A fatal case of cytomegalovirus ventriculoencephalitis in a mycosis fungoides patient who received multiple umbilical cord blood cell transplantations.

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：: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：:Allogeneic stem cell transplantation is an established treatment modality for a variety of hematologic malignancies. Unfortunately it carries a high risk of complications and toxicities related to the intensive preparative regimen which is traditionally used for pre-transplant myeloablation and the graft versus host d...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Giralt S

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon regulatory factor-8 (IRF8) is a transcription factor expressed in hematopoietic cells, particularly in mononuclear phagocytes [monocytes/macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs)] and their progenitors. Various studies have demonstrated that IRF8 is essential for the development of monocytes, DCs, eosinophils, ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tamura T,Kurotaki D,Koizumi S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of autoantibodies to erythrocytes is of fundamental importance in the diagnosis of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). The routinely used direct antiglobulin test (DAT) has the disadvantage of low sensitivity. In this study, we investigated the optimal test conditions of measurement of red blood cell (RBC)-b...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Wang Z,Shi J,Zhou Y,Ruan C

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the successful treatment of cold agglutinin-associated refractory hemolysis with bortezomib in a patient with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM). A 78-year-old man was referred to our hospital with cold hemagglutinemia of unknown cause. Laboratory examination revealed a hemoglobin concentration of 6.9...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Izumi M,Tsunemine H,Suzuki Y,Tomita A,Kusumoto T,Kodaka T,Itoh K,Takahashi T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with congenital protein S (PS) deficiency show a hereditary predisposition for thrombosis, and PS deficiency is prevalent among Japanese populations. Diagnosis is based on symptoms of thrombosis and reduced PS activity. Three reagents that use different measurement principles for determining PS activity are a...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ieko M,Hotta T,Watanabe K,Adachi T,Takeuchi S,Naito S,Yoshida M,Ohmura K,Takahashi N,Morishita E,Tsuda H,Kang D

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old female was referred to our hospital with a sternal fracture in March 2008. She received a diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) BJP-κ type (ISS stage III). G-banding karyotype revealed 46, XX, t(11;22)(q23.3;q11.2) (Hubacek, Gene 592:193-9, 2016), which was later confirmed to be congenital. After repeated r...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Suzuki R,Warita T,Nakamura Y,Kitamura Y,Aoyama Y,Ogawa Y,Kawada H,Ando K

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:In this study, tetramethylpyrazine (TMPZ) was effective in reducing the mortality of ADP-induced acute pulmonary thromboembolism in mice when administered intravenously at doses of 40 and 80 microg/g. In addition, intravenous injection of TMPZ (10 microg/g) significantly prolonged the bleeding time by approximately 1....

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sheu JR,Hsiao G,Lee YM,Yen MH

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To prevent thromboembolic events associated with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), patients usually are treated with argatroban, lepirudin, and bivalirudin. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis of studies to comparing the treatment of HIT with the following direct thrombin inhibitor: argatroban versus lepirudin an...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sun Z,Lan X,Li S,Zhao H,Tang Z,Xi Y

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A.R.R.O.W. evaluated the superiority of once-weekly carfilzomib plus dexamethasone (Kd) 20/70 mg/m2 vs. twice-weekly Kd 20/27 mg/m2 based on progression-free survival (PFS) in relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma patients. Forty Japanese patients (once-weekly arm, n = 26; twice-weekly arm, n = 14) were randomiz...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Takezako N,Shibayama H,Handa H,Hagiwara S,Ozaki S,Suzuki K,Kosugi H,Ri M,Sugiura I,Choi I,Miyamoto T,Iida S

更新日期：2020-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:TAL1/SCL is a prime example of an oncogenic transcription factor that is abnormally expressed in acute leukemia due to the replacement of regulator elements. This gene has also been recognized as an essential regulator of hematopoiesis. TAL1 expression is strictly regulated in a lineage- and stage-specific manner. Suc...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tan TK,Zhang C,Sanda T

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:We retrospectively analyzed 126 acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) patients aged > or =60 years who had all been referred to the same hematological department between 1989 and 1999. In 76 de novo AML cases, 53 patients (median age, 72 years) were treated with combination chemotherapy (CT) for remission induction. Comple...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Iwakiri R,Ohta M,Mikoshiba M,Tsutsumi H,Kumakawa T,Mori M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet activation, impairment of fibrinolysis, activation of the coagulation pathway, and dyslipidemia are important factors in the pathogenesis and progression of ischemic heart disease, and patients generally need to use an antiplatelet agent. Lipid-lowering cerivastatin, a novel 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzym...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ural AU,Yilmaz MI,Avcu F,Yalcin A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collection and analysis of information on diseases and post-transplant courses of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients have played important roles in improving therapeutic outcomes in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Efficient, high-quality data collection systems are essential. The introdu...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Atsuta Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteonecrosis (ON) is a potentially disabling complication encountered in children who receive chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Considering the possible effect of ethnic difference on the clinical features of symptomatic ON in pediatric ALL, we retrospectively evaluated 245 children with ALL who we...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Chen SH,Chang TY,Jaing TH,Lee MS,Wang CJ,Hung IJ,Yang CP

