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Böhm S, Wustrau K, Pachlopnik Schmid J, Prader S, Ahlmann M, Yacobovich J, Beier R, Speckmann C, Behnisch W, Ifversen M, Jordan M, Marsh R, Naumann-Bartsch N, Mauz-Körholz C, Hönig M, Schulz A, Malinowska I, Hines M, Nichols KE, Gil-Herrera J, Talano JA, Crooks B, Formankova R, Jorch N, Bakhtiar S, Kühnle I, Streiter M, Nathrath M, Russo A, Dürken M, Lang P, Lindemans C, Henter JI, Lehmberg K, Ehl S. Survival in primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, 2016 to 2021: etoposide is better than its reputation. Blood 2024; 143:872-881. [PMID: 37992218 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023022281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
Abstract
ABSTRACT Primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (pHLH) is a life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome that develops mainly in patients with genetic disorders of lymphocyte cytotoxicity and X-linked lymphoproliferative syndromes. Previous studies with etoposide-based treatment followed by hematopoetic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) resulted in 5-year survival of 50% to 59%. Contemporary data are lacking. We evaluated 88 patients with pHLH documented in the international HLH registry from 2016-2021. In 12 of 88 patients, diagnosis was made without HLH activity, based on siblings or albinism. Major HLH-directed drugs (etoposide, antithymocyte globulin, alemtuzumab, emapalumab, ruxolitinib) were administered to 66 of 76 patients who were symptomatic (86% first-line etoposide); 16 of 57 patients treated with etoposide and 3 of 9 with other first-line treatment received salvage therapy. HSCT was performed in 75 patients; 7 patients died before HSCT. Three-year probability of survival (pSU) was 82% (confidence interval [CI], 72%-88%) for the entire cohort and 77% (CI, 64%-86%) for patients receiving first-line etoposide. Compared with the HLH-2004 study, both pre-HSCT and post-HSCT survival of patients receiving first-line etoposide improved, 83% to 91% and 70% to 88%. Differences to HLH-2004 included preferential use of reduced-toxicity conditioning and reduced time from diagnosis to HSCT (from 148 to 88 days). Three-year pSU was lower with haploidentical (4 of 9 patients [44%]) than with other donors (62 of 66 [94%]; P < .001). Importantly, early HSCT for patients who were asymptomatic resulted in 100% survival, emphasizing the potential benefit of newborn screening. This contemporary standard-of-care study of patients with pHLH reveals that first-line etoposide-based therapy is better than previously reported, providing a benchmark for novel treatment regimes.
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- Svea Böhm
- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, University Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, University Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Division of Immunology and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Pediatric Immunology, University Children's Hospital Zurich-Eleonorenstiftung, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Division of Immunology and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Pediatric Immunology, University Children's Hospital Zurich-Eleonorenstiftung, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Tel Aviv Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Institute for Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Clinic for Children and Adolescents, University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematooncology, University Children's Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany
- Medical Faculty, Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, Pediatric Hematology, Clinical Transplantology and Pediatrics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Immunology, Hospital General Universitario and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria "Gregorio Marañón," Madrid, Spain
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- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplant Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Motol Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Bielefeld University, University Clinic for Pediatrics, Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Frankfurt University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Göttingen University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
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- Clinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Klinikum am Gesundbrunnen Heilbronn, Heilbronn, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Psychosomatics and Systemic Diseases, Kassel Hospital, Kassel, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics and Children's Cancer Research Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Mannheim University Hospital, Mannheim, Germany
