abstract：:A prospective neurological and electroencephalographic (EEG) study was performed in sixteen leukemia patients receiving busulfan (BU) and cyclophosphamide before autologous bone marrow transplantation. All patients were given anticonvulsant prophylaxis with a combination of phenobarbital (PB) and clonazepam (CLZ). Neu...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Meloni G,Nasta L,Pinto RM,Spalice A,Raucci U,Iannetti P

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Routine electrophoretic analysis fails to detect a monoclonal component (MC) in a considerable portion of AL amyloidosis patients. We investigated whether the combination of immunofixation (IF) on agarose gel electrophoresis and bone marrow plasma cell (BMPC) light chain kappa/lambda ratio analysis could con...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Perfetti V,Garini P,Vignarelli MC,Marinone MG,Zorzoli I,Merlini G

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective longitudinal study was conducted to determine whether single-donor fresh frozen plasma (FFP) substitution was able to influence L-asparaginase-associated hypoproteinemia. Within a 36-month period, 20 of 42 children with ALL received a total of 42 prophylactic FFP doses at a median of 10 (5-20) mliter/kg ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Nowak-Göttl U,Rath B,Binder M,Hassel JU,Wolff J,Husemann S,Ritter J

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of our cooperative trial was to investigate whether epirubicin (EPI) at 90 mg/m2 in a CHOP-like combination (called CEOP) could increase complete response (CR) and survival rates in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients while maintaining a tolerable degree of toxicity. METHODS:Between September 19...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Lambertenghi Deliliers G,Butti C,Baldini L,Ceriani A,Lombardi F,Luoni M,Montalbetti L,Pavia G,Pinotti G,Pogliani E

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lupus anticoagulant (LAC) and anticardiolipin antibody (ACA) syndromes require particular therapeutic approaches: thrombotic accidents are an indication for oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT), whereas severe thrombocytopenia may require the special treatments used for immunologic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). We d...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Ballerini G,Gemmati D,Moratelli S,Morelli P,Serino ML

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:31D8 monoclonal antibody (mAb) has been shown to bind heterogeneously to human neutrophils, identifying subsets of cells which differ in their functional response to chemotactic stimuli. In this study we used 31D8 mAb to determine whether differences in neutrophil subpopulations might explain the long-lastin...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Capsoni F,Minonzio F,Carbonelli V,Ongari AM,Mocellin MC,Soligo D,Annaloro C,Della Volpe A,Lambertenghi Dliliers G

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral blood lymphoid cell expansions with an unusual CD3+, CD4+, CD8dim+/-, CD11b+, CD57+ immunophenotype have recently been reported. They frequently have the morphology of large granular lymphocytes (LGL) and can be either monoclonal or polyclonal. Their significance is still unclear and no association with hem...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Airò P,Rossi G,Facchetti F,Marocolo D,Garza L,Lanfranchi A,Prati E,Brugnoni D,Malacarne F,Cattaneo R

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports a case of granulocytic sarcoma that developed in the epidural zone 25 days before clinical evidence of an acute promyelocytic leukemia. The case presented the diagnostic difficulties that are common to all aleukemic granulocytic sarcomas. Moreover, it highlights the very rare association between gra...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Tosi A,De Paoli A,Fava S,Luoni M,Sironi M,Tocci A,Assi A,Cassi E

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that monoclonal proteins are implicated in the development of peripheral neuropathy. Approximately ten percent of patients with peripheral neuropathy of unknown cause have a monoclonal protein and this rate is significantly higher than prevalence rates of monoclonal protein in comparable s...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Nemni R,Gerosa E,Piccolo G,Merlini G

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal and clonal hematopoietic progenitor cells have been demonstrated to coexist in chronic-phase chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), but few data are available on the presence of non neoplastic hematopoiesis during the blastic transformation phase. We used reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Martinelli G,Lemoli RM,Farabegoli P,Zaccaria A,Testoni N,Buzzi M,Fogli M,Visani G,Tosi P,Motta MR

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes insipidus and thrombocytosis were presenting symptoms in a case of adult ANLL-M1. Cytogenetic investigations revealed a typical 3q rearrangement, i.e. inv(3)(q21q26). A subclone with monosomy 7 was also found and documented by FISH analysis. Correlations between clinical/hematological features and cytogenetic...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： La Starza R,Falzetti D,Fania C,Tabilio A,Martelli MF,Mecucci C

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been shown that fludarabine (FLU) is superior to conventional treatment in B-CLL for rate and quality of response, leading to CR even at the molecular level. In this paper we report our preliminary results with this drug in B-CLL patients. METHODS AND PATIENTS:Twenty-seven B-CLL patients (16 refracto...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Spriano M,Clavio M,Carrara P,Canepa L,Miglino M,Pierri I,Celesti L,Rossi E,Vimercati R,Bruni R

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) in a 40-year-old bisexual man unaware of being HIV positive is reported. The hematologic syndrome represented the first clinical manifestation of this viral infection. The clinical picture, characterized by severe hemolytic microangiopathic anemia, thrombocytopenia, ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Cruccu V,Parisio E,Pedretti D,Villa A,Confalonieri F

