Myeloid/natural killer cell precursor acute leukemia accompanied by homozygous protein C deficiency.

abstract：:We describe an interesting case of a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) who developed sustained severe bone marrow aplasia after 2 years and 11 months of interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) therapy but demonstrated recovery of normal hematopoiesis when treated with immunosuppressive therapy with granulocyte-colo...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hishida A,Yamamoto K,Kato C,Yokozawa T,Emi N,Tanimoto M,Saito H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of HIV-negative Burkitt lymphoma (BL) that relapsed 9 years after complete remission. We performed a polymerase chain reaction analysis of three regions of the VDJ junction of the immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) gene and compared the clonality of the first and second BL lesions, which were found to b...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kojima M,Nakamura N,Yabe M,Tokunaka M,Kikuti YY,Kikuchi T,Murayama H,Moriuchi M,Tsuboi K,Ogawa Y,Ando K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively investigated increases in large granular lymphocytes (LGL) in peripheral blood during dasatinib treatment in 25 chronic myelogenous leukemia patients. Fifteen of 25 patients (60 %) showed an increase in LGL. All 15 of these patients also showed an increase in NK cells, and 11 showed an increase in C...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tanaka H,Nakashima S,Usuda M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder described as autoantibody-mediated platelet deterioration. Platelets with affiliated IgG are targeted for exploitation by Fc receptor-mediated phagocytic cellular material within the reticuloendothelial system. The objective of this research is to investigate the...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Wu Z,Zhou J,Prsoon P,Wei X,Liu X,Peng B

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse embryos homozygous for a targeted disruption in the Fli-1 gene show hemorrhage into the neural tube and brain on embryonic day (E)11.0 and die shortly thereafter. Livers from the mutant embryos contain drastically reduced numbers of pronormoblasts, basophilic normoblasts, and colony-forming cells. To determine t...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kawada H,Ito T,Pharr PN,Spyropoulos DD,Watson DK,Ogawa M

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow transplantation is widely accepted as the first line therapy for patients with severe aplastic anemia. Patients with less severe forms of aplastic anemia are treated with immunosuppressive agents, hematopoietic growth factors or androgenic steroids. The use of rabbit anti-human thymocyte globulin allowed u...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Yoshida Y,Ichinoe T,Dodo M,Noukawa M,Maeda A,Oguma S,Tajima M,Yamamoto K,Okuma M

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfusion is believed to be the main cause of iron overload in Japan. A nationwide survey on post-transfusional iron overload subsequently led to the establishment of guidelines for iron chelation therapy in this country. To date, however, detailed clinical information on the entire iron overload population in Japan...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ikuta K,Hatayama M,Addo L,Toki Y,Sasaki K,Tatsumi Y,Hattori A,Kato A,Kato K,Hayashi H,Suzuki T,Kobune M,Tsutsui M,Gotoh A,Aota Y,Matsuura M,Hamada Y,Tokuda T,Komatsu N,Kohgo Y

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immature-type CD56(+) natural killer (NK)-cell neoplasms are classified as either myeloid/NK-cell precursor acute leukemia or blastic NK-cell lymphoma. We identified two cases of immature-type CD56(+) NK-cell neoplasms that were not categorizable as either of these entities. The first case involved a 74-year-old woman...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Owatari S,Otsuka M,Takeshita T,Mizukami K,Suzuki S,Uozumi K,Tashiro Y,Arima N,Hanada S

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid vitamin K antagonist (VKA) reversal is required in patients experiencing major bleeding or requiring urgent surgery. Four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4F-PCC; Beriplex®/Kcentra®) was shown in two large randomized controlled, international phase 3b trials to be an effective alternative to plasma for ur...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kushimoto S,Fukuoka T,Kimura A,Toyoda K,Brainsky A,Harman A,Chung T,Yasaka M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy (also known as macroautophagy) is a lysosomal degradation pathway for the clearance of cellular materials, which manifests as an adaptive response to stress stimuli. Over the past decade, numerous studies have linked autophagy with cancer initiation, progression, and chemoresistance. Autophagy defects in nor...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Zhang H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The receptor for macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) is expressed in monocytes/macrophages and their progenitor cells and stimulates both the growth and development of the blood-cell lineage. Although the specific components positively regulating M-CSF receptor signaling have been relatively well defined, it ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Suzu S,Motoyoshi K

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective review of the survival outcome of children with isolated central nervous system (CNS) relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), we identified 79 patients with CNS relapse among the eligible patients enrolled in ALL trials of 3 Japanese pediatric oncology study groups (Japanese Children's Cancer...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tsurusawa M,Yumura-Yagi K,Ohara A,Hara J,Katano N,Tsuchida M,Japanese Study Groups.

