In 2008, ASH celebrated its 50th anniversary and used this historical milestone to reflect on the progress that has been made in the field. This brochure highlights the top advances made in hematology in the last five decades. To view the brochure, you can navigate the table of contents below or download the PDF.

Foreword

• A message from ASH Presidents Kenneth Kaushansky (2008) and Nancy Berliner (2009)

Chapter 1: Red Blood Cells

• Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia: Disorders of Globin Production
• The Story of Erythropoietin
• Advances in Transfusion Medicine

Chapter 2: White Blood Cells

• Curing Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Targeted Therapy for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• The Cure of Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Targeted Therapy for B-Cell Lymphoma: The Story of Rituximab
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: From a Curative Concept to Cure

Chapter 3: Platelets and Blood Clotting

• Antiplatelet Therapy
• Hemophilia: From Plasma to Recombinant Factors
• Antithrombotic Therapy

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