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Jan 12, 2021, 13:07 ET Organizations Collaborate to Develop International State-of-the-Art Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of von Willebrand Disease

The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF), and...

Dec 08, 2020, 12:05 ET Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B Found Safe and Effective in First Phase III Trial

The gene therapy etranacogene dezaparvovec substantially increased production of the blood clotting protein factor IX among 52 patients in the...

Dec 08, 2020, 12:05 ET Researchers Trace the Origin of Blood Cancer to Early Childhood, Decades before Diagnosis

Genetic mutations linked with cancer can occur during childhood or even before birth and proliferate in the body for many years before causing cancer ...

Dec 08, 2020, 12:04 ET Asciminib Found Safe and Effective for Hard-to-Treat Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

In a phase III trial called ASCEMBL, the experimental drug asciminib was nearly twice as effective as a standard-of-care treatment regimen for...

Dec 05, 2020, 12:46 ET Genome Editing and Cellular Therapies Show Promise for Treating Blood Disorders, Cancers

Three studies being presented during the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition report promising results in the use...

Dec 05, 2020, 11:00 ET Hematologists Play Vital Role in Advancing COVID-19 Research, Potential Treatments

There are now millions of cases worldwide of COVID-19 infection, caused by the new virus SARS-CoV-2. As cases continue to soar, researchers around...

Dec 04, 2020, 13:07 ET Clinical Trials Offer Opportunities to Change Practice to Improve Prevention and Treatment of Blood Disorders

Four studies being presented during the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition present opportunities to improve care ...

Dec 04, 2020, 11:19 ET New Studies Call Attention to Effects of Structural Inequities on Health in America

Four studies being presented during the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition highlight the ways disparities and...

Oct 08, 2020, 13:05 ET ASH Releases Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Use of Preventive Anticoagulation in Patients with COVID-19

Today, ASH released new guidelines to help clinicians prevent serious blood clotting complications affecting COVID-19 patients. The recommendations...

Aug 12, 2020, 13:33 ET New Recommendations Aim to Increase Capacity for Specialized Care for Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease

Across the United States, adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) lack access to comprehensive care to manage their condition, help them prevent...

Aug 06, 2020, 12:04 ET ASH Releases New Clinical Practice Guidelines on Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Older Adults

Today, ASH published new guidelines to help older adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and their health care providers make critical care...

Jun 23, 2020, 14:51 ET ASH Announces 2020 Honorific Award Recipients

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) congratulates this year's recipients of the Honorific Awards, the Society's most prestigious awards which...

Jun 19, 2020, 12:55 ET ASH Releases New Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Pain in Sickle Cell Disease

Today, the American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world's largest professional society dedicated to furthering the understanding, diagnosis,...

Jun 18, 2020, 10:49 ET PerkinElmer and American Society of Hematology Announce Global Collaboration to Help Combat Sickle Cell Disease

PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced a collaboration with the American...

May 12, 2020, 17:06 ET ASH to Develop Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Use of Anticoagulation in Patients with COVID-19

Coagulopathy, or abnormal blood clotting, has been reported as a complication associated with increased risk of death in patients with COVID-19....

Dec 04, 2019, 11:21 ET First Industry Datasets Submitted to ASH Research Collaborative Data Hub

The ASH Research Collaborative (ASH RC) has collaborated with two industry leaders, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis) and Amgen, to...

Dec 03, 2019, 16:30 ET ASH Releases New Clinical Practice Guidelines on Immune Thrombocytopenia

Today, ASH published new state-of-the art guidelines on the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a rare blood disorder characterized by a...

Dec 21, 2018, 11:03 ET Study: Increased risk of heart attack, stroke in months leading up to a cancer diagnosis

Older adults with cancer are more likely to have had a heart attack or stroke in the months prior to their cancer diagnosis compared with similar...

Dec 20, 2018, 10:29 ET Blood Editors Announce Top 10 Manuscripts of 2018

The editors of Blood, the most-cited journal in hematology, have selected the top manuscripts of 2018. "These 10 publications were chosen from the...

Dec 17, 2018, 13:29 ET Sutimlimab Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat, Rare Blood Disorder

In a first-in-human clinical trial reported today in Blood, the investigational drug sutimlimab appeared to be effective in treating cold agglutinin...

Dec 03, 2018, 15:19 ET CAR T-Cell Therapies Show Durable Responses, New Research Also Explores Combination Therapies to Extend and Enhance Treatment Responses

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies have quickly shifted the treatment paradigm for many people with several types of aggressive blood...

Dec 02, 2018, 11:00 ET Studies Offer Glimpses into the Future of Medicine

Today during the 60th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, presenters of three studies will highlight how ...

Dec 01, 2018, 12:30 ET Major Trials Show Benefits of New Therapy Regimens for Cancer and Blood Disorders

Today during the 60th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, researchers will present the results of four...

Dec 01, 2018, 10:30 ET Studies Show Improved Sickle Cell Disease Outcomes Worldwide

Today at the 60th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, researchers will announce findings from four...

Nov 28, 2018, 10:00 ET Platelets Grown from Stem Cells May be Alternative to Donated Platelets

Researchers have developed a way to grow human platelets in the laboratory from stem cells derived from fat tissue. The achievement, reported today...