Peptide vaccines for hematological malignancies: a missed promise?

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：:Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) is a multipotent transcription factor that plays a pivotal role in immune reactions, inflammation, and possibly hematopoiesis as well. Mobilization of neutrophilic granulocytes during inflammation is a highly regulated process, but one that is incompletely understood. We studied the in v...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Knudsen E,Carlsen H,Bøyum A,Benestad HB,Iversen PO

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection/reactivation is a serious complication after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). The DNA vaccine ASP0113 contains two plasmids encoding CMV antigens (glycoprotein B and tegument phosphoprotein 65) that stimulate humoral and cellular immunity. Between June 2013 and February 2014, A...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Mori T,Kanda Y,Takenaka K,Okamoto S,Kato J,Kanda J,Yoshimoto G,Gondo H,Doi S,Inaba M,Kodera Y

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Okadaic acid, a newly recognized protein phosphatase inhibitor and a non-TPA type tumor promoter, enhanced 1 alpha 25(OH)2D3(D3)-induced HL-60 cell differentiation into monocyte/macrophage lineage but did not affect dibutyryl cyclic AMP (dbcAMP)-induced differentiation into granulocytic lineage. Okadaic acid alone did...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Okuda T,Tashima M,Tohi T,Ogawa K,Sawada H,Okuma M

更新日期：1993-08-01 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：:We examined the effect of H2O2 on the regulation of the human erythropoietin (Epo) gene through the GATA sequence in the Epo promoter in Hep3B cells. The addition of exogenous H2O2 in Hep3B cells inhibited hypoxia-induced Epo production of mRNA as assessed by competitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and protein by ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Imagawa S,Yamamoto M,Ueda M,Miura Y

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of cell surface glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) on the inactivation of factor VIIa-tissue factor activity by antithrombin III (ATIII) on a human bladder carcinoma (J82) cell line and an ovarian carcinoma (OC-2008) cell line, two tumor cell lines which constitutively synthesize and express high lev...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hamamoto T,Kisiel W

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

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：:Granulocyte immunofluorescence and granulocyte agglutination tests are standard methods for detecting human neutrophil antigen (HNA) antibodies (Abs); however, these require a typed panel of neutrophils, which can be time-consuming to develop, and it remains difficult to determine antibody specificity in some cases. W...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Amakishi E,Irie Y,Nishizawa K,Kamada H,Nakajima F,Matsuyama N,Ishii H,Matsukura H,Yasui K,Hirayama F

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Bortezomib is a proteasome inhibitor demonstrating substantial activity in multiple myeloma. One of its key toxicities is peripheral neuropathy, which is reversible in most patients. The possibility that bortezomib might in rare cases induce severe neuropathies by auto-inflammatory mechanisms remains controversial. We...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Schmitt S,Goldschmidt H,Storch-Hagenlocher B,Pham M,Fingerle-Rowson G,Ho AD,Neben K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice lack functional T- and B-cells and readily accept human xenografts, including hematopoietic malignancies. Accordingly, SCID mice have been used to study the growth and behavior of lymphoid tumors in vivo. The SCID mouse models of disease mimic human diseases and have provide...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Imada K

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old Japanese man with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), whose bone marrow smears demonstrated hypercellularity, was treated with oral cyclosporin A (CsA) therapy. During the course of this therapy, the numbers of peripheral blood and bone marrow blasts increased and the level of serum lactate dehydrogenase inc...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Itoh M,Yago K,Shimada H,Tohyama K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma shows distinct immunological characteristics, such as the expression of the IgA isotype, the frequent presence of immunoglobulin abnormalities, and a strong association with autoimmune disease, especially Sjögren's syndrome (SjS). We report a case of thymic MALT...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sakamoto T,Yamashita K,Mizumoto C,Ueda M,Takeoka T,Hishita T,Hada S,Ohno T

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 2 paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) patients who were initially diagnosed with aplastic anemia and sequentially developed PNH, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and leukemia. Flow cytometry and cytogenetic analysis showed the initial appearance and expansion of PNH clones, gradual replacement of PNH c...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ishihara S,Nakakuma H,Kawaguchi T,Nagakura S,Horikawa K,Hidaka M,Asou N,Mitsuya H

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a paucity of epidemiological data on the risk of comorbidities in adults with persistent or chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). In this study, we compared the rates of cataracts, diabetes, renal failure, vascular events, lymphoma, and leukemia among patients with and without persistent or chronic ITP. Usin...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Enger C,Bennett D,Forssen U,Fogarty PF,McAfee AT

