First report of a B cell lymphoproliferative disorder arising in a patient treated with immune suppressants for severe aplastic anemia.

abstract：:A preclinical study demonstrated anti-proliferative and apoptotic effect of propranolol on multiple myeloma (MM) cell. Clinical studies suggested that beta-blocker (BB) might impact the prognosis of breast, prostate, colorectal, ovarian, lung, and skin cancer. This retrospective study evaluated the effect of BB in MM ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hwa YL,Shi Q,Kumar SK,Lacy MQ,Gertz MA,Kapoor P,Buadi FK,Leung N,Dingli D,Go RS,Hayman SR,Gonsalves WI,Russell S,Lust JA,Lin Y,Rajkumar SV,Dispenzieri A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune thrombocytopenia is frequently encountered in medical practice and is generally accepted as being caused by an IgG antibody. The capability of detecting platelet-bound IgG as a diagnostic and therapeutic modality is critical for appropriate care and management of patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpur...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Tate DY,Carlton GT,Nesbit ME,White JG,Krivit W,Sorenson RL

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycythemia vera (PV) is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by thrombotic and, less often, bleeding complications. Many mechanisms have been advanced to explain the occurrence of these complications, none of them satisfactory. We examined a cohort of 27 patients with PV, secondary erythrocytosis, and essenti...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Lugassy G,Filin I

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined differences in inpatient costs, length of stay, and in-hospital mortality between hospitalizations for patients with and without sickle cell disease (SCD) undergoing high-volume surgical procedures. We used Clinical Classification Software (CCS) codes to identify discharges in the 2002-2005 ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Dinan MA,Chou CH,Hammill BG,Graham FL,Schulman KA,Telen MJ,Reed SD

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transformation to secondary myelofibrosis (MF) occurs as part of the natural history of polycythemia vera (PPV-MF) and essential thrombocythemia (PET-MF). Although primary (PMF) and secondary MF are considered similar diseases and managed similarly, there are few studies specifically focused on the latter. The aim of ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Rotunno G,Pacilli A,Artusi V,Rumi E,Maffioli M,Delaini F,Brogi G,Fanelli T,Pancrazzi A,Pietra D,Bernardis I,Belotti C,Pieri L,Sant'Antonio E,Salmoiraghi S,Cilloni D,Rambaldi A,Passamonti F,Barbui T,Manfredini R,Ca

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with MM are at an increased risk for life-threatening bacterial infections, primarily by organisms that require opsonization for interaction with granulocytes. In the present study we used a neutrophil chemiluminescence (CL) assay of opsonization to explore the opsonic activity of MM-Ig for zymosan particles....

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Cheson BD

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by isolated overproduction of platelets, thrombohemorrhagic complications, and a median age of 50-60. When it occurs in younger patients, the incidence of complications has been reported to be quite low, with a good long-term prognosis. We r...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Millard FE,Hunter CS,Anderson M,Edelman MJ,Kosty MP,Luiken GA,Marino GG

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 75-year-old female patient with agranulocytosis caused by ticlopidine is reported. She took the drug at 200 mg/day for 30 days to prevent recurrence of cerebral infarction. The leukocyte count at the nadir was 500/microliters on the 34th day since she started to take the drug. Complete recovery of her peripheral leu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ono K,Kurohara K,Yoshihara M,Shimamoto Y,Yamaguchi M

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on 3 female patients with immunologic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) for whom diagnostic procedures evidenced a chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In 2 cases, a transfusion performed more than 10 years ago represented the probable way of contamination. One patient received a course of steroids, which...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Bauduer F,Marty F,Larrouy M,Ducout L

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we describe the time-dependent effects of a high dose (750 micrograms/ml/24 hr) continuous infusion of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) on monocyte number, cytokine release, and superoxide anion production. Blood was taken from patients prior to rhGM-CSF infus...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Perkins RC,Vadhan-Raj S,Scheule RK,Hamilton R,Holian A

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) is common and a major cause of morbidity and loss of quality of life in long term survivors. Cyclosporine with prednisone remains the first line therapy for oral manifestations of cGVHD. However, even with routine administration of systemic agents, many patients with oral...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Sari I,Altuntas F,Kocyigit I,Sisman Y,Eser B,Unal A,Fen T,Ferahbas A,Ozturk A,Unal A,Cetin M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the mechanisms explaining the wide variation in platelet counts (PLT) and other hematologic parameters in humans. We previously showed that the sex-based difference in hematocrit was associated with nucleotide variation in the erythropoietin receptor gene (EPOR). We sought to identify new polymor...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Zeng SM,Murray JC,Widness JA,Strauss RG,Yankowitz J

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent complication of cancer chemotherapy, which causes death in 4-21% of patients and worsens the quality of life of patients. As a simple and accurate way of identifying patients who are at risk of FN, a lymphocyte count on post-chemotherapy day 5 was suggested. To confirm the feasib...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Choi CW,Sung HJ,Park KH,Yoon SY,Kim SJ,Oh SC,Seo JH,Kim BS,Shin SW,Kim YH,Kim JS

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with multiple myeloma (MM). The International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) developed guidelines recommending primary thromboprophylaxis, in those identified at high-risk of VTE by the presence of risk factors. The National Compreh...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Sanfilippo KM,Luo S,Wang TF,Fiala M,Schoen M,Wildes TM,Mikhael J,Kuderer NM,Calverley DC,Keller J,Thomas T,Carson KR,Gage BF

