Gemtuzumab ozogamicin-induced long-term remission in a woman with acute myelomonocytic leukemia and bone marrow relapse following allogeneic transplantation.

abstract：:Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is a clinicopathological reflection of uncontrolled activation of macrophages. To our knowledge, only a few cases of tuberculosis-associated HPS in hemodialysis have been reported in the English literature. We report a case of tuberculosis-associated HPS during hemodialysis. Bone marrow a...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Chien CC,Chiou TJ,Lee MY,Hsiao LT,Kwang WK

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：:We present the case of a 62-year-old Japanese woman with relapsed adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) who was treated with humanized anti-CCR4 monoclonal antibody (KW-0761). Although this antibody was highly effective against refractory ATLL, 6 months after the final KW-0761 infusion, the patient complained of hypox...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kato K,Miyamoto T,Numata A,Nakaike T,Oka H,Yurino A,Kuriyama T,Mori Y,Yamasaki S,Muta T,Takenaka K,Iwasaki H,Teshima T,Akashi K

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare subtype of myeloid neoplasm. Clonal evolution in the development of BPDCN remains to be elucidated. In the present study, we examined clonal evolution in a case of BPDCN by analyzing the distribution of gene mutations in tumor cells and non-tumor blood cel...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Suma S,Sakata-Yanagimoto M,Nguyen TB,Hattori K,Sato T,Noguchi M,Nannya Y,Ogawa S,Watanabe R,Fujimoto M,Nakamura N,Kusakabe M,Nishikii H,Kato T,Chiba S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We established a simple method of T cell depletion using anti-CD6 monoclonal antibody-conjugated immunomagnetic beads. Preliminary experiments using this method demonstrated that CD3+ T cells could be partially depleted without depleting CD56+ NK cells. A phase I-II clinical study was performed to assess the safety an...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sao H,Kitaori K,Kasai M,Shimokawa T,Kato C,Yamanishi H,Ueda R,Morishima Y

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological abnormalities (IA) are frequently observed in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Although there have been a number of analyses of the prognostic factors, there have been few studies, if any, to determine whether IA affects prognosis. We investigated the prognosis of 153 MDS patients with or w...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Okamoto T,Okada M,Mori A,Saheki K,Takatsuka H,Wada H,Tamura A,Fujimori Y,Takemoto Y,Kanamaru A,Kakishita E

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T-cells (Tregs) are major mediators of mammalian self-tolerance via cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) signaling pathways. An immune dysregulation syndrome associated with heterozygous germline mutations in CTLA4 was recently reported. Clinical features include recurrent infections, systemic lymphaden...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ureshino H,Koarada S,Kamachi K,Yoshimura M,Yokoo M,Kubota Y,Ando T,Ichinohe T,Morio T,Kimura S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction of effective antigen-specific T-cell immunity to pathogens without the initiation of autoimmunity has evolved as a sophisticated and highly balanced immunoregulatory mechanism. This mechanism assures the generation of antigen-specific effector cells as well as the induction and maintenance of antigen-spe...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kubach J,Becker C,Schmitt E,Steinbrink K,Huter E,Tuettenberg A,Jonuleit H

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African Burkitt lymphomas (BL) are highly aggressive lymphomas mainly affecting children and young adults in Africa. This lymphoma was marked by its high sensitivity to chemotherapy in comparison to Sporadic Burkitt lymphoma. In this study, we evaluated the treatment response and survival of patients with CMA protocol...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Koffi GK,Tolo A,Nanho DC,N'dathz E,Kouassi MY,N'Diaye FD,Kouakou B,Meité N,Ayemou R,Sekongo M,Kouehion P,Meité M,Tea ND,Sangaré A,Sanogo I

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a patient with peripheral gamma/delta T-cell lymphoma (T-ML) with hepatosplenomegaly, generalized lymphadenopathy, and bone marrow involvement. A 44-year-old man had lymphoma, which became clinically apparent 2 months after the onset of myositis and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. A cervic...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ohno T,Komada F,Yamaguchi M,Oka K,Nishii K,Tsuda M,Katsuta K,Yamaguchi T,Kita K,Shirakawa S

