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The European Union must deliver funding for research of blood disorders
At the 20th Annual Congress of EHA, the results of two major projects are presented. The first is a study into the Cost of Blood Disorders in the EU Member States and Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland.
Read moreTreatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia by activation of patient's immune cells by a bispecific antibody.
Abstract S722
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a rare type of blood cancer which is mainly treated by intensive chemotherapy.
Pivotal Ruxolitinib Data Shows Promise for Patients with PV.
Polycythemia vera (PV) is a chronic, incurable blood cancer with limited treatment options. If uncontrolled, PV can cause serious cardiovascular complications, such as stroke and heart attack.
Leading Medical Organizations Join Forces Globally to Launch First-Ever World Thrombosis Day
“We must reduce the burden from thrombosis if we are to achieve the World Health Assembly’s global target of reducing mortality from premature non-communicable disease by 25 percent by 2025,” said Gary Raskob, Ph. D.
Read moreMeeting Report: European School of Haematology International Conference of Haematological Disorders in the Elderly
The meeting started by reviewing demographic aspects, physiological changes encountered in the elderly, as well as the definition of older and elderly people, frailty and comorbidity.
Read morePosition of EHA on Research Funding
The challenge
The cost of biomedical research is great, but the cost of disease is immense. An ageing population and expensive innovations in medicine put an increasing burden on already stressed healthcare budgets.
Position of EHA on Clinical Trials
The challenge
In Europe, the number of clinical trials is steadily decreasing. From 2007 to 2010, their number has decreased by some 20 percent from 5,028 to 4,193.
Targeting the B-cell Receptor in Aggressive B-cell Lymphomas
In collaboration with Dr. Lou Staudt, Pharmacyclics and associate investigators, we performed a clinical trial of a very potent inhibitor of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) called ibrutinib.
Read moreTARGETING 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.
Read morePress release: Work of 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winners to be presented at the 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association in Stockholm, June 13-16, 2013
With the Scientific Working Group for Stem Cells, the 18th Congress of EHA took the opportunity to acknowledge the work of the 2013 winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology, Drs John B.
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