abstract：:Patients with congenital protein S (PS) deficiency show a hereditary predisposition for thrombosis, and PS deficiency is prevalent among Japanese populations. Diagnosis is based on symptoms of thrombosis and reduced PS activity. Three reagents that use different measurement principles for determining PS activity are a...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ieko M,Hotta T,Watanabe K,Adachi T,Takeuchi S,Naito S,Yoshida M,Ohmura K,Takahashi N,Morishita E,Tsuda H,Kang D

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A 71-year-old petite Japanese woman was diagnosed with IgG λ-type multiple myeloma with acute kidney injury, severe anemia, and a pathological rib fracture. Emergent hemodialysis was initiated combined with chemotherapy including bortezomib, lenalidomide, and pomalidomide, but myeloma had become refractory due to the ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Mizuno S,Kitayama C,Yamaguchi K,Sanada S,Sato T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary red blood cell (RBC) membranopathies are characterized by mutations in genes encoding skeletal proteins that alter the membrane complex structure. Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is the most common inherited RBC membranopathy leading to hereditary hemolytic anemia with a worldwide distribution and an estimate...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Vives-Corrons JL,Krishnevskaya E,Rodriguez IH,Ancochea A

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:A.R.R.O.W. evaluated the superiority of once-weekly carfilzomib plus dexamethasone (Kd) 20/70 mg/m2 vs. twice-weekly Kd 20/27 mg/m2 based on progression-free survival (PFS) in relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma patients. Forty Japanese patients (once-weekly arm, n = 26; twice-weekly arm, n = 14) were randomiz...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Takezako N,Shibayama H,Handa H,Hagiwara S,Ozaki S,Suzuki K,Kosugi H,Ri M,Sugiura I,Choi I,Miyamoto T,Iida S

更新日期：2020-10-10 00:00:00

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：:Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is usually donor derived, associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and of B-cell origin. T-cell PTLD (T-PTLD) after allogeneic HCT is extremely rare. Four of 1015 (0.39%) allogeneic HCT patients were diagnosed...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kuno M,Ito A,Maeshima AM,Taniguchi H,Tanaka T,Inamoto Y,Kurosawa S,Kim SW,Fukuda T

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse follicular lymphoma (FL) variant is a rare condition that shows distinctive clinical, morphological, immunophenotypic, and molecular features that distinguish it from classical FL. Diffuse FL variant is characterized by a predominantly diffuse growth pattern, absence of the t (14;18) IGH/BCL2 translocation, CD...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Martín-Moro F,Marquet-Palomanes J,Piris-Villaespesa M,Lopez-Jiménez J,García-Cosío M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heart is a rare primary site of lymphoma, and cardiac involvement is thought to bring a poorer prognosis. A framework of known clinical presentations, diagnostic features, disease complications, treatments, and outcomes to improve prognostication was constructed by a systematic review in 2011. However, some aspect...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Chen H,Qian S,Shi P,Liu L,Yang F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in pregnant women. Enoxaparin is a low-molecular-weight heparin used during pregnancy to treat or prevent VTE. In this study, we compare anti-factor Xa peak levels in pregnant and non-pregnant women, and explore the association between anti-fac...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Aleidan FAS,Aljarba GA,Aldakhil AA,Allehyani BI,Yahia MA,Alghtani NE,Badri M,Alaklabi AA,Alsuhaibani A,Crowther MA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T-cells (Tregs) are major mediators of mammalian self-tolerance via cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) signaling pathways. An immune dysregulation syndrome associated with heterozygous germline mutations in CTLA4 was recently reported. Clinical features include recurrent infections, systemic lymphaden...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ureshino H,Koarada S,Kamachi K,Yoshimura M,Yokoo M,Kubota Y,Ando T,Ichinohe T,Morio T,Kimura S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an ongoing search for potential biomarkers for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients using metabolic analysis. However, only few studies to date have focused on bone marrow samples or a specific subtype of AML. In the present study, we used gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry of plasma and bon...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Zhou X,Zheng M,Wang Q,Aa J,Cao B,Li J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare comorbidity in colorectal cancer (CRC) and has an unknown etiology. Previously, we described an AIHA case secondary to CRC with ectopic band 3 expression. Herein, we investigated ectopic band 3 expression and erythrocyte membrane-bound IgG in a CRC cohort. Between September...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kitao A,Kawamoto S,Kurata K,Hayakawa I,Yamasaki T,Matsuoka H,Sumi Y,Kakeji Y,Kamesaki T,Minami H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stromal cells may reverse acute inflammatory disorders. The placenta is important in feto-maternal tolerance. We have used placenta-derived decidua stromal cells (DSCs) to treat graft-versus-host disease and found an immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effect. We here report the use of DSCs in two patie...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sadeghi B,Ersmark B,Moretti G,Mattsson J,Ringdén O