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- Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Department I Hematology/Oncology, Tübingen University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Princess Máxima Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Theme of Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, University Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Institute for Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Ge J, Zhang Q, Ma H, Wang D, Zhao Y, Zhu T, Wang W, Zhou C, Wei A, Lian H, Qin M, Yang J, Li Z, Wang T, Zhang R. Ruxolitinib-based regimen in children with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Haematologica 2024; 109:458-465. [PMID: 37470145 PMCID: PMC10828753 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2023.283478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (pHLH) is a rare immune disorder and hematopoietic stem cell transplan- tation (HSCT) is the only potentially curative treatment. Given the high pre-HSCT mortality of pHLH patients reported in the HLH-2004 study (17%), more regimens to effectively control the disease and form a bridge with HSCT are needed. We conducted a retrospective study of pHLH children treated by ruxolitinib (RUX)-based regimen. Generally, patients received RUX until HSCT or unacceptable toxic side-effect. Methylprednisolone and etoposide were added sequentially when the disease was suboptimally controlled. The primary end point was 1-year overall survival. Twenty-one pHLH patients (12 previously treated and 9 previously untreated) were included with a median follow-up of 1.4 years. At last follow-up, 17 (81.0%) patients were alive with a 1-year overall survival of 90.5% (95% confidence interval: 84.1-96.9). Within the first 8 weeks, all patients had an objective response, of which 19 (90.5%) achieved complete response (CR) and two (9.5%) achieved partial response (PR) as a best response. Seventeen (81.0%) patients received HSCT, of which 13 (76.5%) had CR, three (17.6%) had PR and one (5.9%) had disease reactivation at the time of HSCT. Fifteen (88.2) patients were alive post- HSCT. Notably, eight (38.1%) patients received zero doses of etoposide, suggesting the potential of RUX-based regimen to reduce chemotherapy intensity. Patients tolerated RUX-based regimen well and the most frequently observed adverse events were hematologic adverse events. Overall, RUX-based regimen was effective and safe and could be used as a bridge to HSCT for pHLH children.
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- Jian Ge
- Hematologic Disease Laboratory, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing
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- Hematologic Disease Laboratory, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing
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- Hematologic Disease Laboratory, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing
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- Hematologic Disease Laboratory, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing.
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Hines MR, Knight TE, McNerney KO, Leick MB, Jain T, Ahmed S, Frigault MJ, Hill JA, Jain MD, Johnson WT, Lin Y, Mahadeo KM, Maron GM, Marsh RA, Neelapu SS, Nikiforow S, Ombrello AK, Shah NN, Talleur AC, Turicek D, Vatsayan A, Wong SW, Maus MV, Komanduri KV, Berliner N, Henter JI, Perales MA, Frey NV, Teachey DT, Frank MJ, Shah NN. Immune Effector Cell-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis-Like Syndrome. Transplant Cell Ther 2023; 29:438.e1-438.e16. [PMID: 36906275 PMCID: PMC10330221 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
Abstract
T cell-mediated hyperinflammatory responses, such as cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), are now well-established toxicities of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy. As the field of CAR T cells advances, however, there is increasing recognition that hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)-like toxicities following CAR T cell infusion are occurring broadly across patient populations and CAR T cell constructs. Importantly, these HLH-like toxicities are often not as directly associated with CRS and/or its severity as initially described. This emergent toxicity, however ill-defined, is associated with life-threatening complications, creating an urgent need for improved identification and optimal management. With the goal of improving patient outcomes and formulating a framework to characterize and study this HLH-like syndrome, we established an American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy panel composed of experts in primary and secondary HLH, pediatric and adult HLH, infectious disease, rheumatology and hematology, oncology, and cellular therapy. Through this effort, we provide an overview of the underlying biology of classical primary and secondary HLH, explore its relationship with similar manifestations following CAR T cell infusions, and propose the term "immune effector cell-associated HLH-like syndrome (IEC-HS)" to describe this emergent toxicity. We also delineate a framework for identifying IEC-HS and put forward a grading schema that can be used to assess severity and facilitate cross-trial comparisons. Additionally, given the critical need to optimize outcomes for patients experiencing IEC-HS, we provide insight into potential treatment approaches and strategies to optimize supportive care and delineate alternate etiologies that should be considered in a patient presenting with IEC-HS. By collectively defining IEC-HS as a hyperinflammatory toxicity, we can now embark on further study of the pathophysiology underlying this toxicity profile and make strides toward a more comprehensive assessment and treatment approach.
