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FUNDING ALERT: Calls published on ATMPs, T cells and cancer research

In recent weeks, two Calls for proposals were published that offer relevant funding opportunities for hematologists:

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Preanalytical WG

Responsibilities:
Reviewing SOPs for sample handling and storage to ensure uniformity across the consortium. Overseeing the logistics of sample collection. Defining the minimum (core markers) and extended panels for immunophenotyping. Establishing good practice sampling for retrospective analysis.

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2018’s Sjöberg Prize awarded for unique treatment that cures a once fatal cancer

Dr. Zhu Chen, Dr. Anne Dejean and Dr. Hugues de Thé will be awarded the Sjöberg Prize 2018 for their work on how acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) could be cured based on arsenic and retinoic acid.

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Report "Haematology and the next European Decade"

EHA and the European Cancer Patient Coalition co-hosted a meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels on August 30-31, 2011. The two-day conference was attended by doctors, researchers, parliamentarians, patient advocates and Commission officials.

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Writing and Publications WG

Responsibilities:
Authoring project and consensus papers.

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Clinical WG

Responsibilities:
Identifying the clinical data required for collection. Locating clinical trials where suitable samples will be collected or have already been collected. Involvement in the European Registry. Assessing the type of database and dataset currently available.

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Pomalidomide prolongs survival in refractory myeloma patients

MM-003 is a large, multi-centre phase 3 study that assessed the efficacy and safety of a new drug, Pomalidomide (POM) in combination with low-dose dexamethasone (POM+LoDex) and compared this combination with high dose dexamethasone in MM patients with late stage…

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