Early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:Monitoring for residual leukemic burden is an integral part of ongoing evaluation in chronic myeloid leukemia. With high rates of complete cytogenetic response induced by imatinib and other tyrosine kinase inhibitors, exploring refinements in current methods of minimal residual disease monitoring ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Sahay T,Schiffer CA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloablative therapy followed by autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell rescue is an alternative therapeutic option for patients who are not candidates for allogeneic transplantation due to the lack of an appropriate HLA-matched donor or to advanced age. It allows therapy to be administered that is of c...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Hammert LC,Ball ED

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to describe the physiopathological and therapeutic aspects of neutrophilic dermatosis, taking into account their most frequent associated conditions. RECENT FINDINGS:In autoinflammatory syndromes featuring neutrophilic dermatosis, the role of interleukin-1 and tumor necr...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Maalouf D,Battistella M,Bouaziz JD

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When a new product with huge clinical potential explodes on the scene, the hope is that the benefits far outweigh the risks in long-term administration. After 10 years of clinical use, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has lived up to that promise so far. In the context of severe chronic neutropenia, more ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Freedman MH

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reconstitution of T-cell populations is a critical component of immune recovery after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Recent studies have used new techniques to focus on the interplay of thymopoiesis and peripheral expansion that defines T-cell repopulation. Peripheral expansion, driven by host cytokines and...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Hakim FT,Gress RE

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this article, we summarize the recent advances in treating primary immune deficiency (PID) disorders by stem cell transplantation (SCT); we have focused on articles published in the past 2 years since the last major review of SCT for PID. RECENT FINDINGS:Analyses of the outcomes of SCT for PID by ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Worth AJ,Booth C,Veys P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The present review elucidates the potentials of recombinant blood group proteins (BGPs) for red blood cell (RBC) antibody detection and identification in pretransfusion testing and the achievements in this field so far. RECENT FINDINGS:Many BGPs have been eukaryotically and prokaryotically expressed ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Seltsam A,Blasczyk R

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Mortality and morbidity associated with leukemia are largely due to frequently occurring cytopenias or the dysfunction of normal blood cells in patients. Our knowledge of how normal blood cells degenerate in response to leukemic cell infiltration has been quite limited. This review summarizes recent f...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Cheng H,Cheng T

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The capacity of lithium to induce neutrophilia and increase circulating CD34(+) cells of marrow origin has long been known. Lithium has been the object of hematological investigations for many years, but no definitive use in hematology has yet emerged. RECENT FINDINGS:We review the evidence that lith...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Petrini M,Azzarà A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bulk of antigens that are presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules are processed in the cytosol. Therefore, the cellular protein degradation machinery is thought to play a major role in antigen processing. For example, there is clear evidence that the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, the ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Androlewicz MJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hematopoietic cell transplantation offers potentially curative therapy for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome. The median patient age at diagnosis, however, is about 70 years, which has limited the application of conventional hematopoietic cell transplantation. In addition, the optimum timing of t...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Deeg HJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas there are general guidelines for acceptable transfusion therapy, optimal transfusion therapy has not been determined for most clinical settings. Recent research has focused on controlled studies of red cell transfusion in specific clinical settings. Better determinations of oxygen delivery and consumption are ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Clark P,Mintz PD

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The idea that blood in naturally occurring transmissible spongiform encephalopathies is not infectious has imploded in the face of recent transmissions from the blood of naturally occurring scrapie in sheep and of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. Although donor exclusion criteria ensure that the number of ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Brown P,Cervenakova L

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In addition to the crucial role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)A in vessel development, it has become apparent that the VEGF signaling pathway (VSP) plays an important role during adulthood in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis in normal physiological processes, as well as in pathologi...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Sung HK,Michael IP,Nagy A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the most recent insights into the biology, prognostic significance, and therapeutic approaches to TEL/AML1-positive leukemia. The TEL/AML1 fusion gene, also known as ETV6 /CBFA2, is the most commonly occurring gene rearrangement in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Considerable contro...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Loh ML,Rubnitz JE