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- Melissa R Hines
- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Division of Critical Care, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Seattle Children's Hospital and the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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- Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
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- Cellular Immunotherapy Program and Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Departments of Lymphoma and Myeloma and Stem Cell Transplantation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Cellular Immunotherapy Program and Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, Cellular Therapy Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division Hematology-Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Pediatric Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
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- University of Cincinnati, and Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Departments of Lymphoma and Myeloma and Stem Cell Transplantation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Hematologic Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Inflammatory Disease Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee and Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia
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- UCSF Health Division of Hematology and Oncology and Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Cellular Immunotherapy Program and Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- UCSF Health Division of Hematology and Oncology and Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology and Surgery, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institute, and Department of Paediatric Oncology, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Abramson Cancer Center and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Rishi B, Misra A, Kaur R, Mishra V, Jain S, Singh A. Infections Associated Hemophagocytosis-Secondary HLH Mimics in Children!". Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2023; 39:503-504. [PMID: 37304477 PMCID: PMC10247618 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-022-01577-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Infection-associated hemophagocytosis is a diagnostic challenge. The varied presentation makes timely diagnosis difficult. We report two cases with unusual presentation of well-established secondary triggers for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
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- Bhavika Rishi
- National Institute of Pathology, 110029 New Delhi, India
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- National Institute of Pathology, 110029 New Delhi, India
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- Senior Resident Department of Pediatrics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Senior Resident Department of Pediatrics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Incharge Hematology, Dr Dangs Lab, 110016 New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, 110029 New Delh, India
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Mehta P, Singh A, Halder R, Jain A, Agrawal N, Ahmed R, Bhurani D. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH): A Rare Cause of Primary Engraftment Failure Post Autologous Stem Cell Transplant. South Asian J Cancer 2023; 12:229-232. [PMID: 38047043 PMCID: PMC10691904 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1748183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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- Pallavi Mehta
- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi, India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi, India
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Bayram C, Tahtakesen TN, Arslantaş E, Yilmaz E, Özdemir GN, Pasli Uysalol E, Gökçe M, Akçay A, Tuğcu D, Ayçiçek A. Prognostic Factors and Long-term Outcomes in 41 Children With Primary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Report of a Single-center Experience and Review of the Literature. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023; 45:262-266. [PMID: 36898032 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
Abstract
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome with diverse clinical manifestations leading to major diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. This study aimed to evaluate clinical manifestations, prognostic factors, and long-term outcomes in children with primary HLH. Forty-one patients diagnosed with primary HLH were retrospectively evaluated for patient characteristics, HLH gene mutations, clinical and laboratory manifestations, prognostic factors, and long-term outcomes. The median age of the patients at the time of diagnosis was 3 months (minimum to maximum: 1 to 144 mo). There were 23 patients who had HLH mutation analysis performed, 10 patients with PRF1 mutation, 6 with STX11 mutation, and 7 with UNC13D mutation. Thirteen patients (31.7%) had central nervous system involvement. No correlation was found between overall survival and central nervous system involvement. The estimated 5-year overall survival for the patient who had hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was 9.4 times better than the patients who did not receive hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (81.3% vs 16.7%; P = 0.001). Median serum sodium and blood urea nitrogen levels were significantly higher in deceased HLH patients compared with surviving HLH patients ( P = 0.043, and P = 0.017, respectively). Primary HLH has a poor outcome with high mortality, which necessitates well-designed and international clinical trials to improve diagnosis, therapy, and long-term outcomes.
