Stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma and other plasma cell disorders (report from an EBMT preceptorship meeting).

abstract：:Analysis of different ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors to modulate arabinosylcytosine (ara-C) metabolism suggested that pretreatment with arabinosyl-2-fluoroadenine (F-ara-A) significantly potentiated the rate of ara-CTP (5'-triphosphate of ara-C) accumulation in both quiescent lymphocytes (p = 0.046) and in cyclin...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Gandhi V,Estey E,Keating MJ,Plunkett W

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disparities in cancer care have been documented. However, less is known about the disparities in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). We reviewed the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database to evaluate disparities in receipt of radiotherapy (RT) and relative survival among patients diagnosed with stage I...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Shah BK,Bista A,Shafii B

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phase I/II clinical study evaluated 17 patients with refractory/recurrent acute leukemia treated with 1.5 mg/m2/day topotecan on days 1-3 followed by etoposide (100 mg/m2/day)+mitoxantrone (10 mg/m2/day) on days 4, 5 and 9, 10. Timed sequential chemotherapy using the topoisomerase I-inhibitor topotecan before the to...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Mainwaring MG,Rimsza LM,Chen SF,Gomez SP,Weeks FW,Reddy V,Lynch J,May WS,Kahn S,Moreb J,Leather H,Braylan R,Rowe TC,Fieniewicz KJ,Wingard JR

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelofibrosis (MF), polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) are three classic BCR ABL fusion gene-negative chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Though rare, it is important to understand the burden of illness of these disorders for public health planning, healthcare insurers and pharmaceutica...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Mehta J,Wang H,Iqbal SU,Mesa R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a unique subtype of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) characterized in almost all cases by the chromosomal translocation t(11;14)(q13;q32) and nuclear cyclin D1 overexpression. Most patients present with advanced stage disease, often with extranodal dissemination, and typically pursue an...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Weigert O,Unterhalt M,Hiddemann W,Dreyling M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We retrospectively analyzed the incidence of thrombotic and infectious complications in relation with the use of central venous catheters (CVCs), in a series of patients with hematological malignancies and low platelet and leucocyte counts. PATIENTS AND METHODS:126 patients with hematological malignancies w...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Cortelezzia A,Fracchiolla NS,Maisonneuve P,Moia M,Luchesini C,Ranzi ML,Monni P,Pasquini MC,Lambertenghi-Deliliers G

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated serum free light chains (FLCs) have been associated with an unfavorable prognosis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The aim of this study was to determine the clinical relevance of a quantitative assessment of intact circulating immunoglobulin (Ig), using serum Ig heavy chain/light chain pair (HLC) me...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Jardin F,Delfau-Larue MH,Molina TJ,Copie-Bergman C,Brière J,Petrella T,Canioni D,Fabiani B,Jais JP,Figeac M,Leroy K,Mareschal S,Salles GA,Coiffier B,Delarue R,Peyrade F,Bosly A,André M,Ketterer N,Haioun C,Tilly H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the possible causes of treatment failure in acute leukemia is the emergence of multidrug resistance caused by P-glycoprotein (P-gp) overexpression. We compared a flow cytometric assay using JC-1 with a technique using rhodamine 123 (rho123) to evaluate the P-gp function in acute leukemia. Samples from 50 acute ...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Swerts K,de Moerloose B,Dhooge C,Noens L,Laureys G,Benoit Y,Philippé J

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bone marrow microenvironment is a complex three dimensional structure where hematopoietic stem cells proliferate, mature, migrate into the sinusoidal space, and enter the circulation in an exquisitely regulated fashion. Stromal cells within the BM microenvironment provide a suitable environment for self-renewal, p...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Rafii S,Mohle R,Shapiro F,Frey BM,Moore MA

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaginal bleeding during aplasia can induce transfusion support, infection and discomfort. Oral and intramuscular hormonotherapy can be toxic and/or difficult to manage (mucositis). This single-center pilot study evaluated the efficacy and safety of leuprorelin (L) in preventing heavy vaginal bleeding in 20 nonmenopaus...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Lhommé C,Brault P,Bourhis JH,Pautier P,Dohollou N,Dietrich PY,Akbar-Zadeh G,Lucas C,Pico JL,Hayat M

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term survivors of childhood leukemia are at risk for neurocognitive impairment, although the neurophysiological basis is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to explore associations between changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) phospholipids and neurocognitive function in children undergoing chemothe...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Krull KR,Hockenberry MJ,Miketova P,Carey M,Moore IM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two important syndromes of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) have to be considered in infants and young children with recurrent fever, organomegaly and cytopenias. Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHLH) is a genetically heterogeneous autosomal recessive disease with histiocytic and lymphocytic infil...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Dürken M,Finckenstein FG,Janka GE

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the patterns of use of 18-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) for the initial staging of patients with newly diagnosed grade 1-2 follicular lymphoma (FL) and its potential impact on treatment. Data were obtained from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Abou-Nassar KE,Vanderplas A,Friedberg JW,Abel GA,Niland J,Rodriguez MA,Czuczman MS,Millenson M,Crosby A,Gordon LI,Zelenetz AD,Kaminski M,Lacasce AS

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Involvement of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract by multiple myeloma (MM) is extremely rare. The small intestine and stomach are the most frequent sites of spread. We report 1 case of a 61-year-old woman who presented with clinical and radiographic features of an acute large bowel pseudo-obstruction. An abdominal comput...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Venizelos I,Theodoridou S,Vakalopoulou S,Perifanis V,Vyzantiadis T,Garipidou V

