Conclusion and future directions.

abstract：:Seventy-six patients with previously untreated advanced Hodgkin's disease have been treated with the MOPP/ABV (mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone/doxorubicin, bleomycin, vincristine) hybrid program. Ten patients also received involved field radiation to the mediastinum for residual nodal disease af...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Connors JM,Klimo P

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombopoietin (TPO) regulates thrombopoiesis through activation of TPO receptors on the megakaryocyte cell surface, resulting in increased platelet production. The TPO receptor agonists are novel treatments for patients with chronic ITP aimed at increasing platelet production through interactions with the TPO recepto...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Siegal D,Crowther M,Cuker A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia is common among sick neonates, affecting 20% to 35% of all patients admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). While most cases of neonatal thrombocytopenia are mild or moderate and resolve within 7 to 14 days with appropriate therapy, 2.5% to 5% of NICU patients develop severe thrombocytope...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Ferrer-Marin F,Liu ZJ,Gutti R,Sola-Visner M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since warfarin remains the predominate drug administered for long-term anticoagulation, optimizing therapy for maximum antithrombotic effect with minimal bleeding risk continues to challenge clinicians. Genetic differences exist that affect an individual's response to warfarin. The clinician can use genetic informatio...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Chai SJ,Macik BG

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because optimal management of iron chelation therapy in patients with sickle cell disease and transfusional iron overload requires accurate determination of the magnitude of iron excess, a variety of techniques for evaluating iron overload are under development, including measurement of serum ferritin iron levels, x-r...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Brittenham GM,Sheth S,Allen CJ,Farrell DE

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only potential cure for most bone marrow (BM) failure syndromes and hemoglobinopathies. Over the past decade, umbilical cord blood (UCB) has been used more frequently as a stem cell source in patients who lack a suitable BM donor. Although graft failure ...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： MacMillan ML,Walters MC,Gluckman E

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trauma is rapidly replacing stroke and cardiovascular disease as a leading cause of death in Western countries such as the United States, and almost a third (30%) of trauma deaths are due to blood loss. Although the new intervention strategies that have been developed and adopted by emergency care staff have reduced t...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Hoyt DB

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both thalidomide and intermittent high-dose dexamethasone are agents with established activity against multiple myeloma. We summarized our experience with thalidomide alone, and then in combination with dexamethasone, for groups of patients with myeloma resistant or relapsing despite standard treatments. Criteria of r...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Alexanian R,Weber D,Anagnostopoulos A,Delasalle K,Wang M,Rankin K

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia is frequently diagnosed in patients with cancer and its treatment is an important clinical problem. The deficiency in red blood cells (RBCs) can be a debilitating problem, and anemia correlates with poor performance status, deteriorates quality of life, and may negatively influence the prognosis of cancer patie...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Beutel G,Ganser A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an illness of primary acquired thrombocytopenia occurring in the absence of marrow failure. Splenectomy was first used as a treatment for ITP in 1913. However, with the realization that opsonin (critical for the optimal killing of invasive micro-organisms by white blood cel...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Bell WR Jr

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rationale for modulation of multidrug resistance (MDR) by inhibitors of the multidrug transporter, P-glycoprotein (P-gp) includes the following: (1) P-gp is expressed by human cancers, either at diagnosis or after failure of chemotherapy; (2) P-gp expression at diagnosis has been associated with a poor prognosis i...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Sikic BI

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer cells are an essential component of the innate immune system and play a crucial role in immunity against malignancies, without, at difference with T cells, requiring antigen priming or inducing graft-versus-host-disease. Hence, Natural Killer cells can provide a valuable source of allogeneic "off-the-sh...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Caruso S,De Angelis B,Carlomagno S,Del Bufalo F,Sivori S,Locatelli F,Quintarelli C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the development of more effective therapies for multiple myeloma (MM) over the past decade, nearly all patients will eventually experience disease relapse and require further therapy. Designing the next generation of therapies for relapsed and refractory disease will depend on understanding the complex molecul...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Siegel DS

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron is a vitally important element in mammalian metabolism because of its unsurpassed versatility as a biologic catalyst. However, when not appropriately shielded or when present in excess, iron plays a key role in the formation of extremely toxic oxygen radicals, which ultimately cause peroxidative damage to vital c...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Ponka P

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central hypothesis of our laboratory research program in large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia is that leukemic LGL represent antigen-driven cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) with characteristics of dysregulated apoptosis. The clinical features of LGL leukemia highlight the association of autoimmune diseases such a...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Epling-Burnette PK,Loughran TP Jr