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- Cengiz Bayram
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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Wang W, Yang Y, Ma H, He L, Zhou C, Wang D, Zhao Y, Zhang Q, Zeng J, Li Z, Wang T, Zhang R. Epstein-Barr virus-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma onset as familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in an infant. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2023; 70:e30170. [PMID: 36565278 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Wenqian Wang
- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology; National Key Discipline of Pediatrics, Capital Medical University; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education; Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology; National Key Discipline of Pediatrics, Capital Medical University; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education; Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology; National Key Discipline of Pediatrics, Capital Medical University; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education; Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology; National Key Discipline of Pediatrics, Capital Medical University; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education; Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology; National Key Discipline of Pediatrics, Capital Medical University; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education; Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology; National Key Discipline of Pediatrics, Capital Medical University; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education; Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematologic Disease Laboratory, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute; Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology; National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University); Key Laboratory of Major Disease in Children, Ministry of Education; Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology; National Key Discipline of Pediatrics, Capital Medical University; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education; Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology; National Key Discipline of Pediatrics, Capital Medical University; Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education; Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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Lee EY, Jakubovic BD. Interleukin-6 and cytokine release syndrome: A new understanding in drug hypersensitivity reactions. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2023; 130:178-184. [PMID: 36343890 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Immediate drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) are historically thought to be because of immunoglobulin E (IgE) cross-linking, causing mast cell degranulation and release of mediators like tryptase and histamine. With the increasing use of monoclonal antibodies, it has become apparent that some patients present atypical features during immediate DHRs, including occurrence in initial exposure, a lack of urticaria and angioedema, and the presence of fever, chills, rigors and musculoskeletal pain as the predominant symptoms. This observation led to the recognition of a novel phenotype of immediate DHRs called cytokine release syndrome (CRS). Other types of immediate DHRs include infusion-related reactions (which present similarly to CRS), and mixed reactions (which share overlapping features of both type 1 reactions and CRS). Desensitization to culprit drugs can be a lifesaving option in patients who develop immediate DHRs to first-line treatment. Whereas robust data are supporting the safety and efficacy of drug desensitization, breakthrough reactions can still occur and CRS seems to be a more common cause than type 1 reactions. Tryptase has been the only available biomarker for immediate DHRs and is associated with type 1 reactions. Emerging evidence consistently found the association between increased serum interleukin 6 level and DHR-related CRS, suggesting that interleukin 6 can be a novel biomarker, in addition to tryptase, to distinguish various types of DHRs. In the era of precision medicine, phenotyping and endotyping hypersensitivity reactions to chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies using validated biomarkers should be part of routine drug allergy care.
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- Erika Yue Lee
- Department of Medicine, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Eliot Phillipson Clinician-Scientist Training Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Allergy and Immunology, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, Humber River Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Zhao L, Yang H, Qu WY, Lu YJ, Feng Z. Case report: Ruxolitinib plus dexamethasone as first-line therapy in haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1054175. [PMID: 36959780 PMCID: PMC10029757 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1054175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a cytokine-driven inflammatory syndrome caused by uncontrolled hypersecretion of inflammatory cytokines. Conventional first-line treatment for HLH included HLH-94 and HLH-2004 regimens. However, quite a few patients do not respond to treatment or cannot tolerate intensive chemotherapy. We reported two cases of HLH, one caused by natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma and another associated with missense variants in the perforin 1 gene. They both received the ruxolitinib plus dexamethasone protocol and had a rapid response to treatment without obvious adverse effects. Our report indicates that treatment with ruxolitinib plus dexamethasone might be a potential option for HLH, and clinical trials warrant further investigation. In addition, the detection of HLH-related genes is necessary for the identification of late-onset familial HLH in certain settings.
