Two cases of refractory warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia treated with rituximab.

abstract：:Although infectious complications represent a relevant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with myelofibrosis (MF), little is known about their incidence, outcome and risk factors. We retrospectively evaluated a cohort of 507 MF patients, diagnosed between 1980 and 2014 in five Italian hematology centers, to ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Polverelli N,Breccia M,Benevolo G,Martino B,Tieghi A,Latagliata R,Sabattini E,Riminucci M,Godio L,Catani L,Nicolosi M,Perricone M,Sollazzo D,Colafigli G,Campana A,Merli F,Vitolo U,Alimena G,Martinelli G,Lewis RE,V

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cell disease (MCD), a proliferation of mast cells (MC), is occasionally associated with hematologic malignancies. Neoplastic MC have activating c-kit mutations. c-kit is a receptor tyrosine kinase required for the development, proliferation, and survival of MC. Interaction of c-kit with its ligand stem cell facto...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pullarkat VA,Pullarkat ST,Calverley DC,Brynes RK

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied red blood cell morphology in two marathon runners before, immediately after, and 1 day after a marathon race. A discocyte-stomatocyte transformation was found by light microscopy of wet preparations and also by scanning electron microscopy, with about one-half the erythrocytes becoming cup-shaped after the ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Reinhart WH,Chien S

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), in comparison with plasma exchange (PE), in the treatment of patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/hemolytic-uremic syndrome (TTP/HUS). DESIGN:Prospective, nonrandomized comparative study. SETTING:Hematology department in a general hos...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Finazzi G,Bellavita P,Falanga A,Viero P,Barbui T

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is considered to be a pleuripotential stem cell disorder with the capacity to differentiate into myeloid, erythroid, megakaryocytic, and lymphoid cell lines. Consequently, blast crisis (BC) involving each of the above lineages has been well described. Among lymphoblastic crises, differen...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Advani SH,Malhotra H,Kadam PR,Iyer RS,Nanjangud G,Balsara B,Saikia T,Gopal R,Nair CN

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the number of anticoagulant drugs increases and new ones are brought to market, the utility of the routine screening coagulation tests of today--namely the prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time--will be significantly reduced in many clinical situations. Although the new anticoagulants are desig...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gehrie E,Laposata M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common side effect of opioids is nausea and vomiting; however, the incidence in hospitalized patients receiving opioids for acute pain is unknown. We performed a retrospective study in adult patients with sickle cell disease admitted for an acute pain crisis during a six-month period to evaluate the incidence of nau...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Shord SS,Chew L,Villano J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquired JAK2 V617F mutation is common in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. We previously showed that JAK2 V617F is also found in coronary patients, most of them affected by coronary atherosclerosis. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is another important manifestation of atherosclerosis. However, prevale...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Muendlein A,Kinz E,Gasser K,Leiherer A,Rein P,Saely CH,Grallert H,Peters A,Fraunberger P,Drexel H,Lang AH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old white man with myasthenia gravis and red cell aplasia was found to have hepatic iron overload. The differential diagnosis included hereditary hemochromatosis and secondary iron overload related to red cell aplasia. Family studies of siblings, including HLA typing, initially suggested a diagnosis of secon...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Adams PC

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leg ulcers are a well recognized complication of sickle cell disease that has been attributed to venous insufficiency. We studied 16 patients with sickle cell disease and active ulcers using venous pulse volume recordings and photoplethysmography (Doppler studies). Based on hemodynamic monitoring, all 16 patients exhi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Billett HH,Patel Y,Rivers SP

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous lymphoma is a disease characterized with massive skin infiltration of lymphoid malignant cells. They commonly express some T-cell markers, such as CD2, CD3, CD4, and CD7, and thus termed as CTCL (cutaneous T cell lymphoma). Here, we present a case with CD56/N-CAM-positive cutaneous lymphoma, which appears ly...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Adachi M,Maeda K,Takekawa M,Hinoda Y,Imai K,Sugiyama S,Yachi A

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical development of lenalidomide (Revlimid™), then pomalidomide (Actimid™) as members of immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), exemplifies how insight into disease biology can lead to design of effective therapeutic agents. Increased experience and understanding of IMiD's d...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Quach H,Kalff A,Spencer A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since multiple myeloma (MM) is still not-curable, the management of relapse remains challenging. Given the known efficacy of alkylating agents in MM, we conducted a phase I/II study to test a new three drug combination in which Fotemustine (Muphoran), an alkylating agent of nitrosurea family, was added to bortezomib +...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mangiacavalli S,Pochintesta L,Pascutto C,Cocito F,Pompa A,Cazzola M,Corso A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By virtue of their religious principles, Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs) generally object to receiving blood products, raising numerous ethical, legal, and medical challenges for providers who care for these patients, especially in the emergent setting. In this review, we discuss several areas relevant to the care of JWs, i...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Scharman CD,Burger D,Shatzel JJ,Kim E,DeLoughery TG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imatinib mesylate radically changed the natural history of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The recent availability of alternative tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) renders the clinical management of CML more complex. In this article, we summarize our long-term single institution experience. From 2003 to 2012, 102 pati...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Viganò I,Di Giacomo N,Bozzani S,Antolini L,Piazza R,Gambacorti Passerini C