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hairy cell leukemia is a chronic lymphoproliferative disorder characterized clinically by splenomegaly and cytopenias. Spontaneous remissions are rare and splenectomy is often performed when the blood counts worsen and cause symptoms. Three of our patients with hairy cell leukemia developed recurrent pancytopenia and ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Keefer MJ,Weber MJ,Bottomley SS,Solanki DL,Hosty TA

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 25-year-old black woman who presented with a long history of anemia requiring transfusions during childhood and adolescence. Molecular analysis revealed her to be a compound heterozygote for the sickle mutation and the approximately 22.7 kb deletion associated with hemoglobin Kenya. This patient's clinic...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Waye JS,Cai SP,Eng B,Chui DH,Francombe WH

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and accurate micromethod for the determination of erythrocyte osmotic fragility is introduced. The method uses a laminar parabolic flow pattern, together with gravity, to retain cells in a long, small-diameter tube while a solution with decreasing osmolarity is passed through the tube. As the cells hemolyze, ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ito Y,Carmeci P,Steele R

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a 10-year-old boy with hepatosplenic gammadelta T-cell lymphoma, a rare form of lymphoma that is highly aggressive, exceedingly rare in children, and primarily seen in young men. Conventional multi-agent chemotherapy appears to be inadequate for cure. This is the first report with this type of lymph...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gassas A,Kirby M,Weitzman S,Ngan B,Abla O,Doyle JJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antithrombin III (AT III) was isolated by two procedures using polyethylene glycol-400 (PEG) precipitation as the first stage. The PEG supernatant (PEG-sup) was applied to a heparin-affinity chromatographic system and AT III-heparin cofactor (AT III-HCF) was isolated. The PEG precipitate (PEG-ppt) was separated by a S...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gomperts ED,Izadi P

更新日期：1983-08-01 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：:Systemic light-chain (AL) amyloidosis may be associated with acquired factor X (FX) deficiency and optimal management of this coagulopathy is unknown. We reviewed our experience with 60 patients with isolated FX deficiency (< or =50%) due to AL amyloidosis that underwent an invasive procedure between 1975 and 2007. Th...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Thompson CA,Kyle R,Gertz M,Heit J,Pruthi R,Pardanani A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antithymocyte globulins (ATG) plus cyclosporine (CSA) is the gold standard immunosuppressive treatment (IST) for patients with aplastic anemia. A prospective randomized trial showed in 2011 that hATG was superior to rabbit ATG for first-line treatment of severe AA. The French Health Agency (ANSM) permitted a patient-n...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Peffault de Latour R,Tabrizi R,Marcais A,Leblanc T,Lamy T,Mohty M,Tavitian S,Jubert C,Pasquet M,Galambrun C,Nguyen S,Cahn JY,Braun T,Deconinck E,Bay JO,Sicre de Fontbrune F,Barraco F,Socié G

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a patient who developed a fatal adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) during treatment with rh granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) (250 mcg/m2/day s.c.) and low-dose cytosine-arabinoside (Ara-C) (20 mg/m2/day s.c.). Several mechanisms which might explain the lung tissue...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Verhoef G,Boogaerts M

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycythemia vera (PCV) and multiple myeloma are both clonal disorders of hematopoietic stem cells. The simultaneous occurrence of these diseases in an individual patient is rare. A case of synchronous PCV and smoldering myeloma is presented and the literature is reviewed. The issues of clinical importance in this unu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Fink L,Bauer F,Perry JJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleotide sequence analysis of the 5' beta-globin gene flanking region has been carried out for numerous homozygous beta-thalassemia patients with different mutations and of various ethnic backgrounds. Four different rearrangements were found associated with numerous beta-thalassemia mutations. The (AT)X(T)Y repeat m...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Dimovski AJ,Adekile AD,Divoky V,Baysal E,Huisman TH

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to transferrin, ferritin can also function as a source of iron for heme synthesis (Gelvin D, et al. Blood 1996;88:3200-3207; Meyron-Holtz EG, et al. Blood 1999;94:3205-3211). In the present study we investigate the effect of external ferritin on the proliferation and hemoglobinization of human erythroid pr...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Leimberg JM,Konijn AM,Fibach E

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISEASE OVERVIEW:Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon B-cell lymphoid malignancy affecting 8500 new patients annually and representing approximately 10.2% of all lymphomas in the United States. DIAGNOSIS:HL is composed of two distinct disease entities: classical HL and nodular lymphocyte predominant HL. Nodular sclero...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ansell SM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of alpha and non-alpha chains of human hemoglobin (Hb) was studied in reticulocytes and in BFUe-derived cell colonies from patients with alpha chain or beta chain deficiencies. The subjects included normal adults (alpha alpha/alpha alpha) with or without a beta chain variant (Hb S, Hb Leslie) or an alpha...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Huisman TH,Reese AL,Webber B,Okonjo K,Altay C,Felice AE

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 36-month period, 46 consecutive Mexican mestizos with a clinical marker associated with a primary hypercoagulable state were prospectively assessed by searching for the sticky platelet syndrome (SPS), the activated protein C resistance (aPCR) phenotype, coagulation protein C activity and antigen, coagulation pr...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ruiz-Argüelles GJ,López-Martínez B,Valdés-Tapia P,Gómez-Rangel JD,Reyes-Núñez V,Garcés-Eisele J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00