EHA Congress 2026: key results and trends

What the 2,981 abstracts at EHA Congress 2026 reported, drug by drug: the readouts that stood out and the targets and modalities that dominated, and how this edition compares with earlier years.

abstracts
2,981
18% fewer than 2025
drug-linked abstracts
1,687
companies
265
from Phase 3 studies
144

Drug-linked abstracts by phase

  • Phase 1 89
  • Phase 1/2 69
  • Phase 2 184
  • Phase 2/3 9
  • Phase 3 144
  • Phase 4 3

Key results

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  1. Phase 3Multiple myeloma (MM)

    teclistamab

    MAJESTEC-9: a phase 3 study of teclistamab monotherapy vs pomalidomide/bortezomib/dexamethasone or carfilzomib/dexamethasone (PVd/Kd) in patients (pts) with relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM)

    With 17.3-mo median follow-up, Tec significantly improved PFS vs PVd/Kd (HR, 0.29; 95% CI, 0.23–0.38; P<0.0001); mPFS: NR vs 8.2 mo; 18-mo PFS rate: 69.8% vs 26.9%.

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  2. Phase 3Light-chain amyloidosis

    anselamimab

    Phase 3 randomized trial of anselamimab demonstrates improvement in All-cause mortality in κ light-chain amyloidosis

    Anselamimab-treated patients with κ iFLC had a 62% reduction in ACM (HR = 0.38; 95% CI, 0.17, 0.86; nominal P = 0.012) and a 71% reduction in risk for CVH (estimated CVH rate ratio = 0.29; 95% CI, 0.10, 0.87; nominal P = 0.028).

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  3. Phase 3Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)

    epcoritamab

    Results from EPCORE DLBCL-1: randomized phase 3 study of epcoritamab (epcor) vs investigator’s choice chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) in patients with relapsed/refractory large b-cell lymphoma (R/R LBCL)

    A statistically significant improvement in PFS was demonstrated with epcor vs CIT (HR, 0.74 [95% CI, 0.60–0.92]; P=0.0059; 24-mo PFS: 30% vs 13%).

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  4. Phase 3Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)

    MY-008

    Oral MY008211A demonstrates superior efficacy versus eculizumab in complement inhibitor–naïve Chinese patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)

    A significantly greater proportion of patients in the MY008211A arm achieved the primary endpoint compared with the eculizumab arm (50.0% versus 9.1%; odds ratio, 19.0; 95% CI, 3.62–99.67; P=0.0005 for superiority).

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  5. Phase 3Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATLL)

    interferon alfa

    Randomized phase 3 trial of watchful waiting versus interferon-alfa and zidovudine for indolent adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma: JCOG1111C

    Median overall survival (OS) was NE in both arms (HR: 0.94, 95% CI: 0.33–2.67).

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  6. Phase 3Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)

    nivolumab

    R-GemOx+nivolumab vs R-GemOx as 2ND-LINE therapy for large B-cell lymphoma in transplant-ineligible patients: final analysis of the NIVEAU trial, a phase 3 study of the agmt, gla, hovon, lysa and plrg

    At 2 years, PFS, EFS and OS were 19% (12-26), 17% (10-23) and 39% (30-47) vs. 18% (11-24), 17% (10-23) and 42% (33-50).

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  7. Phase 3Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)

    polatuzumab vedotin

    Polatuzumab vedotin plus rituximab, ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide (Pola-R-ICE) vs R-ICE as second line treatment in large b cell lymphoma (LBCL). final analysis of a randomized phase 3 study

    With a median observation time of 24.6 months, there was no statistically significant difference between Pola-R-ICE and R-ICE at 2 years in EFS (26% vs 30%), PFS (47% vs 41%) and OS (75% vs 64%).

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  8. Phase 3Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)

    mosunetuzumab

    Mosunetuzumab plus polatuzumab vedotin versus rituximab, gemcitabine and oxaliplatin in large B-cell lymphoma: updated efficacy and safety from the phase 3 SUNMO study including in patient subgroups

    The observed PFS benefit of Mosun-Pola over R-GemOx was similar in 2L (HR, 0.38; 95% CI: 0.22–0.67) and 3L+ (HR, 0.48; 95% CI: 0.29–0.81) subgroups.

