Halting the vicious cycle within the multiple myeloma ecosystem: blocking JAM-A on bone marrow endothelial cells restores the angiogenic homeostasis and suppresses tumor progression.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The Hong Kong government is planning to introduce an electronic smart identity card for all seven million citizens in 2003. If the smart card contains the full red cell phenotype/genotype of the individual, it may be possible to transfuse phenotype-matched blood units without pre-transfusion a...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Lau FY,Wong R,Chan NP,Chui CH,Ng E,Ng MH,Cheng G

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to overcome the problem of different control genes for BCR-ABL normalization, we used a linear regression equation to compare our results previously obtained using B2M as the control gene with those calculated using the ABL gene and validated the slope as a factor to convert from B2M to ABL results. ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Iacobucci I,Galletti L,Amabile M,Soverini S,Baccarani M,Martinelli G

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Identification of chromosomal rearrangements is important for a precise risk-stratified diagnosis of hematologic malignancies. As the number of known translocations, specific for different types of leukemia increases, it takes ever more time and increasing amounts of patient's material to scre...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Nasedkina T,Domer P,Zharinov V,Hoberg J,Lysov Y,Mirzabekov A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Krüppel-like factor 4 is a transcription factor with anti-proliferative effects in differentiated cells, but with the ability to reprogram adult cells into cell-cycling pluripotent cells. In cancer, Krüppel-like factor 4 acts as either an anti-oncogene or an oncogene. We analyzed Krüppel-like factor 4 gene expression ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Schoenhals M,Kassambara A,Veyrune JL,Moreaux J,Goldschmidt H,Hose D,Klein B

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the deaths of Janet Rowley and John Goldman in December 2013, the world lost two pioneers in the field of chronic myeloid leukemia. In 1973, Janet Rowley, unraveled the cytogenetic anatomy of the Philadelphia chromosome, which subsequently led to the identification of the BCR-ABL1 fusion gene and its principal pa...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Mughal TI,Radich JP,Deininger MW,Apperley JF,Hughes TP,Harrison CJ,Gambacorti-Passerini C,Saglio G,Cortes J,Daley GQ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one leading gram-negative organism associated with nosocomial infections. Bacteremia is life-threatening in the immunocompromised host. Increasing frequency of multi-drug-resistant (MDRPA) strains is concerning. We started a retrospective survey in the pediatric hematology oncology Italian ne...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Caselli D,Cesaro S,Ziino O,Zanazzo G,Manicone R,Livadiotti S,Cellini M,Frenos S,Milano GM,Cappelli B,Licciardello M,Beretta C,Aricò M,Castagnola E,Infection Study Group of the Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediat

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The outcome of patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) has improved considerably over the last decades. Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is the treatment of choice in young patients who have an HLA-identical sibling donor. This study analyzes the outcome and factors related to survival in p...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Hernández-Boluda JC,Marín P,Carreras E,Aguilar JL,Grañena A,Rozman C,Montserrat E

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Myeloma Network has organized two workshops on fluorescence in situ hybridization in multiple myeloma. The first aimed to identify specific indications and consensus technical approaches of current practice. A second workshop followed a quality control exercise in which 21 laboratories analyzed diagnostic...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Ross FM,Avet-Loiseau H,Ameye G,Gutiérrez NC,Liebisch P,O'Connor S,Dalva K,Fabris S,Testi AM,Jarosova M,Hodkinson C,Collin A,Kerndrup G,Kuglik P,Ladon D,Bernasconi P,Maes B,Zemanova Z,Michalova K,Michau L,Neben K,

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-type von Willebrand disease (PT-VWD) is a rare autosomal dominant bleeding disorder which is due to a mutation in the gene encoding for platelet glycoprotein Ibalpha (GPIbalpha) resulting in enhanced affinity for von Willebrand factor (VWF). PT-VWD is often mistakenly diagnosed as type 2B VWD for the similari...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Giannini S,Cecchetti L,Mezzasoma AM,Gresele P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction and the extended clinical use of nilotinib in the first-line treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia have been based on company-sponsored trials. Independent confirmations are extremely important. We report an investigator-sponsored study of nilotinib 300 mg twice daily in 130 chronic myeloid leukemia p...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Castagnetti F,Breccia M,Gugliotta G,Martino B,D'Adda M,Stagno F,Carella AM,Avanzini P,Tiribelli M,Trabacchi E,Visani G,Gobbi M,Salvucci M,Levato L,Binotto G,Capalbo SF,Bochicchio MT,Soverini S,Cavo M,Martinelli G,

