T-cell receptor repertoire usage after allografting differs between CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells and their CD4+CD25- counterpart.

abstract：:Our objective was to determine whether the goal of high-dose therapy should be a partial hematologic response or a complete response. We analyzed 282 consecutive stem cell transplant patients. A partial hematologic response was achieved in 108 patients (38%), and 93 (33%) achieved a complete hematologic response. Surv...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Gertz MA,Lacy MQ,Dispenzieri A,Hayman SR,Kumar SK,Leung N,Gastineau DA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of developing premature ovarian failure and azoospermia is a major concern in long-term survivors treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Alkylating chemotherapy containing procarbazine and/or cyclophosphamide causes prolonged azoospermia in 90-100% of men and premature ovarian failure in 5-25% of women under the age...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Harel S,Fermé C,Poirot C

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:There are several therapeutic options for patients with myeiodysplastic syndrome (MDS) but most of them are poorly effective and the potentially curative ones are available only for a minority of individuals. The aim of this article is to define a rational basis for a patient-oriented approach ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Cazzola M,Anderson JE,Ganser A,Hellström-Lindberg E

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with refractory or relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who no longer receive benefit from novel agents have limited treatment options and short expected survival. del(17p) and t(4;14) are correlated with shortened survival. The phase 3 MM-003 trial demonstrated significant progression-free and overall su...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Dimopoulos MA,Weisel KC,Song KW,Delforge M,Karlin L,Goldschmidt H,Moreau P,Banos A,Oriol A,Garderet L,Cavo M,Ivanova V,Alegre A,Martinez-Lopez J,Chen C,Spencer A,Knop S,Bahlis NJ,Renner C,Yu X,Hong K,Sternas L,

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies identified the Ser/Thr protein kinase, AKT, as a therapeutic target in thrombo-inflammatory diseases. Here we report that specific inhibition of AKT with ARQ 092, an orally-available AKT inhibitor currently in phase Ib clinical trials as an anti-cancer drug, attenuates the adhesive function of neutrop...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Kim K,Li J,Barazia A,Tseng A,Youn SW,Abbadessa G,Yu Y,Schwartz B,Andrews RK,Gordeuk VR,Cho J

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Double umbilical cord blood transplantation is increasingly applied in the treatment of adult patients with high-risk hematological malignancies and has been associated with improved engraftment as compared to that provided by single unit cord blood transplantation. The mechanism of improved engraftment is, however, s...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Somers JA,Braakman E,van der Holt B,Petersen EJ,Marijt EW,Huisman C,Sintnicolaas K,Oudshoorn M,Groenendijk-Sijnke ME,Brand A,Cornelissen JJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renewing interest in cancer immunotherapy reflects the excellent results that have been obtained in animal models and the promising results in early clinical trails with dendritic cell (DC) based approaches. The central role that DCs play in the initiation of an immune response raises the possibility of using them to ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Di Nicola M,Lemoli RM

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the immune function of 33 long-term survivors of thalassemia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Lymphocyte subsets, lymphoproliferative response and immunoglobulin were normal but the level of natural killer cells was low. Five and seven patients had suboptimal antibody response at 4 week after ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Li CK,Leung TF,Chan PK,Chick KW,Lee V,Cheung AY

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adoptive transfer of ex vivo expanded CD4(+)CD25(+)FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells is a successful therapy for autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection in experimental models. In man, equivalent manipulations in bone marrow transplant recipients appear safe, but questions regarding the stability of the transferred reg...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Scottà C,Esposito M,Fazekasova H,Fanelli G,Edozie FC,Ali N,Xiao F,Peakman M,Afzali B,Sagoo P,Lechler RI,Lombardi G

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Macrophages of the reticuloendothelial system play a key role in recycling iron from hemoglobin of senescent or damaged erythrocytes. Heme oxygenase 1 degrades the heme moiety and releases inorganic iron that is stored in ferritin or exported to the plasma via the iron export protein ferroportin. In the plas...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Marro S,Chiabrando D,Messana E,Stolte J,Turco E,Tolosano E,Muckenthaler MU

