Bortezomib, melphalan, prednisone (VMP) versus melphalan, prednisone, thalidomide (MPT) in elderly newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients: A retrospective case-matched study.

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：:Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is feasible and effective in selected older patients with Multiple Myeloma, but specific criteria for evaluating ASCT eligibility in elderly patients are lacking. We evaluated 131 patients aged 65-75 considered for ASCT at our center: The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), He...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Belotti A,Ribolla R,Cancelli V,Crippa C,Bianchetti N,Ferrari S,Bottelli C,Cattaneo C,Tucci A,De La Fuente Barrigon C,Rossi G

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythrocytes from ten patients with severe liver disease displayed low methylene blue-stimulated hexose monophosphate (HMP) shunt activity and glucose recycling despite elevated total glucose consumption when compared to controls. Heinz body formation was increased and reduced glutathione concentration significantly d...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Smith JR,Kay NE,Gottlieb AJ,Oski FA

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old child of northern European ancestry was found to have microcytic, hypochromic anemia with an elevated level of hemoglobin A2 and an unbalanced pattern of globin chain synthesis characteristic of beta-thalassemia trait. Hematologic and globin synthesis studies of both parents yielded entirely normal result...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nronha PA,Honig GR

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Muir-Torre syndrome (MTS) is defined as the concurrent or sequential discovery of at least one sebaceous gland tumor and a minimum of one internal malignancy. A man with Hodgkin's lymphoma who subsequently developed an ocular sebaceous carcinoma in situ is described and the world literature of patients with the MT...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Cohen PR

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISEASE OVERVIEW:Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are a heterogenous group of T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders involving the skin, the majority of which may be classified as Mycosis Fungoides (MF) or Sézary Syndrome (SS). DIAGNOSIS:The diagnosis of MF or SS requires the integration of clinical and histopathologic data. ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Wilcox RA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have characterized another subset of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) based on the cytogenetic and morphologic findings in a group of nine patients. Five patients had chromosomal analyses performed at the University of Chicago, two patients were studied at the All-Union Cancer Research Center in Moscow, and one...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pearson MG,Vardiman JW,Le Beau MM,Rowley JD,Schwartz S,Kerman SL,Cohen MM,Fleischman EW,Prigogina EL

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fat embolism syndrome is an important complication of patients with sickle cell hemoglobinopathies because of severe morbidity and mortality. Our recent experience with three cases that survived with intensive supportive care and prompt use of transfusion stimulates this review. A high index of suspicion, prompt u...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Dang NC,Johnson C,Eslami-Farsani M,Haywood LJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the prognostic value of parameters of angiogenesis on bone marrow biopsies in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients. Angiogenesis parameters studied were the microvessel count done manually on light microscopy (MVD-A), microvessel count done by using computerized image analyzer (MVD-B), and total v...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Bhatti SS,Kumar L,Dinda AK,Dawar R

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma inferferon (gamma IFN), alpha tumor necrosis factor (alpha TNF), and interleukin 6 (IL-60) are cytokines produced by a wide variety of cells, including T lymphocytes and NK cells. These cytokines affect B-cell proliferation and differentiation into immunoglobulin secreting cells. In addition, gamma IFN and alpha...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Garcia-Suarez J,Prieto A,Reyes E,Manzano L,Arribalzaga K,Alvarez-Mon M

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen recently diagnosed patients with acute leukemias admitted for induction chemotherapy were selected for study. When thrombocytopenic (venous platelet count less than 20 X 10(9)/l) these patients received prophylactic platelet transfusions. A total of 67 platelet transfusion therapies were administered and evalu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kutti J,Zaroulis CG,Safai-Kutti S,Dinsmore RE,Day NK,Good RA

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing dose intensity (DI) of chemotherapy for patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) may improve outcomes at the cost of increased toxicity. This issue was addressed in a randomized trial aiming to double the DI of myelosuppressive drugs. Between 1994 and 1999, 250 patients with previously untreated ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hertzberg M,Matthews JP,Stone JM,Dubosq MC,Grigg A,Ellis D,Benson W,Browett P,Horvath N,Januszewicz H,Abdi E,Green M,Bonaventura A,Marlton P,Cannell P,Wolf M,ALLG.

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four men were diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus infection (AIDS) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (HIV-AIHA) during the years 1997-2000 at Cook County Hospital, Chicago. All patients presented with the acute onset of severe hemolytic anemia, fever, and splenomegaly. The direct and indirect antiglobulin tests ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Koduri PR,Singa P,Nikolinakos P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of a human erythroid cell surface antigen recognized by monoclonal antibody (mAB) HAE9 has been studied on peripheral blood reticulocytes by one- and two-color flow cytometry. Total reticulocyte count was determined using Thiazole Orange (TO) and flow cytometry. In normal individuals, 4.56% of reticuloc...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mechetner EB,Sedmak DD,Barth RF

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In May 2005 at the 8th International Symposium on Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), a consensus meeting was held on iron overload in MDS (Seymour, Hematol Oncol Clin 2005; Suppl 1:18-25). The recommendations of the 2005 consensus meeting were discussed in the context of currently available evidence at the 9th Internati...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Bennett JM,MDS Foundation's Working Group on Transfusional Iron Overload.

