Two patients with all-trans retinoic acid-resistant acute promyelocytic leukemia treated successfully with gemtuzumab ozogamicin as a single agent.

abstract：:Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a highly aggressive plasma cell disease characterized by a poor prognosis and a low response rate to conventional therapy. Herein, we describe a 69-year-old patient with primary PCL, developing testicular disease while in complete hematological remission, following by muscle involvement a...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Valentini CG,Bozzoli V,Fianchi L,Voso MT,Di Paolantonio G,Criscuolo M,Leone G,Larocca LM,Pagano L

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several clinical trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of bortezomib in combination with various anti-myeloma agents; however, no definitive information is available regarding drugs best suited for use in combination with bortezomib. Using isobologram analysis, we investigated the combined effects of bortezomib w...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kikuchi J,Koyama D,Mukai HY,Furukawa Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a systemic disorder caused by depositions of insoluble amyloid fibrils that are composed of fragments of monoclonal light chains produced by abnormal plasma cells. The prognosis is reported to be poor; median survival time (MST) is 1-2 years overall, and is 6 months in pa...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ishiguro K,Hayashi T,Igarashi T,Maruyama Y,Ikeda H,Ishida T,Shinomura Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) causes severe mucositis, impairs feeding and favors infection. The objective of this study was to identify the impact of GvHD in the oral cavity. We reviewed all consecutive patients who developed oral GvHD after HSCT. The study period was over 14 years. 53 patients were identified. M/...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Piccin A,Tagnin M,Vecchiato C,Al-Khaffaf A,Beqiri L,Kaiser C,Agreiter I,Negri G,Kob M,Di Pierro A,Vittadello F,Mazzoleni G,Eisendle K,Fontanella F

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old woman presented with severe hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) followed by heart failure. An echocardiogram showed an ejection fraction of 20%, and a cardiac catheterization followed by a myocardial histologic evaluation demonstrated dilated cardiomyopathy. Plasma exchange and hemodialysis were performed re...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Alexopoulou A,Dourakis SP,Zovoilis C,Agapitos E,Androulakis A,Filiotou A,Archimandritis AJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient from an endemic area of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), who developed lymphoma with features characteristic of Hodgkin's disease (HD). Large atypical Reed-Sternberg/Hodgkin's cells (RS/H cells) had a CD3-CD15+CD20-CD30+CD45RO- immunophenotype. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent membrane protein...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hayashi T,Yamabe H,Haga H,Akasaka T,Kadowaki N,Ohno H,Okuma M,Fukuhara S

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both stem cells and progenitor cells are present in umbilical cord blood (UCB) at a high frequency, making these cells a major target population for experimental and clinical studies. As the use of autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of various diseases has grown rapidly i...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Lee MW,Jang IK,Yoo KH,Sung KW,Koo HH

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma levels of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR; CD87) measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were higher in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) (5.8 +/- 4.7 ng/ml, mean +/- S.D., n = 9) than in normal donors (2.0 +/- 0.8 ng/ml, mean +/- S.D., n = 15). The hi...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ninomiya H,Hasegawa Y,Nagasawa T,Abe T

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant methylation in promoter-associated CpG islands has been recognized as a major mechanism for tumor suppressor gene silencing in several malignancies. We determined the methylation status of nine tumor suppressor genes in 68 newly diagnosed MM patients by methylation-specific PCR. The frequency of promoter hype...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Braggio E,Maiolino A,Gouveia ME,Magalhães R,Souto Filho JT,Garnica M,Nucci M,Renault IZ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a rare subtype of malignant lymphoma in Japan, and there are few reports of HL in Japan in recent years. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical features of 139 patients with HL who were diagnosed and treated at our institution between 1997 and 2011. The median age at diagnosis was 34 years w...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Makita S,Maruyama D,Maeshima AM,Taniguchi H,Miyamoto K,Kitahara H,Fukuhara S,Munakata W,Kobayashi Y,Itami J,Tobinai K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified two afibrinogenemic girls in two Japanese families and performed molecular analysis to clarify the mechanisms of fibrinogen defects. Genetic analyses were performed by PCR amplification of the fibrinogen gene and DNA sequence analysis. To analyze the mechanisms of mature fibrinogen defects in plasma, we ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Takezawa Y,Terasawa F,Matsuda K,Sugano M,Tanaka A,Fujiwara M,Kainuma K,Okumura N

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the efficacy of systemic high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) for CNS prophylaxis in a prospectively recruited cohort of DLBCL patients at high risk of CNS relapse. High-risk CNS relapse was defined as the involvement of ≥ 2 extranodal sites with elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); CNS international prognost...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Lee K,Yoon DH,Hong JY,Kim S,Lee K,Kang EH,Huh J,Park CS,Lee SW,Suh C

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the efficacy and safety of switching to nilotinib in CML-CP patients who had achieved MMR with continuous detectable BCR-ABL1 transcript levels after long-term imatinib treatment. Patients who had achieved MMR, but not deep molecular response (DMR), after > 18 months from the initiation of imatinib receiv...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ishikawa J,Matsumura I,Kawaguchi T,Kuroda J,Nakamae H,Miyamoto T,Matsuoka KI,Shibayama H,Hino M,Hirase C,Kamimura T,Shimose T,Akashi K,Kanakura Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:Aplastic anemia (AA) and pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) appear to be more prevalent in Asian countries including Korea. However, there are no exact data regarding its prevalence and frequency of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in Korea. Here, we present demographic data relating to AA/PRCA/MDS in Kor...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Choi Y,Jo JC,Jeon HJ,Kim DW,Chang MH,Kim H