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although previous studies have documented a variety of electrocardiogram abnormalities in beta-thalassemia major (β-TM), little is known about P-wave dispersion (PD), an independent risk factor for development of atrial fibrillation. The aim of our study was to evaluate PD in β-TM patients with conserved systolic and ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Russo V,Rago A,Pannone B,Di Meo F,Papa AA,Mayer MC,Spasiano A,Russo MG,Golino P,Calabrò R,Nigro G

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD5+ diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has recently been identified as a subgroup with different clinical characteristics from CD5- DLBCL and as having a poorer outcome than CD5- DLBCL. Data regarding differences in gene alteration between CD5+ and CD5- DLBCL have accumulated. In this article, we report an analysi...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Nakamura N,Nakamura S,Yamaguchi M,Ichinohasama R,Yoshino T,Kuze T,Sasaki Y,Yoshida S,Abe M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple myeloma (MM) is a systemic disease in the elderly. Its incidence in patients younger than 40 years old and especially in pregnant women is extremely rare. MM may involve extraosseous sites, and only in rare cases it is observed in the breast. CASE REPORT:We describe the case of a 39-year-old woman ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Bouzguenda R,Khanfir A,Toumi N,Chaaben K,Hentati Y,Ayadi L,Feki W,Daoud J,Frikha M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonality analysis utilizing X-chromosome inactivation has been used in the study of various diseases, including hematological malignancies. The human androgen receptor gene (HUMARA) assay is the newest of such methods, and the majority of the female population can be assessed by this relatively simple procedure. One ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Nakahara Y,Suzuki H,Ohashi H,Hatano S,Tomita A,Kinoshita T,Murate T,Saito H,Hotta T

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is one of the most common leukemias in the western world and consists of many chromosome aberrations. We report the case of a 74-year-old male patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia with complex variant translocations t(8;22)(q24;q11) and der(8)t(6;8)(p21;p21) identified by chromosome b...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hsiao HH,Hung YH,Hsiao HP,Tseng SB,Tsai HJ,Liu YC,Liu TC,Chao MC,Chang Y,Lin SF

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phase 1/2 study was conducted to assess the safety and efficacy of dasatinib in Japanese patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) or Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph(+) ALL) resistant or intolerant to imatinib. In phase 1, 18 patients with chronic phase (CP) CML were treated ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sakamaki H,Ishizawa KI,Taniwaki M,Fujisawa S,Morishima Y,Tobinai K,Okada M,Ando K,Usui N,Miyawaki S,Utsunomiya A,Uoshima N,Nagai T,Naoe T,Motoji T,Jinnai I,Tanimoto M,Miyazaki Y,Ohnishi K,Iida S,Okamoto S,Seriu

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effects and optimal dose of danazol on idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), we administered a low-medium dose to 14 patients with this disease. A low-medium dose of danazol was effective in maintaining the platelet count at a high level, even after the dose of prednisolone was reduced. A low-mediu...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kondo H,Iseki T,Goto S,Takaso T,Ohto M,Okuda K

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：:We describe two patients with primary cardiac malignant lymphoma involving the right atrium and superior vena cava, resulting in intractable right cardiac failure and superior vena cava syndrome. Patients were diagnosed by surgical myocardial biopsy and were treated with combination chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymp...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Enomoto S,Abo T,Sugawara T,Ishida Y,Murai K,Itoh S,Kuriya S

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：:Recent reports of myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukemia (t-MDS/AML) developing after treatment with immunosuppressants and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has raised the question of whether previously unrecognized myelodysplastic features had been present or whether actual transformation had oc...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Bessho F,Imashuku S,Hibi S,Tsuchida M,Nakahata T,Miyazaki S,Kojima S,Tsukimoto I,Hamajima N,Pediatric AA Follow-up Study Group in Japan.

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old woman with acute myelomonocytic leukemia underwent myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) from a matched unrelated donor in her first complete remission (CR). Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) prophylaxis consisted of low-dose heparin and ursodeoxycholic acid. Graft-versus...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sumi M,Ichikawa N,Nasu K,Shimizu I,Ueki T,Ueno M,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00