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years many therapeutic regimens have been designed in order to improve response rate and response duration in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). In 1991 the Italian Lymphoma Study Group (GISL) started a prospective randomized trial on treatment of aggressive and advanced NHL, focused on the efficacy of ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Brugiatelli M,Federico M,Gobbi PG,Avanzini P,Callea V,Cavanna L,De Pasquale A,Di Prisco AU,Di Rienzo N,Silingardi V

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the principles of density gradient cell separation have been transferred to the marrow fractionation, and the Ficoll technique by using a COBE 2991 blood cell processor has been developed and widely employed as well. This method is particularly useful in view of a chemical antineoplastic purging intended for...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Iacone A,Quaglietta AM,D'Antonio D,Accorsi P,Dragani A,Angrilli F,Berardi A,Angelini A,Di Bartolomeo P,Di Bartolomeo G

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cough mixture abuse has been reported to cause severe folate deficiency and neurological defects. We carried out a prospective case-controlled survey to confirm this association and define the incidence and severity of the problem. A total of 57 cough mixture abusers and 47 other substance abusers (controls) were stud...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Au WY,Tsang SK,Cheung BK,Siu TS,Ma ES,Tam S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia-related genomic changes were analyzed by karyotyping, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and V(H) gene sequencing in a prospective clinical evaluation. The V(H) mutational status correlated with high-risk cytogenetic aberrations while no such relation could be demonstrated for spec...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Méhes G,Kovács G,Kajtár B,Lacza A,Várnai A,Losonczy H,Pajor L

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The c-Met signaling pathway regulates a variety of biological processes, including proliferation, survival and migration. Deregulated c-Met activation has been implicated in the pathogenesis and prognosis of many human malignancies. We studied the function and prognostic significance of c-Met and hepatocyte ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Xu C,Plattel W,van den Berg A,Rüther N,Huang X,Wang M,de Jong D,Vos H,van Imhoff G,Viardot A,Möller P,Poppema S,Diepstra A,Visser L

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objectives were to evaluate thrombotic complications in patients with lupus anticoagulant fulfilling Sapporo criteria, anticoagulated with an intended INR 2.0-3.0 due to venous and arterial thrombosis. In our series standard anticoagulation was safe and efficacious in preventing recurrences in patients with system...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Casais P,Alberto MF,Gennari LC,Grosso SH,Meschengieser SS,Lazzari MA

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pilot study, testing two different chemotherapeutic schedules in CML patients, was carried out in order to verify the possibility of Ph1 clone disappearance. Both therapeutic regimens, though able to induce severe marrow aplasia, determined only a reduction of Ph1 positive metaphases in two patients, while in one ca...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Centurioni R,Leoni P,Russo D,Brianzoni MF,Montillo M,Baccarani M,Tura S

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Dendritic cells (DC) pulsed with multiple myeloma (MM) patient-specific idiotype (Id) protein can induce MM-specific T-cell responses. DESIGN AND METHODS:We established serum-free culture conditions to generate monocyte-derived DC for clinical use to circumvent anti-xenogenic immune responses...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Reichardt VL,Milazzo C,Brugger W,Einsele H,Kanz L,Brossart P

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Recently, a chimeric monoclonal antibody (MoAb) directed against the CD20 antigen (rituximab) has been successfully introduced in the treatment of several CD20-positive B-cell neoplasias and particularly of follicular lymphomas. Based on these premises we evaluated the efficacy and the toxicit...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Lauria F,Lenoci M,Annino L,Raspadori D,Marotta G,Bocchia M,Forconi F,Gentili S,La Manda M,Marconcini S,Tozzi M,Baldini L,Zinzani PL,Foà R

