Treating Secondary Antibody Deficiency in Patients with Haematological Malignancy: European Expert Consensus.

abstract：:A 59-yr-old man developed fevers, shortness of breath, persistent cough and weight loss, shortly after initiation of therapy with interferon-alpha 2a and cytosine arabinoside for treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Radiologic pulmonary infiltrates and lung tissue biopsy were consistent with bronchiolitis oblite...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Patel M,Ezzat W,Pauw KL,Lowsky R

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is a rare genetically heterogeneous autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by tyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism, platelet dysfunction and lysosomal ceroid lipofuscin storage. This is caused by defects in lysosome-related organelles. In humans eight different types of ...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Korswagen LA,Huizing M,Simsek S,Janssen JJ,Zweegman S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Myeloma bone disease is a result of excessive osteoclast activation and impaired osteoblast function. Recent in vitro studies suggested that proteasome inhibitors might increase osteoblast function. METHODS:We analyzed serum markers of osteoblast activity in 25 patients with multiple myeloma receiving borte...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Heider U,Kaiser M,Müller C,Jakob C,Zavrski I,Schulz CO,Fleissner C,Hecht M,Sezer O

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:From 1954 to 1987, flour in Denmark was fortified with 30 mg carbonyl iron per kg. This mandatory fortification was abolished in 1987. The aim of this study was to compare iron status in Danish men before and after abolition of iron fortification. METHODS:Iron status (serum ferritin, haemoglo...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Milman N,Byg KE,Ovesen L,Kirchhoff M,Jürgensen KS

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Interferon-alpha (IFNalpha) was the first effective pharmacologic treatment of hairy cell leukemia (HCL). Since 1990 purine analogs replaced IFNalpha because of higher rates of complete remission and an invariable disease recurrence after cessation of IFNalpha. However, there are only limited data about long-...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Benz R,Siciliano RD,Stussi G,Fehr J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) has been an adverse prognostic factor for myeloma but does not feature in the International Staging System (ISS). We examined whether elevated serum LDH at diagnosis remains an adverse risk factor independent of ISS for survivals transplant-eligible myeloma patients receivin...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Chim CS,Sim J,Tam S,Tse E,Lie AK,Kwong YL

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This single-center retrospective study reported the outcome of 19 children treated with a reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimen prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT), for hematologic malignancies (n = 17), bone marrow failure (n = 1), and neuroblastoma (n = 1). Children were ineligible for st...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Strullu M,Rialland F,Cahu X,Brissot E,Corradini N,Thomas C,Blin N,Rialland X,Méchinaud F,Mohty M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thalassemia syndromes (α- and β-thalassemia) are the most common and frequent disorders associated with ineffective erythropoiesis. Imbalance of α- or β-globin chain production results in impaired red blood cell synthesis, anemia, and more erythroid progenitors in the blood stream. While patients affected by these...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Guimarães JS,Cominal JG,Silva-Pinto AC,Olbina G,Ginzburg YZ,Nandi V,Westerman M,Rivella S,de Souza AM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients have a 25% increased risk of secondary primary neoplasms (SPNs). Regarding the controversy about the increased risk of SPN in patients exposed to radioimmunotherapy (RIT), we have analyzed this issue in a cohort of follicular lymphoma (FL) patients treated with/without RIT. PAT...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Andrade-Campos MM,Liévano P,Espinosa-Lara N,Soro-Alcubierre G,Grasa-Ulrich JM,López-Gómez L,Baringo T,Giraldo P

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signal transduction via receptors for N-formylmethionyl peptide chemoattractants (FPR) on human neutrophils is a highly regulated process. It involves direct interaction of receptors with heterotrimeric G-proteins and may be under the control of cytoskeletal elements. Evidence exists suggesting that the cytoskeleton a...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Jesaitis AJ,Klotz KN

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous remission in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rarely reported phenomenon of usually short duration. The etiology remains unclear, but an association with preceding blood transfusions or bacterial infections has been reported. Triggered immune responses are suggested to play a potential role ...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Müller CI,Trepel M,Kunzmann R,Lais A,Engelhardt R,Lübbert M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In childhood-onset acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) the clinical value of karyotypic aberrations is now acknowledged, although there is still debate concerning the prognostic significance of some events. To add to this knowledge, cytogenetic analysis was performed on a consecutive series of 84 childhood AML patients diag...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Betts DR,Ammann RA,Hirt A,Hengartner H,Beck-Popovic M,Kuhne T,Nobile L,Caflisch U,Wacker P,Niggli FK

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serological analyses within epidemiological cohort and case-control studies indicate to an association between HBV infection and risk of multiple myeloma (MM). To verify the relationship with an independent approach, we investigated the correlation between HBV positivity and chromosomal aberrations within 680 patients...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Becker N,Byl A,Friedrich S,Jauch A,Schnitzler P,Egerer G,Ho AD,Goldschmidt H,Neben K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a rare familial hematologic disorder that has various modes of inheritance. We have studied 2 siblings with DC. 1 sibling had thrombocytopenia, which responded to therapy with nandrolone decanoate and oxymetholone. Platelets were abnormally small, which indicates that a qualitatively abn...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Juneja HS,Elder FF,Gardner FH

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:8 patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia in the chronic phase who had previously received chemotherapy were given alpha-interferon (Intron A). The Intron A was administered subcutaneously at a dose of 2 x 10(6) I.U./m2 three times a week and this was increased to 4-5 million I.U./m2 daily if no response was obtained ...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Friche E,Hansen MM,Wieslander S