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clonal origin of myeloproliferative disorders has been clearly demonstrated and it is known that reactive thrombocytosis occurs as a non specific response to various inflammatory or neoplastic conditions. Only a few papers have discussed the topic of myeloproliferative diseases in blood donors. MATERIAL...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Randi ML,Rossi C,Barbone E,Cavatton G,Fabris F,Girolami A

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary vaginal non-Hodgkin lymphoma is really uncommon and may be misdiagnosed as inflammatory disease or solid cancer, so careful diagnostic procedures are needed, particularly as far as pathological and immunocytochemical evaluation is concerned. Most of these lymphomas present with follicular patterns and limited ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Lonardi F,Ferrari V,Pavanato G,Bonciarelli G,Jirillo A,Balli M

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastrointestinal bleeding is a frequent complication of liver cirrhosis (LC) and represents an important warning sign of imminent death. Platelet dysfunction is an abnormality occurring prevalently in severe liver failure, and could well predispose to bleeding. METHODS:One hundred and two patients with live...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Violi F,Leo R,Basili S,Ferro D,Cordova C,Balsano F,CALC Group.

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Specific tumor cell recognition is required for optimal tumor directed therapy. Lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells are able to recognize tumor targets specifically because LAK cells can distinguish between normal and tumor cells. This study was aimed at analyzing receptor molecules on tumor cells and th...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Lefterova P,Negrin R,Neubauer A,Huhn D,Blume K,Schmidt-Wolf I

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its first description in Hodgkin's disease, alcohol-induced pain has subsequently been described both in other neoplasms and in various non-malignant conditions. There seems little doubt that ethyl alcohol itself is responsible, although the mechanism for producing pain remains elusive. We report a case of alcoh...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Custodi P,Cerutti A,Bagnato R,Cassani P

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND. Hypofibrinogenemia and increased fibrin(ogen) degradation products in acute leukemia have been attributed to intravascular thrombin generation triggered by leukemic cells. However, the strict relationship between fibrinogen catabolism and turnover of fibrinopeptide A (FPA), which is a sensitive and specifi...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Castaman G,Galloni E,Dri AV,Rodeghiero F

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years many therapeutic regimens have been designed in order to improve response rate and response duration in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). In 1991 the Italian Lymphoma Study Group (GISL) started a prospective randomized trial on treatment of aggressive and advanced NHL, focused on the efficacy of ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Brugiatelli M,Federico M,Gobbi PG,Avanzini P,Callea V,Cavanna L,De Pasquale A,Di Prisco AU,Di Rienzo N,Silingardi V

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with M5b acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia (ANLL) and a 47,XXX del(11) (q23) karyotype is described. Partial remission was obtained after treatment with daunorubicin, arabinosylcytosine and VP-16. Subsequently, two courses of chemotherapy for resistant ANLL were administered without achieving complete remissio...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Bigazzi C,Galieni P,Scarinci R,Vivarelli R,Bucalossi A,Biancolini G,Falbo R,Vessichelli F,Dispensa E

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of early megakaryocyte (MK) precursors is difficult and conflicting. The prevalence of leukemias with a megakaryocytic component may be underestimated when conventional techniques are utilized. The recent development of immuno-ultrastructural procedures for simultaneous detection of platelet p...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Tomasi P,Tallarico A,Vasi V,Scapoli G,Castoldi G

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of adult-type Gaucher's disease associated with monoclonal gammapathy of undetermined significance. Bone marrow infiltration by Gaucher's cells and spleen infiltration by Gaucher cells and plasma cells was observed on cytohistologic examination. Splenectomy induced complete recovery of cytopenias and ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Airò R,Gabusi G,Guindani M

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between lymphoproliferative disease and AIDS is now well known, but only non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (LNH) are surely related to HIV infection. Hodgkin's disease (HD) occurs rarely in HIV seropositives, so it is impossible to establish a connection between AIDS and this neoplasm. METHODS AND RES...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Novati S,Malfitano A,Sacchi P,Patruno SF,Tornari PM,Rondanelli EG

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mdr-1 gene, which codes for a 170-kd transmembrane glycoprotein (P170), is frequently overexpressed in multidrug resistant (MDR) tumor cell lines and in spontaneous tumors, including leukemia and lymphoma. However, it is also constitutively expressed as a normal gene in normal tissues. METHODS:We used h...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Damiani D,Michieli M,Michelutti A,Geromin A,Raspadori D,Fanin R,Savignano C,Giacca M,Pileri S,Mallardi F

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blackfan-Diamond anemia (BDA) is a rare hypoproliferative anemia occurring in infancy or in early childhood. Patients who fail on usual doses of steroids did not achieve remission with other pharmacological agents. Claims that other molecules such as cyclosporin A (CSA) or antithymocyte globulin (ATG) are effective re...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Bejaoui M,Fitouri Z,Sfar MT,Lakhoua R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have shown previously that both erythrocyte production rate (EPR) and plasma erythropoietin (EPO) levels in response to hypoxia or to compounds able to stimulate EPO secretion are very much higher in post-hypoxic (PH) than in hypertransfused (HT) polycythemic mice with similar levels of hematocrit. Since ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Alippi RM,Boyer P,Leal T,Barcelò AC,Martinez MP,Bozzini CE

