abstract：:We constructed a "biomimetic osteoblast niche" with bio-derived bone as a scaffold, on which we seeded marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from CML patients, and induced the MSCs to differentiate into osteoblasts. Bone marrow mononuclear cells from CML patients were cultured in the biomimetic niche (3D culture system...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hou L,Liu T,Tan J,Meng W,Deng L,Yu H,Zou X,Wang Y

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disorder characterized by the abnormal accumulation of alveolar surfactant protein in alveolar spaces. We report herein a rare case of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS-RAEB) complicated by severe PAP, and successful allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for both disor...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tabata S,Shimoji S,Murase K,Takiuchi Y,Inoue D,Kimura T,Nagai Y,Mori M,Togami K,Kurata M,Ito K,Hashimoto H,Matushita A,Nagai K,Takahashi T

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome as a result of t (9; 22) (q34; q11) is observed in more than 90% of chromic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. Cases in which the typical Ph chromosome is not visible at the karyotype level comprise 5-10% of CML patients. CML cases with fusion transcripts such as e13a3 in which ABL exon 3 ra...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Masuko M,Furukawa T,Abe T,Wada R,Maruyama S,Kitajima T,Shibasaki Y,Toba K,Okada M,Aizawa Y

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) shows a remarkable heterogeneity, with some patients having an almost normal lifespan, others surviving only several months after diagnosis despite intensive therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the serum thymidine kinase 1 (TK1) concentration in Chinese patients with CL...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Xu W,Cao X,Miao KR,Qiao C,Wu YJ,Liu Q,Fan L,Li JY

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous stem cell transplantation is considered the best post-induction therapy for multiple myeloma (MM). Therefore, therapy for myeloma should be chosen not only on the basis of efficacy, but also taking into account their impact on the hematopoietic stem cell compartment. We describe the case of a MM patient in ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Giglio G,Romito S,Carrozza F,Musacchio M,Antuzzi G,Gigli R,Magri M,Bavaro P,Di Bartolomeo P,Dell'Isola M,Accorsi P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients have to discontinue the use of oral iron therapy due to the development of side effects and lack of long-term adherence to medication for iron deficiency anemia. This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness, safety, and cost of intravenous iron sucrose therapy. The computerized database and medi...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Asma S,Boga C,Ozdogu H

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma shows distinct immunological characteristics, such as the expression of the IgA isotype, the frequent presence of immunoglobulin abnormalities, and a strong association with autoimmune disease, especially Sjögren's syndrome (SjS). We report a case of thymic MALT...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sakamoto T,Yamashita K,Mizumoto C,Ueda M,Takeoka T,Hishita T,Hada S,Ohno T

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemoglobin (Hb) E is the commonest beta-globin variant in Thailand. Other uncommon variants have been rarely reported. We performed direct DNA sequencing of the entire beta-globin gene in cases showing unidentified bands by isolectric focusing electrophoresis or high-performance liquid chromatography. Six different be...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Uaprasert N,Rojnuckarin P,Settapiboon R,Amornsiriwat S,Sutcharitchan P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently developed an Invader assay combined with reverse transcriptase polymerase-chain-reaction in order to quantify T315I bcr-abl transcripts. Using this assay, we serially monitored T315I bcr-abl transcripts in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients whose bcr-abl transcripts were still detectable at 6 months a...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Yamamoto M,Kakihana K,Ohashi K,Yamaguchi T,Tadokoro K,Akiyama H,Sakamaki H

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with t(9;22)-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) developed a resistance to therapy with imatinib mesylate (Glivec) which coincided with the appearance of t(5;6;12) in the same cells with t(9;22) [46,XX,t(5;6;12)(q14?;q21?;q23?),t(9;22)(q34;q11)]. She remains in a continuous chronic phase of CML. This...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Denčić-Fekete M,Đorđević V,Storlazzi CT,Janković G,Bogdanović A,Jovanović J,Rocchi M,Todorić-Živanović B,Strnad M,Gotić M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biphenotypic acute leukemia co-expressing T-lymphoid and myeloid markers is rare, accounting for less than 1% of acute leukemias. However, several clinical characteristics including male predominance, frequent lymphadenopathy and unfavorable outcome have been identified. Recurrence of monosomies 7p and/or 12p in T/mye...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Matsumoto Y,Taki T,Fujimoto Y,Taniguchi K,Shimizu D,Shimura K,Uchiyama H,Kuroda J,Nomura K,Inaba T,Shimazaki C,Horiike S,Taniwaki M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). It commonly presents with a variety of symptoms due to occlusion of small vessels by tumor cells in different organ systems. Clinically patients may present with generalized symptoms such as fever and malaise. In w...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Yin W,Li M,Gao Z,Huang F,Da J,Liu C

