The project partners met in Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona. The main goal of this meeting was to officially present the project and discuss the first tasks to develop. Over the next five years, experts from Argentina, Austria, Chile, the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Uruguay will study the different subtypes of pediatric leukemia diagnosed in Latin America and Europe.

The first General Assembly Meeting (GAM) was held on 22nd May 2019 in Prague (Czech Republic). The main objective of this first GAM was to check the correct progress of the project according to H2020 rules. In Prague and also remotely, all CLOSER partners shared with the consortium an update on the progress of each work-package, the different work plans and settled deadlines and discussed strategic topics and issues of the project.

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The whole consortium will meet on October 27th, 2020 to discuss the outcomes of the Project so far and the next steps for the last quarter and 2021.

Due to COVID-19, the meeting will be held online.

What is the role of patient associations?

How do they work to improve the patients’ quality of life?

What daily challenges do they face and how did COVID-19 affect their work?

Join our first webinar to find answers to these and more questions.

The event is free, but do not forget to fill in the form to receive the link of the session.

Looking forward to see you online!

This year CLOSER’s Consortium will meet online (due to COVID-19 restrictions) to discuss the outcomes of the last year of the Project, and what the next steps will be for all the Work Packages involved.

After the succes of the first webinar, CLOSER consortium is glad to invite you to the second event about the Role of Researchers in Childhood Leukemia: What are the goals and the challenges?

During this session we will have four speakers from three of CLOSER Leukemia’s institutions: Dr Marisa Felice (Hospital Garrahan, Argentina), Dr Jan Trka (Charles University, República Checa), Dr Pablo Menéndez y Paola Romecin, PhD (Josep Carreras Institute, España).

Fill our form to register and receive the connection link!

We all know that Data Management in EU Funded Project is fundamental.. But what are the best strategies?

What are the technologies used to achieve the best results?

How does a data analyst work according to the current GDPR and how does it apply to a project like CLOSER?

How did the COVID-19 pandemic change the data architecture?

Don’t miss the opportunity to ask all your questions about Data Management with our experts on June 15th, 2022!

Register to the following link to receive the event’s room!

CLOSER’s fifth live event is going to be streamed on October 20th, 2022!

This time we are going to talk about Innovative Approaches in Research and Childhood Leukemia 

Join us on the live event on October 20th | THU | 17.00 (CET)

Remember: all CLOSER webinars are free of charge, but the registration is required.

• 17.00 – Welcome & CLOSER Project Introduction

• 17.05 – Presentation of the different institutions: Dr. Sabine Strehl (St. Anna Kinderkrebsforshung), Dr Luis Castillo and Lucía d’Andrea (Fundación Perez Scremini), Anaïs Le Corvec (Cliclab Transformative Agent);
• 17.15 – The speakers will show us how they apply an innovative attitude and lateral thinking approaches in research and communication;
• 18.10 – Question Time! The questions and comments will be collected in the registration survey. A live chat will be active all the time during the webinar session to send your queries at any time.
• 18.25 – Wrap-up

The event will be streamed in English with live Spanish interpreter for non-English speaking participants.

In 2022 CLOSER’s Consortium is going back to the in-person format for the annual General Assembly where all the partners will have the opportunity to discuss the outcomes of the Project and project the next steps for the last year.

We are going to meet in Montevideo (Uruguay) and have a hybrid online/in-person format for all those partners who won’t be able to travel to Latin America.

DAY 1 (November 17th)

• 08:20-08:30 Welcome Address: Luis Castillo

ACUTE LEUKEMIAS
• 08:30-09:15 Prognostic factors: Anthony Moorman

LEUKEMIA BOARD I
• 09:15-10:30 Clinical Case of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Multidisciplinary Discussion

COFFEE BREAK

CLASSIFICATION OF ALL
• 11:00-11:40 Is Cytogenetics relevant in the Genomic era?: Oskar Haas

MRD IN ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIAS
• 11:40-12:10 Relevance and New Techniques Applied for the Detection of MRD: Eva Fronkova

MIXED PHENOTYPE ACUTE LEUKEMIAS (MPAL)
• 12:10-12:40 Characterization and prognosis: Speaker to be confirmed

GENOMIC PROFILING OF HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES BY FOUNDATION MEDICINE
• 12:40-13:10 FoundationOne® Heme: Speaker to be confirmed from Roche

QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION

DAY 2 (November 18th)

COOPERATIVE PROJECTS BETWEEN EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA
• 08:30-08:50 CLOSER: Mireia Camos
• 08:50-09:20 HARMONY: Anthony Moorman

LEUKEMIA BOARD II
• 09:20-10:35 Clinical Case of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Multidisciplinary Discussion

COFFEE BREAK
• 10:35-11:05

ALL-IC-2009
• 11:05-11:35 Results: Myriam Campbell

NEW THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES IN ACUTE LEUKEMIAS
• 11:35- 12:15 CAR T-cell in ALL: When and What to Expect? Indication & Complications: Susana Rives
• 12:15-12:45 ALL-IC 2022: Marisa Felice
• 12:45-13:15 New Strategies in AML: Speaker to be confirmed

ADOLESCENTS
• 13:15-13:35 Transition from children’s hospital to adult hospital: María Imbert

QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
• 13:35-13:55
• 13:55-14:00 Closing: Luis Castillo