Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the elderly: the impact of advanced age on therapeutic options and clinical results.

abstract：:The role of reduced intensity allogeneic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of relapsed/refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma remains controversial. We retrospectively analyzed 191 patients who underwent reduced intensity allogeneic stem cell transplantation between 1998 and 2008 for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin's ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Marcais A,Porcher R,Robin M,Mohty M,Michalet M,Blaise D,Tabrizi R,Clement L,Ceballos P,Daguindau E,Bilger K,Dhedin N,Lapusan S,Bay JO,Pautas C,Garban F,Ifrah N,Guillerm G,Contentin N,Bourhis JH,Yakoub Agha I,Ber

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) and/or T-cell receptor (TcR) gene rearrangements has been reported in some cases of acute non lymphoid leukemia (ANLL), and variously interpreted as reflecting "aberrant gene expression" or "lineage promiscuity" of the leukemic cell. In an attempt to verify the incide...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Leone R,Lo Coco F,De Rossi G,Diverio D,Frontani M,Spadea A,Testi AM,Cordone I,Mandelli F

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the deaths of Janet Rowley and John Goldman in December 2013, the world lost two pioneers in the field of chronic myeloid leukemia. In 1973, Janet Rowley, unraveled the cytogenetic anatomy of the Philadelphia chromosome, which subsequently led to the identification of the BCR-ABL1 fusion gene and its principal pa...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Mughal TI,Radich JP,Deininger MW,Apperley JF,Hughes TP,Harrison CJ,Gambacorti-Passerini C,Saglio G,Cortes J,Daley GQ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Perceiving the need for rigorous recommendations to facilitate decisions concerning the management of patients with multiple myeloma (MM), the Italian Society of Hematology (SIE) and the two affiliate societies (SIES and GITMO) commissioned a project to develop guidelines for the therapy of MM using evidence...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Barosi G,Boccadoro M,Cavo M,Corradini P,Marchetti M,Massaia M,Merlini G,Tosi P,Tura S,Italian Society of Hematology.,Italian Society of Experimental Hematology.,Italian Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation.

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mouse pro-B cell line Ba/F3 has gained major interest as a model system to investigate oncogenic tyrosine kinases and to determine the efficacy of kinase inhibitors. While Ba/F3 cells are suitable to study oncogenic kinases derived from various cell types, the signaling networks in Ba/F3 cells are B-cell specific....

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Kleppe M,Mentens N,Tousseyn T,Wlodarska I,Cools J

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor microenvironment (TME) and limited immune surveillance play important roles in lymphoma pathogenesis. Here, we aimed to characterize immunological profiles of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), and predict the outcome in response to immunochemotherapy. We profiled the expression of 730 immune-related genes i...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Autio M,Leivonen SK,Brück O,Mustjoki S,Jørgensen JM,Karjalainen-Lindsberg ML,Beiske K,Holte H,Pellinen T,Leppä S

更新日期：2020-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one leading gram-negative organism associated with nosocomial infections. Bacteremia is life-threatening in the immunocompromised host. Increasing frequency of multi-drug-resistant (MDRPA) strains is concerning. We started a retrospective survey in the pediatric hematology oncology Italian ne...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Caselli D,Cesaro S,Ziino O,Zanazzo G,Manicone R,Livadiotti S,Cellini M,Frenos S,Milano GM,Cappelli B,Licciardello M,Beretta C,Aricò M,Castagnola E,Infection Study Group of the Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediat

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that thalassemic patients exhibit an increased frequency of thrombotic events. Most individuals with resistance to activated protein C (APCR) are the result of a point mutation replacing Arg 506 with Gln in the factor V aminoacidic sequence (factor V Leiden). Recently APCR has been shown to account fo...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Giordano P,Sabato V,Schettini F,De Mattia D,Iolascon A

