Treatment of immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis.

abstract：:Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a unique lymphoma subtype comprising 6% to 8% of new lymphoma diagnoses. It is generally considered to be incurable with standard lymphoma therapies. The median overall survival (OS) is often reported to be 3 to 4 years, but more recent data suggest that the median OS may be longer than 5...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Kahl BS

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Antibody-drug conjugates are a new class of therapeutic agents in the treatment of B cell malignancies. In this review, we summarize the recent developments of polatuzumab vedotin in the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and follicular lymphoma (FL). RECENT FIN...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Choi Y,Diefenbach CS

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is a relatively rare disease accounting for 15 % of all lymphoma. This disease has developed from an incurable disease to the adult malignancy with the most favorable prognosis. With current therapeutic approaches consisting of polychemo- and small-field radiotherapy, up to 80 % of all patients...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Bröckelmann PJ,Engert A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using mismatched family member donors has historically been complicated by high rates of nonrelapse toxicity and the need for laboratory expertise in depleting grafts of T lymphocytes. Over the past decade, improvements in supportive care, the increased use...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Hale GA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There are limited treatment options for relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) patients who progress on brentuximab vedotin and programmed death-1 inhibitors. Camidanlumab Tesirine (Cami) is a new agent that has shown activity in multiply relapsed/refractory cHL patients. In this review,...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Epperla N,Hamadani M

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a very heterogeneous disease. Prognosis is related not only to intrinsic characteristics such as cytogenetics and molecular markers, but also the patient's ability to tolerate therapy, and treatment response. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) has been traditionally indicat...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Lekakis LJ,Cooper BW,de Lima MG

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphologic dysplasia is an important factor in diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). However, the role of dysplasia is changing as new molecular genetic and genomic technologies take a more prominent place in diagnosis. This review discusses the role of morphology in the diagnosis of MDS and its interactions w...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Shaver AC,Seegmiller AC

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C. difficile infection (CDI), the most common cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea, is very frequent after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Recent publications suggest it affects between 6 % and 20 % of HSCT recipients during the first year and is more common following allogeneic transplant (allo-HSCT). ...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Callejas-Díaz A,Gea-Banacloche JC

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis value of interim positron emission tomography (PET) remains controversial in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients because of the absence of consensus on criteria able to early identify good and bad responders to treatment. Visual interpretation using the International Harmonization Project (IHP...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Casasnovas RO,Meignan M,Berriolo-Riedinger A,Itti E,Huglo D,Haioun C,Morschhauser F

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) has been shown to improve survival in patients with multiple myeloma in randomized trials and is the standard of care for eligible patients. Recent randomized trials suggest a survival benefit with tandem ASCT, notably for patients failing to achi...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Kumar S

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The use of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for the purposes of diagnosis, prognosis, assessment of treatment response, and monitoring for relapse is a new and developing field in lymphoma. This review aims to summarize many of the most recent advances in ctDNA applications. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studi...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Darrah JM,Herrera AF

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) are of B-cell origin; only about 10% are T-cell or NK-cell lymphomas. The clinical features of T/NK-cell lymphomas differ from those of B-cell lymphomas: advanced stage and extranodal disease are more common and the prognosis is worse. Several studies have confirmed that 2-[fluorine-18...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Zinzani PL

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycosis fungoides (MF) and its leukemic variant, Sézary syndrome (SS), are malignancies of skin-homing T cells that comprise the majority of cutaneous T cell lymphomas (CTCL). Treatment of CTCL is limited and can be approached by skin-directed therapy or systemic therapy. Recent investigations into the pathogenesis of...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Chung CG,Poligone B

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review discusses the current standard of care for incorporation of FLT3 TKIs and HCT into the treatment of FLT3-ITD AML. Additionally, this review provides an approach to the patient with relapsed/refractory disease. RECENT FINDINGS:Over the last decade, the routine use of HCT as consolidative t...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Hunter BD,Chen YB

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with hematologic malignancies are increasing being prescribed oral anticancer medications (OAMs) and/or biologics. These newer targeted OAMs are associated with a host of practical and pharmacoeconomic implications for patients and healthcare providers. Issues such as safety, procurement challenges, and the n...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Betcher J,Dow E,Khera N

