ASH 2012: 'Helping hematologists conquer blood diseases worldwide'

摘要

The 54th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) held in Atlanta, Georgia, 8th-llth December 2012, was attended by 21,000 participants from over 110 countries. Selecting the most relevant data out of a wealth of > 5,000 abstracts and > 3,000 presentations represents a major challenge. Therefore, in this issue of MEMO, distinguished haematologic experts have worked through the various sessions to extract the most meaningful clinical and translational data for the readers of this journal. Last ASH's motto was "Helping hematologists conquer blood diseases worldwide" I hope the excellent contributions of this issue may convince you that this conquest has led to major breakthroughs in the field of haematology, in particular in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), chronic lympho-cytic leukaemia (CLL) and indolent lymphoma. As the multitude of translational as well as basic science studies reflect, this conquest continues and will translate into further improvements, hopefully also for other entities.