abstract：:The use of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Allo-HSCT) is a standard treatment option for many patients with haematological malignancies. Historically, patients requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission for transplant-related toxicities have fared extremely poorly, with high ICU mortality rates...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Townsend WM,Holroyd A,Pearce R,Mackinnon S,Naik P,Goldstone AH,Linch DC,Peggs KS,Thomson KJ,Singer M,Howell DC,Morris EC

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL6) plays a central role in multiple myeloma pathogenesis and confers resistance to corticosteroid-induced apoptosis. We therefore evaluated the efficacy and safety of siltuximab, an anti-IL6 monoclonal antibody, alone and in combination with dexamethasone, for patients with relapsed or refractory mult...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Voorhees PM,Manges RF,Sonneveld P,Jagannath S,Somlo G,Krishnan A,Lentzsch S,Frank RC,Zweegman S,Wijermans PW,Orlowski RZ,Kranenburg B,Hall B,Casneuf T,Qin X,van de Velde H,Xie H,Thomas SK

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major ABO mismatching is not considered a contraindication to allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Modern reduced-intensity conditioning and reduced-toxicity regimens cause much less myeloablation than conventional myeloablative regimens, such as cyclophosphamide with busulfan or total body irra...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Aung FM,Lichtiger B,Bassett R,Liu P,Alousi A,Bashier Q,Ciurea SO,de Lima MJ,Hosing C,Kebriaei P,Nieto Y,Oran B,Parmar S,Qazilbash M,Shah N,Khouri I,Champlin RE,Popat U

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enlarged lymph nodes may be a marker of occult cancer, but accurate data on cancer risk are limited. We used population-based Danish medical registries to assess cancer risk in a cohort of patients with a first-time inpatient or outpatient hospital contact for enlarged lymph nodes during 1994-2008. Observed cancer inc...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Frederiksen H,Svaerke C,Thomsen RW,Farkas DK,Pedersen L,Weiss NS,Sørensen HT

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the positron emission tomography (PET) era, traditional prognostic factors may not apply for patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Moreover, little is known about prognostic factors in patients transplanted for transform...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Armand P,Welch S,Kim HT,LaCasce AS,Jacobsen ED,Davids MS,Jacobson C,Fisher DC,Brown JR,Coughlin E,Freedman AS,Chen YB

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) has been associated with an increased risk of thrombosis. We carried out a retrospective multicentre cohort study on 1491 patients with MGUS. In 49 patients (3.3%) MGUS was diagnosed after a thrombotic event. Follow-up details for a period of at least 12 months...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Za T,De Stefano V,Rossi E,Petrucci MT,Andriani A,Annino L,Cimino G,Caravita T,Pisani F,Ciminello A,Torelli F,Villivà N,Bongarzoni V,Rago A,Betti S,Levi A,Felici S,Gentilini F,Calabrese E,Leone G,Multiple Myeloma G

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP) is a rare, recessively inherited genetic disorder with varying clinical presentation that is caused by ADAMTS13 mutations. Several studies have found limited associations between ADAMTS13 mutations and cTTP phenotype. The use of in silico tools that examine multipl...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Hing ZA,Schiller T,Wu A,Hamasaki-Katagiri N,Struble EB,Russek-Cohen E,Kimchi-Sarfaty C

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diamond-Blackfan anaemia (DBA) is an inherited bone marrow failure syndrome (IBMFS) characterized by red cell aplasia. Mutations in ribosomal genes are found in more than 50% of cases. Elevated erythrocyte adenosine deaminase (eADA) was first noted in DBA in 1983. In this study we determined the value of eADA for the ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Fargo JH,Kratz CP,Giri N,Savage SA,Wong C,Backer K,Alter BP,Glader B

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-haemolytic transfusion reactions are the most common type of transfusion reaction and include transfusion-related acute lung injury, transfusion-associated circulatory overload, allergic reactions, febrile reactions, post-transfusion purpura and graft-versus- host disease. Although life-threatening anaphylaxis occ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Hirayama F

