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New GFI1B variants in bleeding and platelet disorders

Platelets restrict blood loss upon vessel damage by formation of a clot (thrombus). Recently, we reported a family with a bleeding and platelet disorder (BPD), which was caused by a defect in the gene GFI1B1.

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Does the patient with myelofibrosis feel better through Pacritinib?

Pacritinib is an oral next-generation multikinase inhibitor with specificity for JAK2 and FLT3 being evaluated to treat myelofibrosis in two Phase 3 trials.

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First randomized evidence for kinase inhibitor activity in acute myeloid leukemia

Despite the success of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in some forms of leukemias such as chronic myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, until now a kinase inhibitor had yet to demonstrate activity in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

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Training vital for new era of patient-centric healthcare

Christine Chomienne, president of the European Hematology Association (EHA), was speaking at the third annual conference of the European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM) – a Brussels-based organization that brings together stakeholders from academia, through research,…

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Announcement: The award winners of the prestigious EHA-ASH Translational Research in Hematology Training Award are selected

The winners of the TRTH 2015 Awards are:

 

Name

Nationality

Name

Nationality

Ileana Antony-Debre

French

Jean-Baptiste Micol

French

Pavan Bachireddy

American

Christopher Ott

American

Lucile Couronné

French

Carsten Riether

German

Moniek de Witte

Dutch

Anindita Roy

British

Ammon Fager

American

Melody Smith

American

Gillian Horne

British

Zuzana Tothova

Slovakian

Moonjung Jung

South Korea

Marcin Wlodarski

Polish

Jonas Samuel Jutzi

Swiss - German

Yuh-Ying Yeh

Taiwanese

Milka Koupenova-Zamor

American - Bulgarian

Sasan Zandi

Iranian

Marwan Kwok

British

Patricia Maiso

Spain

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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

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Do generics of imatinib jeopardize patient safety for the sake of saving money? An experience in Turkish patients.

 

The high cost of tyrosine kinase inhibitors developed for chronic myeloid leukemia is a major concern for the health care payers, especially in countries with restricted resources.

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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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Can Eltrombopag help children with ITP say goodbye to bleeding?

 

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare disease in children, affecting 5 in 100,000. Most children get better quickly without intervention but up to 30% will still have disease at 12 months.

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