Life-threatening cryoglobulinemia in HCV-negative Southern Chinese and a novel association with structural aortic abnormalities.

abstract：:von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the commonest inherited bleeding disorder, yet it has not been well recognized in Southeast Asia. The aim of this prospective study was to report our experience of VWD diagnosis and to establish the clinical presentations of VWD in Taiwan. From October 2003 to April 2010, 863 patients w...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Chen YC,Yang L,Cheng SN,Hu SH,Chao TY

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic idiopathic neutropenia of adults (CINA) is a granulocytic disorder characterised by the "unexplained" decrease in the number of circulating neutrophils. Serum inflammatory cytokines and chemokines are increased in CINA. In addition, cytokines gene polymorphisms are associated with increased levels of respectiv...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Addas-Carvalho M,de Paula EV,Lima CS,Saad ST

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo, growth factors are currently investigated for their capacity to trigger leukemic stem cells into cycle and thus overcome kinetic drug resistance. In this study, the susceptibility of leukemic clonogenic cells to individual growth factors was related to cytosine-arabinoside (Ara-C) sensitivity. The effects of ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Van der Lely N,De Witte T,Wessels J,Raymakers R,Muus P,Preijers F

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic value of peripheral blasts (PB) is not well-studied in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). We evaluated the impact of PB on overall survival (OS) and transformation to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in a large cohort. The MDS database at the Moffitt Cancer Center was retrospectively reviewed to...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Duong VH,Padron E,Al Ali NH,Lancet JE,Hall J,Kwok B,Zhang L,Epling-Burnette PK,List AF,Komrokji RS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss possible justifications to split study populations from a biometrical point of view. The existence of prognostic differences between subgroups are neither a sufficient nor a necessary reason to justify a splitting decision. There are essentially two separate types of relevant arguments to justify a split of...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Hasenclever D,Loeffler M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rituximab in the treatment of patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). A prospective study was performed at Mubarak Al-Kabeer University Hospital involving the use of rituximab in 14 patients who had previously been treated with ste...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Alasfoor K,Alrasheed M,Alsayegh F,Mousa SA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it was shown that glycoproteins with N-glycans close to the NH(2) terminus can directly enter the calnexin/calreticulin cycle and bypass BiP binding. This should allow efficient secretion of glycoproteins such as factor VIII (FVIII) whose secretion is negatively affected by BiP interaction. Examination of th...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Srour MA,Grupp J,Aburubaiha Z,Albert T,Brondke H,Oldenburg J,Schwaab R

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon-α (IFNα) was the first effective drug therapy for hairy cell leukemia (HCL). Nowadays, it is used as an alternative treatment in selected patients. Due to unlimited treatment time, monitoring and early prediction of response are important. Moreover, IFNα is used in the therapy of chronic hepatitis C, where ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Jud S,Goede JS,Senn O,Spanaus K,Manz MG,Benz R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this phase IV study was to (1) to define efficacy of escalating dose imatinib in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients showing suboptimal response to standard dose imatinib and (2) to find markers that predict the response to escalating doses of imatinib. CML patients in chronic phase (CP) who failed to a...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Koh Y,Kim I,Yoon SS,Kim BK,Kim DY,Lee JH,Lee KH,Park E,Kim HJ,Sohn SK,Joo YD,Kim SJ,Chung J,Shin HJ,Kim SH,Kim CS,Song HS,Kim MK,Hyun MS,Ahn JS,Jung CW,Park S,Korean Society of Hematology CML working party.

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 80% of the α-thalassemia cases in southern China are caused by large deletions involving the α-globin gene cluster on chromosome 16p13.3. Here, we characterized a novel 27.6-kb deletion on the α-globin gene cluster in a Chinese family. Its breakpoints were detected to lie between coordinates 9079 and 36718 of the...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Wei XF,Shang X,He DQ,Huang JW,Zhang XH,Xu XM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only about one third of all patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) will be cured by common chemotherapy regimens. Susceptibility towards chemotherapy either of the leukemic bulk or the leukemic stem cell is considered the major determining parameter for long-term outcome. The purpose of the present study was to in...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Fiegl M,Zimmermann I,Lorenz I,Hiddemann W,Braess J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the survival outcomes and adverse events (AEs) of high-intermediate- or high-risk patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who underwent conventional chemotherapy plus rituximab with or without first-line autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Related studies published on Medline, Embase, Co...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Ma SY,Tian XP,Cai J,Zhong GZ,Chen X,Huang HQ,Lin TY,Li ZM,Cai QQ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In follicular lymphoma the t(14;18) might be useful as a tumor marker in predicting the quality of the response to treatment. We investigated whether analyzing numbers of t(14;18)-positive cells in peripheral blood correlated with remission status in individual patients receiving a variety of treatments. Numbers of ci...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Mandigers CM,Meijerink JP,van 't Veer MB,Mensink EJ,Raemaekers JM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fanconi anemia (FA) is a DNA repair disorder resulting from mutations in genes encoding for FA DNA repair complex components and is characterized by variable congenital abnormalities, bone marrow failure (BMF), and high incidences of malignancies. FA mosaicism arises from reversion or other compensatory mutations in h...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Nicoletti E,Rao G,Bueren JA,Río P,Navarro S,Surrallés J,Choi G,Schwartz JD

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low folate intake and changes in folate metabolism due to polymorphisms in the methylentetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene have been associated with myelomagenesis. However, controversial data have been published regarding a protective role of variant alleles of MTHFR on MM. PATIENTS AND METHODS:To inve...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Chiusolo P,Farina G,Putzulu R,Reddiconto G,Fiorini A,De Stefano V,Rossi E,Palladino M,Leone G,Sica S