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This exploratory study assessed apoptosis in peripheral blood leucocytes (PBL) from β-thalassaemia patients receiving chronic transfusions and chelation therapy (deferasirox or deferoxamine) at baseline, 1, 6, and 12 months. At baseline, thalassaemic PBLs presented 50% greater levels of Bax (BAX), 75% higher caspase-3...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Walter PB,Porter J,Evans P,Kwiatkowski JL,Neufeld EJ,Coates T,Giardina PJ,Grady RW,Vichinsky E,Olivieri N,Trachtenberg F,Alberti D,Fung E,Ames B,Higa A,Harmatz P,Thalassemia Clinical Research Network.

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-10 protects against blood-induced cartilage damage in vitro. It has been hypothesized that the combination of these cytokines is effective if applied early in the process of cartilage damage. The present study investigated whether a single intra-articular injection of IL-4 ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： van Meegeren ME,Roosendaal G,Coeleveld K,Nieuwenhuizen L,Mastbergen SC,Lafeber FP

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eltrombopag is a thrombopoietin-receptor agonist that stimulates platelet production and increases platelet counts in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). This open-label, single-arm study evaluated consistency of response and safety following repeated intermittent dosing of eltrombopag 50 mg daily ove...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Bussel JB,Saleh MN,Vasey SY,Mayer B,Arning M,Stone NL

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group (IELSG) promoted this study to determine the inter-observer agreement in the application of the Groupe d' Etude des Lymphomes de l' Adulte (GELA) histological scoring system for evaluating residual disease in post-treatment gastric biopsies of patients with gastric Muc...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Copie-Bergman C,Wotherspoon AC,Capella C,Motta T,Pedrinis E,Pileri SA,Bertoni F,Conconi A,Zucca E,Ponzoni M,Ferreri AJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence, clinical associations and pathogenic role of newly identified autoantibodies to the erythropoietin receptor (EPOR) in patients with anaemia were investigated. Sera from 203 patients with immune-related or chronic kidney diseases were screened for anti-EPOR antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assa...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Hara A,Furuichi K,Higuchi M,Iwata Y,Sakai N,Kaneko S,Wada T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diamond Blackfan Anaemia (DBA) is a rare congenital pure red cell aplasia that may be associated with facio-skeletal developmental defects. The disease is caused by mutations in one of at least ten ribosomal proteins, which results in haploinsufficiency and an imbalance between the synthesis of rRNA and ribosomal prot...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Horos R,von Lindern M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MLL rearrangements were analysed in the blood of a patient receiving chemotherapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma using inverse polymerase chain reaction targeting exon 12, parallel sequencing and a custom algorithm design. Of thirteen MLL rearrangements detected, five were capable of generating MLL fusion genes, in...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Shih SJ,Fass J,Buffalo V,Lin D,Singh SP,Diaz MO,Vaughan AT

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The novel multi-kinase inhibitor TG02 has selectivity against cell cycle and transcriptional cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs) as well as fms-like tyrosine kinase receptor-3 (FLT3). Inhibition of transcriptional CDKs preferentially depletes short-lived proteins such as MCL1. We evaluated the in vitro toxicity of TG02 to...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Pallis M,Abdul-Aziz A,Burrows F,Seedhouse C,Grundy M,Russell N

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The threat of infection by conventional transfusion-transmitted agents has been essentially eliminated from the blood supply in developed countries, thus focusing attention on the potential risk from emerging infections. Over recent years, actions have been taken to manage a number of such risks to blood safety. These...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Dodd RY

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Point-of-care testing (POCT) in haematology has continued to grow in popularity and uptake throughout the world. The increasing demand to reduce the turnaround time of test results, coupled with rapid improvements in technology, have led to the development of several devices that are designed for use in different clin...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Briggs C,Kimber S,Green L