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome (HHCS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by bilateral cataracts and increased serum and tissue L-ferritin, in the absence of iron overload. The deregulation of ferritin production is caused by heterogeneous mutations in the iron regul...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Cicilano M,Zecchina G,Roetto A,Bosio S,Infelise V,Stefani S,Mazza U,Camaschella C

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Inhibition of soluble fibrinogen binding to activated platelets represents the target of pharmacologic approach with antagonists of the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa) complex. In this study we assessed the effects of abciximab, a recombinant chimeric Fab fraction of the antibody against GP...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Rossi F,Rossi E,Pareti FI,Colli S,Tremoli E,Gallo L

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Parvovirus B19 has a marked tropism for erythroid progenitor cells and this may lead to chronic anemia in predisposed individuals. It was the purpose of the present study to investigate prospectively the frequency of parvovirus B19 infections in patients with a diagnosis of chronic anemia. MET...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Heegaard ED,Myhre J,Hornsleth A,Gundestrup M,Boye H

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased levels of microparticles exposing tissue factor circulate in the blood of patients with coronary heart disease, possibly disseminating their pro-thrombotic and pro-inflammatory potential. Because diets rich in n-3 (polyunsaturated) fatty acids have been associated with reduced incidence of coronary...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Del Turco S,Basta G,Lazzerini G,Evangelista M,Rainaldi G,Tanganelli P,Christensen JH,Schmidt EB,De Caterina R

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a category of T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which can be further subdivided into two distinct entities (ALK(+) and ALK(-)) based on the presence or absence of ALK gene rearrangements. Among several pathways triggered by ALK signaling, constitutive activation of STAT3 is stric...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Spaccarotella E,Pellegrino E,Ferracin M,Ferreri C,Cuccuru G,Liu C,Iqbal J,Cantarella D,Taulli R,Provero P,Di Cunto F,Medico E,Negrini M,Chan WC,Inghirami G,Piva R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since HA-1-specific T cells have been shown to make a significant contribution to the clinical responses in patients with relapsed leukemia, we investigated the feasibility of adoptive transfer of in vitro induced HA-1-specific CD8 positive T cells to patients with relapsed leukemia after allogeneic stem cell transpla...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Meij P,Jedema I,van der Hoorn MA,Bongaerts R,Cox L,Wafelman AR,Marijt EW,Willemze R,Falkenburg JH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lenalidomide is a very active drug in myelodysplastic syndrome with del (5q). We report such a patient treated with this drug who developed unusual complex cytogenetic abnormalities, which were elucidated by multi-FISH and FISH analysis as jumping translocations involving the long arm of chromosome 5, that resulted in...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Eclache V,Da Rocha A,Le Roux G,Fenaux P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Our objective was to improve the outcome of cord blood (CB) transplantation in adults, by overcoming the limitations imposed by the low number of stem cells present in CB units. DESIGN AND METHODS:We combined single CB units and co-infusion of third party donor (TPD)-derived peripheral blood ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Magro E,Regidor C,Cabrera R,Sanjuán I,Forès R,Garcia-Marco JA,Ruiz E,Gil S,Bautista G,Millán I,Madrigal A,Fernandez MN

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a family with type I and type III protein S (PS) deficiency, which showed to be phenotypic variants of the same genetic disease. Direct sequencing analysis of the PROS1 gene was performed to establish the genotype. The ratio of protein C antigen and total PS antigen levels (protein C/S ratio) was used to cla...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： ten Kate MK,Mulder R,Platteel M,Brouwer JL,van der Steege G,van der Meer J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes insipidus and thrombocytosis were presenting symptoms in a case of adult ANLL-M1. Cytogenetic investigations revealed a typical 3q rearrangement, i.e. inv(3)(q21q26). A subclone with monosomy 7 was also found and documented by FISH analysis. Correlations between clinical/hematological features and cytogenetic...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： La Starza R,Falzetti D,Fania C,Tabilio A,Martelli MF,Mecucci C

