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Meeting Report: European School of Haematology International Conference of Haematological Disorders in the Elderly

The meeting started by reviewing demographic aspects, physiological changes encountered in the elderly, as well as the definition of older and elderly people, frailty and comorbidity.

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EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting on Red Cell and Iron Metabolism Defects: From Basic Science to Clinical Case Application

Dates: October 12-14, 2023
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Chairs: A Taher & A Iolascon
Collaborating SWG: EHA Specialized Working Group on Red Cells and Iron

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Position of EHA on Research Funding

 

The challenge
The cost of biomedical research is great, but the cost of disease is immense. An ageing population and expensive innovations in medicine put an increasing burden on already stressed healthcare budgets.

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Position of EHA on Clinical Trials

 

The challenge
In Europe, the number of clinical trials is steadily decreasing. From 2007 to 2010, their number has decreased by some 20 percent from 5,028 to 4,193.

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Position of EHA on Personalized Medicine

 

The challenge
Despite its apparent complexity, personalized medicine could transform healthcare, by tailoring healthcare solutions to the individual patient, delivering ‘the right treatment to the right patient at the right time’ – and helping to get more value from healthcare spending.…

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EHA Endorsement of ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines on Hodgkin Lymphoma

EHA and ESMO agreed to collaborate in the production of European Guidelines for different hematological malignancies. For the second workshop in the series participants joined us for the EHA Endorsement of ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines on Hodgkin Lymphoma.

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HARMONY: Big data for better and faster treatment

HARMONY Alliance: A European Network of Excellence for Big Data in Hematology - Enabling Better and Faster Treatment based on Big Data technologies
Despite data being a key driver for modern evidence-based medicine, we have been struggling with the same challenge for…

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Selected EMA news

November 2024New medicines recommended for approval
Eltrombopag Viatris (eltrombopag) – generic
Treatment of primary immune thrombocytopenia and thrombocytopenia associated with chronic hepatitis C (disease in which patients have low levels of blood platelets)

Alhemo (concizumab)
Prevention of bleeding in patients with hemophilia A…

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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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