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Mutiple Myeloma at the 19th Congress of the European Hematology Association: What is new?

During the meeting, recently developed approaches for diagnosis and monitoring will be presented. Gene-expression-profiling to detect molecular subgroups with a different prognosis and high-throughput-sequencing to identify new genetic lesions will be discussed.

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Hematopoietic stem cells: New results to be presented at the 18th Congress of the EHA

During ageing, this fine-tuned regulatory network may become altered, leading to abnormal HSC regulation. The functional quality of HSCs decreases with age partly due to an accumulation of damaged DNA, leading to an increased incidence of hematological malignancies.

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Wide Consensus Reached at Irish Presidency Conference on ‘Innovation and Patient Access to Personalised Medicine'

DUBLIN, March 25: Wide consensus emerged at the Irish Presidency Conference on ‘Innovation and Patient Access to Personalised Medicine’ on the need for radical change if Europe's approach to healthcare is to benefit from the potential of personalised medicine.

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Publications

Matching-adjusted indirect comparison of asciminib versus other treatments in chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia after failure of two prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Atallah E, Mauro MJ, Hochhaus A, Boquimpani C, Minami Y, Maheshwari VK, Saini L, Corbin R, Réa D.

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Adding elotuzumab to standard treatment for multiple myeloma significantly reduced the risk of disease progression, with benefits sustained at two years

ELOQUENT-2, which evaluated elotuzumab in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone, is the first Phase III study to demonstrate the benefit of directly activating the immune system in the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

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Press release: Breaking news on lymph node cancer and plasma cell cancer reported at Hematology Congress in Stockholm, June 13-16, 2013

In order to support high-quality science, the European Hematology Association (EHA) collaborates with 16 Scientific Working Groups (SWGs) and concentrates on fostering activities directed towards basic and translational research.

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Original scientific publications
Lymphopenia confers poorer prognosis in Myelodysplastic Syndromes with very low and low IPSS-M
Fandrei D, Huynh T, Sébert M, Aguinaga L, Bisio V, Kim R, Clappier E, Espéli M, Balabanian K, Moins-Teisserenc H, Toubert A, Dulphy N, Fenaux…

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Press Release: News on Red Cells and Iron presented at the 18th Congress of the European Hematology Asscociation in Stockholm June 13-16, 2013

Recent evidence suggests that these congenital anaemias are caused by molecular abnormalities in the transport of iron and other molecules and a deeper understanding of these mechanisms may lead to a better knowledge of the normal development of the red…

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Exciting developments in Lymphoma (lymphnode cancer) and Myeloma (plasma cell cancer) to be presented at European Hematology Congress in Stockholm, June 13-16, 2013

Myeloma, until recently a fatal bone marrow malignancy with a short survival time, is now turning into a chronic disease.

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European Reference Networks, a unique opportunity to take collaboration and patient care in hematology to the next level, was a core topic at EHA 2016

On Saturday 11 June, a session in the Patient Advocacy Track focused on the emerging European Reference Networks (ERNs).

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