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Expert opinions for COVID-19 vaccination in patients with hematologic cancer

Ronja Brockhoff, Hamdi Akan, Rafael Duarte, Martin Hönigl, Nikolay Klimko, Sibylle C. Mellinghoff, Livio Pagano, Antonio Pagliuca, Paul Verweij, Oliver A.

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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
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Mini-hormone fights iron

Iron overload commonly leads to organ damage and even death. Currently available treatments for iron overload are burdensome or cause side effects.

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First randomized evidence for kinase inhibitor activity in acute myeloid leukemia

Despite the success of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in some forms of leukemias such as chronic myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, until now a kinase inhibitor had yet to demonstrate activity in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

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EHA Issues Recommendations on Mild to Moderate Bleeding Disorders

HemaSphere presents first in a series of Consensus Reports on Diagnosis of Inherited Bleeding Problems

For hematologists, it can be challenging to make the correct diagnosis in patients with bleeding problems – or even to determine whether there is any bleeding…

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In Memoriam Professor Emeritus Michel Symann

Dear Colleagues,

My dear friend Professor Emeritus Michel Symann passed away on April 23, 2023 at the age of 81.

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Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

The Specialized Working Group on Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia consists mainly of the members of the EWALL group, which is the European Working Group for Adult ALL. This includes the leaders of the national ALL study groups in Europe.

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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: impressive results with the monoclonal antibody blinatumomab

The Phase 2 dose-ranging study MT103-206 evaluated the efficacy, safety and tolerability of blinatumomab in adult patients with B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia who had relapsed following treatment with standard front-line chemotherapy or allogeneic stem cell transplant.

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Cancer Medicines Forum workshop April 5: a way forward for treatment optimization

The Cancer Medicines Forum (CMF) is hosted by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in collaboration with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).

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