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery that the Ten-Eleven Translocation (TET) hydroxylases cause DNA demethylation has fundamentally changed the notion of how DNA methylation is regulated. Clonal analysis of the hematopoetic stem cell compartment suggests that TET2 mutations can be early events in hematologic cancers and recent investigation...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Asmar F,Punj V,Christensen J,Pedersen MT,Pedersen A,Nielsen AB,Hother C,Ralfkiaer U,Brown P,Ralfkiaer E,Helin K,Grønbæk K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alemtuzumab serum levels and clinical response after subcutaneous administration (10 mg 3 times/week for six weeks) have been explored in 29 chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients receiving the monoclonal antibody as consolidation. Serum concentrations after each administration gradually increased during the first week...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Montagna M,Montillo M,Avanzini MA,Tinelli C,Tedeschi A,Visai L,Ricci F,Vismara E,Morra E,Regazzi M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeobox containing transcription factors are frequently deregulated in human hematologic malignant diseases either indirectly through an abnormality of an upstream factor, or directly through rearrangement of the gene itself. Study of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia identified the related non-clustered homeobox t...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Su X,Della-Valle V,Delabesse E,Azgui Z,Berger R,Merle-Béral H,Bernard OA,Nguyen-Khac F

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human cytomegalovirus infection is the most frequent viral complication in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. We investigated the development of human cytomegalovirus-specific T cells in adult recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplants. DESIGN AND METHODS:From May 2003 throu...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Lilleri D,Fornara C,Chiesa A,Caldera D,Alessandrino EP,Gerna G

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decidual natural killer cells accumulate at the fetal-maternal interface and play a key role in a successful pregnancy. However, their origin is still unknown. Do they derive from peripheral natural killer cells recruited in decidua or do they represent a distinct population that originates in situ? Here, we identifie...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Chiossone L,Vacca P,Orecchia P,Croxatto D,Damonte P,Astigiano S,Barbieri O,Bottino C,Moretta L,Mingari MC

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although myelodysplastic syndromes are heterogeneous disorders comprising a benign subset of bone marrow failure similar to aplastic anemia, no laboratory test has been established to distinguish it from bone marrow failures that can evolve into acute myeloid leukemia. Plasma thrombopoietin levels were measured in 120...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Seiki Y,Sasaki Y,Hosokawa K,Saito C,Sugimori N,Yamazaki H,Takami A,Nakao S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously described a t(2;11)(p21;q23) chromosomal translocation found in patients with myelodysplasia or acute myeloid leukemia that leads to over-expression of the microRNA miR-125b, and we showed that transplantation of mice with murine stem/progenitor cells overexpressing miR-125b is able to induce l...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Bousquet M,Nguyen D,Chen C,Shields L,Lodish HF

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Either low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) or unfractionated heparin (UH) may be used for the prophylaxis of post-operative venous thromboembolic disease (VTD) in elective hip replacement. This study was aimed at assessing the cost-effectiveness of LMWH over UH from the society perspective, whi...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Marchetti M,Liberato NL,Ruperto N,Barosi G

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic myeloid leukemia arises from a somatic mutation in a pluripotent stem cell. It generally terminates with a blastic crisis (BC). One third of BC are lymphoid, and most have a pre-B phenotype. Few cases of T-lymphoid BC have been reported. Here we describe a lymph node blast crisis mimicking T-immunobl...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Leone G,La Rocca LM,Teofili L,De Candia E,Landolfi R,Sica S,Zini G,Zollino M,Tabilio A

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Usefulness of iron chelation therapy in myelodysplastic patients is still under debate but many authors suggest its possible role in improving survival of low-risk myelodysplastic patients. Several reports have described an unexpected effect of iron chelators, such as an improvement in hemoglobin levels, in ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Messa E,Carturan S,Maffè C,Pautasso M,Bracco E,Roetto A,Messa F,Arruga F,Defilippi I,Rosso V,Zanone C,Rotolo A,Greco E,Pellegrino RM,Alberti D,Saglio G,Cilloni D

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease bulk is an important prognostic factor in early stage Hodgkin lymphoma, but its definition is unclear in the computed tomography era. This retrospective analysis investigated the prognostic significance of bulky disease measured in transverse and coronal planes on computed tomography imaging. Early stage Hodgk...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Kumar A,Burger IA,Zhang Z,Drill EN,Migliacci JC,Ng A,LaCasce A,Wall D,Witzig TE,Ristow K,Yahalom J,Moskowitz CH,Zelenetz AD

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00