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Addition of obinutuzumab (GA101) or rituximab to chlorambucil improves outcomes for elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and co-existing medical conditions (comorbidities)
CLL is the most common leukemia in the western world. Many CLL patients are elderly and have comorbidities rendering them ineligible for aggressive standard treatments.
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Other malignancies in the history of CLL: an international multicenter study conducted by ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL, in HARMONY
Thomas Chatzikonstantinou; Lydia Scarfò; Georgios Karakatsoulis; Eva Minga; Dimitra Chamou; Gloria Iacoboni; Jana Kotaskova; Christos Demosthenous; Lukas Smolej;…
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.
Read morePromising 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.
Read moreSWG 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…
EHA-ISHBT Hematology Tutorial on Lymphoproliferative and Plasma Cell Disorders
EHA Hematology Tutorial in collaboration with the Indian Society of Hematology & Blood Transfusion
Dates: February 16-18, 2018
Location: Lucknow, India
Chairs: AK Tripathi & G Gaidano
Goal of the meeting
This three day event aims to increase the knowledge of participants on how to provide…
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).
EHA-ISHBT Hematology Tutorial 2020
The 4th EHA-ISHBT Hematology Tutorial on Hematological Disorders was held on February 28 and 29 in Chandigarh, India, and chaired by Prof John Gribben, Prof Neelam Varma and Prof Pankaj Malhotra.
Read moreThe EHA Guidelines Workshop, a meaningful and successful first Series!
November 2020 – April 2021
In the past six months, hematologists, clinicians, transfusion medicine specialists, oncologists, special nurses and researchers gathered virtually for the first EHA Guidelines Workshop series.