Overview of European ALL Study Groups

Abbrevation
Group
Scientist
GRAALL France/
Switzerland
Group for Research in Adult ALL
(including cooperative groups in France and Switzerland)
GOELAMS : Groupe Ouest Est des Leucémies Aiguës et Maladies du San
SAKK: Schweizer Arbeitsgemeinschaft für klinische Krebsforschung
H. Dombret
N. Ifrah
T. Kovascovics
GIMEMA Italy
Gruppo Italoano Malattie Ematologiche Maligne dell’Adulto
F. Mandelli
G. Meloni
R. Foa
L. Annino
GMALL Germany
German Multicenter ALL Working Group
N. Gökbuget
D. Hoelzer
NILG Italy
Northern Italy Leukemia Group
R. Bassan
PETHEMA Spain
Program for Study and Treatment of Malignant Hemopathies, Spanish Society of Hematology
J.M. Ribera
PLRG Poland
Polish Lymphoma Research Group
J. Walewski
PALG Poland
Polish Adult Leukemia Group
J. Holowiecki
S. Giebel
HOVON Netherlands
Stichting Haemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland (Dutch haemato-oncology association)
A. Dekker
UK Adult ALL subgroup
UK National Cancer Research Institute (UK NCRI)
Adele K. Fielding
Name of the study group
GMALL / European ALL Working Group (EWALL)
Disease(s)
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Leader(s) of the study group
Nicola Gökbuget
J.W. Goethe University
Medical Dept. II
Theodor Stern Kai 7
60590 Frankfurt
Germany
Phone: ++49 (0)69 6301 6365
Fax: ++49 (0)69 6301 7463
E-mail: goekbuget@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Dieter Hoelzer
ONKOLOGIKUM
Schaubstraße 16
60596 Frankfurt
Germany
Phone: ++49 (0)69 65 00 73 170
Fax: ++49 (0)69 65 00 73 180
E-mail: dieter.hoelzer@onkologikum.de
Website
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Studies
GMALL 07/2003
(for shortprotocols, see studies)
Diagnostic Labs
Morphology
Heinz-August Horst
Zytomorphologisches Labor der Med.Klinik II, Universität Kiel
Chemnitzstr. 33
24116 Kiel
Phone: ++49 (0)431/1697-1207
Fax: ++49 (0)431/1697-1273

Immunophenotyping
Stefan Schwartz
Molekulargenetik-Labor der Med.Klinik III, UK Benjamin Franklin, Berlin
Hindenburgdamm 30
12200 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30 8445 -2646
Fax: +49 (0)30 8445 4468

Molecular Genetics
Thomas Burmeister
Molekulargenetik-Labor der Med.Klinik III, UK Benjamin Franklin, Berlin
Hindenburgdamm 30
12200 Berlin
Phone: ++49 (0)30/8445-3169
Fax: ++49 (0)30/8445-4468

Cytogenetics
Harald Rieder
Tumorzytogenetik-Labor, Universität Düsseldorf
Universitätsstrasse 1
40224 Düsseldorf
Phone: ++49(0) 211 81 -10689 -12350
Fax: ++49 (0)211 81 10689

Claudia Schoch
Labor für spezielle Leukämiediagnostik, Universität München
Phone: ++49 (0)89 7095 4970
Fax: ++49 (0)89 7095 4971

Minimal Residual Disease (MRD)
Michael Kneba / Dr. M. Brüggemann
Molekulargenetisches Labor der II.Medizinischen Klinik, Universität Kiel
Chemnitzstr. 33
24116 Kiel
Phone: ++49 (0)431/1697-1201
Fax: ++49 (0)431/1697-1202
Name of the study group
Polish Adult Leukemia Group (PALG)
Disease(s)
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Leader(s) of the study group
Jerzy Holowiecki
Dept. Of Haematology and BMT
Silesian Medical University
40-029 Katowice
Reymonta 8, Poland
Phone: +4832-2562858
Fax: +4832-2554985
E-mail: holow@slam.katowice.pl
Website
http://www.palg.pl/
Studies
Prognostic value of minimal residual disease monitored with the use of immunophenotyping, for long-term outcome of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in adults; a prospective, multicentre study of the Polish Adult Leukemia Group.
(for shortprotocols, see studies)
Contact persons
Sebastian Giebel
Dept. Of Haematology and BMT
Silesian Medical Academy
40-029 Katowice
Reymonta 8, Poland;
Phone: +4832-2562858
F ax: +4832-2554985
E-mail: sgiebel@poczta.onet.pl
Diagnostic Labs
Laboratory of the Dept. Of Haematology and BMT
Silesian Medical Academy
40-029 Katowice
Reymonta 8, Poland
Name of the study group
Polish Lymphoma Research Group (PLRG)
Disease(s)
High grade Lymphoma
Leader(s) of the study group
Jan Walewski
Head of Lymphoproliferative Diseases Dept, MSCMCC
Website
Studies
T-ALL/B-ALL; LBL
(for shortprotocols, see studies)
Contact persons
Jan Walewski
Head of Lymphoproliferative Diseases Dept, MSCMCC,
Warsaw, 048225462223
E-mail: walewski@coi.waw.pl

Beata Ostrowska
E-mail: bostrowska@coi.waw.pl
Diagnostic Labs
Name of the study group
UK National Cancer Research Institute Adult ALL Subgroup (UK NCRI)
Disease(s)
Adult ALL
Leader(s) of the study group
Adele K. Fielding
Senior Lecturer
Haematology
Royal Free Campus
UCL
Rowland Hill St
London NW3 2PF

Prof David Marks
Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
Horfield Road
Bristol
BS2 8ED
Website
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Studies
UKALL 14 (Shortprotocol UKALL 14)
MARALL (Shortprotocol MARALL)
Contact persons
Adele Fielding
Royal Free and University College Medical School
Rowland Hill St.
London NW3 2PF
UK
Fax: +44 7830 2092
E-mail: a.fielding@ucl.ac.uk
Diagnostic Labs
Molecular and MRD Studies
Bella Patel and Adele Fielding
Adult ALL MRD Lab
University College London
Royal Free Campus
Rowland Hill St.
London NW3 2PF
UK
Fax: +44 7830 2092

Cytogenetic Studies
Anthony Moorman
Leukaemia Research Cytogenetics Group,
Northern Institute for Cancer Research,
Newcastle University
Level 5, Sir James Spence Institute,
Royal Victoria Infirmary,
Queen Victoria Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
Phone: +44 (0) 191 282 1323
Fax: +44 (0) 191 282 1326
Email: anthony.moorman@ncl.ac.uk
Name of the study group
Czech Leukemia Study
Group for Life (CELL)
Disease(s)
Adult ALL
Leader(s) of the study group
Jiri Mayer
Pavel Klener
Website
http://www.fnbrno.cz/ihok
http://www.uhkt.cz
Studies
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Contact persons
Michael Doubek
Dept. of Internal Medicine – Hematooncology
University Hospital
Jihlavská 20
625 00 Brno
Czech Republic
Phone: +420-5 3223 3642
Fax: +420-5 3223 3603
Email: mdoubek@fnbrno.cz
Diagnostic Labs
Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion,
Prague, CZ

Department of Internal Medicine – Hematooncology,
University Hospital, Brno, CZ