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Improvements in the management of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) did not prevent 20% to 30% of patients suffering from relapse. Moreover, the probability of relapse can rise up to 50% for some children presenting with very high risk (VHR) factors. Intensive chemotherapy and espec...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Uderzo C,Balduzzi A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of treatment with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 administered at the dose of 1.50-3.00 ug/day for at least 12 months was evaluated in three patients with idiopathic myelofibrosis and in five patients with idiopathic thrombocythemia. This treatment did not cause any significant change in the hematological values o...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Foa P,Maiolo AT,Cortellaro M,Ortolani S,Pogliani E,Deliliers GL,Iurlo A,Zocchi L,Gualdoni A,Polli E

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Effective gene transfer into human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells is a compromise between achieving high transduction efficiency and maintaining the desired biological characteristics of the target cell. The aim of our work was to exploit the stromal microenvironment to increase gene tran...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Dando JS,Ficara F,Deola S,Roncarolo MG,Bordignon C,Aiuti A

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Chromosome 5 and/or 7 abnormalities are cytogenetic findings indicative of a poor prognosis in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The only potential cure for such patients is allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT). As data on allogeneic SCT in thi...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： van der Straaten HM,van Biezen A,Brand R,Schattenberg AV,Egeler RM,Barge RM,Cornelissen JJ,Schouten HC,Ossenkoppele GJ,Verdonck LF,Netherlands Stem Cell Transplant Registry \TYPHON\.

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High levels of HbF were found in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), as well as a possible switching of the ratio of the gamma chains from the adult to the newborn type in 25% of our patients. These abnormalities in general were not present in the parents. The possibility of having thalassemia or other hemog...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Bourantas KL,Georgiou I,Seferiadis K

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is currently unknown whether immunosuppressive therapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the most appropriate treatment strategy for children with refractory cytopenia and normal karyotype or trisomy 8. We report on 31 children with hypoplastic refractory cytopenia treated with immunosuppressive therapy...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Yoshimi A,Baumann I,Führer M,Bergsträsser E,Göbel U,Sykora KW,Klingebiel T,Gross-Wieltsch U,van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM,Fischer A,Nöllke P,Niemeyer C

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of oral contraceptives and their interaction with thrombophilia in ischemic stroke, a case-control study on women with a first ischemic stroke when younger than 45 years was carried out. Oral contraceptives doubled the risk of ischemic stroke in the first 6-18 months of use and hyperhomocystein...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Martinelli I,Battaglioli T,Burgo I,Di Domenico S,Mannucci PM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing application of multi-color flow cytometry assays for staging and follow-up in mantle cell lymphoma necessitates that the specificity and sensitivity of this technique are evaluated. Data from prospective clinical trials comparing the clinical applicability of flow cytometry to routine diagnost...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Böttcher S,Ritgen M,Buske S,Gesk S,Klapper W,Hoster E,Hiddemann W,Unterhalt M,Dreyling M,Siebert R,Kneba M,Pott C,EU MCL MRD Group.

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we critically evaluate the role of elevated hematocrit as the principal determinant of thrombotic risk in polycythemia and erythrocytosis, defined by an expansion of red cell mass. Since red cell volume determination is no longer readily available, in clinical practice, polycythemia and erythrocytosis are defined...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Gordeuk VR,Key NS,Prchal JT

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Hydroxyurea (HU) is known to increase gamma-globin chain expression in postnatal life. The efficacy of HU treatment in thalassemia patients is still unclear. The aim of this study was to monitor treatment of a large cohort of patients with beta-thalassemia major in order to establish the respo...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Yavarian M,Karimi M,Bakker E,Harteveld CL,Giordano PC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system (CNS) relapse of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma remains uncommon but catastrophic. The benefit of standalone intrathecal prophylaxis in reducing CNS recurrence is unclear and remains controversial. No systematic review analysing the evidence for stand-alone intrathecal prophylaxis has been perfor...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Eyre TA,Djebbari F,Kirkwood AA,Collins GP

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile hemochromatosis is a severe form of hereditary iron overload. It can be caused by mutations in either hepcidin or hemojuvelin genes. In this study we identified the molecular basis of juvenile hemochromatosis in three Australian families and assessed the role of potential modifying genes in individuals carryi...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Wallace DF,Dixon JL,Ramm GA,Anderson GJ,Powell LW,Subramaniam N