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment outcome of multiple myeloma (MM) is worse than expected from the average numbers of non-synonymous mutations, which are roughly correlated with the prognosis of cancer patients. The refractoriness of MM may be ascribed to the complex genomic architecture and clonal behavior of the disease. In MM, disease...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Furukawa Y,Kikuchi J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intranuclear proteins, including high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and histone H3, released from inflammatory cells activate platelets and the coagulation systems, leading to development of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in individuals with sepsis. These observations prompted us to hypothesize that HMGB1...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Harada-Shirado K,Wang X,Mori H,Fukatsu M,Takahashi H,Shichishima-Nakamura A,Kimura S,Ohkawara H,Yamada S,Ito T,Ikezoe T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with aggressive adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) have dismal outcomes with intensive chemotherapy. Early up-front allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is generally recommended. However, the choice of stem cell source, i.e., unrelated bone marrow transplant (UBMT) or cord blood tr...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Fuji S,Kurosawa S,Inamoto Y,Murata T,Utsunomiya A,Uchimaru K,Yamasaki S,Inoue Y,Moriuchi Y,Choi I,Ogata M,Hidaka M,Yamaguchi T,Fukuda T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of mutations in PRF1, UNC13D, STX11 and STXBP2 genes in homozygosis or compound heterozygosis results in immune deregulation. Most such cases lead to clinical manifestations of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). In the present study, we analyzed degranulation and cytotoxicity in a pediatric patien...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Viñas-Giménez L,Donadeu L,Alsina L,Rincón R,de la Campa EÁ,Esteve-Sole A,Català A,Colobran R,de la Cruz X,Sayós J,Martínez-Gallo M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The BCR-ABL1 fusion gene is the driver mutation of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Its expression level in CML patients is monitored by a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction defined by the International Scale (qPCRIS). BCR-ABL1 has also been found in asymptomatic normal in...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kuan JW,Su AT,Tay SP,Fong IL,Kubota S,Su'ut L,Osato M,Sashida G

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel approaches to the treatment of haemophilia are needed due to the limitations of the current standard of care, factor replacement therapy. Aspirations include lessening the treatment burden and effectively preventing joint damage. Treating haemophilia by restoring thrombin generation may be an effective approach....

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Chowdary P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daratumumab is a human anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of refractory and relapsed multiple myeloma. We investigated the efficacy and safety of daratumumab therapy in a real-world setting. Ninety-nine Hungarian patients were included; 48 received monotherapy, while lenalidomide and bortezomib combin...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Lovas S,Varga G,Farkas P,Masszi T,Wohner N,Bereczki Á,Adamkovich N,Borbényi Z,Szomor Á,Alizadeh H,Szaleczky E,Wolf K,Schneider T,Plander M,Szendrei T,Csacsovszki O,Csukly Z,Rajnics P,Egyed M,Nagy Z,Rejtő L,Illés

