Highlights from the American society of hematology conference 2020

J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2021 Jul;52(1):354-362. doi: 10.1007/s11239-021-02449-9. Epub 2021 Apr 26.

Abstract

American Society of Hematology conducts an annual meeting, where investigators from around the globe presented ground-breaking research in the fields of malignant and non-malignant hematology. We provide a summary of non-malignant hematology abstracts from the 2020 meeting. Topics included range from those related to thrombosis, including thrombotic complications of COVID-19, bleeding and novel therapies such as gene therapies. Readers are encouraged to access meeting materials for a more detailed coverage of the event.

Keywords: ASH2020; Bleeding; COVID-19; Thrombosis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Antifibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Biomedical Research*
  • COVID-19 / blood
  • COVID-19 / complications
  • COVID-19 Drug Treatment
  • Congresses as Topic
  • Genetic Therapy
  • Hematologic Diseases / blood
  • Hematologic Diseases / genetics
  • Hematologic Diseases / therapy
  • Hematology*
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Hemorrhage / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Thrombosis / blood
  • Thrombosis / etiology
  • Thrombosis / prevention & control

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Antifibrinolytic Agents