Acquired sideroblastic anaemia induced by a copper-chelating agent.

abstract：:Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare, complement-mediated autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Patients with CAD in the United States and Europe have an increased incidence of thromboembolism (TE), but comparable information for patients in other regions is lacking. Thus, we examined TE risk for patients with CAD in Japan....

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kamesaki T,Nishimura JI,Wada H,Yu E,Tsao E,Morales J,Kanakura Y

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-dose melphalan followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is a standard treatment for younger myeloma patients. However, the correlation between its toxicity and renal impairment is not clear. We analyzed this relationship, focusing on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as an i...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tamaki M,Nakasone H,Gomyo A,Hayakawa J,Akahoshi Y,Harada N,Kusuda M,Ishihara Y,Kawamura K,Tanihara A,Sato M,Terasako-Saito K,Kameda K,Wada H,Kikuchi M,Kimura SI,Kako S,Kanda Y

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy (also known as macroautophagy) is a lysosomal degradation pathway for the clearance of cellular materials, which manifests as an adaptive response to stress stimuli. Over the past decade, numerous studies have linked autophagy with cancer initiation, progression, and chemoresistance. Autophagy defects in nor...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Zhang H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:While perfluorocarbons (PFCs) may be useful in some clinical situations, previous studies have shown that interferences with chemistry analytes can occur with blood samples containing PFCs. This in vitro study focused on how the PFC Oxycyte may affect hematology measurements in blood samples. Swine blood dil...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Arnaud F,Sanders K,Sieckmann D,Moon-Massat P

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding is reportedly one of the major causes of death in patients with chronic neutrophilic leukemia (CNL), but thrombocytopenia, abnormal platelet functions, or coagulopathy has been confirmed to be the cause of the bleeding tendency in only a small proportion of the patients. We report the case of a 49-year-old wo...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Noguchi T,Ikeda K,Yamamoto K,Ashiba A,Yoshida J,Munemasa M,Takenaka K,Shinagawa K,Ishimaru F,Yoshino T,Niiya K,Harada M

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective analysis to evaluate the impact on clinical outcomes of adding rituximab to cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients in Japan. A propensity score method was used to compensate for the non-randomized study...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Nishimori H,Matsuo K,Maeda Y,Nawa Y,Sunami K,Togitani K,Takimoto H,Hiramatsu Y,Kiguchi T,Yano T,Yamane H,Tabayashi T,Takeuchi M,Makita M,Sezaki N,Yamasuji Y,Sugiyama H,Tabuchi T,Kataoka I,Fujii N,Ishimaru F,Shin

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) for chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) with a reduced-intensity conditioning regimen can be expected to lead to less therapy-related mortality and late-onset impairment, whereas it has also been reported to increase the risk of unsustained mixed donor chimeris...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hasegawa D,Fukushima M,Hosokawa Y,Takeda H,Kawasaki K,Mizukami T,Nunoi H,Ochiai H,Morio T,Kosaka Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeostasis of the hematopoietic system has its roots in the maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the bone marrow (BM). HSCs change both phenotypically and functionally with physiological age. The alterations noted in aged HSCs are thought to be a consequence of both cell-intrinsic and extrinsic changes. ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Nakamura-Ishizu A,Suda T

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombomodulin (TM) is an endothelial cell membrane glycoprotein which modulates coagulation via the formation of thrombin-TM complexes. We investigated the human megakaryoblastic cell line (UT-7) for the presence of functional TM on the cell surface and in cell lysates using a specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent ass...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ohashi K,Hirokawa K,Komatsu N,Aoki N

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is characterized by t(15;17)(q22;q21), which results in the fusion of the promyelocytic leukemia (PML) gene at 15q22 with the retinoic acid alpha-receptor (RARA) at 17q21. We report a patient with APL carrying a new complex variant translocation (5;17;15;20). Spectral karyotyping ana...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Yamanouchi J,Hato T,Niiya T,Miyoshi K,Azuma T,Sakai I,Yasukawa M

