Immunosuppressive therapy with anti-thymocyte globulin and cyclosporine A in selected children with hypoplastic refractory cytopenia.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection might allow the release of viremic units into the blood supply network if blood is tested only for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). The aim of our study was to evaluate the actual prevalence, viral load and genotype of occult HBV infections among fi...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Manzini P,Girotto M,Borsotti R,Giachino O,Guaschino R,Lanteri M,Testa D,Ghiazza P,Vacchini M,Danielle F,Pizzi A,Valpreda C,Castagno F,Curti F,Magistroni P,Abate ML,Smedile A,Rizzetto M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The expression of CD36 antigen has not been conclusively associated with human B-lymphocytes although CD36 was recently detected in a human B-cell angiotropic lymphoma where it might be involved in lymphoblast-endothelial cell adhesion. We investigated the expression of CD36 in B-cell chronic l...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Rutella S,Rumi C,Puggioni P,Barberi T,Di Mario A,Larocca LM,Leone G

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Krüppel-like factor 4 is a transcription factor with anti-proliferative effects in differentiated cells, but with the ability to reprogram adult cells into cell-cycling pluripotent cells. In cancer, Krüppel-like factor 4 acts as either an anti-oncogene or an oncogene. We analyzed Krüppel-like factor 4 gene expression ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Schoenhals M,Kassambara A,Veyrune JL,Moreaux J,Goldschmidt H,Hose D,Klein B

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the kinetics of CD3+-T cell chimerism (TCC) in 102 patients receiving reduced intensity conditioning allogeneic stem cell transplantation (RIC-allo-SCT) from an HLA-identical sibling. Patients with full donor TCC at day 30 had a higher incidence of grade 2-4 acute GVHD compared to patients in m...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Mohty M,Avinens O,Faucher C,Viens P,Blaise D,Eliaou JF

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The clinical and immunologic activities of interleukin-2 (IL-2) in cancer patients have been extensively studied and described; however, in most of these studies, IL-2 was administered by intravenous bolus or continuous infusion, while the immunologic effects of IL-2 given by the subcutaneous (...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Moroni M,Porta C,De Amici M,Quaglini S,Cattabiani MA,Buzio C

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In multiple myeloma, expression of cancer testis antigens may provide prognostic markers and potential targets for immunotherapy. Expression at relapse has not yet been evaluated for a large panel of cancer testis antigens which can be classified by varying expression in normal tissue: restricted to testis, ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： van Duin M,Broyl A,de Knegt Y,Goldschmidt H,Richardson PG,Hop WC,van der Holt B,Joseph-Pietras D,Mulligan G,Neuwirth R,Sahota SS,Sonneveld P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most minimal residual disease-directed treatment interventions in current treatment protocols for acute lymphoblastic leukemia are based on bone marrow testing, which is a consequence of previous studies showing the superiority of bone marrow over peripheral blood as an investigational material. Those studie...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Volejnikova J,Mejstrikova E,Valova T,Reznickova L,Hodonska L,Mihal V,Sterba J,Jabali Y,Prochazkova D,Blazek B,Hak J,Cerna Z,Hrusak O,Stary J,Trka J,Fronkova E

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight elderly patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia were treated sequentially with recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor with rhG-CSF and Mylotarg. Priming with rhG-CSF in vivo induced an increase in the proportion of CD33+ cycling blasts. Four patients (50% ) achieved a complet...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Leone G,Rutella S,Voso MT,Fianchi L,Scardocci A,Pagano L

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Familial aggregation has been recognized in patients with several lymphoid neoplasms, but the genetic basis for this familial clustering is not known. Germ-line mutations in the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and CHK2 genes have been detected in patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), s...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Tort F,Camacho E,Bosch F,Harris NL,Montserrat E,Campo E

