Hematology/Oncology

• European VTE patient registry enrolls its first patient

• February 11, 2013
• Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH has announced the first patient has been enrolled in the “Prevention of thromboembolic events – European registry...More »

• In the Journals

• Collateral vessel development predictive of portal vein thrombosis in patients with cirrhosis

• February 11, 2013
• Characteristics of collateral vessels, particularly flow volume in the largest vessel, are predictive factors for developing portal vein thrombosis,...More »

• MAGELLAN: Extended-duration rivaroxaban reduced VTE risk

• HemOnc Today, April 25, 2013
• New data from the MAGELLAN trial demonstrate that rivaroxaban was noninferior to enoxaparin for standard-duration thromboprophylaxis in acutely ill...More »

• In the Journals

• Ultrasonic testing ruled out blood clots in pregnant women

• HemOnc Today, March 25, 2013
• Serial compression ultrasonography with Doppler imaging ruled out deep vein thrombosis in symptomatic pregnant women, according to results of a...More »

• Commentary

• ‘The anemia of chronic disease’: An outmoded diagnosis

• HemOnc Today, February 10, 2013
  H. Franklin Bunn, MD
• A 38-year-old lawyer has suffered from classic rheumatoid arthritis during the past 10 years.
  During that time, her hematocrit and hemoglobin have fallen...More »

• Blood cancer center opens in Pittsburgh

• HemOnc Today, February 10, 2013
• The Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers recently welcomed its first visitors at the UPMC CancerCenter’s Hillman Cancer Center in Pittsburgh.
  The...More »

• Imaging Analysis

• A 55-year-old woman with secondary polycythemia from uterine leiomyoma

• HemOnc Today, February 25, 2013
  Munir Ghesani, MD; Rangaswamy Chintapatla, MD; Robert Hang, MD
• A 55-year-old female with history of diabetes, hypertension, sickle cell trait and history of fibroid uterus presented to her primary care physician for...More »

• ASH presents mentor award

• HemOnc Today, February 25, 2013
• Rainer Storb
  
  ASH recently presented Rainer Storb, MD, with its Mentor Award for Basic Science in recognition of his commitment to the training and career...More »

• ASH opposes extension of NCAA sickle cell trait screening policy

• HemOnc Today, February 25, 2013
• The American Society of Hematology recently issued a statement expressing its opposition to the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s decision...More »

• In the Journals

• Risk for subarachnoid hemorrhage greater among lupus patients

• January 31, 2013
• Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus had a higher occurrence of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage compared with people without the disorder,...More »

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