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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…

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.

Hematology Education & Training

The European Hematology Association (EHA) is the largest provider of independent, evidence-based, and peer-reviewed medical and scientific education in hematology in Europe.

Addition of obinutuzumab (GA101) or rituximab to chlorambucil improves outcomes for elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and co-existing medical conditions (comorbidities)

Jun 14 2013

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.

Exciting developments in Lymphoma (lymphnode cancer) and Myeloma (plasma cell cancer) to be presented at European Hematology Congress in Stockholm, June 13-16, 2013

Mar 27 2013 Posted in Press releases

Myeloma, until recently a fatal bone marrow malignancy with a short survival time, is now turning into a chronic disease.

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…

Promising 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

Mar 28 2013 Posted in Press releases

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.

Press release: Work of 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winners to be presented at the 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association in Stockholm, June 13-16, 2013

Jun 10 2013 Posted in Press releases

With the Scientific Working Group for Stem Cells, the 18th Congress of EHA took the opportunity to acknowledge the work of the 2013 winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology, Drs John B.

Stem Cells

Mission:

The goal of the SWG on Stem Cells is to bring together researchers, biologists and clinicians involved in stem cell research to share their recent advances in the field, as well as to train new junior members.