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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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Improved survival for adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) patients

Historical survival for patients 18-45 years with ALL is approximately 40 %. However the event free survival for ALL patients 18-45 years has improved to 73% following implementation of the NOPHO ALL2008 protocol in July 2008.

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EHA European Hematology Exam 2018 Report

1. Method
a. Format
The second European Hematology Exam took place on Wednesday, June 13 in Stockholm, Sweden, and Bern, Switzerland. The Exam consisted of 100 multiple choice questions, covering all eight sections of the European Hematology Curriculum.

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EHA Bilateral Collaborative Grant

The call is now closed. The EHA Bilateral Collaborative Grant is intended to encourage and support collaboration between two independent research groups in basic/translational hematology research, that are located in two different European countries.

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What to expect

FacultyThe faculty is made up of international leaders in clinical hematology research, statisticians, experts in regulatory and ethical aspects of clinical research and more.

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European Reference Networks, a unique opportunity to take collaboration and patient care in hematology to the next level, was a core topic at EHA 2016

On Saturday 11 June, a session in the Patient Advocacy Track focused on the emerging European Reference Networks (ERNs).

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Mentoring peer-peer networks – a recipe for success

Isabel Peset1 & Alba Maiques-Diaz2

1 Senior Scientist, Microscopy, Medicines Discovery Catapult, Manchester, UK;
2 Postdoctoral scientist, Biomedical Epigenomics group, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain; YoungEHA committee member.

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Effective treatment of aging patients with hematological diseases discussed during SWG Aging meeting in Poland

The progress in the field of aging and the optimal and rational approaches of "fit" and "unfit" older patients with malignant hemopathies was the focus of the three-day EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting on Aging and Hematology held on October 12-14, 2018 in…

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