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective labeling of phagocytes in human blood can be achieved by incubation of unseparated, heparinized blood with 99mTc-sulfur colloid. We have developed a method for quantitation of granulocyte chemotaxis using granulocytes labeled by this technique. The method was found to be more accurate and less tedious to per...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： English D,McPherson TA

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary leukaemia following treatment of M3 acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) is a rare event. We describe a patient in remission following chemotherapy for APL who relapsed with M2 acute non-lymphoblastic leukaemia (ANLL). The original t(15;17) (q22;q21) chromosome translocation was lost and replaced by a clone c...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hatzis T,Standen GR,Howell RT,Savill C,Wagstaff M,Scott GL

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunologic studies were performed on mononuclear cells from ten chronically transfused children with sickle cell disease, and the results were compared with those from five other groups: 21 sickle cell patients who were not receiving regular transfusions, 6 chronically transfused children with other forms of refracto...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Wang W,Herrod H,Presbury G,Wilimas J

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13-year-old boy presented with progressive bilateral lower limb weakness due to exradural granulocytic sarcoma of the spine. After surgical decompression and radiotherapy, he remained in complete remission 6 years after initial diagnosis. The possible reasons for the favorable outcome of this unique case are discuss...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Chan JK,Lau WH,Saw D

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyurea (HU) is a widely used cytotoxic agent that is known to induce fetal hemoglobin (HbF) production and is presently used to ameliorate the severity of pain episodes in patients with sickle cell anemia (HbSS). Previously we have shown that HU inhibits growth of burst forming unit-erythroid (BFU-E) colonies in ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Baliga BS,Pace BS,Chen HH,Shah AK,Yang YM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of a possible hazard from the use of radioisotopes to determine iron absorption by infants, the use of stable isotopes for this purpose has much appeal. We have applied the method of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP/MS) to determine the mass ratio, 58Fe/57Fe, in blood before and after oral adm...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Janghorbani M,Ting BT,Fomon SJ

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISEASE OVERVIEW:Approximately one-fourth of primary cutaneous lymphomas are B-cell derived and are generally classified into three distinct subgroups: primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma (PCFCL), primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (PCMZL), and primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type (PCD...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hristov AC,Tejasvi T,Wilcox RA

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of short-chain aliphatic acids on [3H]deoxythymidine incorporation into DNA was studied in human mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes. Butyric acid at 1-2 mM level was strongly inhibitory; however, its hydroxy or amino derivatives were ineffective. Valeric and propionic acids were less inhibitory. Formic, acetic,...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Stolc V

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is rarely complicated by chylothorax: we present a 93-year-old woman with CLL who developed recurrent pleural effusions that were ultimately found to be chylous in nature. Despite eight repeated thoracenteses, she continued to experience re-accumulation of fluid, and therefore, video...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Doerr CH,Staats BA,Markovic SN

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) sometimes accompanies thymoma. Herein, we report a PRCA patient with thymoma with a clonal disorder of T cells. A 55-year-old man presented with anemia and anterior mediastinum tumor. The laboratory study revealed hemoglobin 8.2 g/dl; leukocytes 15.8 x 10(9)/L with 76.5% neutrophils, 20.0%...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Masuda M,Arai Y,Okamura T,Mizoguchi H

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current study, we investigated C/EBPA gene mutations and promoter hypermethylation in a series of 53 patients with CN-AML. In addition, we also analyzed two other frequent mutations (FLT3/ITD and NPM1) in these patients and correlated them with C/EBPA gene alterations. 13/53 patients were FLT3/ITD+/NPM1-, 11/53...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Lu Y,Chen W,Chen W,Stein A,Weiss LM,Huang Q

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Philadelphia chromosome (Ph1) positive, or "adult-type," chronic granulocytic leukemia (CGL) differs in many clinical and laboratory aspects from PH1-negative, or "juvenile," CGL. Because of these differences, the disorders have been considered two distinct disease entities. We present a child with Ph1-positive CGL wh...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gay JC,Dessypris EN,Roloff JS,Lukens JN

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While surgery is commonly required for complications related to hemoglobin SC (HbSC) disease, little is known about the perioperative complications or the indications for preoperative transfusion in this group. We describe the patient characteristics, preoperative transfusion regimens, and outcome in 92 patients with ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Neumayr L,Koshy M,Haberkern C,Earles AN,Bellevue R,Hassell K,Miller S,Black D,Vichinsky E

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomerular hyperfiltration and microalbuminuria/proteinuria are early manifestations of sickle nephropathy. The effects of hydroxyurea therapy on these renal manifestations of sickle cell anemia (SCA) are not well defined. Our objective was to investigate the effects of hydroxyurea on glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Aygun B,Mortier NA,Smeltzer MP,Shulkin BL,Hankins JS,Ware RE

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Everolimus is an oral antineoplastic agent that targets the raptor mammalian target of rapamycin (mTORC1). The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/mTOR signal transduction pathway has been demonstrated to be activated in tumor samples from patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). The goal of this trial was to learn the antitumo...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Johnston PB,Inwards DJ,Colgan JP,Laplant BR,Kabat BF,Habermann TM,Micallef IN,Porrata LF,Ansell SM,Reeder CB,Roy V,Witzig TE

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00