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a female patient with T-gamma LGL leukemia, who was followed for the last 20 years. Over these years she developed several autoimmune disorders, including Sjögren's syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, premature ovarian failure (compatible with type II autoimmune polyglandular syndrome), amegakaryocytic throm...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ergas D,Tsimanis A,Shtalrid M,Duskin C,Berrebi A

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma cell dyscrasias are a group of clinically and biochemically diverse disorders of unknown etiology, characterized by the disproportionate proliferation of one or more clones of B cells, and the presence of a structurally and electrophoretically homogeneous (monoclonal) immunoglobulin or polypeptide subunit in se...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kapoor P,Singh E,Radhakrishnan P,Mehta P

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapies engineered to prolong clotting factor protein circulation time, manipulate the balance of pro-coagulant and anti-coagulant proteins, or introduce new genetic material to enable endogenous factor protein production dominate the clinical trial landscape of hemophilia. The availability of clotting factor concen...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Croteau SE,Wang M,Wheeler AP

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes studies investigating the use of a collagen binding assay to improve the laboratory monitoring of desmopressin (DDAVP) therapy in patients with von Willebrand's disease (vWD). We evaluated the response of seven patients with vWD (four type I, three type IIA) to DDAVP, administered using a standar...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Favaloro EJ,Dean M,Grispo L,Exner T,Koutts J

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who presented with rapid enlargement of a cervical lymph node due to localized herpes simplex lymphadenitis, which was clinically indistinguishable from large cell (Richter's) transformation. The diagnosis was made by excisional...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Joseph L,Scott MA,Schichman SA,Zent CS

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To monitor successful engraftment after bone marrow transplantation, we performed Southern hybridization analysis or dot blot analysis of DNA in a set of sex-mismatched cases using a Y-chromosome-specific DNA probe (pHY10). This method was extremely sensitive and rapid for checking which cells contain the Y-chromosome...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Morisaki H,Morisaki T,Nakahori Y,Ogura H,Kanno H,Tani K,Kodo H,Fujii H,Asano S,Miwa S

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：:Since multiple myeloma (MM) is still not-curable, the management of relapse remains challenging. Given the known efficacy of alkylating agents in MM, we conducted a phase I/II study to test a new three drug combination in which Fotemustine (Muphoran), an alkylating agent of nitrosurea family, was added to bortezomib +...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mangiacavalli S,Pochintesta L,Pascutto C,Cocito F,Pompa A,Cazzola M,Corso A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intensive induction chemotherapy using anthracycline and cytarabine backbone is considered the most effective upfront therapy in physically fit older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, outcomes of the standard induction in elderly AML are inferior to those observed in younger patients, and they are s...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pluta A,Robak T,Wrzesien-Kus A,Katarzyna Budziszewska B,Sulek K,Wawrzyniak E,Czemerska M,Zwolinska M,Golos A,Holowiecka-Goral A,Kyrcz-Krzemien S,Piszcz J,Kloczko J,Mordak-Domagala M,Lange A,Razny M,Madry K,Wiktor-Jedrze

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main treatment for many patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) remains red cell transfusion to attenuate the symptoms of chronic anemia. Fatigue can reduce a patient's health related quality of life (HRQoL), but there is little understanding of the optimal use of transfusions to improve this. A systematic r...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pinchon DJ,Stanworth SJ,Dorée C,Brunskill S,Norfolk DR

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients initially diagnosed with type 1 von Willebrand disease (VWD) have been reclassified as type 2 after a more exhaustive analysis in several studies. Our study's objectives were (1) to reanalyze patients that were previously diagnosed as type 1 to achieve a more accurate diagnosis and (2) to compare the von Will...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Penas N,Pérez-Rodríguez A,Torea JH,Lourés E,Noya MS,López-Fernández MF,Batlle J

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：:The 2013 discovery of calreticulin (CALR) mutations in myeloproliferative neoplasms was attended by their association with longer survival in primary myelofibrosis (PMF). Subsequent studies have suggested prognostic distinction between type 1/like and type 2/like CALR mutations and detrimental effect from triple-negat...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tefferi A,Nicolosi M,Mudireddy M,Szuber N,Finke CM,Lasho TL,Hanson CA,Ketterling RP,Pardanani A,Gangat N,Mannarelli C,Fanelli T,Guglielmelli P,Vannucchi AM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old woman with muscular fatigue and monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance was shown to have high levels of antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor of the skeletal muscle endplate. The specific antibody activity was exclusively associated with the monoclonal component. There were no objective si...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ahlberg RE,Lefvert AK

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and myelodysplasia (MDS) with chromosome 3q abnormalities have a dismal outcome either untreated or with conventional treatments. Azacitidine (AZA) is now considered as the standard of care in high-risk MDS and oligoblastic AML patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impa...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Wanquet A,Prebet T,Berthon C,Sebert M,Roux C,Kulasekararaj A,Micol JB,Esterni B,Itzykson R,Thepot S,Recher C,Delaunay J,Dreyfus F,Mufti G,Fenaux P,Vey N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00