Chlorambucil plus rituximab with or without maintenance rituximab as first-line treatment for elderly chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients.

abstract：:We report a case of T-cell chronic lymphoproliferative disorder (CLPD) that shows neither features of T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia nor disease progression for more than 34 months. Flow cytometric analyses of the lymphocytes revealed high expression of CD4 and CD25. Up-regulation of Foxp3, a master regulatory gene fo...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kikuchi T,Katayama Y,Kubonishi S,Watanabe T,Watanabe Y,Matsuoka K,Maeda Y,Namba N,Masunari T,Nasu R,Ikeda K,Tanimoto M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newly identified iron binding proteins isolated from rat duodenal homogenates permit better understanding of iron absorption. Mucins bind iron at acid pH to keep iron soluble and available for absorption at the more alkaline pH of the duodenum; this explains iron deficiency following prolonged achlorhydria. Integrin (...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Conrad ME,Umbreit JN

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quinine-induced immune thrombocytopenia with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a recently defined clinical entity. In this paper we have attempted to characterize the natural history and laboratory abnormalities typical of quinine-induced immune thrombocytopenia associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome in nine patie...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gottschall JL,Neahring B,McFarland JG,Wu GG,Weitekamp LA,Aster RH

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Responsiveness of bone marrow erythropoietic stem cells (CFU-E and BFU-E) to recombinant human erythropoietin (rh-Ep) was examined in vitro in 23 patients with aplastic anemia and 14 with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) to investigate the clinical use of rh-Ep for these diseases. Bone marrow mononuclear cells were cult...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Aoki I,Higashi K,Homori M,Chikazawa H,Ishikawa K

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-two patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) were studied for morphology of lymphocytes by light and electron microscopy (EM), in vitro responses of lymphocytes to a battery of physical and chemical agents, overall clinical status, immunologic status, course, and response to therapy. CLL lymphocytes coul...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Knospe WH,Gregory SA,Trobaugh FE Jr,Stedronsky JA,Schrek R

更新日期：1977-01-01 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：:Current information about clinical significance of IDH mutations in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), their association with other genetic alterations and the stability during disease progression is limited. In this study, IDH mutations were identified in 4.6% of 477 patients with MDS based on the FAB classification an...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Lin CC,Hou HA,Chou WC,Kuo YY,Liu CY,Chen CY,Lai YJ,Tseng MH,Huang CF,Chiang YC,Lee FY,Liu MC,Liu CW,Tang JL,Yao M,Huang SY,Ko BS,Wu SJ,Tsay W,Chen YC,Tien HF

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is thought to be mediated via auto-antibodies produced by lymphoid B cells. This may be an idiopathic process or secondary to an underlying infection or lymphoproliferative disorder. Conventional treatment comprises immunosuppression with corticosteroids and, in some cases, splenectomy. A p...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ramanathan S,Koutts J,Hertzberg MS

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied red blood cell morphology in two marathon runners before, immediately after, and 1 day after a marathon race. A discocyte-stomatocyte transformation was found by light microscopy of wet preparations and also by scanning electron microscopy, with about one-half the erythrocytes becoming cup-shaped after the ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Reinhart WH,Chien S

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that requires lifelong adherence to a complicated and burdensome medical regimen which could potentially impact emotional functioning of patients. The importance of understanding and promoting healthy emotional functioning is crucial not only to psychological well-being, but ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mednick L,Yu S,Trachtenberg F,Xu Y,Kleinert DA,Giardina PJ,Kwiatkowski JL,Foote D,Thayalasuthan V,Porter JB,Thompson AA,Schilling L,Quinn CT,Neufeld EJ,Yamashita R,Thalassemia Clinical Research Network.

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle (Hb SS) red cells, preloaded with 45Ca by reversal of hemolysis, exhibit an incomplete 45Ca extrusion, retaining approximately four times more 45Ca than normal cells. Studies indicated that neither the reduction in Hb SS cell Ca2+-Mg2+ ATPase activity (84% of normal) nor the activation of Ca2+-Mg2+ ATPase by ca...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Litosch I,Lee KS

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAML) traditionally has inferior outcomes compared to de novo AML. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the sole potentially curative therapy. This study analyzes the outcomes for unmanipulated haploidentical HCT (haploHCT) for sAML using the Acute Leukemia Working P...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Li Z,Labopin M,Ciceri F,Blaise D,Tischer J,Ehninger G,Van Lint MT,Koc Y,Santarone S,Forcade E,Castagna L,Polge E,Mailhol A,Ruggeri A,Mohty M,Savani BN,Nagler A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic modifiers contribute to phenotypic variability in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA). The influence of the bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1 (TA)(n)TAA promoter polymorphism on bilirubin levels and gallbladder disease in SCA was examined using prospectively collected data from the Cooperative...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Carpenter SL,Lieff S,Howard TA,Eggleston B,Ware RE

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrillar granules (FGs) represent neutrophilic primary granules containing clustered filaments. We investigated neutrophils in the bone marrow obtained from 17 patients with chronic myeloproliferative disorders (CMPD) by electron microscopy. FG-positive neutrophils were seen in 15 of the 17 CMPDs with varying frequen...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Takemori N,Hirai K,Onodera R,Saito N,Miyokawa N

