Posts by Mourabit Halima

At the 2026 European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Meeting, Professor Giuseppe De Franceschi from the University of Verona, Italy, representing the joint working group of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) and EHA, delivered an in-depth interpretation of the latest update to the "Guidelines for Patient Selection for Gene Therapy in Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia (TDT)." This guideline update aims to integrate the latest clinical evidence from gene addition and gene editing technologies to provide standardized patient screening and follow-up pathways for hematologists worldwide.

At the 2026 European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Meeting, Professor Georg Lenz from the University of Münster, Germany, on behalf of the FRONTMIND study group, delivered an oral presentation on the final analysis results of the Phase 3 FRONTMIND study. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of adding the CD19 monoclonal antibody Tafasitamab and the immunomodulatory drug Lenalidomide to the standard R-CHOP regimen (hereafter referred to as Tafa-Len+R-CHOP) for the frontline treatment of patients with high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

At the 2026 European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Meeting, the association presented the "EHA Research Excellence Award" to Professor George Vassiliou from the University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, in recognition of his pioneering contributions to the fields of biology, pathogenesis, and early intervention in myeloid malignancies. In the subsequent award lecture, Professor Vassiliou reviewed the landmark research conducted by his team over the past 15 years regarding the identification of driver genes in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the evolutionary logic of clonal hematopoiesis (CH), and the development of clinical prediction tools.

At the 2026 European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Meeting, Prof. Josep Maria Ribera from the Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute and the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) was honored with the "EHA Clinical Excellence Award." In his subsequent award lecture, Prof. Ribera systematically reviewed the successful transformation of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) from a "diagnostic deficiency period" to a "precision immunotherapy period," shared the successful experiences of the Spanish PETEMA group, and outlined a future "chemo-free" treatment blueprint.

In the Presidential Session of the 2026 European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Meeting, Prof. Lars Bullinger from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin delivered a keynote speech titled "From gene profiles to therapy profiles - a quarter century of molecular hematology." Combining his personal research experience with global major scientific breakthroughs, Prof. Bullinger provided a profound analysis of the evolutionary path of hematologic malignancies, represented by Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), from morphological classification to molecular precision diagnosis and treatment.

At the 2026 European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Meeting, Professor Martin Schrappe, on behalf of the AIEOP-BFM consortium, announced the latest analysis data from the Phase III randomized controlled clinical trial AIEOP-BFM ALL 2017. This study aimed to explore the clinical benefits of using the bispecific antibody Blinatumomab to completely replace two cycles of high-intensity toxic chemotherapy in newly diagnosed pediatric and adolescent patients with high-risk (HR) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). The results showed that this strategy not only significantly improved the event-free survival (EFS) rate of patients but also substantially reduced treatment-related toxicity and transplant-related mortality.

Although progress has been made in the treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) over the past few decades, clinical options remain very limited for patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) disease. Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy has achieved revolutionary breakthroughs in B-cell malignancies; however, its application in the field of AML has faced significant challenges due to limitations in target selection, patient T-cell quality, and potential toxicities (such as long-term bone marrow suppression).