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor mobilized peripheral blood stem cells are increasingly used instead of bone marrow as a stem cell source for transplantation. Whereas this change is almost complete for autologous transplantation, there are some concerns when considering allogeneic transplants. DESIGN A...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Gallardo D,de la Cámara R,Nieto JB,Espigado I,Iriondo A,Jiménez-Velasco A,Vallejo C,Martín C,Caballero D,Brunet S,Serrano D,Solano C,Ribera JM,de la Rubia J,Carreras E

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Altered adhesive interaction between bone marrow (BM) stroma and progenitors in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) may be in part caused by abnormal expression of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) on malignant progenitor cells. Treatment of CML with interferon-a (IFN-a) re-establishes normal hemopoies...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Martín-Henao GA,Quiroga R,Sureda A,González JR,Moreno V,García J

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is frequently associated with immune disturbances. The relationship between chronic lymphocytic leukemia and autoimmune cytopenias, particularly autoimmune hemolytic anemia and immune thrombocytopenia, is well established. The responsible mechanisms, particularly the role of leukemic cells...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Hodgson K,Ferrer G,Montserrat E,Moreno C

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:beta-thalassemia is an important public health problem in the countries bordering the Mediterranean sea. One of the major consequences of this disorder, primarily (due to an ineffective erythropoiesis) or secondarily to blood transfusions (which are necessary for the patient's survival), is ir...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Faa G,Terlizzo M,Gerosa C,Congiu T,Angelucci E

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:alpha thalassemias are very common in all thalassemic areas; however, complete knowledge of the phenotypic, genotypic and epidemiological features of these thalassemias has not yet been achieved for a number of reasons: the frequent absence of a thalassemic hematologic picture, the lack of a specific charact...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Foglietta E,Deidda G,Graziani B,Modiano G,Bianco I

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rituximab plus CHOP (R-CHOP) has been proven to increase overall survival in aggressive bcl-2-positive lymphoma patients. Using competing risk analysis, we studied the long-term impact of this treatment in patients from a GELA trial: R-CHOP prevented from progression or relapse in both bcl-2-positive and bcl-2-negativ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Mounier N,Briere J,Gisselbrecht C,Reyes F,Gaulard P,Coiffier B,Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adulte.

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Somatic hypermutation of the BCL6 gene and its expression in lymphoma represent specific markers for B-cell transit through the germinal center. Thus, analysis of BCL6 may aid in clarifying the relationship between primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBL) and other non-thymic diffuse large c...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Malpeli G,Barbi S,Moore PS,Scardoni M,Chilosi M,Scarpa A,Menestrina F

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:With the development and refinement of guidance modalities for percutaneous biopsies, many investigators have reported studies supporting the role of guided core needle biopsy in the diagnosis of mediastinal lymphoma. The aims of this report are to evaluate the efficacy of findings at core need...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Zinzani PL,Corneli G,Cancellieri A,Magagnoli M,Lacava N,Gherlinzoni F,Bendandi M,Albertini P,Baruzzi G,Tura S,Boaron M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transcription factors play essential roles in both normal and malignant hematopoiesis. This is the case for the growth factor independent 1b (GFI1B) transcription factor, which is required for erythroid and megakaryocytic differentiation and over-expressed in leukemic patients and cell lines. DESIGN AND MET...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Anguita E,Villegas A,Iborra F,Hernández A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Transplant-related mortality (TRM) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has been reported to be related to disease stage, duratiion of disease and type of donor. Furthermore, the outcome of transplants performed in the 1990s appears to be better than that of tran...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Bacigalupo A,Sormani MP,Lamparelli T,Gualandi F,Occhini D,Bregante S,Raiola AM,di Grazia C,Dominietto A,Tedone E,Piaggio G,Podesta M,Bruno B,Oneto R,Lombardi A,Frassoni F,Rolla D,Rollandi G,Viscoli C,Ferro C,Garba

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macaques are emerging as a critical animal model in transfusion medicine, because of their evolutionary similarity to humans and perceived utility in discovery and translational science. However, little is known about the metabolism of Rhesus macaque red blood cells (RBC) and how this compares to human RBC metabolism ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Stefanoni D,Shin HKH,Baek JH,Champagne DP,Nemkov T,Thomas T,Francis RO,Zimring JC,Yoshida T,Reisz JA,Spitalnik SL,Buehler PW,D'Alessandro A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment of clinical probability represents an important step in the diagnostic strategy of patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis. The recently derived LEFt clinical prediction rule for pregnant women combines three variables: symptoms in the left leg (L), calf circumference difference of 2 centimeters or...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Righini M,Jobic C,Boehlen F,Broussaud J,Becker F,Jaffrelot M,Blondon M,Guias B,Le Gal G,EDVIGE study group.