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biphenotypic acute leukemia co-expressing T-lymphoid and myeloid markers is rare, accounting for less than 1% of acute leukemias. However, several clinical characteristics including male predominance, frequent lymphadenopathy and unfavorable outcome have been identified. Recurrence of monosomies 7p and/or 12p in T/mye...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Matsumoto Y,Taki T,Fujimoto Y,Taniguchi K,Shimizu D,Shimura K,Uchiyama H,Kuroda J,Nomura K,Inaba T,Shimazaki C,Horiike S,Taniwaki M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original publication of this article, Tables 2, 3 and 4 were published incorrectly. The corrected tables 2, 3 and 4 are given in the following pages. ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ueda Y,Obara N,Yonemura Y,Noji H,Masuko M,Seki Y,Wada K,Matsuda T,Akiyama H,Ikezoe T,Chiba S,Kanda Y,Kawaguchi T,Shichishima T,Nakakuma H,Okamoto S,Nishimura JI,Kanakura Y,Ninomiya H

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with persistent pure red cell aplasia due to human parvovirus B19 (HPVB19) infection during immunosuppressive therapy for refractory autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). The patient had been given corticosteroid (CS) and/or azathioprine for AIHA. During the course of treatment, reticulocyte count ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ito S,Oyake T,Uchiyama T,Sugawara T,Murai K,Ishida Y

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation provides a major epigenetic code (besides histone modification) of the lineage- and development-specific genes (such as regulators of differentiation in the hematopoietic lineages) that control expression of normal cells. However, DNA methylation is also involved in malignancies because aberrant methyl...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Rüter B,Wijermans PW,Lübbert M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary red blood cell (RBC) membranopathies are characterized by mutations in genes encoding skeletal proteins that alter the membrane complex structure. Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is the most common inherited RBC membranopathy leading to hereditary hemolytic anemia with a worldwide distribution and an estimate...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Vives-Corrons JL,Krishnevskaya E,Rodriguez IH,Ancochea A

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stromal cells may reverse acute inflammatory disorders. The placenta is important in feto-maternal tolerance. We have used placenta-derived decidua stromal cells (DSCs) to treat graft-versus-host disease and found an immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effect. We here report the use of DSCs in two patie...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sadeghi B,Ersmark B,Moretti G,Mattsson J,Ringdén O

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and a poor performance status is challenging. An 89-year-old man with AML secondary to myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and a poor performance status (4) underwent treatment with methylprednisolone (mPSL) (125 mg/body), which resulted in a remarkable r...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Suzuki K,Ohishi K,Sekine T,Masuya M,Katayama N

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the crucial aid that newly developed target therapies are providing to chemotherapy and stem cell transplant, the cure for many hematological malignancies is still an unmet need. Although available therapies are able to induce an effective debulking of the tumor, most of the time, an insidious minimal residual...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Bocchia M,Defina M,Aprile L,Sicuranza A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalassemic patients are vulnerable to emotional and behavioral problems. Each patient age group exhibits problems unique to that stage of development, and although up to 80 % of thalassemic patients are likely to have psychological disorders, e.g., anxiety and depression, predictors of these disorders remain poorly u...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Yahia S,El-Hadidy MA,El-Gilany AH,Anwar R,Darwish A,Mansour AK

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1978-1988, seven cases of multiple myeloma were found in T Town (population 9,000), which is located at the mouth of a large river within the boundaries of Tokushima City, Japan. This is a significantly high incidence, 7.06 per 100,000 as compared with an incidence of 1.20 in Tokushima City itself and 1.53 in ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kosaka M,Okagawa K,Miyamoto Y,Goto T,Saito S

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been important progress in the treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in patients under 60 years. A remission rate of 80% can be achieved by several schedules, and 40-45% of patients diagnosed will survive. It may still be possible to improve remission induction treatment eg by intensifying the Ara-C dos...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Newland A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with Wegener granulomatosis (WG) who underwent long-term cyclophosphamide treatment and thereafter developed acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). After the AML was induced into remission, the patient received an allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-SCT) from his sibling after undergoing a reduced-i...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kunitomi A,Ishikawa T,Tajima K,Konaka Y,Yagita M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical importance of the isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from respiratory specimens of stem cell transplant (SCT) recipients is not clear. We investigated the characteristics and clinical impact of NTM isolation in this population. Medical records of adult patients who underwent SCT at the blood a...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kang JY,Ha JH,Kang HS,Yoon HK,Kim HJ,Lee S,Lee DG,Jung JI,Kim SC,Kim YK

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy has been used for autoimmune diseases and disorders involving autoantibodies, including coagulation inhibitors. In this review, we have evaluated the efficacy and safety of IVIG therapy for acquired coagulation inhibitors, including factor VIII inhibitor, and for acquired von ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Yamamoto K,Takamatsu J,Saito H

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent infection with human parvovirus B19 (B19) is primarily associated with chronic bone marrow failure in immunocompromised patients, but occasionally this organism may also affect immunocompetent hosts. B19 is also suggested as a causative agent of organ failure during bone marrow transplantation (BMT). We her...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Goto H,Ishida A,Fujii H,Kuroki F,Takahashi H,Ikuta K,Kai S,Yokota S

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is elevated compared with the general population. We describe a retrospective study of 78 HIV-infected patients with NHL treated between 1999 and 2006 at the Infectology Institute, a reference center for H...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tanaka PY,Pracchia LF,Calore EE

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a chronic myeloid leukemia patient who underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation from an HLA-matched unrelated donor with the beta-thalassemic trait. The donor was a heterozygote for the -28 A-->G mutation. We examined the recipient's bone marrow and peripheral blood using the polymerase chain reactio...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sue YC,Liu TC,Chang CS,Huang SM,Chen TP,Lin SF

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular and extracellular alterations of various fibrogenic cytokines have been described in a number of different chronic myeloid disorders that are associated with myelofibrosis. However, the available information related to both myelodysplastic syndrome with myelofibrosis (MDS-f) and bone marrow histochemical anal...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Yoon SY,Li CY,Lloyd RV,Tefferi A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00