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Maria Joao José Tomás Navarro
03/27/2015

A research team at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute examines the effect of HIV infection in patients who are being treated for a Non-Hodgkin aggressive lymphoma

A research team at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC) has studied the two groups of patients (ones HIV positive and the others HIV free) who received the same combined chemotherapy for B-cell aggressive lymphoma. The results of this study have just been published in the international magazine AIDS. 

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25 million donors
03/23/2015

The ONT and the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Foundation celebrate 25 million bone marrow donors worldwide

  • It is an encouraging figure that increases the possibilities of finding an unrelated donor for any patient who needs it, wherever he or she lives.

  • In spite of this rise, both the ONT and the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Foundation encourage citizens to become marrow donors.

  • Spain already has more than (175.791) donors, a figure that has grown more than 70% over the last two years, thanks to the National Marrow Plan. Also, 60,000 cord blood units are stored in our country. 

  • According to ONT-REDMO data, 5,796 people have decided to become bone marrow donors since the beginning of the year.

  • Throughout 2014, ONT-REDMO began 855 compatible donor searches. Also, 80 Spanish bone marrow donors carried out their donations.

  • Each year, around 5,000 new cases of leukaemia are diagnosed, many of which need a bone marrow transplant. 

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Prof. Ulrich Germing
03/12/2015

The myelodysplastic syndromes are a perfect example for the need for personalised treatment: they are extremely heterogeneous and no single type of treatment is effective in all patients

"It was an excellent idea to build up a special center dedicated to leukaemia and related disorders here in Barcelona. This center is collaborating with international research partners. The exchange to knowledge, techniques and ideas and the development of study protocols and projects with cooperating partners has tremendous impact on scientific progress".  

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