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Aims of LyRA

To build a network of:

  • People for knowledge sharing;

  • Registries through formal collaborations;

  • Datasets with streamlined mechanisms to enable collaborative research.

Our projects

We are conducting and collaborating with lymphoma experts on these projects.

LyRA White Paper

Strategic roadmap for the future of our alliance

Attributes & data mapping

Identifying similarities and differences between members for collaborations

Developing of clinical quality indicator set

Standardisation of evaluation tools to measure quality of care

Our steering committee

The multidisciplinary Steering Committee includes haematologists, medical oncologists, epidemiologists, biostatistician experienced in leading the well-established lymphoma registries, and patient advocates, from 11 countries.They provide program oversight of the establishment and governance of LyRA, and strategic direction of the future development to implement LyRA’s objectives.

Monash University, Australia

Prof Eliza Hawkes, Chair

Monash University, Australia

Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands

Prof Martine Chamuleau

Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands

MD Anderson, United States

Prof Christopher Flowers

MD Anderson, United States

University of Mainz, Germany

Prof Georg Heß

University of Mainz, Germany

Tufts Medical Center, United States

Prof Susan Parsons

Tufts Medical Center, United States

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Prof Karin Ekström Smedby

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Lymphoma Coalition

Ms Lorna Warwick

Lymphoma Coalition

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Australia

Prof Chan Cheah, Co-chair

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Australia

Rutgers Cancer Institute and Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, United States

Prof Andrew Evens

Rutgers Cancer Institute and Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, United States

Aarhus University, Denmark

Prof Tarec El-Galaly

Aarhus University, Denmark

Mayo Clinic, United States

A/Prof Matthew Maurer

Mayo Clinic, United States

Fundación para Combatir la Leucemia, Argentina

Dr Astrid Pavlovsky

Fundación para Combatir la Leucemia, Argentina

Charles University Hospital, Czech Republic

Prof Marek Trněný

Charles University Hospital, Czech Republic

Lymphoma Coalition

Ms Natacha Bolanos

Lymphoma Coalition

Mayo Clinic, United States

Prof James Cerhan

Mayo Clinic, United States

Association Angela Serra for Cancer Research, Italy

Prof Massimo Federico

Association Angela Serra for Cancer Research, Italy

Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, France

Prof Hervé Ghesquieres

Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, France

Brown University Health Cancer Institute, United States

A/Prof Adam Olszewski

Brown University Health Cancer Institute, United States

National University Cancer Institute, Singapore

A/Prof Michelle Poon

National University Cancer Institute, Singapore

BC Cancer, Canada

A/Prof Diego Villa

BC Cancer, Canada

University of Nottingham, England

A/Prof Mark Bishton

University of Nottingham, England

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