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma levels of several soluble factors were assayed in 31 untreated patients with high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL). The results showed statistically significant higher average levels of interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2r) and transferrin receptor (...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Stasi R,Conforti M,Del Poeta G,Simone MD,Coppetelli U,Tribalto M,Cantonetti M,Perrotti A,Venditti A,Papa G

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of primary gastric non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) appears to have increased worldwide in recent years, and this seems to be confirmed by large-sample population studies. METHODS AND RESULTS:We derived our data from the Lombardy Cancer Registry, which provides the incidence of cancer in the provi...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Pinotti G,Novario R,Berrino F,Bianchi P,Comi MA,Gamba MC,Venco A

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic myeloid leukemia arises from a somatic mutation in a pluripotent stem cell. It generally terminates with a blastic crisis (BC). One third of BC are lymphoid, and most have a pre-B phenotype. Few cases of T-lymphoid BC have been reported. Here we describe a lymph node blast crisis mimicking T-immunobl...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Leone G,La Rocca LM,Teofili L,De Candia E,Landolfi R,Sica S,Zini G,Zollino M,Tabilio A

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although IFN-beta is 30-40% homologous with IFN-alpha, its intrinsic biological properties are not identical. Compared with IFN-alpha, IFN-beta exerts greater in vitro antiproliferative activity on many cell lines, stimulates peripheral blood stem cells of hairy-cell leukemia (HCL) patients to differentiate ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Liberati AM,Schippa M,Portuesi MG,Grazia Proietti M,De Angelis V,Ferrajoli A,Cinieri S,Di Clemente F,Palmisano L,Berruto P

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-transfusion hepatitis (PTH) is a major problem in patients with acute leukemias requiring blood products during induction or consolidation therapy. In fact, PTH causes delays of chemotherapy with major violations in the timing of protocols. In order to assess the efficacy and safety of a short course of alpha-int...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Almasio P,Mirto S,Malleo C,Di Marco V,Caronia F,Craxi A

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of hepatic and/or splenic mycosis in children with acute leukemia are reported. Patients presented with fever not responding to broad spectrum antibiotics during or after prolonged and profound neutropenia. Noteworthy, in 1 case no abnormality in liver function tests was detectable at diagnosis. CT scan sh...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Moroni C,Castagnola E,Callea F,Lanino E,Rizzo A,Savioli C,Taccone A,Tomà P,Viscoli C

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High levels of HbF were found in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), as well as a possible switching of the ratio of the gamma chains from the adult to the newborn type in 25% of our patients. These abnormalities in general were not present in the parents. The possibility of having thalassemia or other hemog...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Bourantas KL,Georgiou I,Seferiadis K

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of older patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is difficult and conflicting. Lower responsiveness to therapy has been reported; however, the high risk of treatment morbidity, drug-dose reduction, and the occurrence of unrelated deaths might account for the poor outcome of NHL in the elderly. ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Orlandi E,Lazzarino M,Brusamolino E,Castelli G,Pagnucco G,Morra E,Bernasconi C

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cholesterol embolism of bone marrow, concerning the pelvis and lumbar region and clinically masquerading as systemic disease or metastatic tumor, is reported in an 82-year-old man hospitalized for acute onset of reddish purple nodules on the legs and toes, intense myalgia and dorsal vertebral bone pain. The ...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Muretto P,Carnevali A,Ansini AL

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of reliable and standardizable procedures with low contamination risk and less prominent loss in MNC, would solve the existing perplexities about the systematic use of this passage. We tried to experiment Areman's et al protocol that utilizes the CS 3000 blood cell processor without gradient, making s...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Franchini E,Porlezza M

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The suppression of Ph1-positive hemopoiesis is a major goal in the treatment of CML; in this context the CML patients in blast crisis obtaining a complete clinical remission represent a useful model to investigate the behavior of the Ph1-positive and negative clones during bone marrow repopulation after abla...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Guerrasio A,Martinelli G,Ambrosetti A,Falda M,Paolino F,Rege-Cambrin G,Rosso C,Pignatti PF,Gasparini P,Perona G

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the principles of density gradient cell separation have been transferred to the marrow fractionation, and the Ficoll technique by using a COBE 2991 blood cell processor has been developed and widely employed as well. This method is particularly useful in view of a chemical antineoplastic purging intended for...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Iacone A,Quaglietta AM,D'Antonio D,Accorsi P,Dragani A,Angrilli F,Berardi A,Angelini A,Di Bartolomeo P,Di Bartolomeo G

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An effective second-line treatment for intermediate and high grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is greatly needed since 30% of patients do not achieved complete remission (CR) and another 20% to 30% of the CRs will eventually relapse. METHODS:A four-drug combination with Mitoxantrone, Etoposide, Cisplatin and Dex...

journal_title：Haematologica

authors： Vitolo U,Orsucci L,Bertini M,Cavallero G,Gallamini A,Ghio R,Levis A,Rota-Scalabrini D,Resegotti L

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00