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Project groupsPan-European Transfusion Research infrAstructure (PETRA) projectThe European Blood Alliance has provided funding for a health science data project entitled: ‘Towards a Pan-European Transfusion Research infrAstructure (PETRA).

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Other Useful Resources

Latest EMA publications on COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen: update on safety issues
First COVID-19 vaccine approved for children aged 12 to 15 in EU
Insufficient data on use of inhaled corticosteroids to treat COVID-19
EMA issues advice on use of sotrovimab (VIR-7831) for…

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Other COVID-19 Resources

Safety of COVID-19 vaccines – April updates

ECDC and EMA issue advice on fourth doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

EMA recommends authorisation of COVID-19 medicine Evusheld

EMA recommends authorisation of booster doses of Comirnaty from 12 years of age

EMA recommends approval of Spikevax…

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EHA endorses the International COVID-19 Blood Cancer Coalition (ICBCC) Statement

On February 21, the COVID-19 Blood Cancer Coalition (ICBCC), a multi-stakeholder coalition including representatives from the global patient advocacy and clinical community, launched its Joint Patient Impact Statement and Recommendations for protecting immunocompromised blood cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Gdf -11 a new target to improve anemia in thalassemia.

 

β-thalassemias are characterized by ineffective red blood cell (RBC) production, leading to anemia, iron overload, and organ failure. As current treatment options for β-thalassemia are limited, there is a clear unmet need for alternative therapies.

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Publications

Dexamethasone treatment for COVID-19 is related to increased mortality in hematologic malignancy patients: results from the EPICOVIDEHA registry
Aiello TF, Salmanton-Garcia J, Marchesi F, et al. Haematologica. 2024 Aug 1;109(8):2693-2700.

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EPICOVIDEHA survey

COVID-19 infections in patients with Hematological Malignancies - Results from EHA-IDWP registry
EPICOVIDEHA is an international open web-based registry for patients with haematological malignancies infected with SARS-CoV-2,
The survey has been approved by the Institutional Review Board and Ethics Committee of the…

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Granulocytes & Constitutional Marrow Failures Disorders

The Specialized Working Group (SWG) on Granulocytes and Constitutional Marrow Failure Syndromes (G&CMFS) derives from the fusion of the formerly existing SWG on Granulocyte and Monocyte Disorders with other initiatives, grown within the EHA environment, related to Constitutional Marrow Failure…

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