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Breakthrough results in European multicenter trial on acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL): no more chemotherapy?
APL is a rare, yet aggressive, subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) characterized by a maturation arrest of white blood cell precursors in the marrow, leading to a shortage of normal white cells and platelets in the blood, which is…
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Cyprus Presidency promotes win-win on health and competitiveness
The report, “Building an Open Innovation ecosystem in Europe for healthcare”, will be launched at a press conference in the European Parliament in Brussels on 29 November, 2012.
Read moreInternational CML adherence survey launched
The drivers behind non-adherence, a highly prevalent problem in oral cancer treatments but also in many other diseases like diabetes, are not well understood to date.
Read morePersonalized medicine promises radical improvements to healthcare in Europe
And the precision that personalised medicine will bring good prospects for better use of resources.
Read moreProfessor Degos awarded at the 17th Congress of EHA in Amsterdam
Professor Degos has made a major contribution, to our understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), to international public health and to the EHA.
Read moreJosé Carreras Award handed out at the 17th Congress of EHA
He has made seminal contributions to myeloma cell biology. These included studies of the diagnostic and prognostic roles of immunophenotyping, morphology and molecular genetics together with investigation of disease evolution and the significance of minimal residual disease.
Read moreInternational Survey of T2* Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Thalassemia
Thalassemia major (TM) is a substantial health issue, with over 25,000 new transfusion- dependent children identified each year around the world.
Read moreAcute Lymphocytic Leukemia: impressive results with the monoclonal antibody blinatumomab
The Phase 2 dose-ranging study MT103-206 evaluated the efficacy, safety and tolerability of blinatumomab in adult patients with B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia who had relapsed following treatment with standard front-line chemotherapy or allogeneic stem cell transplant.
Read moreEvaluation of a single 1.000 mg iron dose as ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) for fatigue treatment in Iron deficient women – PREFER
Fatigue and iron deficiency are prevalent among women of childbearing age. This randomised, placebo-controlled study evaluated the effect of a single intravenous 1.
Read moreHow malignant cells in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia escape T cell recognition and attack
T cell activation is essential for immunity including the recognition and killing of abnormal target cells such as cancerous cells.
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