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:At present, the only 2 treatments that can prolong survival in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are allogeneic stem cell transplantation and intensive chemotherapy. Alternatives to myeloablative or conventional chemotherapy include: (1) supportive therapy, (2) stimulation of normal residual hematopoietic p...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Cazzola M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TAFRO syndrome is a systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia, anasarca including pleural effusion and ascites, fever, renal insufficiency, and organomegaly including hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. Its onset may be acute or sub-acute, but its etiology is undetermined. Although several c...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Masaki Y,Kawabata H,Takai K,Kojima M,Tsukamoto N,Ishigaki Y,Kurose N,Ide M,Murakami J,Nara K,Yamamoto H,Ozawa Y,Takahashi H,Miura K,Miyauchi T,Yoshida S,Momoi A,Awano N,Ikushima S,Ohta Y,Furuta N,Fujimoto S,Ka

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：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：:Cardiac dysfunction due to transfusional iron overload is one of the most critical complications for patients with transfusion-dependent hematological disorders. Clinical parameters such as total red blood cell (RBC) transfusion units and serum ferritin level are usually considered as indicators for initiation of iron...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sakuta J,Ito Y,Kimura Y,Park J,Tokuuye K,Ohyashiki K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imatinib mesylate and rituximab are molecularly targeted drugs against the BCR-ABL fusion protein and the CD20 antigen, respectively. Although these drugs have excellent anticancer effects, a major concern is drug resistance. We have investigated the case of a patient with Philadelphia chromosome-positive and CD20+ ac...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hato T,Yamanouchi J,Tamura T,Hojo N,Niiya Y,Kohno M,Bando S,Yakushijin Y,Takada K,Sakai I,Yasukawa M,Fujita S

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:Patients with mild/moderate hemophilia (H)A, acquired HA (AHA) and lupus anticoagulants (LA), have prolonged aPTTs with low levels of factor (F)VIII activity, but the differentiation of these disorders is complex and time consuming. We established an approach to quickly differentiate these disorders using comprehensiv...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Matsumoto T,Nogami K,Shima M

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) constitute a group of phenotypically diverse chronic myeloid malignancies, characterized by clonal hematopoiesis and excessive production of terminally differentiated myeloid blood cells. The MPNs include polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibro...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tanaka M,Yujiri T,Ito S,Okayama N,Takahashi T,Shinohara K,Azuno Y,Nawata R,Hinoda Y,Tanizawa Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical importance of the isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from respiratory specimens of stem cell transplant (SCT) recipients is not clear. We investigated the characteristics and clinical impact of NTM isolation in this population. Medical records of adult patients who underwent SCT at the blood a...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kang JY,Ha JH,Kang HS,Yoon HK,Kim HJ,Lee S,Lee DG,Jung JI,Kim SC,Kim YK

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe hyperlipidaemia with asparaginase therapy is rare. We report six cases, four of which developed significant problems with severe hyperlipidaemia during induction therapy for ALL and lymphoblastic lymphoma. The median triglyceride level was 22.3 mmol/L and the median cholesterol level was 12.3 mmol/L. None of th...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Lashkari HP,Lancaster D,Atra A,Champion MP,Taj MM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While anti-cancer chemotherapy has improved the survival of patients with hematologic malignancies, it has also exposed such patients to the risk of life-threatening infection due to neutropenia. In intensive chemotherapy for leukemia, invasive aspergillosis resulting in death is infrequently observed. In such cases, ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Yamada R,Horikawa K,Ishihara S,Hoshino K,Kawaguchi T,Iyama K,Mitsuya H,Asou N

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:The substantial understanding that has been gained over the past 5 decades of the biology of blood formation is largely due to the development of functional quantitative assays for cells at all stages of differentiation, from multipotential stem cells to mature cells. The majority of studies have involved the mouse be...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Dick JE,Lapidot T

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant methylation in promoter-associated CpG islands has been recognized as a major mechanism for tumor suppressor gene silencing in several malignancies. We determined the methylation status of nine tumor suppressor genes in 68 newly diagnosed MM patients by methylation-specific PCR. The frequency of promoter hype...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Braggio E,Maiolino A,Gouveia ME,Magalhães R,Souto Filho JT,Garnica M,Nucci M,Renault IZ

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:A 63-year-old man with refractory anemia with excess of blasts in transformation exhibited erythroid hyperplasia, dyserythropoiesis, a del(20q) abnormality, susceptibility to bacterial infections, and a relatively short survival. Phagocytosis of erythrocytes by blast cells was observed. Erythrophagocytosis was also se...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kuyama J,Fushino M,Take H,Kanayama Y

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 2002 and 2008, a number of consensus statements and guidelines were developed by various groups around the world to educate healthcare professionals on the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), including the management of transfusional iron overload with iron chelation therapy. Guidelines have been dev...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Gattermann N

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00