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EHA policy on double awarding

EHA is guided by the concept of supporting as many young investigators/clinicians as possible in their career development. Therefore, double awarding is not allowed. Winning an award excludes the award winner from winning another award while receiving the first.

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Publications

The 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Myeloid and Histiocytic/Dendritic Neoplasms.

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2018’s Sjöberg Prize awarded for unique treatment that cures a once fatal cancer

Dr. Zhu Chen, Dr. Anne Dejean and Dr. Hugues de Thé will be awarded the Sjöberg Prize 2018 for their work on how acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) could be cured based on arsenic and retinoic acid.

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Highlights from the SWG

Events
The ERIC International Preceptorship, Realizing Precision Medicine in CLL: Why and How
Stresa, Italy
November 17–18, 2023
PublicationsRecent ERIC publications include:

The evolving landscape of COVID-19 and post-COVID condition in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Other malignancies in the history of CLL: an international multicenter study conducted…

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Publications

Ruxolitinib for the management of myelofibrosis: Results of an international physician survey. Ellis MH, Koren-Michowitz M, Lavi N, Vannucchi AM, Mesa R, Harrison CN. Leuk Res. 2017 Oct;61:6-9. doi: 10. 1016/j. leukres. 2017. 08. 002.

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Chairs and Members

ChairGiancarlo Castaman, University of Florence - Careggi University Hospital, Florence (Italy)

Co-chairAnna Falanga, University of Milan Bicocca and Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (Italy)

SWG Steering Committee
Ajay K Kakkar, Thrombosis Research Institute, London (United Kingdom)
Augusto Federici, University of Milan, University Hospital Luigi…

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Board

The EHA Board is the governing body of the association and deals with issues of policy. The Board sets the goals and objectives of the association in conformity with the EHA's statutes.

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Session information—May 15, 2025

Topic'Optimizing vaccination strategies for chemotherapy patients: Bridging gaps in preventive care. '

Speaker detailsVerena PetzerSince February 2025, Dr Verena Petzer has been a specialist in internal medicine for hematology and oncology at the Medical University of Innsbruck in Austria.

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Selected EMA news

February 2025New medicines recommended for approval
Dyrupeg (pegfilgrastim) – biosimilar
Treatment to shorten the duration of neutropenia and help prevent febrile neutropenia after cytotoxic chemotherapy

Eltrombopag Accord (eltrombopag) – generic
Treatment of primary immune thrombocytopenia and thrombocytopenia associated with chronic hepatitis C
New information on…

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