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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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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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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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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.

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Sanquin Blood Supply will culture erythrocytes for transfusion purposes

ABO-Rh-D matched transfusions result in alloimmunisation in 3-5% of recipients. Once allo-immunized, it may become very difficult to find appropriate donor erythrocytes, especially when multiple antibodies or rare combinations of antibodies are present.

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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.

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Daratumumab, a CD38 monoclonal antibody study in advanced multiple myeloma – an open-label, dose escalation followed by open-label extension in a single-arm phase I/II study

Daratumumab is a human CD38 monoclonal antibody being tested against multiple myeloma, but it could also have potential in a broad range of other hematological diseases.

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Mini-hormone fights iron

Iron overload commonly leads to organ damage and even death. Currently available treatments for iron overload are burdensome or cause side effects.

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Press release: Breaking news on lymph node cancer and plasma cell cancer reported at Hematology Congress in Stockholm, June 13-16, 2013

In order to support high-quality science, the European Hematology Association (EHA) collaborates with 16 Scientific Working Groups (SWGs) and concentrates on fostering activities directed towards basic and translational research.

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Press release: Theme of the Year and Patient Advocacy - 18th Congress of EHA - European Hematology Association

This year for the first time, the EHA congress program is complemented by a dedicated advocacy track. This track combines all patient and policy related sessions into one comprehensive full-day program on Saturday.

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