更新日期：1994-11-01 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：:We retrospectively measured various hemostatic markers in 240 patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) before the onset of DIC and in 110 non-DIC patients, and examined their usefulness for the diagnosis of pre-DIC. Changes in prothrombin time ratio and fibrinogen levels were not significant before t...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Wada H,Sakuragawa N,Mori Y,Takagi M,Nakasaki T,Shimura M,Hiyoyama K,Nisikawa M,Gabazza EC,Deguchi K,Kazama M,Shiku H

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A minority of super-utilizing adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) account for a disproportionate number of emergency department (ED) and hospital admissions. We performed a retrospective cohort study comparing the rate of admission before and after the opening of a clinic for adults with SCD. Unique to this clinic w...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Koch KL,Karafin MS,Simpson P,Field JJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an innate immunodeficiency with a genetic defect of the nicotinamide adenosine dinucleotide phosphate, reduced, oxidase components. This leads to decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, which renders patients susceptible to life-threatening infections. Over the course...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Wolach B,Gavrieli R,de Boer M,van Leeuwen K,Berger-Achituv S,Stauber T,Ben Ari J,Rottem M,Schlesinger Y,Grisaru-Soen G,Abuzaitoun O,Marcus N,Zion Garty B,Broides A,Levy J,Stepansky P,Etzioni A,Somech R,Roos D

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) on the surface membrane of neutrophils (mNAP) was studied by immunofluorescence using an anti-ALP monoclonal antibody. Fluorescent intensity distribution of mNAP was analyzed using FACS (fluorescence-activated cell sorter). The mean fluorescent intensity (MFI) of the mNAP in th...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Shibano M,Machii T,Nishimori Y,Nakamoto I,Ueda E,Masuhara K,Kitani T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although numerous publications have described the chromosome abnormalities in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and their significance, sparse literature exists pertaining to the chromosome abnormalities in T-cell lymphoma. We did cytogenetic analyses in 21 cases of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). Chromosomally abnormal ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Inwards DJ,Habermann TM,Banks PM,Colgan JP,Dewald GW

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is an unusual acute syndrome presenting with fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and cytopenias. The hallmark of HPS is the accumulation of activated macrophages that engulf hematopoietic cells in the reticuloendothelial system. Most cases of HPS in adults are secondary to infection or malignancy,...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Goldschmidt N,Gural A,Kornberg A,Spectre G,Shopen A,Paltiel O

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), in chronic phase, was treated with recombinant gamma-interferon (r gamma-IFN) in a phase I clinical trial. Prior to treatment, analysis of in vitro agar culture parameters indicated hyporesponsiveness of granulocyte-macrophage colony-formi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pelus LM,Vadhan-Raj S

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report reviews the diagnostic significance of immune markers, their relationship to patient outcome, and the therapeutic uses of monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) in acute leukemia. Immunophenotyping allows for rapid and reproducible diagnosis in the majority of cases of acute leukemia. It is of particular importance...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Wang JC,Beauregard P,Soamboonsrup P,Neame PB

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old untransfused, non-drinking man with Hemoglobin H-CS disease presented with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, markedly elevated serum ferritin level, and marked iron deposition in hepatocytes. He did not carry either of the two common mutations of the HLA-H gene for hereditary hemochromatosis, namely, ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Chim CS,Chan V,Todd D

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although treatment with plasma exchange increased the survival of patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura to 80% in the 1980s, no further increase of survival occurred over the next 20 years. However, more consistent use of adjuvant treatment with corticosteroids and rituximab in recent years has begun to fu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： George JN

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the association of Hb Dunn (alpha 6[A4]Asp----Asn) and Hb O-Arab (beta 121 [GH4]Glu----Lys) in a healthy Moroccan man. Hb Dunn had the same electrophoretic properties as Hb G-Philadelphia, but its percentage was lower. Its identification was based on sequence determination of the alpha T1 peptide. Bgl II ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Baklouti F,Francina A,Dorléac E,Baudin-Chich V,Gombaud-Saintonge G,Plauchu H,Wajcman H,Delaunay J,Godet J

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lupus anticoagulant may be accompanied by an acquired factor II deficiency and bleeding. We report on a patient with a lupus anticoagulant and factor II (Fll) deficiency responsive to Danazol. Acquired hypoprothrombinemia (FII) with the lupus anticoagulant (LA) may be accompanied by a hemorrhagic diathesis. A 64-y...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Williams S,Linardic C,Wilson O,Comp P,Gralnick HR

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old woman, after complete recovery from an episode of drug-induced agranulocytosis, was found to sustain a chronic absence of recognizable mature and immature eosinophils in blood and bone marrow during a follow-up period of 8 years. Her bone marrow and peripheral blood cells cultured in vitro were able to p...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Telerman A,Amson RB,Delforge A,Collard E,Stryckmans PA

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH)-6 is sporadically found in Thailand whereas the deletion-inversion type (G)gamma((A)gamma delta beta)(0)-thalassemia is described among Indians. We report a hitherto un-described case in which these two defects co-segregate. He was a 3-year-old Thai boy who had a f...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Fucharoen S,Pengjam Y,Surapot S,Fucharoen G,Sanchaisuriya K

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00