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) has curative potential for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), though with considerable nonrelapse mortality and morbidity. The International Prognostic Scoring System, despite its confines, remains a widely used tool guiding treatment decisions in MDS. Th...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Gergis U,Wissa U

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in drug discovery have led to the use of effective targeted agents in the treatment of hematologic malignancies. Drugs such as proteasome inhibitors in multiple myeloma and tyrosine kinase inhibitors in chronic myeloid leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma have changed the face of treatment of hematologic maligna...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Sethi TK,Basdag B,Bhatia N,Moslehi J,Reddy NM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a rare malignancy of the lymphatic system that is curable in at least 80 % of patients. Although patients usually present with painless lymphadenopathy, a variety of systemic and organ-specific syndromes may also exist in relation to HL. These syndromes may develop before, during, or after the...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Barber NA,Bierman PJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with acute leukemia who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are susceptible to malnutrition caused by several factors including intensive cytotoxic therapy. This paper discusses the significance of malnutrition in these patients and provides an overview of nutrition therapy by the oral, ent...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Jacobson NB,Parekh N,Kalaycio M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measuring the quality of care for patients with chronic cancers is difficult, especially for heterogeneous malignancies such as the myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Recent work suggests that improvements may be needed in the quality of diagnostic, treatment, and end-of-life care for patients with these syndromes. More...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Frosch ZA,Abel GA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internal tandem duplications (ITD) and tyrosine-kinase domain (TKD) mutations of the FMS-like tyrosine-kinase 3 (FLT3) can be found in up to one third of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and confer a poor prognosis. First discovered 20 years ago, these mutations were identified as viable therapeutic targets,...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Leick MB,Levis MJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are stem cell-derived clonal myeloid malignancies characterized by a unique somatic mutational profile since three mutually exclusive mutations (JAK2V617F, MPL, and CALR) sustain the great majority of the cases. However, clinical observation that autoimmune diseases may predispose t...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Barosi G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The recent development of brentuximab vedotin (BV), an antibody-drug conjugate targeting CD30-positive cells, has led to therapeutic advances in the treatment of T cell lymphomas. In this review, we discuss key studies of BV in peripheral T cell lymphoma (PTCL) and cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) and...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Shea L,Mehta-Shah N

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) patients are required to have a caregiver present for up to 100 days post-transplant. Caregivers provide essential support during HCT but experience immense stress and burden. Increasing research has developed interventions for HCT caregivers. This review systematic...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Bangerter LR,Griffin JM,Langer S,Hasan B,Kim WS,Murad MH,Khera N

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in older children, ALL in infants has a dismal outcome because rearrangements of the mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) gene occur in about 80% of these patients, leading to an aggressive type of leukemia. With most recent therapies, about 50% long-term event-free survival is...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Pieters R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Artificial intelligence (AI), and in particular its subcategory machine learning, is finding an increasing number of applications in medicine, driven in large part by an abundance of data and powerful, accessible tools that have made AI accessible to a larger circle of investigators. RECENT FINDINGS:...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Radakovich N,Nagy M,Nazha A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by abnormal proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow leading to symptoms of anemia, renal failure, hypercalcemia, and bone lesions. Bone imaging is critical for the diagnosis, staging, assessment for the presence and extent of bone lesions, and initial treatment of MM. Sk...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Raza S,Leng S,Lentzsch S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review article, we will highlight ethical issues faced by hematologists due to a growing constellation of expensive diagnostics and therapeutics in hematology. We outline the important issues surrounding this topic including stakeholders, cost considerations, and various ethical challenges sur...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Ertz-Archambault N,Khera N

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of lymphoma in pregnant patients poses a therapeutic challenge necessitating consideration of the developing fetus without compromise of therapy with curative potential for the mother. The decision to initiate therapy during pregnancy is heavily influenced by fetal, maternal, and disease-related factors,...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Pinnix CC,Andraos TY,Milgrom S,Fanale MA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Social media has revolutionized the access and exchange of information in healthcare. The microblogging platform Twitter has been used by blood and marrow transplant physicians over the last several years with increasing enthusiasm. We review the adoption of Twitter in the transplant community and its...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Patel SS,Majhail NS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00