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first case series to describe primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMLBL) patients in children and adolescents in Asia. We retrospectively identified 17 PMLBL patients diagnosed between 1991 and 2014; in seven of these cases, the diagnosis was confirmed by central review, representing 1.0% of all NHL...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Osumi T,Tanaka F,Mori T,Fukano R,Tsurusawa M,Oshima K,Nakazawa A,Kobayashi R

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively evaluated single-institute outcomes of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) with a reduced-intensity conditioning regimen consisting of fludarabine (125 mg/m²) and melphalan (140 mg/m²) for multiple myeloma. Twenty-three patients (median age: 46 years) were evaluated. Stem ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kikuchi T,Mori T,Koda Y,Kohashi S,Kato J,Toyama T,Nakazato T,Aisa Y,Shimizu T,Okamoto S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antitumor effect of high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (auto-PBSCT) is considered superior to that of conventional chemotherapy. However, the long-term benefits of this strategy in Japan remain unclear. Therefore, in this study, 109 cancer patients enroll...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kohda K,Sakamaki S,Matsunaga T,Kuga T,Fujimi A,Konuma Y,Kusakabe T,Kogawa K,Akiyama T,Koike K,Hirayama Y,Sasagawa Y,Nojiri S,Hirata Y,Nishisato T,Niitsu GY,Hokkaido Society of Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation.

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic variation in immune-related genes, such as IL10 and TNF, have been associated with the development of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in Caucasian populations. To test the hypothesis that IL10 and TNF polymorphisms may be associated with NHL risk in Asian populations, we genotyped 20 single nucleotide polymorphisms...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hosgood HD 3rd,Au WY,Kim HN,Liu J,Hu W,Tse J,Song B,Wong KF,Lee JJ,Chanock SJ,Siu LP,Purdue MP,Shin MH,Yu J,Liang R,Kim HJ,Rothman N,Lan Q

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is latent in the majority of adult humans. The reactivation of CMV causes pneumonia and gastrointestinal disease in severely immunosuppressed patients, who consequently suffer very high mortality due to CMV central nervous system disease. We report here a case involving a 28-year-old fe...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Matsukawa T,Goto H,Takahashi K,Asanuma S,Yasumoto A,Takahata M,Shigematsu A,Endo T,Tanaka J,Hashino S,Tanaka S,Imamura M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with aggressive adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) have dismal outcomes with intensive chemotherapy. Early up-front allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is generally recommended. However, the choice of stem cell source, i.e., unrelated bone marrow transplant (UBMT) or cord blood tr...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Fuji S,Kurosawa S,Inamoto Y,Murata T,Utsunomiya A,Uchimaru K,Yamasaki S,Inoue Y,Moriuchi Y,Choi I,Ogata M,Hidaka M,Yamaguchi T,Fukuda T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to better understand the biology of adult T cell leukemia (ATL), we aimed to establish a novel method, which allows the primary growth of ATL cells using a co-culture system with murine bone marrow-derived stromal cells, MS-5. ATL cells grew in close contact with MS-5 layers and formed so-called "cobblestone ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Nagai K,Jinnai I,Hata T,Usui T,Sasaki D,Tsukasaki K,Sugahara K,Hishikawa Y,Yamada Y,Tanaka Y,Koji T,Mano H,Kamihira S,Tomonaga M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report, for the first time, a non-syndromic infant with a reversible myeloproliferative disease that harbors a germline hereditary thrombopoietin (THPO) gene mutation, a condition that is known to induce familial thrombocytosis at increasing age. In order to investigate whether somatic THPO gene mutations play a ro...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Houwing ME,Koopman-Coenen EA,Kersseboom R,Gooskens S,Appel IM,Arentsen-Peters ST,de Vries AC,Reinhardt D,Stary J,Baruchel A,de Haas V,Blink M,Lopes Cardozo RH,Pieters R,Michel Zwaan C,van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLDs) occur in 3.5-9% of patients after pediatric cardiac transplantation. Caution is needed when treating patients with PTLD because of the risk of allograft rejection frequently caused by withdrawal of immunosuppression. In this report, we describe a 47-month-old boy w...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kusuki S,Hashii Y,Fukushima N,Takizawa S,Tokimasa S,Kogaki S,Ohta H,Tsuda E,Nakagawa A,Ozono K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the pathogenesis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), serum levels of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and cytokine profiles were investigated. Serum concentrations of NSE and several cytokines were measured by immunoassays, and the association was evaluated in 18 HLH patients. Serum NSE levels incre...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Honda K,Ohga S,Takada H,Nomura A,Ohshima K,Kinukawa N,Mizuno Y,Hara T