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  9. Phase 3Aplastic anemia

    eltrombopag

    Eltrombopag plus cyclosporine a for moderate aplastic anemia (EMAA), a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized phase 3 trial: treatment modifications after double blind treatment period

    First line EPAG treatment significantly improved trilineage ORR after 12 wks (48.8% [95 % CI, 34.3; 63.5] vs. 25% ([95 % CI, 14.4; 39.6] p=0.02) and 24 wks (71.4% [95 % CI, 54.8; 83.8],in 35/41 pts) vs. 42.5% [95 % CI, 28.5; 57.8]; in 40/44pts; p = 0.011).

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  10. Phase 3Multiple myeloma (MM)

    daratumumab

    Daratumumab plus bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: final analysis of transplant-ineligible patients in the phase 3 CEPHEUS study

    Median investigator-assessed PFS was not estimable (NE; 95% CI 74.81–NE) for DVRd and was 50.20 mo (95% CI 41.95–62.95) for VRd (hazard ratio [HR] 0.55; 95% CI 0.39–0.78; P=0.0007), with 59.3% for DVRd vs 38.3% for VRd alive and progression free at 72 mo.

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  11. Phase 3Thrombocythemia

    ropeginterferon alfa-2b

    Early versus Delayed initiation of ropeginterferon ALFA-2B in high-risk essential thrombocythaemia: two-year results from the phase 3 SURPASS-ET study

    At 24 months, estimated PFS was 76.9% (95% CI 66.4%–84.4%) in the Early P1101 group versus 43.1% (95% CI 30.6%–55.0%) in the Delayed P1101 group.

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  12. Phase 3Multiple myeloma (MM)GSK

    belantamab mafodotin

    Belantamab mafodotin, bortezomib, and dexamethasone vs daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: updated 4-YEAR results of the phase 3 DREAMM-7 trial

    In the intention-to-treat (ITT) population, median OS in the BVd arm was not reached (NR; 95% CI, 63.0 months-NR) and was 58.3 months (95% CI, 41.4 months-NR) in the DVd arm (HR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.46-0.82).

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What the abstracts covered

Share of the 1,687 drug-linked abstracts, by the target, modality, disease and company of each drug. An abstract can count in more than one row, so a list can add up to more than 100%.

  • Antibody-drug conjugates4%62 drug-linked abstracts · level with 5% in 2025
  • Bispecific antibodies7%120 drug-linked abstracts · level with 7% in 2025

Top targets

  1. BCL-216110% from 8% in 2025
  2. BTK1267%
  3. CD31217%
  4. CD191167%
  5. ABL11036% from 4% in 2025
  6. CD20966%
  7. BCMA835%
  8. KITNew724%
  9. TOP2ANew443%
  10. DNMT1New433%

Top modalities

  1. Small molecules1,03862% from 59% in 2025
  2. Monoclonal antibodies18911% from 14% in 2025
  3. Cell therapies18411% from 9% in 2025
  4. Bispecific antibodies1207%
  5. Non-antibody therapeutic proteins754% from 6% in 2025
  6. Antibody-drug conjugates624%
  7. Blood, tissue and cell-derived products251%
  8. Peptides211%

Top diseases

  1. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)37022%
  2. Multiple myeloma (MM)19512%
  3. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)1549%
  4. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)1549%
  5. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL)1469%
  6. Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)1006%
  7. Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)936%
  8. Follicular lymphoma (FL)533%
  9. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)503%
  10. Myelofibrosis (MF)402%

Most active companies

  1. AbbVie16910%
  2. Novartis1117%
  3. Bristol Myers Squibb1066%
  4. Pfizer664%
  5. Genentech513%
  6. Johnson & Johnson503%
  7. Amgen483%
  8. GSK412%
  9. Pharmacyclics382%
  10. BeiGene372%

EHA over the years

  1. 20262,981 abstracts · this edition
  2. 20253,614 abstracts

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