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：: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：:Immature-type CD56(+) natural killer (NK)-cell neoplasms are classified as either myeloid/NK-cell precursor acute leukemia or blastic NK-cell lymphoma. We identified two cases of immature-type CD56(+) NK-cell neoplasms that were not categorizable as either of these entities. The first case involved a 74-year-old woman...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Owatari S,Otsuka M,Takeshita T,Mizukami K,Suzuki S,Uozumi K,Tashiro Y,Arima N,Hanada S

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) or "sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy" is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. The disease usually presents with painless lymphadenopathy with occasional extranodal involvement in various organs. We report a case of a 36-year-old man with a history of non-...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Konca C,Özkurt ZN,Deger M,Akı Z,Yağcı M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distinction between RAEB, RAEB-T and AML M6a is difficult when erythroblasts in the bone marrow (BM) exceed 50%. We analyzed 19 children (2 RAEB, 13 RAEB-T and 4 AML M6a) enrolled in a prospective pathological central review in Japan and divided them into two groups according to the myeloblasts percentage among no...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Honda Y,Manabe A,Tsuchida M,Zaike Y,Masunaga A,Inoue M,Kobayashi R,Ohtsuka Y,Kikuchi A,Nakahata T,From the MDS Committee, the Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology.

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old female diagnosed as mycosis fungoides (MF, clinical stage IV) was treated with single-agent chemotherapy, multi-drug chemotherapy and unrelated bone marrow transplantation with reduced-intensity conditioning (engraftment failure), resulting in failure. Unrelated cord blood transplantation (CBT) as second...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Fukushima T,Horio K,Matsuo E,Imanishi D,Yamasaki R,Tsushima H,Imaizumi Y,Ohshima K,Hata T,Yoshida S,Miyazaki Y,Tomonaga M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to better understand the biology of adult T cell leukemia (ATL), we aimed to establish a novel method, which allows the primary growth of ATL cells using a co-culture system with murine bone marrow-derived stromal cells, MS-5. ATL cells grew in close contact with MS-5 layers and formed so-called "cobblestone ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Nagai K,Jinnai I,Hata T,Usui T,Sasaki D,Tsukasaki K,Sugahara K,Hishikawa Y,Yamada Y,Tanaka Y,Koji T,Mano H,Kamihira S,Tomonaga M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent for adult T-cell leukemia. The geographic distribution of HTLV-1 carriers is quite uneven in Japan and the greatest prevalence is in southwestern Japan. Because many people move from endemic areas to the greater Tokyo area, the geographic distributio...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Uchimaru K,Nakamura Y,Tojo A,Watanabe T,Yamaguchi K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report on the current status of Japanese HIV-positive patients with coagulation disorders, primarily hemophilia, based on the national survey of 31 May 2006. The total number of registered patients was 1,431 (Hemophilia A 1,086; Hemophilia B 325; von Willebrand disease 8; others 12), and 604 of these patient...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tatsunami S,Mimaya J,Shirahata A,Zelinka J,Horová I,Hanai J,Nishina Y,Ohira K,Taki M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two episodes of CMV retinitis in a pediatric patient who underwent a CD34+ selected graft from his haploidentical father. Both recipient and donor were cytomegalovirus (CMV) seropositive. Both episodes occurred late post-grafting during a phase of complete immunological recovery with sufficient numbers of ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Cesaro S,Boaro MP,Pillon M,Calore E,Cermakova I,Perruccio K,Mengoli C,Messina C

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rare recurrent translocation of (8;9)(p22;p24) with PCM1-JAK2 fusion was recently characterized in diverse hematological malignancies. Most of them are atypical chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) or other myeloproliferative disorders (MPD), and are predominantly in the male. We report a female patient with acute myelo...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Huang KP,Chase AJ,Cross NCP,Reiter A,Li TY,Wang TF,Chu SC,Lu XY,Li CC,Kao RH

更新日期：2008-09-01 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

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) has been shown to induce the differentiation of CD34(+) cells toward dendritic cells (DCs). We have previously shown that DCs are co-generated from human CD34(+) cells during erythroid or megakaryocytic differentiation in the presence of TNF-alpha, and those DCs are able to stim...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Saito Y,Guo YM,Hirokawa M,Saito K,Komatsuda A,Takahashi N,Fujishima M,Fujishima N,Yamashita J,Sawada K

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to analyze the clinical characteristics and treatment of patients with primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast (PNHLB). Forty-five patients with PNHLB treated in our hospital during a 15-year period were retrospectively analyzed. Forty-four were females and one male, with a median a...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Guo HY,Zhao XM,Li J,Hu XC

