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Lighting the Flame Journal Club
A learning and connecting hematology experience led by alumni of the Lighting the Flame program. The Lighting the Flame Journal Club is an online group that's open to all members of the Lighting the Flame community.
Read moreThe 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 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.
In Memoriam Anneke Brand
Picture: Ineke Oostveen
On Sunday, November 21, 2021, Anneke Brand, MD, PhD, emeritus professor at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), passed away suddenly. The European Hematology Association community is deeply saddened by Anneke’s passing.
SWG Educational Activities
EHA-SWG meetingsAn EMSCO meeting was held in October 2023 (Nice, France).
Read moreEHA welcomes European Parliament backing for SoHO legislation
EHA welcomes the European Parliament’s backing for SoHO legislation that puts patient safety and supply sustainability first.
Read moreGenome sequencing of thousands of patients with rare blood disorders
Approximately 3M people have a rare bleeding disorder or disease of platelets, which are the cell fragments that help blood clot. The genetic causes of dozens of such disorders are known (e. g.
Read moreThe root of evil: pre-leukemic clones that survive chemotherapy are linked to a higher risk of leukemia recurrence
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive form of blood cancer. Treatment with intensive chemotherapy often leads to a period of freedom from overt disease called a remission. However, recurrence of the disease is common.
Read moreA new form of inherited thrombocytopenia (ETV6-related thrombocytopenia, ETV6-RT): NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!
A new form of inherited thrombocytopenia (ETV6-related thrombocytopenia, ETV6-RT): NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!
We recently discovered a new form of an inherited deficiency of platelets (inherited thrombocytopenia-IT), which is caused by mutations in the ETV6-gene.
Publications
Management of ALL in Adults: 2023 ELN Recommendations from a European Expert Panel
Gökbuget N, Boissel N, Chiaretti S, Dombret H, Doubek M, Fielding AK, Foà R, Giebel S, Hoelzer D, Hunault M, Marks DI, Martinelli G, Ottmann O, Rijneveld…