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CCR4 is expressed on tumor cells of most patients with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). Gain-of-function mutations of the CCR4 gene in ATL patients may be associated with alterations at the carboxyl terminus, a finding which led to a high efficacy anti-CCR4 antibody, mogamulizumab. Only a few studies have reporte...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sakamoto Y,Fujii K,Murase S,Nakano S,Masaki A,Murase T,Kusumoto S,Iida S,Utsunomiya A,Ueda R,Ishida T,Inagaki H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:APOBEC3G has been identified as an anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) host factor that belongs to the APOBEC superfamily of cytidine deaminases. It deaminates cytidine to uridine in nascent minus-strand viral DNA, inducing G-to-A hypermutation in the plus-strand DNA of HIV-1. The accumulating evidence de...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Takaori-Kondo A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the safety and optimal dose of deferasirox for the treatment of iron overload after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). The primary endpoint was the maximum tolerated dose of deferasirox that was determined by the intrapatient dose escalation methods. A total of 16 ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tachibana T,Kanda J,Machida S,Saito T,Tanaka M,Najima Y,Koyama S,Miyazaki T,Yamamoto E,Takeuchi M,Morita S,Kanda Y,Kanamori H,Okamoto S,Kanto Study Group for Cell Therapy (KSGCT).

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This observational study aimed to assess real-world treatment patterns and clinical outcomes for patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) currently being treated with eltrombopag or romiplostim after switching from corticosteroids, rituximab, or the alternate thrombopoietin receptor agonist (TPO-RA). The st...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kuter DJ,Macahilig C,Grotzinger KM,Poston SA,Wang PF,Dawson KL,Ward M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central pathogenic feature of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/hemolytic uremic syndrome (TTP/HUS) is the formation of platelet aggregates, perhaps by damaged endothelial cells. The evidence for endothelial cell damage has been supported by multiple findings, including the harmful effects of TTP/HUS plasma, whi...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kakishita E

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) has often been associated with systemic embolization, and patients with mitral stenosis (MS) have the highest thromboembolic risk. Increased risk of thromboembolism could be in part due to impaired fibrinolytic function. Global fibrinolytic capacity (GFC) is an innovative technique for...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Atalar E,Ozmen F,Haznedaroğlu I,Ozer N,Aksöyek S,Ovünç K,Nazli N,Kirazli S,Kes S

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paradox of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) which present with pancytopenias despite cellular bone marrows (BM) was investigated by conducting detailed studies of proliferation and apoptosis in 89 MDS patients. Our results demonstrated a rapid rate of both proliferation as well as apoptosis. Levels of three cytokin...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Raza A,Mundle S,Shetty V,Alvi S,Chopra H,Span L,Parcharidou A,Dar S,Venugopal P,Borok R,Gezer S,Showel J,Loew J,Robin E,Rifkin S,Alston D,Hernandez B,Shah R,Kaizer H,Gregory S

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous improvement (SI) occurs more frequently in children with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (cITP) than in adults. It is generally accepted that, with the exception of splenectomy, conventional medical approaches for cITP do not change the natural course of the disease. Previous studies on pediatric cITP have...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kato M,Koh K,Kikuchi A,Hanada R

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) have attracted the attention of scientists and clinicians due to their self-renewal, capacity for multipotent differentiation, and immunomodulatory properties. Some essential problems remain to be solved before the clinical application of MSC. Platelet lysate (PL) has recently been used...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hao L,Sun H,Wang J,Wang T,Wang M,Zou Z

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) is abundant in biological organisms. PolyP is a major component of dense granules of human platelets and is secreted upon platelet activation. Studies from our lab and others have shown that polyP is a potent modulator of the blood clotting cascade, acting as a pro-hemostatic, prothromb...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Morrissey JH

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial treatment with androgen (metenolone acetate) alone for 19 weeks had no effect in a 45-year-old Japanese female with refractory anemia (RA). The patient achieved trilineage hematologic recovery after addition of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and recombinant human erythropoietin...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Katayama Y,Kojima K,Omoto E,Harada M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of successful umbilical cord blood transplantation (CBT) for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoproliferative disease (LPD) in a 6-year-old girl. The patient had hemophagocytic syndrome with excessive circulating levels of EBV DNA that was refractory to immunochemotherapy. Multiple hepatospleni...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Toubo T,Suga N,Ohga S,Nomura A,Onoe Y,Takada H,Hara T

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：: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