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Gfi-1, originally identified as a transcriptional repressor in lymphoid cells, is now recognized to have essential, independent functions in neutrophil maturation and hematopoietic stem cell biology. Here we review recent studies pertaining to Gfi-1 and its cell context specific functions in hematopoi...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Hock H,Orkin SH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic defects of the blood platelet membrane glycoproteins, GPIIb-IIIa (alpha IIb/beta 3; CD41/CD61) and GPIb-V-IX (CD42) are the origin of several rare bleeding disorders, the best known of which are Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, Bernard-Soulier syndrome, and platelet-type von Willebrand's disease. In Glanzmann's thr...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Clemetson KJ,Clemetson JM

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Adoptive T-cell therapy has become one of the most exciting fields of cancer therapy in the past few years. In this article, we describe a method which combines adoptive T-cell therapy with antibody therapy by arming T cells from cord blood, normal patients, and cancer patients with bispecific antibod...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Bhutani D,Lum LG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Lymphocyte trafficking is regulated by adhesion molecules mediating the initial shear-resistant binding of circulating cells to target tissue endothelium (Step 1). This review focuses on the current and emerging perspectives of the biology of these 'homing receptors.' RECENT FINDINGS:The conventional...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Sackstein R

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review focuses on adaptive bacterial interactions with neutrophils, emphasizing information communicated within the past year about bacterial factors that respond to contact with or phagocytosis by PMN. RECENT FINDINGS:Since the discovery of type III and IV secretion, progress in the analysis of...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Rosen H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human parvovirus B19 shows remarkable tropism for human erythroid progenitor cells. The pathogenesis of disease resulting from infection is a dynamic between the viral suppression of erythropoiesis and the host's ability to mount an effective immune response. Understanding this process has led to strategies for treati...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Carper E,Kurtzman GJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many aspects of leukocyte function are regulated by both heterotrimeric and Ras-related GTP-binding proteins, but there is little definite information about their roles in the specialized processes utilized by leukocytes for cell killing. Recent progress in understanding the regulation of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase b...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Bokoch GM,Knaus UG

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite improvements in the achievement of complete remission and progress in the supportive care of adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during the last decade, the majority of patients have eventually relapsed with overall survival in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia of only 30-40%. However, t...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Larson S,Stock W

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matching for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) loci is the most crucial factor in the selection of bone marrow donors. The techniques utilized to assign HLA type have evolved significantly since the application of polymerase chain reaction-based methodologies. A significant challenge for DNA typing methodologies is to be ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Little AM,Marsh SG,Madrigal JA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each year, approximately one in 1000 individuals suffers from venous thromboembolism. The pathogenesis of the disease is multifactorial and a thrombotic event is the result of a combination of genetic and circumstantial risk factors. Until recently, genetic defects could only be identified in a minority of thrombosis ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Zöller B,Dahlbäck B

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The role of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) as a risk factor for ischemic stroke has been established in recent years. However, the best therapeutic option to prevent recurrent events is still controversial, with antithrombotic treatment or transcatheter PFO closure being favored by different clinicians....

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Di Tullio MR,Homma S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a decade has passed since the first cases of AIDS were reported in hemophiliacs and transfusion recipients. Studies published over the past year offer an increasingly clear understanding of the extent of the early transfusion-associated AIDS epidemic, and of the effectiveness of progressive donor screening measur...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Busch MP

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Immune responses to commensal bacteria and resulting chronic inflammation are hallmarks of inflammatory bowel disease. Considerable evidence has accumulated to suggest that innate immune defense mechanisms interact with pro-inflammatory pathways and exacerbate or perhaps even initiate development of i...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Michelsen KS,Arditi M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents new insights into potential roles that three erythrocyte cytoskeletal proteins, protein 4.1, ankyrin, and spectrin, may play in nonerythroid nucleated cells. Each of these proteins is encoded by several closely related genes characterized by complex alternative splicing of their pre-mRNA, thus re...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Gascard P,Mohandas N

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of safe and practical means to correct, enhance or protect blood cells at the genetic level offers tantalizing therapeutic perspectives. At present, gene delivery using a replication-defective retrovirus is the most efficient method to stably transduce hematopoietic cells. The successful adaptation of retro...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Sadelain M,Frassoni F,Rivière I

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00