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Red Cells and Iron

This SWG covers the clinical areas of inherited and acquired disorders of the erythrocyte and iron metabolism.

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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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Chairs and Members

The EHA SWG commenced in 2020, but initial work was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We therefore started in 2021, in preparation for a (successful) SWG meeting in 2022.

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I4MDS consortium: advancing MDS treatment and understanding

The role of the immune system in the pathophysiology of Myelodysplastic Neoplasms (MDS) is firmly established. However, routine immune monitoring for these patients is still not a common practice.

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Chairs and members

ChairAli Taher, American University of Beirut Medical Center (Lebanon)

Co-chairAchille Iolascon, University of Naples Federico II (Italy)

SWG Steering Committee members
Patricia Aguilar Martinez, Henri Mondor University Hospital (France)
Maria Domenica Cappellini, University of Milan (Italy)
Marta Morado, Hospital Universitario La Paz (Spain)
Martina Muckenthaler, University…

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Challenges and opportunities in the diagnostics and management of onco-hematological patients under the microscope during tutorial in Russia

Onco-hematology was the focus of the two-day EHA Hematology Tutorial in Moscow, Russia, the third joint tutorial organized by EHA, the National Hematological Society (NHS) and the Russian-Oncohematology Society (ROHS).

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Publications

Guideline Under Revision: Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia
Achille Iolascon, Immacolata Andolfo, Roberta Russo, Mayka Sanchez, Fabiana Busti, Dorine Swinkels, Patricia Aguilar Martinez, Rayan Bou-Fakhredin, Martina U.

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Selected EMA news

January 2025New medicines recommended for approval
Rytelo (imetelstat sodium) - orphan
Treatment of anemia (low levels of red blood cells)
Zefylti (filgrastim) – biosimilar
Treatment of neutropenia (low level of white blood cells) in patients having chemotherapy or a bone marrow transplant
New…

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Meeting Program

All times are in GMT-3, local time in Brazil.

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SWG Educational Activities

EHA2023 Hybrid CongressDate and locationJune 8–11, 2023, in Frankfurt, Germany. ChairMarie Jose Kersten

Case discussions
Follicular Lymphoma: Martin Dreylng, Daphne De Jong. Double hit Lymphoma: Andrew Davies, Elias Campo. T-follicular helper cell lymphoma: Andrew Davies, Daphne De Jong.

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