The importance of education and collaboration for the treatment of patients

This article is written in the context of EHA’s membership of the European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM) where EHA takes a lead in the development of a strategy for education in personalized medicine. Read the full article here

EHA - Access to Medicine

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Sanquin Blood Supply will culture erythrocytes for transfusion purposes

ABO-Rh-D matched transfusions result in alloimmunisation in 3-5% of recipients. Once allo-immunized, it may become very difficult to find appropriate donor erythrocytes, especially when multiple antibodies or rare combinations of antibodies are present.

Mini-hormone fights iron

Iron overload commonly leads to organ damage and even death. Currently available treatments for iron overload are burdensome or cause side effects.

TARGETING THE JAK-STAT PATHWAY IN MALIGNANT AND NON-MALIGNANT CELLS IN MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASMS

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are clonal blood disorders characterized by excessive production of mature blood cells. Patients present with large spleens, systemic symptoms, and high levels of circulating inflammatory cytokines.

Invitation: “Can EU citizens afford their medicines? The economic crisis and access to medicines in Europe“

For more information, please find the full invitation here

H-Net, the European Network for Harmonization of Training in Hematology, and its policy

H-Net, the 3-year European Network for Harmonization of Training in Hematology project led by Professor Eva Hellström-Lindberg, ended in September 2011, but its strongest components continue.

Report Drug Shortages to EHA

In an effort to mitigate shortages of hematologic drugs in Europe, EHA is collecting and compiling reports of shortages. Are you experiencing, or foreseeing drug shortages in your clinical practice?

Please report those to drugshortage@ehaweb. org.

European Hematology Association tentatively responds to the European Commission’s proposal to improve clinical research

In addition, the regulation appears to accommodate multi-national trials with, for instance, a harmonized authorization dossier, and a single submission system.

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