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the relationship between bcl-2 protein expression and the cell cycle during the processes of differentiation, we examined bcl-2 protein levels expressed during cell cycle phases in differentiating HL-60 human leukemia cells by using a two-color flow cytometric method. In exponentially proliferating HL-60...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Kumakura S,Ishikura H,Tsumura H,Nakashima A,Sato Y,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male gender was recently reported as an adverse prognostic factor in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) treated with R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone). We conducted a retrospective study of adult patients with DLBCL initially treated with rituximab containin...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Carella AM,de Souza CA,Luminari S,Marcheselli L,Chiappella A,di Rocco A,Cesaretti M,Rossi A,Rigacci L,Gaidano G,Merli F,Spina M,Stelitano C,Hohaus S,Barbui A,Puccini B,Miranda EC,Guida A,Federico M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalidomide is thought to have anti-angiogenic and immunomodulatory properties, including suppression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, effects on interleukins and interferons, down-regulation of some cell adhesion molecules, and changes in the proportion of lymphocyte subsets. It is unclear whether the clinical respons...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Strupp C,Germing U,Aivado M,Kündgen A,Fenk R,Hünerlitürkoglu A,Kobbe G,Haas R,Gattermann N

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics and functions of BH3-only proteins Puma, Noxa and Bim in the prognosis, therapy and drug resistance of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Puma, Noxa and Bim mRNAs were evaluated by real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, and ...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Zhu HJ,Liu L,Fan L,Zhang LN,Fang C,Zou ZJ,Li JY,Xu W

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have evaluated the association between cigarette smoking and incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) with inconclusive results. Our main objective was to evaluate this relationship using a meta-analysis of observational studies. A literature search was undertaken through October 2011 looking for perti...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Castillo JJ,Dalia S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-B4-blocked ricin (anti-B4-bR) is a potent immunotoxin directed against the CD19 antigen. Previous phase I and II studies suggested a possible role for anti-B4-bR as consolidation after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant. Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 9254 is a phase III study which r...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Furman RR,Grossbard ML,Johnson JL,Pecora AL,Cassileth PA,Jung SH,Peterson BA,Nadler LM,Freedman A,Bayer RL,Bartlett NL,Hurd DD,Cheson BD,Cancer Leukemia Group B.,Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral blood progenitor cells are being used increasingly as part of the treatment protocol for a variety of haematological malignancies. The most appropriate mobilisation therapy and the optimum collection procedures have yet to be fully elucidated. 28 patients with myeloma (9), NHL (11) and HD (8) underwent PBSC...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Scott MA,Ager S,Apperley JF,Jestice HK,Bloxham DM,Boraks P,Mahendra P,Marcus RE

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quinazoline antifolate N-(5-[N-(3,4-dihydro-2-methyl-4-oxoquinazolin-6-ylmethyl)-N- methylamino]-2-thenoyl)-L-glutamic acid (ZD1694; Tomudex) is a potent inhibitor of thymidylate synthase and causes cell death through disruption of DNA synthesis and repair by blocking the obligatory thymidine nucleotide synthesis....

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Ek O,Reaman GH,Crankshaw DL,Chelstrom LM,Myers DE,Uckun FM

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differential gene expression analysis by suppression subtractive hybridization with correlation to the metabolic pathways involved in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) may provide a new insight into the pathogenesis of CML. Among the overexpressed genes found in CML at diagnosis are SEPT5, RUNX1, MIER1, KPNA6 and FLT3, w...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Mascarenhas Cdo C,Ferreira da Cunha A,Brugnerotto AF,Gambero S,de Almeida MH,Carazzolle MF,Pagnano KB,Traina F,Costa FF,de Souza CA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to understand the effect of hyperthermia on the telomerase activity in human leukemic cell lines (HL-60, K562, and TF-1). The cells were treated by hyperthermia at the range of 41-44 degrees C for 120 min and incubated for 96 h. Then telomerase activity, cell proliferation, and apoptos...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Deezagi A,Manteghi S,Khosravani P,Vaseli-Hagh N,Soheili ZS

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large granular lymphocyte disorder (LGLD) is a lymphoproliferative disease, characterized by moderate lymphocytosis with an excess of large granular lymphocytes, neutropenia, anemia, and a variable, but mostly chronic clinical course. We describe two patients with LGLD. One patient presented with symptomatic corticost...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Peller S,Kaufman S,Rotter V

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mouse as an in-vivo model for the study of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL). Characterization of the immune system of the animals in our SCID mouse colony was carried out to assess the numbers of lymphoid cells present, to determine natural killer (NK) cell act...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Zubair AC,Ali SA,Rees RC,Goepel JR,Winfield DA,Goyns MH

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of All-Trans Retinoic Acid (Atra) and Arsenic Trioxide (As(2)O(3)) in the treatment of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) is well known. Further, these drugs inhibit cell growth and induce apoptosis in several cell lines, but few data are reported on leukemic blasts. The aim of this study was to evaluate ...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Cosenza M,Civallero M,Sacchi S,Marcheselli R,Pozzi S

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Safety testing for replication-competent retrovirus (RCR) is an important requirement in gene transfer clinical trials using retroviral vectors. A sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method is one approach to RCR detection. Only in the presence of RCR will the pol-env encoding sequences, necessary for viral repl...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Allan DS,De Koven A,Wild A,Kamel-Reid S,Dubé ID

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of aplastic anemia presenting in association with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is discussed. An insult to the hematological stem cell compartment may result in multiple pathological entities, potentially influencing our approach to the treatment of hematological cl...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Veidt RG,Ansari-Lari A,Brodsky RA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of polymorphisms in the TYMS, XRCC1, and ERCC2 DNA repair genes in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) approaches. The study was conducted in 206 patients a...

journal_title：Leukemia & lymphoma

authors： Canalle R,Silveira VS,Scrideli CA,Queiroz RG,Lopes LF,Tone LG

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00