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CCR4 is expressed on tumor cells of most patients with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). Gain-of-function mutations of the CCR4 gene in ATL patients may be associated with alterations at the carboxyl terminus, a finding which led to a high efficacy anti-CCR4 antibody, mogamulizumab. Only a few studies have reporte...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sakamoto Y,Fujii K,Murase S,Nakano S,Masaki A,Murase T,Kusumoto S,Iida S,Utsunomiya A,Ueda R,Ishida T,Inagaki H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the efficacy of systemic high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) for CNS prophylaxis in a prospectively recruited cohort of DLBCL patients at high risk of CNS relapse. High-risk CNS relapse was defined as the involvement of ≥ 2 extranodal sites with elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); CNS international prognost...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Lee K,Yoon DH,Hong JY,Kim S,Lee K,Kang EH,Huh J,Park CS,Lee SW,Suh C

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with severe congenital protein (P)C deficiency require long-term anticoagulant management. Recombinant PC concentrates for prophylactic use are not available in Japan; prothrombin complex concentrates (PCC), containing factors (F)II, VII, IX, X, and PC (PPSB-HT®), have been used 'off-label' in a few patients....

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ogiwara K,Nogami K,Mizumachi K,Nakagawa T,Noda N,Ohga S,Shima M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old female was referred to our hospital with a sternal fracture in March 2008. She received a diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) BJP-κ type (ISS stage III). G-banding karyotype revealed 46, XX, t(11;22)(q23.3;q11.2) (Hubacek, Gene 592:193-9, 2016), which was later confirmed to be congenital. After repeated r...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Suzuki R,Warita T,Nakamura Y,Kitamura Y,Aoyama Y,Ogawa Y,Kawada H,Ando K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the poor prognosis of patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML), better therapy is needed. Fludarabine enhances the efficacy of Ara-C (cytarabine) by increasing intracellular Ara-C-triphosphate. The FLAG (fludarabine, high-dose Ara-C, supported with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor) reg...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hatsumi N,Miyawaki S,Yamauchi T,Takeshita A,Komatsu N,Usui N,Arai Y,Ishida F,Morii T,Kano Y,Ogura M,Machida S,Nishii K,Honda S,Ohnishi K,Naoe T,Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group (JALSG).

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated clinical outcomes of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in patients with hematological malignancies treated with synthetic protease inhibitors (SPIs) and compared the effects of gabexate mesilate (FOY) and nafamostat mesilate (FUT). We retrospectively examined 127 patients [acute myeloid leukemi...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Minakata D,Fujiwara SI,Ikeda T,Kawaguchi SI,Toda Y,Ito S,Ochi SI,Nagayama T,Mashima K,Umino K,Nakano H,Yamasaki R,Morita K,Kawasaki Y,Sugimoto M,Yamamoto C,Ashizawa M,Hatano K,Sato K,Oh I,Ohmine K,Muroi K,Ohmo

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TAL1/SCL is a prime example of an oncogenic transcription factor that is abnormally expressed in acute leukemia due to the replacement of regulator elements. This gene has also been recognized as an essential regulator of hematopoiesis. TAL1 expression is strictly regulated in a lineage- and stage-specific manner. Suc...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Tan TK,Zhang C,Sanda T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) causes severe mucositis, impairs feeding and favors infection. The objective of this study was to identify the impact of GvHD in the oral cavity. We reviewed all consecutive patients who developed oral GvHD after HSCT. The study period was over 14 years. 53 patients were identified. M/...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Piccin A,Tagnin M,Vecchiato C,Al-Khaffaf A,Beqiri L,Kaiser C,Agreiter I,Negri G,Kob M,Di Pierro A,Vittadello F,Mazzoleni G,Eisendle K,Fontanella F

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathecal administration of methotrexate (IT-MTX) can lead to neurotoxicity. MTX-induced neurotoxicity occasionally manifests with a stroke-like presentation that is difficult to distinguish from genuine stroke. We retrospectively reviewed records of nine patients with leukemia or lymphoma and episodes of stroke-lik...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Watanabe K,Arakawa Y,Oguma E,Uehara T,Yanagi M,Oyama C,Ikeda Y,Sasaki K,Isobe K,Mori M,Hanada R,Koh K

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dasatinib induces lymphocytosis of large granular lymphocytes (LGLs) in a proportion of patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and is associated with better clinical outcomes. LGLs consist of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells; however, the context and phenotypic/functional features of each ty...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Watanabe N,Takaku T,Takeda K,Shirane S,Toyota T,Koike M,Noguchi M,Hirano T,Fujiwara H,Komatsu N

