Highlights from the SWG

EHA2023 CongressThe EHA2023 Congress was held in Frankfurt, Germany, in June 2023. Guideline sessionTitle‘The European Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Neutropenia in Adults and Children.

EHA Grants Hall of Fame

Press release: 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association in Stockholm, Sweden June 13-16-2013

The EHA-theme of the year, from June 2013 to June 2014, is dedicated to “Age and Aging in blood disorders”.

Reduction of chemotherapy and PET-guided radiotherapy in advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma: the GHSG HD15 trial

Using the multi-agent chemotherapy regimen BEACOPP the GHSG demonstrated significantly better tumor control and overall survival compared to previously used regimens. In addition, the need for radiotherapy in patients with advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma has been unclear.

Publications

Cellular therapies in older adults with hematological malignancies: A case-based, state-of-the-art review
Neuendorff NR, Khan A, Ullrich F, Yates S, Devarakonda S, Lin RJ, von Tresckow B, Cordoba R, Artz A, Rosko AE. J Geriatr Oncol. 2024 Feb 29;15(3):101734.

Publications

Autoimmune Neutropenias: Update on Clinical and Biological Features in Children and Adults
Fioredda, Francesca et al. HemaSphere vol. 7,1 e814. Jan. 2023.

EHA-SWG on AAA a virtual meeting with a worldwide approach covering all aspects of the disease!

Live days: April 29-30, 2021

Content available: April 22, 2021 – May 29, 2021

Chair: Prof Dr C Dufour

Junior and senior hematologists from all over the world gathered on April 29-30, 2021 for the live days of the EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting on…

EHA-funded study in The Lancet Haematology: Economic Burden of Blood Disorders in EU is €23 billion

In Europe blood disorders affect around 80 million people. The total cost of blood disorders consists of healthcare expenditure (€15. 6 billion), productivity loss due to illness and mortality (€5. 6 billion), and the costs of informal care (€1.