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Uptake of CAR T cell therapy in Europe

Feb 05 2019 Posted in Advocacy news Tagged CAR T

Gene (editing) therapy continues to break ground in hematology, showing promising results in tackling severe blood cancers. Yet, its uptake in the European Union is slow, with few patients benefiting from it so far.

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Hospital pharmacists and regulators lead the way on shortages

EHA welcomes initiatives but calls for more focus on causes

Medicine shortages have a negative impact on the quality and cost of treatments and on patient access to the best possible care.

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EU commissioner Tonio Borg: 'we will continue to improve the life of people suffering from Thalassaemia'

 

Today, May 8, is International Thalassemia Day. Today, we seek to enhance the awareness and knowledge of thalassemia and other hemoglobin disorders.

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Advocacy priorities

The European Union works on countless pieces of legislation and policies that affect the health ecosystem. Some are relevant to most medical disciplines, including hematology—such as the legislation on health data or pharmaceuticals.

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Call for urgent action on medicine shortages in Europe

Medicine shortages are an increasing problem across Europe, posing a severe threat to patient outcomes and patient safety. In a new position paper the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) presents nine recommendations for addressing the shortages crisis.

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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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Chairs and Members

Chair
Edward Laane, Tartu University, Estonia (2022–2024)
Vice-Chair
Esther Natalie Oliva, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, Italy (2022–2024)
Sam Salek, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (2022–2024)
Steering Committee
Tatiana Ionova, St.

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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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A European Reference Network for Rare Hematological Diseases

You may have heard of European Reference Networks (ERNs). But most likely you have not. ERNs are networks of specialized hospital departments and research centers to treat rare or low-prevalent complex diseases.

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100,000 Patient data sets: The value of data sharing to accelerate blood cancer research.

With almost 100,000 patient data sets identified and 63,000 already transferred to the HARMONY Big Data Platform, the HARMONY Alliance is fully equipped to facilitate state-of-the-art research into blood cancers.

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