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response to intravenous immunoglobulin treatment (IVIG) is thought, in part, to be due to blockade of Fc receptor for IgG in the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS). We have studied this by measuring splenic clearance of heat-damaged and IgG antibody-coated red cells in immune thrombocytopenic patients receiving IV...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Newland AC,Macey MG

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this prospective multicentric study, we investigated the contribution of positron emission tomography (PET) scanning to the staging of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) by computed tomography (CT) and attempted to determine whether it has any impact on therapeutic approach. One hundred eighty six consecutive patients with HL...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Rigacci L,Vitolo U,Nassi L,Merli F,Gallamini A,Pregno P,Alvarez I,Salvi F,Sancetta R,Castagnoli A,Versari A,Biggi A,Gregianin M,Pelosi E,Chisesi T,Bosi A,Levis A,Intergruppo Italiano Linfomi.

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have demonstrated that direct cell-to-cell interaction is one of the microenvironment factors for transdifferentiation of adult stem cells into cardiomyocytes. We investigated whether transdifferentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into cardiomyocytes was dependent on developmental stages of cocul...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Yoon J,Shim WJ,Ro YM,Lim DS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed platelet engraftment (DPE) is a common complication following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). This phenomenon is also a predictor of increased treatment-related mortality and poor survival. Therefore, therapies that promote platelet engraftment to prevent DPE are needed. This pr...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Han TT,Xu LP,Liu DH,Liu KY,Wang FR,Wang Y,Yan CH,Chen YH,Sun YQ,Ji Y,Wang JZ,Zhang XH,Huang XJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the value of aerosol amphotericin B inhalations for prevention of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), we initiated a prospective randomized multicenter trial. The scheduled intent-to-treat interim analysis included 115 patients (30%) with prolonged neutropenia after chemotherapy for acute myeloid leuk...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Behre GF,Schwartz S,Lenz K,Ludwig WD,Wandt H,Schilling E,Heinemann V,Link H,Trittin A,Boenisch O

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical experience of the significant difference in iron metabolism between multiple myeloma and myelodysplasia prompted us to analyse patients according to mutation frequency in the hemochromatosis gene (HFE) known to participate in the regulation of iron metabolism. HFE genotyping results were also evaluated in...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Várkonyi J,Demeter J,Tordai A,Andrikovics H

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemoglobinopathies are a group of disorders passed down through families (inherited) in which there is abnormal production or structure of the hemoglobin molecule. They are among the most common inherited diseases around the world. Those that produce abnormal hemoglobin are called structural hemoglobinopathies whi...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： de la Fuente-Gonzalo F,Nieto JM,Villegas A,González FA,Martínez R,Ropero P

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old man developed pneumonitis while on chlorambucil therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, with a cumulative dose of 2700 mg. The condition improved promptly with the discontinuation of the drug and initiation of steroids. A case report and review of the literature are presented in this paper. ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Khong HT,McCarthy J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary myelofibrosis (PMF)-associated pruritus is often severe and requires treatment. Fifty-one patients with bone marrow-proven PMF with associated pruritus were identified from a primary cohort of patients with PMF (n = 566) seen at our institution. We conducted a retrospective review of the clinical characteristi...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Vaa BE,Tefferi A,Gangat N,Pardanani A,Lasho TL,Finke CM,Wolanskyj AP

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A combination of chromosomal translocations associated with bcl-2 re-arrangement (t(14;18)) and c-myc re-arrangement (t(8;14), t(8;22), or t(2;8)) is a rare event. We describe the first cell line exhibiting t(14;18) and t(8;22), which will enable us to study the interactions of bcl-2 and c-myc systematically. Cell cul...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Kiefer T,Schüler F,Knopp A,Wimmer M,Hirt C,Schaefer HE,Dölken G

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactivation of fetal hemoglobin synthesis in adulthood can be seen in hematological disorders affecting the erythropoietic system. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the incidence and prognostic significance of increased hemoglobin F in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome. Hemoglobin F concentratio...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Reinhardt D,Haase D,Schoch C,Wollenweber S,Hinkelmann E,v Heyden W,Lentini G,Wörmann B,Schröter W,Pekrun A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical trial was initiated to evaluate the recommended dose of cyclophosphamide in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone as induction treatment before stem cell transplantation for younger patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM). Thirty patients were treated with three 21-day cycles of bortezom...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Kropff M,Liebisch P,Knop S,Weisel K,Wand H,Gann CN,Berdel WE,Einsele H,Deutsche Studiengruppe Multiples Myelom, DSMM.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several guidelines and recommendations on the management of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) have been prepared by several scientific societies. The European LeukemiaNet (ELN) appointed a panel of experts who submitted their recommendations to peer-reviewed scientific journals in 2006, 2009, and 2013. Here, we make a cr...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Baccarani M,Castagnetti F,Gugliotta G,Rosti G

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia in blast crisis were reviewed to identify significant prognostic associations. At diagnosis of blast crisis the main clinical, laboratory, and cytogenetic data were recorded and evaluated for prognostic significance. At the time of the ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Griesshammer M,Heinze B,Hellmann A,Popp C,Anger B,Heil G,Bangerter M,Heimpel H

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary mediastinal large B cell lymphomas (MLCL) differ from other diffuse large cell lymphomas, leading to a description as a separate entity in the current World Health Organization classification. Dose intensification improves long-term results, but no standard therapy has been established so far. We investigated ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Fietz T,Knauf WU,Hänel M,Franke A,Freund M,Thiel E,East German Study Group on Hematology and Oncology-OSHO.

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00