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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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)
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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%.
anselamimab
Phase 3 randomized trial of anselamimab demonstrates improvement in All-cause mortality in κ light-chain amyloidosis
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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).
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)
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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%).
MY-008
Oral MY008211A demonstrates superior efficacy versus eculizumab in complement inhibitor–naïve Chinese patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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).
interferon alfa
Randomized phase 3 trial of watchful waiting versus interferon-alfa and zidovudine for indolent adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma: JCOG1111C
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)Median overall survival (OS) was NE in both arms (HR: 0.94, 95% CI: 0.33–2.67).
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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).
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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%).
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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.
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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).
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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.
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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.
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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).
Trends at EHA 2026
Monoclonal antibodies accounted for 11% of drug-linked abstracts, down from 14% in 2025. Small molecules, the most frequent modality, accounted for 62% of drug-linked abstracts, up from 59% in 2025. KIT (4%), DNMT1 (3%) and TOP2A (3%) were new to the top targets compared with 2025.
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
- BCL-216110% from 8% in 2025
- BTK1267%
- CD31217%
- CD191167%
- ABL11036% from 4% in 2025
- CD20966%
- BCMA835%
- KITNew724%
- TOP2ANew443%
- DNMT1New433%
Top modalities
- Small molecules1,03862% from 59% in 2025
- Monoclonal antibodies18911% from 14% in 2025
- Cell therapies18411% from 9% in 2025
- Bispecific antibodies1207%
- Non-antibody therapeutic proteins754% from 6% in 2025
- Antibody-drug conjugates624%
- Blood, tissue and cell-derived products251%
- Peptides211%
Top diseases
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)37022%
- Multiple myeloma (MM)19512%
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)1549%
- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)1549%
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL)1469%
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)1006%
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)936%
- Follicular lymphoma (FL)533%
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)503%
- Myelofibrosis (MF)402%
Most active companies
- AbbVie16910%
- Novartis1117%
- Bristol Myers Squibb1066%
- Pfizer664%
- Genentech513%
- Johnson & Johnson503%
- Amgen483%
- GSK412%
- Pharmacyclics382%
- BeiGene372%
EHA over the years
- 20262,981 abstracts · this edition
- 20253,614 abstracts
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