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) undergoing high dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) remain at risk for disease progression. Induction of the expression of highly immunogenic cancer testis antigens (CTA) in malignant plasma cells in MM patients may trigger a protective immune response follow...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Toor AA,Payne KK,Chung HM,Sabo RT,Hazlett AF,Kmieciak M,Sanford K,Williams DC,Clark WB,Roberts CH,McCarty JM,Manjili MH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by excessive intestinal iron absorption resulting in increased pathological body iron stores. It is typically associated with homozygosity for the c.845G>A (p.C282Y) mutation in the HFE gene. However, other HFE alterations have been repo...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Silva B,Martins R,Proença D,Fleming R,Faustino P

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the combination of tyrosine kinase inhibitors with chemotherapy is widely used for young adults with Philadelphia chromosome positive-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (Ph+ ALL), the outcome and safety of this combination using intensive paediatric-based protocols has not been well described. The clinical course ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Thyagu S,Minden MD,Gupta V,Yee KW,Schimmer AD,Schuh AC,Lipton JH,Messner HA,Xu W,Brandwein JM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The translocation t(14;18) and its t(2;18) and t(18,22) variants, which involve the BCL2 genetic hallmark for follicular lymphoma (FL), have been reported in several cases of chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative disease (CLPD) and frequently in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). We describe here the clinical, morpholo...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Baseggio L,Geay MO,Gazzo S,Berger F,Traverse-Glehen A,Ffrench M,Hayette S,Callet-Bauchu E,Verney A,Morel D,Jallades L,Magaud JP,Salles G,Felman P

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a heterogenic non-Hodgkin lymphoma entity, with a median survival of about 5 years. In 2008 we reported the early - based on the median observation time of 4 years - results of the Nordic Lymphoma Group MCL2 study of frontline intensive induction immunochemotherapy and autologous stem cel...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Geisler CH,Kolstad A,Laurell A,Jerkeman M,Räty R,Andersen NS,Pedersen LB,Eriksson M,Nordström M,Kimby E,Bentzen H,Kuittinen O,Lauritzsen GF,Nilsson-Ehle H,Ralfkiaer E,Ehinger M,Sundström C,Delabie J,Karjalainen-Lindsb

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections continue to be a serious problem for severely neutropenic oncology and haematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) transplant patients. Although it is now possible to collect much larger numbers of neutrophils (PMNs) from donors stimulated with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor + corticosteroids, the efficacy ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Strauss RG

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia is a common finding in pregnancy, occurring in approximately 7-10% of pregnancies. It may be a diagnostic and management problem, and has many causes, some of which are specific to pregnancy. Although most cases of thrombocytopenia in pregnancy are mild, and have no adverse outcome for either mother o...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Myers B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of ethnic disparities in malignancies have revealed variation in clinical outcomes. In multiple myeloma (MM), previous literature has focused only on patients of Caucasian and African-American (AA) descent. We present a Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-based outcome analysis of MM patients from...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Ailawadhi S,Aldoss IT,Yang D,Razavi P,Cozen W,Sher T,Chanan-Khan A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive procedures can be performed safely in children with haemophilia due to the availability of factor VIII/IX for patients without inhibitors. Most guidelines are based on the experiences in adults, but still there is no established consensus on the optimal factor levels or duration of replacement therapy for adu...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Ljung RC,Knobe K

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CS1 antigen provides a unique target for the development of an immunotherapeutic strategy to treat patients with multiple myeloma (MM). This study aimed to identify HLA-A2(+) immunogenic peptides from the CS1 antigen, which induce peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) against HLA-A2(+) MM cells. We iden...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Bae J,Song W,Smith R,Daley J,Tai YT,Anderson KC,Munshi NC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have shown that the 8q24 region harbours multiple independent cancer susceptibility loci, even though it is devoid of genes. Given that no GWAS data are currently available for multiple myeloma (MM), we tested the hypothesis that genetic variants in this region could play a role ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Campa D,Martino A,Sainz J,Buda G,Jamroziak K,Weinhold N,Vieira Reis RM,García-Sanz R,Jurado M,Ríos R,Szemraj-Rogucka Z,Marques H,Lesueur F,Bugert P,Moreno V,Szemraj J,Orciuolo E,Gemignani F,Rossi AM,Dumontet C,Pet

