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Addition of obinutuzumab (GA101) or rituximab to chlorambucil improves outcomes for elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and co-existing medical conditions (comorbidities)

CLL is the most common leukemia in the western world. Many CLL patients are elderly and have comorbidities rendering them ineligible for aggressive standard treatments.

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A well-attended second meeting from the European Hematology Association (EHA) and the EHA Scientific Working Group on Red Cell and Iron

For the second time the European Hematology Association (EHA) and the EHA Scientific Working Group on Red Cell and Iron joined in the organization of the meeting focused on Red Cell and Iron Metabolism Defects: From basic science to clinical…

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Novel basis for chemoresistance in AML: DNMT3A R882 mutations promote chemoresistance and residual disease through impaired DNA damage sensing

Although most acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients initially respond to chemotherapy, the majority subsequently relapses and succumbs to refractory disease. Residual leukemic cells that survived chemotherapy may persist over time and later cause the disease to come back.

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EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting on Granulocytes and Constitutional Marrow Failure Syndromes

The second scientific meeting on EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting on Granulocytes and Constitutional Marrow Failure Disorders and Leukemia Predisposing Genes was held on October 10-12, 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Belgium shares EU health priorities for Council Presidency

On December 8, Belgium held a conference to unveil its program for the upcoming Council of the EU Presidency (website), to start on January 1, 2024.

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The Clot Thickens

Haemophilia B is a genetic bleeding disorder, affecting approximately 80,000 males worldwide1, caused by an insufficient or dyfunctional blood clotting protein called factor IX (FIX).

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EHA Issues Recommendations on Mild to Moderate Bleeding Disorders

HemaSphere presents first in a series of Consensus Reports on Diagnosis of Inherited Bleeding Problems

For hematologists, it can be challenging to make the correct diagnosis in patients with bleeding problems – or even to determine whether there is any bleeding…

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