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard treatment of multiple myeloma is systemic chemotherapy. Despite 30 years of drug development in myeloma, there are no new drug regimens significantly superior to melphalan and prednisone. In addition, phase II studies of new drugs in myeloma have been disappointing, with low response rates and no prolonga...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Kraut EH,Ju R,Muller M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic myelofibrosis (IMF) is a clonal stem cell disorder and is one of the four major myeloproliferative disorders, which include essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV), and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Patients may be asymptomatic at the early stages, but later progress to marrow fibrosis,...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： McCarty JM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunomodulatory drug (IMiD) lenalidomide is a more potent immunomodulator than thalidomide with respect to its effects on cytokine modulation and increased T-cell proliferation. Of all the IMiDs, clinical trial data are most mature for lenalidomide. In phase I studies, dose-limiting toxicities of lenalidomide wer...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Richardson P

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanisms that support migration of leukocytes have been studied extensively in vitro. The adhesion of neutrophils under conditions of flow at venous shear rates primarily involves members of the selectin family. E-selectin is upregulated by cytokine stimulation of endothelial cells (ECs); P-selectin is upregulated b...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Smith CW

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is an area of significant unmet therapeutic need, a number of new treatment options are available for patients, especially those with relapsed or refractory disease. A plethora of drugs are now in development for PTCL, but drugs that truly target novel disease biology are notic...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： O'Connor OA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of combination chemotherapy has been successful in treating advanced or widespread Hodgkin's disease (HD). For patients with relapsed disease, the long-term prognosis is much poorer, despite the good rate of reinduction into a second or further remission using conventional treatments. The majority of such pati...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Laurence AD,Goldstone AH

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the majority of hematologic malignancies allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the only curative treatment option. Sibling donors have been the standard for adult patients. Since there is not a suitable family donor for all patients, the need for alternative donors for HCT is great. Fortunately, t...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Sebastian Schäfer H,Finke J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper is an essential trace element that is required for a number of enzymes which are necessary for normal metabolic function. Metabolic balance studies have demonstrated that daily copper losses are approximately 1.3 mg/day. In order to remain in copper balance, the average adult male must consume a diet which cont...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Williams DM

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the era of modern communication, the physician and patient relationship has evolved to include an entirely new dimension-social media. This new dimension offers several opportunities for patient education, research and its dissemination, and professional development for health care providers; it can also serve as a...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Abuhadra N,Majhail NS,Nazha A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoldering myeloma (SMM) is a precursor state of multiple myeloma. It is defined by an M-protein concentration ≥3 g/dL and/or ≥10% clonal bone marrow plasma cells, in the absence of end-organ damage. Based on clinical observations, the natural history of SMM varies greatly, from stable, monoclonal gammopathy of undete...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Landgren O,Rajkumar SV

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious diseases are the leading causes of death in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Major changes have occurred in the spectrum of infections paralleling the changes in the treatment of MM. Bacteria (particularly gram-negative organisms) are the most frequent etiologic agents, and invasive fungal infections ca...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Nucci M,Anaissie E

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) from a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling is the treatment of choice in children and young adults with severe aplastic anemia (SAA). However, because only 30% of patients have a suitable donor, more aggressive nontransplant immunosuppressive regimens have been used, with re...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Margolis DA,Casper JT

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now well accepted that a subgroup of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) can recover from pancytopenia following immunosuppressive treatment (IST). For many years immunosuppression with antilymphocyte antibodies has been a standard treatment approach for patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA). The ...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Parikh AR,Olnes MJ,Barrett AJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of the Y-chromosome in situ hybridization experiments, the MRA assessment, and the long-term production of CFU-GM in vitro indicate that our protocol to sort low density WGA+, 15/1.1-, Rh123 dull cells enriches about 200-fold for PHSC. Assays for spleen colony formation (CFU-S) and radioprotection (30-day ...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Visser JW,de Vries P,Hogeweg-Platenburg MG,Bayer J,Schoeters G,van den Heuvel R,Mulder DH

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though the overall outcome after allogeneic transplant has improved significantly in the last decades, late infectious diseases are still the most important causes of late morbidity and mortality. Here, impaired immune reconstitution and therapy of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) represent the major risk...

journal_title：Seminars in hematology

authors： Fuji S,Kapp M,Einsele H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00