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:von Willebrand factor (VWF) performs its hemostatic functions through binding to various proteins. The A1 domain of VWF contains binding sites of not only physiologically important ligands, but also exogenous modulators that induce VWF-platelet aggregation. Sulfatides, 3-sulfated galactosyl ceramides, that are express...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Nakayama T,Matsushita T,Yamamoto K,Mutsuga N,Kojima T,Katsumi A,Nakao N,Sadler JE,Naoe T,Saito H

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HOX genes are key determinants of cellular identity both in early development and in the renewal and differentiation of adult blood cells. Although a number of studies have examined the expression of individual HOX genes in defined blood cell lineages, we have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of HOX gene expres...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Morgan R,Whiting K

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycomb-group genes (PcG), identified by Drosophila genetics, are believed to maintain positional information by constituting a cellular memory system. Recently this system has been proved to be supported by epigenetic transcription regulation. PcG products comprise two distinct complexes, PcG complex 1 and 2. First ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Takihara Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Home care has become a treatment option for cancer patients; however, medical practice at patients' homes has been expected mainly for terminal care in Japan. Most physicians believe that it is difficult to treat patients with hematologic malignancy at home because they frequently develop complications requiring urgen...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kodama Y,Kami M,Yuji K,Kuboya M,Komatsu T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old woman presented with severe hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) followed by heart failure. An echocardiogram showed an ejection fraction of 20%, and a cardiac catheterization followed by a myocardial histologic evaluation demonstrated dilated cardiomyopathy. Plasma exchange and hemodialysis were performed re...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Alexopoulou A,Dourakis SP,Zovoilis C,Agapitos E,Androulakis A,Filiotou A,Archimandritis AJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified a novel gene fusion of ANKRD28 (ankyrin repeat domain 28) on 3p25 to NUP98 on 11p15 in a patient with adult myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myelogenous leukemia. A partially cryptic 3-way translocation, t(3;5;11)(p25;q35;p15), that had initially been supposed to be t(3;5)(p25;q35) was revealed by precise ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ishikawa M,Yagasaki F,Okamura D,Maeda T,Sugahara Y,Jinnai I,Bessho M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although immunosuppressive therapy using antithymocyte globulin or cyclosporine A (CSA) is effective in selected patients with low-risk myelodysplastic syndrome, the response rates reported so far are inconsistent, and the indication of immunosuppressive therapy for myelodysplastic syndrome has not been clearly define...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ishikawa T,Tohyama K,Nakao S,Yoshida Y,Teramura M,Motoji T,Takatoku M,Kurokawa M,Mitani K,Uchiyama T,Omine M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) selectively home to tumors, where they contribute to the formation of tumor-associated stroma. This effect can be opposed by genetically modifying MSC to produce high levels of anti-cancer agents that blunt tumor growth kinetics and inhibit the growth of tumor...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hall B,Dembinski J,Sasser AK,Studeny M,Andreeff M,Marini F

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with refractory multiple myeloma who showed a good response to a combination therapy with oral melphalan, dexamethasone, and thalidomide (MDT). A 48-year-old woman with myeloma refractory to thalidomide, dexamethasone, and clarithromycin received 6 mg melphalan for 4 days every 6 weeks in combinat...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Asou N,Izuno Y,Okubo T,Ide K,Ueno H,Kawakita M,Mitsuya H,Hata H

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a novel method for the efficient production of hematopoietic progenitors from human embryonic stem cells (hESC) via coculture with murine fetal liver-derived stromal cells, in which embryonic hematopoiesis dramatically expands at midgestation. We generated various hematopoietic progenitors in coculture, and...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ma F,Wang D,Hanada S,Ebihara Y,Kawasaki H,Zaike Y,Heike T,Nakahata T,Tsuji K

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The wild-type Wilms tumor gene, WT1, is overexpressed in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) as well as acute myeloid leukemia. In a phase I clinical trial of biweekly vaccination with HLA-A*2402-restricted WT1 peptide for these malignancies, 2 patients with MDS developed severe leukocytopenia in association with a reducti...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kawakami M,Oka Y,Tsuboi A,Harada Y,Elisseeva OA,Furukawa Y,Tsukaguchi M,Shirakata T,Nishida S,Nakajima H,Morita S,Sakamoto J,Kawase I,Oji Y,Sugiyama H

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy has been used for autoimmune diseases and disorders involving autoantibodies, including coagulation inhibitors. In this review, we have evaluated the efficacy and safety of IVIG therapy for acquired coagulation inhibitors, including factor VIII inhibitor, and for acquired von ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Yamamoto K,Takamatsu J,Saito H

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00