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2024 EHA-ASCO Research Updates for MDS and AML

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Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Presenter(s)
Abhay Singh, MD, MPH
In this webinar, Dr. Abhay Singh discusses the latest MDS and AML research presented at the 2024 EHA and ASCO meetings. This is an advanced educational presentation.

Teen Athlete's Normal Life Interrupted by Severe Aplastic Anemia and Lengthy Treatment

“You must go to Children’s Hospital now.”

Ninth grader Patrick McLaughlin was surprised, but followed his mom’s lead, who calmly drove to the Emergency Department while disguising her fear and confusion.

Earlier that week, while Ellie was on a business trip, her elder son, Liam, called. “Mom, Paddy’s still sleeping after early dismissal.”  It was 8:30pm. At that moment, she knew that she needed to take him to the doctor.  She flew home as soon as she could, picked Patrick up at track and field workout, and dashed to the pediatrician’s office. 

PNH from the 2024 Philadelphia Patient and Family Conference

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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Gloria F. Gerber, MD, explains the diagnosis and treatment of PNH, or Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria. Watch this session to understand what happens to patients who develop PNH, and the options for treatment of this bone marrow failure disease.

Adenovirus infections after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in children and adults: a study from the Infectious Diseases Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

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Abstract The objective of the study was the analysis of clinical types, outcomes, and risk factors associated with the outcome of adenovirus (ADV) infection, in children and adults after allo-HCT. A total number of 2529 patients (43.9% children; 56.1% adults) transplanted between…

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