Elevated serum free light chains are associated with inferior event free and overall survival in Hodgkin lymphoma.

abstract：:Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with early mortality. We sought to determine the incidence, cause, and risk factors for death in an adult population of patients with SCD. All patients aged >/=18 years seen at the Adult Sickle Cell Center at Duke University Medical Center between January 2000 and April 2005 wer...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Fitzhugh CD,Lauder N,Jonassaint JC,Telen MJ,Zhao X,Wright EC,Gilliam FR,De Castro LM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elderly patient with evidence of atherosclerosis and uremic bleeding diathesis developed two foci of cerebral thrombosis immediately after an infusion of desmopressin (DDAVP). Because large molecular weight multimers of von Willebrand factor (vWF) have been demonstrated to cause platelet aggregation under condition...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Byrnes JJ,Larcada A,Moake JL

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombospondin (TSP), a large protein found in platelet alpha-granules (as TSP-1), mediates adhesion of sickle reticulocytes to cultured vascular endothelium. To further explore the physiologic relevance of this observation, we have measured plasma TSP levels and platelet TSP-1 content in subjects with sickle cell dis...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Browne PV,Mosher DF,Steinberg MH,Hebbel RP

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated whether the quantitative flow cytometry is an useful tool to better characterize B-cell chronic lymphoproliferative disorders (CLDs). Peripheral blood samples from 104 patients with leukemic B-cell disorders and 20 healthy donors were analyzed. Directly phycoerythrin-conjugated CD19, CD20, CD22, C...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： D'Arena G,Musto P,Cascavilla N,Dell'Olio M,Di Renzo N,Carotenuto M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with more than one defect in natural coagulant/anticoagulant systems have been postulated to be at an increased risk for thrombotic events. We report a case of combined protein S and C deficiency in a young woman, which resulted in fatal arterial mesenteric thrombosis. The role of coagulation defects in ar...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Atkins KA,Zehnder JL

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is due to different membrane protein defects (i.e., deficiency of spectrin and ankyrin, band 3, or band 4.2). In order to gain new insight into the relationships between band 3 function and proteins associated with the cytoskeleton, we studied erythrocyte anion transport activity in HS ch...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： De Franceschi L,Olivieri O,Miraglia del Giudice E,Perrotta S,Sabato V,Corrocher R,Iolascon A

更新日期：1997-07-01 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：:Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) is a Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitor that has a crucial role in haemostasis and is primarily synthesized in the vascular endothelium. We investigated plasma total TFPI, antiphospholipid antibodies, and some other coagulation and fibrinolytic system parameters in 30 patients with...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Akarsu M,Demirkan F,Ozsan GH,Onen F,Yüksel F,Ozkan S,Undar B

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extramedullary meningeal hematopoiesis (EMH) represents an uncommon finding after stem-cell transplantation. We describe the case of an allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) recipient who developed EMH 1 month after radiation myelitis had been diagnosed. A 39-year-old man with multiple myeloma underwent matched...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Sakai M,Ohashi K,Kobayashi T,Yamashita T,Akiyama H,Nemoto T,Kishida S,Kamata N,Sakamaki H

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevention of Rhesus D alloimmunization through Rh immune globulin (RhIg) administration is the major indication for the accurate detection and quantification of fetomaternal hemorrhage (FMH). In the setting of D incompatibility, D-positive fetal cells can sensitize the D-negative mother, resulting in maternal ant...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kim YA,Makar RS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the mechanisms explaining the wide variation in platelet counts (PLT) and other hematologic parameters in humans. We previously showed that the sex-based difference in hematocrit was associated with nucleotide variation in the erythropoietin receptor gene (EPOR). We sought to identify new polymor...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Zeng SM,Murray JC,Widness JA,Strauss RG,Yankowitz J

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal diagnosis was carried out on a woman who had previously given birth to a son with a spontaneous mutation of C-->T transition at nt 31133 of the factor IX (F.IX) gene. The diagnosis was performed on chorionic villi sampling by the method of amplification-created restriction site (ACRS). It revealed a female fe...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Young JH,Wang JC,Gau JP,Hu HT

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precursor B-ALL blasts may be positive for CD20 in up to 50% of cases. There are few reports on the use of the anti CD20 monoclonal antibody, rituximab, in children with B-ALL. We report on two adult patients with precursor B-ALL who developed significant hepatic toxicity during induction chemotherapy. Single agent ri...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Koren-Michowitz M,Rahimi-Levene N,Volcheck Y,Hardan I,Kornberg A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that humic acid (well-water humic acid, HA, and synthetic humic acid, SHA) enhances cell surface expression of tissue factor (TF). Here we report that incubation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) for 2 hr with HA or SHA cause a rapid rise in TF mRNA levels, as shown by Northern...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Yang HL,Chiu HC,Lu FJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study concerned the gamma chain composition of Hb F and the haplotypes of 44 patients with beta-thalassemia major or intermedia and many of their relatives. Seventeen patients came from Northern (Turkish) Cyprus, 12 from the Istanbul area, and 15 from Macedonia and Bulgaria. Analysis of the A gamma T-G gamma-A ga...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Aksoy M,Kutlar A,Efremov GD,Nikolov N,Petkov G,Reese AL,Harano T,Chen SS,Huisman TH

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that alterations of cell cycle genes probably contribute to the pathogenesis of endemic Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) in addition to c-MYC translocation. Mutations disrupting the normal nuclear localization signal of the retinoblastoma-related gene Rb2/p130 have been documented in BL cell lines and pri...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Klumb CE,Magluta EP,Rezende LM,Apa AG,Alonso JF,Maia RC