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under influence of hematopoietic growth factors, particularly thrombopoietin (TPO), hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow go through a process of commitment, proliferation, differentiation, and maturation and become mature megakaryocytes. At this critical point, terminally differentiated megakaryocytes face a ne...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Li J,Kuter DJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that tumors of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) present additional genetic mutations compared to the primary tumors. The base excision repair (BER) pathway corrects oxidatively damaged mutagenic bases and plays an important role in maintaining genetic stability. The purpose of the presen...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Gotoh N,Saitoh T,Takahashi N,Kasamatsu T,Minato Y,Lobna A,Oda T,Hoshino T,Sakura T,Shimizu H,Takizawa M,Handa H,Yokohama A,Tsukamoto N,Murakami H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycomb repressive complex (PRC) is a critical regulator of normal tissue homeostasis as well as tumorigenesis. EZH2, an enzymatic subunit of PRC2, is a histone H3K27 methyltransferase that functions in the regulation of gene silencing. EZH2 overexpression was first identified in prostate and breast cancers and is as...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sashida G,Iwama A

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analogue used widely across haemato-oncology. Side effects are generally predictable, and typically consist of cytopenia, nausea, and infection. As the present case clearly demonstrates, gemcitabine is in rare cases associated with life-threatening large vessel vasculitis, which can involve...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Eyre TA,Gooding S,Patel I,Moore N,Hatton C,Collins GP

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Treg is a functionally distinct subset of mature T cells with broad suppressive activity and has been shown to play an important role in the establishment of immune tolerance after HSCT. Altered cytokine environment in post-HSCT lymphopenia with a relative functional deficiency of IL-2 could hamper the...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Matsuoka KI

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy (NB-UVB) is a therapeutic alternative for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation-related skin graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The beneficial effects of this intervention may be induced by direct irradiation of inflammatory cells in the skin; however, the putative involvement o...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Iyama S,Murase K,Sato T,Hashimoto A,Tatekoshi A,Horiguchi H,Kamihara Y,Ono K,Kikuchi S,Takada K,Kawano Y,Hayashi T,Miyanishi K,Sato Y,Takimoto R,Kobune M,Mori S,Kato J,Yamashita T,Kato J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological complications in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) are associated with poor prognosis and/or permanent damage. We report a young woman in whom the diagnosis of TTP was difficult because cardinal manifestations were absent at presentation. The patient relapsed, showing severe and dramatic neurologi...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Rabkin Y,Fradin Z,Zeidman A,Schwartz A,Cohen A,Mittelman M

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unique feature of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a chronic disease with severe hemolytic anemia, is the presence of a population of blood cells that, being deficient in surface proteins tethered to the membrane through a glycosylphosphatidylinositol molecule, are said to have the PNH phenotype. Therefo...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Luzzatto L,Gianfaldoni G

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently reported that platelet factor 4 (PF4), a megakaryocyte-platelet protein, is a potent inhibitor of human and murine megakaryocytopoiesis. In addition, PF4 accelerated the recovery of the marrow precursor cells in 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) treated mice. We show in this study that a slight modification of th...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Aïdoudi S,Lebeurier I,Amiral J,Quentin G,Caen JP,Han ZC

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00