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) constitute a group of phenotypically diverse chronic myeloid malignancies, characterized by clonal hematopoiesis and excessive production of terminally differentiated myeloid blood cells. The MPNs include polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibro...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tanaka M,Yujiri T,Ito S,Okayama N,Takahashi T,Shinohara K,Azuno Y,Nawata R,Hinoda Y,Tanizawa Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old female with stage IVA follicular lymphoma in third complete remission underwent allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Neutrophil engraftment was achieved on day +18; however, platelet counts remained below 10 × 10(3)/µL, necessitating transfusions twice a week for more than 3 months. Bon...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Fujimi A,Kamihara Y,Hashimoto A,Kanisawa Y,Nakajima C,Hayasaka N,Yamada S,Okuda T,Minami S,Ono K,Iyama S,Kato J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multicenter, prospective study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of biweekly romiplostim in maintaining platelet ≥ 30 × 10(9)/L for at least 4 weeks. Treatment was started with a weekly injection (1 mcg/kg), and the dose was escalated until a titrated dose was achieved that maintained a platelet 50-200 × 10(9)/L ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Park S,Yoon SS,Lee JH,Park JS,Jang JH,Lee JW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired aplastic anemia (AA) is considered an immune-mediated disease because approximately 70% of AA patients improve with immunosuppressive therapy. However, little is known about the inciting antigens or the mechanisms responsible for the destruction of hematopoietic stem cells by immune system attack. Recent adva...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Nakao S,Feng X,Sugimori C

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：:A patient with t(9;22)-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) developed a resistance to therapy with imatinib mesylate (Glivec) which coincided with the appearance of t(5;6;12) in the same cells with t(9;22) [46,XX,t(5;6;12)(q14?;q21?;q23?),t(9;22)(q34;q11)]. She remains in a continuous chronic phase of CML. This...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Denčić-Fekete M,Đorđević V,Storlazzi CT,Janković G,Bogdanović A,Jovanović J,Rocchi M,Todorić-Živanović B,Strnad M,Gotić M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder characterised by isolated thrombocytopenia (peripheral blood platelet count <100 × 10(9)/L) in the absence of other causes or disorders that may be associated with thrombocytopenia. The upfront treatment in newly diagnosed ITP patients is steroids; howeve...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tripathi AK,Shukla A,Mishra S,Yadav YS,Yadav DK

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old man suffered from a left cervical lymph node swelling and tenderness. Biopsy of the cervical lymph node showed pleomorphic large cells containing large atypical nuclei. Immunohistochemical stains of these cells were positive for CD30, but negative for CD3 and CD20. After the biopsy, his left cervical ski...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Asano H,Imai Y,Ota S,Yamamoto G,Takahashi T,Fukayama M,Kurokawa M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS) comprises a group of heterogeneous lymphomas that do not fit any other identified PTCL-subgroup and show poor prognosis. To clarify clinical aspects of Japanese PTCL-NOS patients, the Hokkaido Hematology Study Group conducted a multicenter retrospective ana...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Torimoto Y,Sato K,Ikuta K,Hayashi T,Hirayama Y,Inamura J,Kobayashi H,Kobayashi R,Koda K,Kurosawa M,Mori A,Ota S,Sakai H,Shigematsu A,Shindo M,Shinzaki H,Takahashi F,Takimoto R,Tanaka J,Yamamoto S,Kohgo Y,Fukuhar

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare type of chronic B-cell leukemia characterized by the hairy morphology of the leukemia cells. All of 5 HCL samples and an HCL-derived cell line, BNBH-I, showed serrated edges and hairlike projections in May-Grünwald Giemsa stain and protruding actin spikes and lamellipodia in phalloi...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Zhang X,Machii T,Matsumura I,Ezoe S,Kawasaki A,Tanaka H,Ueda S,Sugahara H,Shibayama H,Mizuki M,Kanakura Y

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was aimed to explore the efficacy and safety of allo-HSCT with high-dose cyclophosphamide-induced immune tolerance for SAA. In the present study, 20 cases (12 male, 8 female; average age = 17.8 years) received reduced-intensity conditioning allo-HSCT from August 2012 to August 2014 in the Beijing Military Re...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Guo Z,Gao HY,Zhang TY,Liu XD,Yang K,Lou JX,He XP,Zhang Y,Chen P,Chen HR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the relationship between treatment with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and the development of chromosomal abnormalities and clonal evolution in adult aplastic anemia (AA) patients, we performed a prospective multicenter study. Of the 104 registered patients, 91 were found by the central rev...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Bessho M,Hotta T,Ohyashiki K,Takahashi T,Mizoguchi H,Asano S,Ikeda Y,Sakurai M,Tojo A,Kizaki M,Iwanaga M,Tomonaga M,Hirashima K

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：:The presence of mutations in PRF1, UNC13D, STX11 and STXBP2 genes in homozygosis or compound heterozygosis results in immune deregulation. Most such cases lead to clinical manifestations of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). In the present study, we analyzed degranulation and cytotoxicity in a pediatric patien...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Viñas-Giménez L,Donadeu L,Alsina L,Rincón R,de la Campa EÁ,Esteve-Sole A,Català A,Colobran R,de la Cruz X,Sayós J,Martínez-Gallo M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated that adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) from mice are capable of reconstituting the hematopoietic microenvironment, and facilitate hematopoiesis more effectively than bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in mouse. The ready accessibility of fat tissue rich in MSCs ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Nishiwaki S,Nakayama T,Saito S,Mizuno H,Ozaki T,Takahashi Y,Maruyama S,Nishida T,Murata M,Kojima S,Naoe T

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00