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) inhibits the polymerization of sickle hemoglobin, modulating the clinical features of sickle cell anemia (SCA). Hydroxyurea (HU) therapy can increase the HbF level, although its production can be influenced by genetic determinants. Twenty-two Brazilian SCA patients were evaluated over 5 years be...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Vicari P,Barretto de Mello A,Figueiredo MS

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New treatments have transformed multiple myeloma into a chronic disease. Hence, optimal management of treatment and disease-related complications remains a critical component of survivorship care. Survivorship care model in cancers requiring a fixed-duration therapy may not be applicable to myeloma, since patients are...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Chakraborty R,Majhail NS

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this descriptive study, all 425 reports were included concerning drug-associated agranulocytosis as registered between 1974 and 1994 in the files of the Drug Safety Unit of the Dutch Inspectorate for Health Care. All reports were analysed as to the probability of agranulocytosis or neutropenia according to previous...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： van der Klauw MM,Wilson JH,Stricker BH

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid-phase enzyme immunoassays using recombinant gag and env proteins were developed to study humoral immune responses to HIV infection in a cohort of 105 hemophiliac patients. Thirteen patients with ARC or AIDS and 92 asymptomatic patients were studied. A cross-sectional study showed a wide range of antibody respons...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kinney JS,Conway JH,Hilgartner MW,Clayman B,Mayur K,Yolken RH,Viscidi RP

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the long-term follow-up results of a phase II trial of thalidomide for early-stage multiple myeloma (MM). Patients were eligible if they had smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) or indolent MM without the need for immediate therapy. Thalidomide was initiated at a dose of 200 mg/day and adjusted as tolerated. Di...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Detweiler-Short K,Hayman S,Gertz MA,Lacy MQ,Dispenzieri A,Kumar S,Zeldenrust SR,Russell SJ,Lust JA,Kyle RA,Greipp PR,Witzig TE,Vincent Rajkumar S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This analysis, using data from the bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone (VMP) arm of the Phase III VISTA study, investigated whether increased cumulative bortezomib dose could improve overall survival (OS) in transplant-ineligible patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma. Median cumulative bortezomib dose receiv...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mateos MV,Richardson PG,Dimopoulos MA,Palumbo A,Anderson KC,Shi H,Elliott J,Dow E,van de Velde H,Niculescu L,San Miguel JF

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old Caucasian woman presented with features suggestive of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). She did not respond to treatment with repeated plasma exchange and corticosteroids. A bone marrow biopsy revealed presence of metastatic carcinoma. A limited autopsy revealed presence of breast cancer with rib metasta...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Werner TL,Agarwal N,Carney HM,Rodgers GM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with light-chain myeloma or primary AL-amyloidosis, 24-hr light-chain excretion in the urine is considered an essential marker of the tumor mass. However, 24-hr urine collection and analysis may be cumbersome and prone to inaccuracy. Recently, a sensitive immunonephelometric assay for immunoglobulin free l...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Alyanakian MA,Abbas A,Delarue R,Arnulf B,Aucouturier P

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T-cells (Tregs) are increased in chronic lymphocytic leukemia(CLL) and correlates with clinical and biological features of active/progressive disease. However, little is known about their ability to predict the time to first treatment (TFT). We evaluated 75 patients with Rai stage 0 CLL, in whom the absolut...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： D'Arena G,D'Auria F,Simeon V,Laurenti L,Deaglio S,Mansueto G,Del Principe MI,Statuto T,Pietrantuono G,Guariglia R,Innocenti I,Martorelli MC,Villani O,De Feo V,Del Poeta G,Musto P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) can be introduced into T-cells redirecting them to target specific tumor antigens. CAR-modified T cells targeting CD19 have shown remarkable activity against CD19+ malignancies including B cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and non-Hodgkin lymph...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Frey NV,Porter DL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) occasionally infects T and NK cells and causes EBV-infected T/NK-cell lymphoproliferative disease (LPD), which comprises chronic active EBV infection, EBV-associated hemophagocytic syndrome, mosquito allergy, hydroa vacciniforme, aggressive NK-cell leukemia, and NK/T-cell lymphoma. The diagnos...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Sawada A,Sato E,Koyama M,Higuchi B,Kusuki S,Kim JY,Takeshita Y,Sakata A,Sakata N,Okamura T,Yasui M,Inoue M,Kawa K

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a patient who developed a fatal adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) during treatment with rh granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) (250 mcg/m2/day s.c.) and low-dose cytosine-arabinoside (Ara-C) (20 mg/m2/day s.c.). Several mechanisms which might explain the lung tissue...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Verhoef G,Boogaerts M

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is a rare but severe complication of heparin therapy that can result in severe venous or arterial thromboembolic events and whose treatment remains partially unanswered. Recombinant hirudin is potentially effective as an antithrombotic treatment in the management of heparin-induced thr...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Schiele F,Vuillemenot A,Kramarz P,Kieffer Y,Anguenot T,Bernard Y,Bassand JP

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISEASE OVERVIEW:Chronic neutrophilic leukemia (CNL) is a rare, often aggressive myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) defined by persistent mature neutrophilic leukocytosis, bone marrow granulocyte hyperplasia, and frequent hepatosplenomegaly. The seminal discovery of oncogenic driver mutations in colony-stimulating facto...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Szuber N,Elliott M,Tefferi A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00