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clonal origin of myeloproliferative disorders has been clearly demonstrated and it is known that reactive thrombocytosis occurs as a non specific response to various inflammatory or neoplastic conditions. Only a few papers have discussed the topic of myeloproliferative diseases in blood donors. MATERIAL...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Randi ML,Rossi C,Barbone E,Cavatton G,Fabris F,Girolami A

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on five Caucasian patients with congenital polycythemia and mutations of the von Hipple-Lindau (VHL) gene: a compound heterozygote for the novel exon 1 (VHL 235C->T) and previously reported VHL 562C->G mutations; three homozygotes for Chuvash VHL 598C->T mutation; and a heterozygote for VHL 523->G mutation w...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Bento MC,Chang KT,Guan Y,Liu E,Caldas G,Gatti RA,Prchal JT

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of acute adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATLL) was observed in northeast Italy, presenting with fever, lymphadenomegaly, splenomegaly, hypercalcemia and renal failure. Leukaemic cells were morphologically typical, expressed a T-cell CD4+ phenotype, did not display any helper functions, and grew in vitro under s...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Fanin R,Minutillo S,D'Agaro P,Raspadori D,Tassinari A,Tazzari P,Testoni N,Damiani D,Gallizia C,Michieli M

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on 6 patients with tetraploidy or near-tetraploidy acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with double t(8;21) (q22;q22) and review the literature on cases with the same cytogenetic abnormalities. Some common features were revealed by this analysis. ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Xiao Z,Liu S,Liu X,Yu M,Hao Y

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Abnormalities in the expression of cell adhesion molecules (CAM) are thought to influence the patterns of intranodal growth and hematogeneous spread of malignant cells in chronic lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD). Therefore, the characterization of CAM phenotypic profiles of the neoplastic cl...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Lúcio PJ,Faria MT,Pinto AM,da Silva MR,Correia Júnior ME,da Costa RJ,Parreira AB

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:A progressively growing number of peripheral blood stem cell transplants (PBSCTs) are being performed in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) since they are ever more frequently being offered as up-front therapy. Furthermore, there are considerable concerns regarding the appropr...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Morabito F,Martino M,Stelitano C,Oliva E,Kropp M,Irrera G,Console G,Fujo M,Messina G,Molica S,Callea V,Iacopino P

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Classical Hodgkin's lymphoma is characterized by a minority of neoplastic cells surrounded by a heterogeneous background population of non-neoplastic cells including lymphoma-associated macrophages. High levels of expression of both the monocyte/macrophage lineage-associated antigens CD68 and CD163 have been...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Kamper P,Bendix K,Hamilton-Dutoit S,Honoré B,Nyengaard JR,d'Amore F

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although iron is essential for living organisms to survive, its reactive properties require strict regulation in order to prevent toxic effects. Hepcidin, a liver produced peptide hormone, is thought to be the central regulator of body iron metabolism. Its production is mainly controlled by the erythropoietic activity...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Kemna EH,Tjalsma H,Willems HL,Swinkels DW

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The histone deacetylase inhibitor ITF2357 has potent cytotoxic activity in multiple myeloma in vitro and has entered clinical trials for this disease. DESIGN AND METHODS:In order to gain an overall view of the activity of ITF2357 and identify specific pathways that may be modulated by the drug, we performed...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Todoerti K,Barbui V,Pedrini O,Lionetti M,Fossati G,Mascagni P,Rambaldi A,Neri A,Introna M,Lombardi L,Golay J

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00