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient myeloproliferative disorder (TMD) of the newborn and acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia (AMKL) in children with Down syndrome (DS) represent paradigmatic models of leukaemogenesis. Chromosome 21 gene dosage effects and truncating mutations of the X-chromosomal transcription factor GATA1 synergize to trigger TM...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Haemmerling S,Behnisch W,Doerks T,Korbel JO,Bork P,Moog U,Hentze S,Grasshoff U,Bonin M,Rieß O,Janssen JW,Jauch A,Bartram CR,Reinhardt D,Koch KA,Bandapalli OR,Kulozik AE

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with Down syndrome have a 20- to 50-fold increased risk of acute lymphocytic or myeloid leukaemia. Whole or partial gains of chromosome 21 have been described in multiple childhood leukaemias, and have recently been reported as a likely primary event in B-precursor-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. It is unclear...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Canzonetta C,Hoischen A,Giarin E,Basso G,Veltman JA,Nacheva E,Nizetic D,Groet J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review will focus on the strengths and limitations associated with the current standard of care for primary prevention of ischaemic strokes in children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) - transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) screening followed by regular blood transfusion therapy when TCD measurement is above a thr...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Jordan LC,Casella JF,DeBaun MR

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two major epidemiological clues to the pathogenesis of Burkitt lymphoma (BL) are the geographical association with malaria--BL incidence relates to the malaria transmission rate--and early infection by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Both agents cause B cell hyperplasia, which is almost certainly an essential component ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Magrath I

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Umbilical cord blood transplant (UCBT) is associated with impaired early immune reconstitution. This might be explained by a lower T-cell dose infused, the naivety of cord blood T-cells and the use of in vivo T-cell depletion. We studied the pattern of early immune reconstitution and the clinical outcome of children u...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Chiesa R,Gilmour K,Qasim W,Adams S,Worth AJ,Zhan H,Montiel-Equihua CA,Derniame S,Cale C,Rao K,Hiwarkar P,Hough R,Saudemont A,Fahrenkrog CS,Goulden N,Amrolia PJ,Veys P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate whether the clinical behaviour of extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKTL) varies by race within a geographic region, we identified a total of 213 non-Hispanic whites, Hispanics and Asians/Pacific islanders (APIs) diagnosed with ENKTL in the California Cancer Registry betwe...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Ai WZ,Chang ET,Fish K,Fu K,Weisenburger DD,Keegan TH

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the absolute and relative risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in and around pregnancy would be crucial in identifying when to commence and cease thromboprophylaxis in women who would benefit from such intervention. We addressed this hypothesis using a large prospective primary care database from the Unit...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Sultan AA,West J,Tata LJ,Fleming KM,Nelson-Piercy C,Grainge MJ

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ETP-ALL) is a recently identified subtype of T-ALL with distinctive gene expression and cell marker profiles, poor response to chemotherapy and a very high risk of relapse. We determined the reliability of restricted panel of cell markers to identify EPT-ALL using ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Inukai T,Kiyokawa N,Campana D,Coustan-Smith E,Kikuchi A,Kobayashi M,Takahashi H,Koh K,Manabe A,Kumagai M,Ikuta K,Hayashi Y,Tsuchida M,Sugita K,Ohara A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in DNA copy number (CN) and DNA methylation represent important aberrations for lymphomas and other cancers. Here, for the first time, we show that the Illumina Infinium Methylation (IIM) assay, although not originally designed for CN profiling, is able to estimate CN changes. We compared the IIM CN profiles t...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Kwee I,Rinaldi A,Rancoita P,Rossi D,Capello D,Forconi F,Giuliani N,Piva R,Inghirami G,Gaidano G,Zucca E,Bertoni F

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilia is an inherited disorder of clotting factor deficiencies resulting in musculoskeletal bleeding, including haemarthroses, leading to orthopaedic complications. The pathogenesis of haemophilic joint arthropathy continues to be explored and there is evidence to suggest that iron, cytokines, and neo angiogenes...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Acharya SS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00