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy and the toxic profile of gemcitabine, a novel pyrimidine antimetabolite active against several solid tumors, we carried out a study in heavily pretreated Hodgkin's disease (HD) patients. DESIGN AND METHODS:From May 1997 to January 1999, 14 pretreated patients (10 relaps...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Zinzani PL,Bendandi M,Stefoni V,Albertini P,Gherlinzoni F,Tani M,Piccaluga PP,Tura S

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The expression of CD36 antigen has not been conclusively associated with human B-lymphocytes although CD36 was recently detected in a human B-cell angiotropic lymphoma where it might be involved in lymphoblast-endothelial cell adhesion. We investigated the expression of CD36 in B-cell chronic l...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Rutella S,Rumi C,Puggioni P,Barberi T,Di Mario A,Larocca LM,Leone G

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs can play an important role in tumorigenesis through post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression, and are not well characterized in follicular lymphoma. DESIGN AND METHODS:MicroRNA profiles of enriched follicular lymphoma tumor cells from 16 patients were generated by assaying 851 human micr...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Wang W,Corrigan-Cummins M,Hudson J,Maric I,Simakova O,Neelapu SS,Kwak LW,Janik JE,Gause B,Jaffe ES,Calvo KR

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery that the Ten-Eleven Translocation (TET) hydroxylases cause DNA demethylation has fundamentally changed the notion of how DNA methylation is regulated. Clonal analysis of the hematopoetic stem cell compartment suggests that TET2 mutations can be early events in hematologic cancers and recent investigation...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Asmar F,Punj V,Christensen J,Pedersen MT,Pedersen A,Nielsen AB,Hother C,Ralfkiaer U,Brown P,Ralfkiaer E,Helin K,Grønbæk K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Idarubicin (IDA) is relatively immune to the multidrug resistance P-gp mechanism that is frequently expressed in recurrent and refractory hematologic malignancies. Owing to rapid metabolism in vivo, a continuous infusion (CI) of IDA might prolong exposure time to the parent drug rather than its...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Bassan R,Chiodini B,Zucchetti M,Lerede T,Cornelli PE,Cortelazzo S,Barbui T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of minimal residual disease (MRD) measurement as a surrogate marker of molecular response to treatment can potentially improve the evaluation of treatment response and enable estimates of the residual leukemic cell burden during clinical remission, thereby improving the selection of therapeutic strategies and,...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Cazzaniga G,Biondi A

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dic(9;20)(p11-13;q11) is a recurrent chromosomal abnormality in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Although it results in loss of material from 9p and 20q, the molecular targets on both chromosomes have not been fully elucidated. From an initial cohort of 58 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients with...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： An Q,Wright SL,Moorman AV,Parker H,Griffiths M,Ross FM,Davies T,Harrison CJ,Strefford JC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:CD20 has been proposed as a novel suicide gene system for the treatment of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a fatal complication of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation: indeed expression of the human non-immunogenic exogenous CD20 protein allows positive immunoselection of transduced cells...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Serafini M,Bonamino M,Golay J,Introna M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The erythropoietin (Epo)-erythroferrone (ERFE)-hepcidin axis coordinates erythropoiesis and iron homeostasis. While mouse studies have established that Epo-induced ERFE production represses hepcidin synthesis by inhibiting hepatic BMP/SMAD signaling, evidence for the role of ERFE in humans is limited. To investigate t...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Robach P,Gammella E,Recalcati S,Girelli D,Castagna A,Roustit M,Lundby C,Lundby AK,Bouzat P,Vergès S,Séchaud G,Banco P,Uhr M,Cornu C,Sallet P,Cairo G

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renewing interest in cancer immunotherapy reflects the excellent results that have been obtained in animal models and the promising results in early clinical trails with dendritic cell (DC) based approaches. The central role that DCs play in the initiation of an immune response raises the possibility of using them to ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Di Nicola M,Lemoli RM

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00