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Beta thalassaemia major (β-TM) and sickle-cell disease (SCD) are severe haemogobinopathies requiring life-lasting, advanced medical management. In the Mediterranean region, both conditions occur with high frequency. We assessed the efficacy of the National Program for the Prevention of Haemoglobinopathies in...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Ladis V,Karagiorga-Lagana M,Tsatra I,Chouliaras G

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) characterized by the translocation t(11;14)(q13;q32). This lymphoma exhibits a poor prognosis and remains incurable with standard chemotherapy approaches. Recently, we have shown that a majority of patients with acute-type adult T-cell leuke...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Liu F,Yoshida N,Suguro M,Kato H,Karube K,Arita K,Yamamoto K,Tsuzuki S,Oshima K,Seto M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) associated lymphoproliferative disease characterized by effusions in body cavities, and lack of tumor mass. Valganciclovir is a treatment option in PEL, however, little is known about its clinical efficacy. Ganciclovir has been reported to be effective in...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Ozbalak M,Tokatlı I,Özdemirli M,Tecimer T,Ar MC,Örnek S,Koroglu A,Laleli Y,Ferhanoglu B

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a constituent of the myeloma microenvironment and is elevated in sera from myeloma patients compared to healthy individuals. Increased levels of serum HGF predict a poor prognosis. It has previously been shown by us and others HGF can act as a growth factor to myeloma cells ...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Hov H,Tian E,Holien T,Holt RU,Våtsveen TK,Fagerli UM,Waage A,Børset M,Sundan A

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Outcome of patients with standard-risk (SR) multiple myeloma (MM) has improved; however, subsets of patients do worse than expected. We sought to identify the factors associated with inferior outcome. METHODS:We evaluated 51 patients with SR MM that received upfront autologous hematopoietic stem cell tran...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Badar T,Srour S,Bashir Q,Shah N,Al-Atrash G,Hosing C,Popat U,Nieto Y,Orlowski RZ,Champlin R,Qazilbash MH

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type IIB is a special variant of von Willebrand's disease, characterized by an abnormal von Willebrand factor which shows an increased interaction with platelets. This interaction sometimes causes platelet aggregation and thrombocytopenia in vivo. It involves the glycoprotein-Ib (GPIb) receptor on platelets and corres...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Donnér M,Andersson AM,Kristoffersson AC,Nilsson IM,Dahlbäck B,Holmberg L

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-six consecutive patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), having a median age of 23 years (range 14 to 64), underwent induction and consolidation chemotherapy with weekly parenteral vincristine, adriamycin, l-asparaginase and daily oral prednisone (VAAP), followed by standard central nervous system (CNS...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Jacobs P,Wood L

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aims at expressing a reporter gene in hematopoietic cells in vivo by introducing it into primitive hematopoietic cells with a 2-gene retroviral vector. Various constructs of retroviral vectors containing the human IL-2 receptor alpha chain gene (TAC) as the reporter and the neomycin phosphotransferas...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Asami N,Germeraad WT,Fujimoto S,Nagai S,Izumi T,Katsura Y

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic isolated hereditary macrothrombocytopenia (CHMT) is a congenital form of macrothrombocytopenia that seems to be due to defective production secondary to a disturbance in megakaryocyte fragmentation. To better understand the pathogenesis of thrombopoiesis in this hereditary thrombocytopenic disorder, we determi...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Fabris F,Cordiano I,Steffan A,Ramon R,Scandellari R,Nichol JL,Girolami A

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common genetic bleeding disorder. VWD is caused by a deficiency or dysfunction of von Willebrand factor (VWF), a plasma protein that mediates the initial adhesion of platelets at sites of vascular injury and binds and stabilises coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) in the blood. Pro...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Miesbach W,Berntorp E

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Disseminated adenovirus (AdV) infections following allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) are increasingly recognised, particularly in children. This study evaluated the clinical relevance of disseminated AdV infections in adult allo-SCT recipients, after different conditioning regimens. METHODS:In...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Kalpoe JS,van der Heiden PL,Barge RM,Houtzager S,Lankester AC,van Tol MJ,Kroes AC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the underlying genetic and molecular defects in a consanguineous family with lifelong blood disorder manifested with thrombocytopenia (low platelets count) and anemia. METHODS:Genetic linkage analysis, exome sequencing, and functional genomics were carried out to identify and characterize the...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Melhem M,Abu-Farha M,Antony D,Madhoun AA,Bacchelli C,Alkayal F,AlKhairi I,John S,Alomari M,Beales PL,Alsmadi O

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although acute myeloid leukemia (AML) mostly occurs in older patients, it could be seen in women of childbearing age. It is therefore not surprising that in some patients the management of AML will be complicated by a coexistent pregnancy. However, the association of leukemia and pregnancy is uncommon. Its incidence i...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Thomas X

更新日期：2015-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of human recombinant interferon alpha 2 (IFN alpha 2) on hairy cells obtained from 16 patients was evaluated. All patients promptly responded to induction of remission with 2 X 10(6) U/m2 interferon alpha 2 b, three times a week, sc. In order to achieve a more detailed insight into the mode of action of int...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Schwarzmeier JD,Schwabe M,Prischl F,Wagner L,Lion T,Micksche M,Köller U

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play key roles in a wide variety of normal and pathological cellular processes. A number of studies identified hematopoietic-specific miRNAs that are necessary for correct function of blood cells. Out of our microarray data, we chose 13 miRNAs that showed differential expression in periphe...

journal_title：European journal of haematology

authors： Merkerova M,Belickova M,Bruchova H

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00