AABB Smartbrief
- AABB Twitter chat explores electronic remote blood issue
- [We] thought that once we'd climbed the mountain, it was unlikely anyone would ever make another attempt.
- Updated EU protocol endorses letermovir use for CMV in HSCT recipients
- CMS OKs Wash. plan to use subscription model for hepatitis C drugs
- House amends spending bill, possibly paving way for national patient ID
Blood Journal
- Gökbuget N, Dombret H, Bonifacio M, et al. Blinatumomab for minimal residual disease in adults with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. 2018;131(14):1522-1531.
- HTLV-1-associated adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma with disseminated strongyloidiasis
- Unusual case of a myelodysplastic syndrome with novel inv(5)(q15q33)
- With equal access, African American patients have superior survival compared to white patients with multiple myeloma: a VA study
- Archeogenetics of F11 p.Cys38Arg: a 5400-year-old mutation identified in different southwestern European countries
Transfusion News
- Drone Delivery of Blood Products in South Africa
- RBC Transfusions Improve Quality of Life for Some Patients with Cancer
- Screening Blood Donors for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
- New Criteria for Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO)
- New FDA Recommendations for Babesiosis Screening of Blood Donations