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- Lin Zhao
- Department of Haematology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Lin Zhao,
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Haematology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Haematology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Haematology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Joly JA, Vallée A, Bourdin B, Bourbonnais S, Patey N, Gaboury L, Théorêt Y, Decaluwe H. Combined IFN-γ and JAK inhibition to treat hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in mice. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2023; 151:247-259.e7. [PMID: 35973477 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a life-threatening hyperinflammatory disease caused by genetic defects in the granule-mediated cytotoxic pathway. Success of hematopoietic cell transplantation, the only cure, is correlated with the extent of disease control before transplantation. Unfortunately, disease refractoriness and toxicities to standard chemotherapy-based regimens are fatal in a fraction of patients. Novel targeted immunotherapies, such as IFN-γ blocking antibodies or ruxolitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) 1/2 inhibitor, are promising but only partially effective at controlling disease. OBJECTIVE We asked whether combinations of cytokine-targeted therapies, using antibodies or JAK inhibitor, work synergistically to counteract HLH. METHODS Genetically predisposed mice were infected and treated with distinct combinations of immunotherapies. Disease outcome was monitored and compared to monotherapies. RESULTS We showed that inhibiting IL-6 or IL-18 signaling in combination with IFN-γ blockade or ruxolitinib did not increase disease control compared to anti-IFN-γ antibodies or ruxolitinib monotherapies. In contrast, clinically relevant doses of ruxolitinib combined with low doses of anti-IFN-γ blocking antibodies corrected cytopenias, prevented overt neutrophilia, limited cytokinemia, and resolved HLH immunopathology and symptomatology. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate that IFN-γ blockade and ruxolitinib act synergistically to suppress HLH progression. This supports the use of combined cytokine-targeted therapies as a bridge to hematopoietic cell transplantation in severe familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
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- Josée-Anne Joly
- Cytokines and Adaptive Immunity Laboratory, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Cytokines and Adaptive Immunity Laboratory, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Cytokines and Adaptive Immunity Laboratory, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Cytokines and Adaptive Immunity Laboratory, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Cellular Biology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Cellular Biology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Histology and Molecular Pathology Research Unit, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Cytokines and Adaptive Immunity Laboratory, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Ou W, Wei A, Ma H, Li Z, Zhao Y, Zhang L, Wang T, Zhang R. Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis onset as central diabetes insipidus in a child. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022; 69:e29684. [PMID: 35373901 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Wenxin Ou
- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Key Laboratory of Major Disease in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Key Laboratory of Major Disease in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Key Laboratory of Major Disease in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematologic Disease Laboratory, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Key Laboratory of Major Disease in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Key Laboratory of Major Disease in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Key Laboratory of Major Disease in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Key Laboratory of Major Disease in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Key Laboratory of Major Disease in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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Outcome of Viral-associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis at a Tertiary Hospital. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2022; 41:330-334. [PMID: 34845149 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about viral-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in Oman. This study was done to assess the epidemiology, clinical features and outcome of viral-associated HLH in our setting. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed children (0-18 years) managed for viral-associated HLH at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, over a 15-year period (2006-2020). Patients' medical records were used to describe their demographic, clinical and laboratory features, management and outcome. RESULTS Fifty-six children were managed for HLH at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital over the last 15 years (2006-2020) of whom a third (19; 34%) had a viral trigger. The median age at the time of diagnosis of viral-associated HLH was 83 (13-96) months. Fever, cytopenia, hyperferritinemia and evidence of hemophagocytosis in bone marrow were the most consistent findings. Most of these children had either genetic predisposition to HLH (8/19; 42%) or underlying immunodeficiency secondary to malignant conditions or chemotherapy/hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (6/19; 32%). Epstein-Barr virus (9; 47%) followed by cytomegalovirus (6; 31%) was the most common viral trigger in our setting. Treatment included antivirals (8; 42%), HLH 2004 protocol (4; 21%), rituximab (4; 21%) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (3; 16%). Fourteen children (74%) had full recovery. CONCLUSIONS In our small cohort, viral-associated HLH was more frequently encountered in children with genetic predisposition to HLH or children with underlying immunodeficiency. In addition, we found that the outcome is overall good for children who have no genetic predisposition to HLH and children with genetic predisposition who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for adult HLH: a retrospective study by the chronic malignancies and inborn errors working parties of EBMT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2022; 57:817-823. [PMID: 35332305 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-022-01634-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH; hemophagocytic syndrome) is a rare syndrome of potentially fatal, uncontrolled hyperinflammation. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is indicated in primary, recurrent or progressive HLH, but information about its outcomes in the adult population is limited. We obtained data about 87 adult (≥18 years of age) patients retrospectively reported to the EBMT. The median survival time was 13.9 months. The three and five-year overall survival (OS) was 44% (95% CI 33-54%). Among 39 patients with a follow-up longer than 15 months, only three died. Relapse rate was 21% (95% CI 13-30%), while NRM reached 36% (95% CI 25-46%). Younger patients (<30 years of age) had better prognosis, with an OS of 59% (95% CI 45-73%) at three and five years vs 23% (95% CI 8-37%) for older ones. No difference in survival between reduced and myeloablative conditioning was found. To our knowledge, this is the largest report of adult HLH patients who underwent allo-HSCT. Patients who survive the first period after this procedure can expect a long disease-free survival. Both reduced intensity and myeloablative conditioning have therapeutic potential in adult HLH.