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute myeloid leukemia is a clonal hematopoietic malignant disease; about 45-50% of cases do not have detectable chromosomal abnormalities. Here, we identified hidden genomic alterations and novel disease-related regions in normal karyotype acute myeloid leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome samples. DESIGN AND...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Akagi T,Ogawa S,Dugas M,Kawamata N,Yamamoto G,Nannya Y,Sanada M,Miller CW,Yung A,Schnittger S,Haferlach T,Haferlach C,Koeffler HP

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：:Leukemia stem cells (LSC) are more resistant to standard chemotherapy and their persistence during remission can cause relapse, which is still one of the major clinical challenges in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A better understanding of the mutational patterns and the prognostic impact of molecular ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Bill M,Nicolet D,Kohlschmidt J,Walker CJ,Mrózek K,Eisfeld AK,Papaioannou D,Rong-Mullins X,Brannan Z,Kolitz JE,Powell BL,Archer KJ,Dorrance AM,Carroll AJ,Stone RM,Byrd JC,Garzon R,Bloomfield CD

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lenalidomide is a very active drug in myelodysplastic syndrome with del (5q). We report such a patient treated with this drug who developed unusual complex cytogenetic abnormalities, which were elucidated by multi-FISH and FISH analysis as jumping translocations involving the long arm of chromosome 5, that resulted in...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Eclache V,Da Rocha A,Le Roux G,Fenaux P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Next generation sequencing technologies have provided insights into the molecular heterogeneity of various myeloid neoplasms, revealing previously unknown somatic genetic events. In our cohort of 1444 cases analyzed by next generation sequencing, somatic mutations in the gene BRCA1-BRCA2-containing complex 3 (BRCC3) w...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Huang D,Nagata Y,Grossmann V,Radivoyevitch T,Okuno Y,Nagae G,Hosono N,Schnittger S,Sanada M,Przychodzen B,Kon A,Polprasert C,Shen W,Clemente MJ,Phillips JG,Alpermann T,Yoshida K,Nadarajah N,Sekeres MA,Oakley K,Ngu

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric acute myeloid leukemia is a heterogeneous disease characterized by non-random genetic aberrations related to outcome. The genetic subtype is currently detected by different diagnostic procedures which differ in success rate and/or specificity. DESIGN AND METHODS:We examined the potential of gene e...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Balgobind BV,Van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM,De Menezes RX,Reinhardt D,Hollink IH,Arentsen-Peters ST,van Wering ER,Kaspers GJ,Cloos J,de Bont ES,Cayuela JM,Baruchel A,Meyer C,Marschalek R,Trka J,Stary J,Beverloo HB,Pieters R

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method, combining seminested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with heteroduplex analysis, was utilized to detect follicular lymphoma (FL) cells in peripheral blood. The method, based on the detection of IgH rearrangements in DNA, detected the presence of monoclonal B cells in FL patients with a high frequency. ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Oehadian A,Koide N,Mu MM,Hassan F,Yoshida T,Yokochi T

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Second central nervous system (CNS) relapses represent about 7.3% of subsequent recurrences of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). In most children these subsequent CNS relapses occur during the first 18 months after diagnosis of the first relapse (mean 1.42 +/- 0.73 years). We present a patient who suffered...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Eckert C,Einsiedel HG,Hartmann R,von Stackelberg A,Völpel S,Guggemos A,Hanzsch N,Kawan L,Seeger K,Henze G

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In normal platelets, insulin inhibits agonist-induced Ca(2+) mobilization by raising cyclic AMP. Platelet from patients with type 2 diabetes are resistant to insulin and show increased Ca(2+) mobilization, aggregation and procoagulant activity. We searched for the cause of this insulin resistance. DESIGN AN...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Gerrits AJ,Gitz E,Koekman CA,Visseren FL,van Haeften TW,Akkerman JW

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Myeloid leukemia of Down's syndrome (ML-DS) has characteristic biological features (e.g. expression of the truncated GATA1s), which are different from those of non-DS childhood acute myeloid leukemias (AML). The objective of this study was to investigate factors predisposing to the development...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Langebrake C,Klusmann JH,Wortmann K,Kolar M,Puhlmann U,Reinhardt D

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00