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02221492) was conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of plerixafor for the mobilization and collection of haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for autologous transplantation in Japanese non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients. In this randomized phase 2 study, patients...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Matsue K,Kumagai K,Sugiura I,Ishikawa T,Igarashi T,Sato T,Uchiyama M,Miyamoto T,Ono T,Ueda Y,Kiguchi T,Sunaga Y,Sasaki T,Suzuki K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare subtype of myeloid neoplasm. Clonal evolution in the development of BPDCN remains to be elucidated. In the present study, we examined clonal evolution in a case of BPDCN by analyzing the distribution of gene mutations in tumor cells and non-tumor blood cel...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Suma S,Sakata-Yanagimoto M,Nguyen TB,Hattori K,Sato T,Noguchi M,Nannya Y,Ogawa S,Watanabe R,Fujimoto M,Nakamura N,Kusakabe M,Nishikii H,Kato T,Chiba S

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare type of extranodal lymphoma, typically of a B-cell origin, which presents as lymphomatous effusion with no nodal enlargement or tumor masses. The development PEL is universally associated with human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) infection. Cases of HHV-8-negative primary lymphomatous...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Okada K,Asakura S,Yano T,Kishimoto T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that tumors of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) present additional genetic mutations compared to the primary tumors. The base excision repair (BER) pathway corrects oxidatively damaged mutagenic bases and plays an important role in maintaining genetic stability. The purpose of the presen...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Gotoh N,Saitoh T,Takahashi N,Kasamatsu T,Minato Y,Lobna A,Oda T,Hoshino T,Sakura T,Shimizu H,Takizawa M,Handa H,Yokohama A,Tsukamoto N,Murakami H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) has made acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) a curable disease; however, early death prior to the completion of treatment remains a problem. In quantitative evaluation of response to ATRA treatment, lymphocytes must be excluded as they do not originally have t(15;17). ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sato K,Sakai H,Saiki Y,Uchida A,Uemura Y,Yokoi S,Tsuruoka Y,Nishio Y,Matsunawa M,Suzuki Y,Isobe Y,Kato M,Tomita N,Inoue Y,Miura I

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original publication of this article, Tables 2, 3 and 4 were published incorrectly. The corrected tables 2, 3 and 4 are given in the following pages. ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ueda Y,Obara N,Yonemura Y,Noji H,Masuko M,Seki Y,Wada K,Matsuda T,Akiyama H,Ikezoe T,Chiba S,Kanda Y,Kawaguchi T,Shichishima T,Nakakuma H,Okamoto S,Nishimura JI,Kanakura Y,Ninomiya H

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess response to cyclosporine A, and/or corticosteroids, and possible factors influencing the response in adult patients with acquired pure red cell aplasia (PRCA). Clinical data from 42 cases were retrospectively analyzed. These patients received cyclosporine A (CsA), and/or corticosteroids (CS), or other immuno...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Wu X,Wang S,Lu X,Shen W,Qiao C,Wu Y,Lu R,Wang S,Zhang J,Hong M,Zhu Y,Li J,He G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are at high risk of invasive fungal infection (IFI). In adult patients, the D-index, which reflects the duration and intensity of neutropenia, was reported as a predictive factor of IFI after induction therapy for AML. The aim of this study was to assess whether the...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sano H,Kobayashi R,Suzuki D,Hori D,Kishimoto K,Kobayashi K

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune reconstitution affects clinical outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and it has been suggested that lymphocyte recovery affects survival after HSCT. However, few studies have examined lymphocyte recovery in Asian patients who received mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) prophylaxis ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kurata K,Yakushijin K,Mizuno I,Gomyo H,Okamura A,Ichikawa H,Sakai R,Mizutani Y,Kakiuchi S,Miyata Y,Kitao A,Sanada Y,Inui Y,Uryu K,Kawamoto S,Sugimoto T,Yamamoto K,Ito M,Matsuoka H,Murayama T,Minami H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00