion), and the costs of informal care (€1.

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José Carreras Award handed out at the 17th Congress of EHA

He has made seminal contributions to myeloma cell biology. These included studies of the diagnostic and prognostic roles of immunophenotyping, morphology and molecular genetics together with investigation of disease evolution and the significance of minimal residual disease.

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Improved survival for adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) patients

Historical survival for patients 18-45 years with ALL is approximately 40 %. However the event free survival for ALL patients 18-45 years has improved to 73% following implementation of the NOPHO ALL2008 protocol in July 2008.

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Adding elotuzumab to standard treatment for multiple myeloma significantly reduced the risk of disease progression, with benefits sustained at two years

ELOQUENT-2, which evaluated elotuzumab in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone, is the first Phase III study to demonstrate the benefit of directly activating the immune system in the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

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HARMONY: Innovative Medicines Initiative approves € 40 million project for better care of patients with hematologic malignancies

HARMONY will capture, integrate, analyze and harmonize anonymous patient data from high-quality multidisciplinary sources to unlock valuable knowledge on multiple myeloma (MM), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)…

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EHA-HKSH Hematology Tutorial on Lymphoid Malignancies

Dates: April 25-26, 2020 
Location: Hong Kong
Chairs: G Gaidano, J Gribben, MF Law

In 2020 EHA will co-organize the first Hematology Tutorial in Hong Kong, together with the Hong Kong Society of Haematology (HKSH).

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Hematology Tutorial in Sri Lanka updates expertise on myeloid malignancies and MDS of local hematologists

After a successful first edition in 2017, EHA and the Sri Lanka College of Haematologists (SLCH) organized its second two-day tutorial together in February in Colombo. The tutorial aimed to update the expertise of local hematologists from all levels.

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Proposal for an EU Regulation on Clinical Trials: A joint statement from non-commercial and commercial organisations

This statement outlines the areas of agreement within the health and research communities on where the Regulation will improve the research environment. Aspects of the Regulation that could be improved to further support clinical research are also highlighted.

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