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Research must provide ‘more good news on outcomes’ while patients need simple and effective information

On behalf of EHA, professor Giovanni Martinelli and professor Theo de Witte spoke of their cutting edge research and the next steps in personalized medicine research in hematology.

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Wide Consensus Reached at Irish Presidency Conference on ‘Innovation and Patient Access to Personalised Medicine'

DUBLIN, March 25: Wide consensus emerged at the Irish Presidency Conference on ‘Innovation and Patient Access to Personalised Medicine’ on the need for radical change if Europe's approach to healthcare is to benefit from the potential of personalised medicine.

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How malignant cells in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia escape T cell recognition and attack

T cell activation is essential for immunity including the recognition and killing of abnormal target cells such as cancerous cells.

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The interaction of von Willebrand factor with platelet glycoprotein Ib: pathological implications and clinical manifestations

The EHA Specialized Working Group (SWG) on Thrombocytopenias and Platelet Function Disorders and the EHA-SWG on Bleeding and Thrombosis are pleased to collaborate on a recent free webinar: "The interaction of von Willebrand factor with platelet glycoprotein Ib: pathological implications and clinical…

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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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Immunotherapy delivered by Blinatumomab improves survival in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia patients

Adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) can achieve disease control in 90% of cases with intense chemotherapy but only half of these responders will be cured.

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SWG Educational Activities

MeetingsEHA SWG EWALL SymposiumLocation and dateThis meeting was held in Frankfurt in June 2023 as part of EHA2023. TopicPersonalized ALL therapy. ChairNicola Gokbuget

Sessions and speakers
B-cell precursor ALL, the Finnish experience (Kimmo Porkka).

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Highlights from the SWG

EventsParticipation in the 19th European LeukemiaNet (ELN) SymposiumLocation and dateThis event was held in Mannheim, Germany, on April 18, 2023. Chairs
D. Hoelzer
S. Chiaretti
Topics
Blinatumomab Frontline HOVON Trial (A. Rijneveld, Netherlands). Inotuzumab ozogamicin in MRD+ ALL (G.

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Treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia by activation of patient's immune cells by a bispecific antibody.

 

Abstract S722
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia  (ALL) is a rare type of blood cancer which is mainly treated by intensive chemotherapy.

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