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New EU In Vitro Diagnostic medical devices Regulation (IVDR) comes into effect

On May 26, 2022, the new EU In Vitro Diagnostic medical devices Regulation (IVDR) came into effect, mandating stricter and more comprehensive certification and testing protocols for in vitro…

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Latest EMA publications on COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen: update on safety issues
First COVID-19 vaccine approved for children aged 12 to 15 in EU
Insufficient data on use of inhaled corticosteroids to treat COVID-19
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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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EHA25 Virtual | News Room

Welcome to the news room of EHA25 Virtual where you can find the most relevant news items.

EU pilot on drug repurposing

Drug repurposing (finding new indications for existing authorized medicines) is increasingly prominent in the debate about improving access to medicines. As stated in EHA’s position paper on access to affordable orphan medicines (Merlini et al.

Publications

Robust scoring of selective drug responses method in Nature ProtocolsSWG members have published a method in Nature Protocols that allows robust scoring of selective drug responses for patient-tailored therapy selection.

Highlights from the SWG

Standards for functional precision medicine projectStandards for functional precision medicine, a project initiated by EHA's SWG on Precision Hematology, received a 2023 SWG Grant and is currently underway.