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Cooray S, Sabanathan S, Hacohen Y, Worth A, Eleftheriou D, Hemingway C. Treatment Strategies for Central Nervous System Effects in Primary and Secondary Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Children. Curr Treat Options Neurol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11940-022-00705-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Purpose of Review
This review presents an appraisal of current therapeutic options for the treatment of central nervous system haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (CNS-HLH) in the context of systemic disease, as well as when CNS features occur in isolation. We present the reader with a diagnostic approach to CNS-HLH and commonly used treatment protocols. We discuss and evaluate newer treatments on the horizon.
Recent Findings
Mortality is high in patients who do not undergo HSCT, and while larger studies are required to establish benefit in many treatments, a number of new treatments are currently being evaluated. Alemtuzumab is being used as a first-line treatment for CNS-HLH in a phase I/II multicentre prospective clinical trial as an alternative to traditional HLH-1994 and 2004 protocols. It has also been used successfully as a second-line agent for the treatment of isolated CNS-HLH that is refractory to standard treatment. Ruxolitinib and emapalumab are new immunotherapies that block the Janus kinase—Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (JAK-STAT) pathway that have shown efficacy in refractory HLH, including for CNS-HLH disease.
Summary
Treatment of CNS-HLH often requires HLH-94 or 2004 protocols followed by haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) to maintain remission, although relapse can occur, particularly with reduced intensity conditioning if donor chimerism falls. CNS features have been shown to improve or stabilise following HSCT in CNS-HLH in the context of systemic disease and in isolated CNS-HLH. Encouraging reports of early cohort studies suggest alemtuzumab and the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor ruxolitinib offer potential salvage therapy for relapsed and refractory CNS-HLH. Newer immunotherapies such as tocilizumab and natalizumab have been shown to be beneficial in sporadic cases. CNS-HLH due to primary gene defects may be amenable to gene therapy in the future.
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Tvedt THA, Vo AK, Bruserud Ø, Reikvam H. Cytokine Release Syndrome in the Immunotherapy of Hematological Malignancies: The Biology behind and Possible Clinical Consequences. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10215190. [PMID: 34768710 PMCID: PMC8585070 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10215190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is an acute systemic inflammatory syndrome characterized by fever and multiple organ dysfunction associated with (i) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, (ii) therapeutic antibodies, and (iii) haploidentical allogeneic stem cell transplantation (haplo-allo-HSCT). Severe CRS can be life-threatening in some cases and requires prompt management of those toxicities and is still a great challenge for physicians. The pathophysiology of CRS is still not fully understood, which also applies to the identifications of predictive biomarkers that can forecast these features in advance. However, a broad range of cytokines are involved in the dynamics of CRS. Treatment approaches include both broad spectrum of immunosuppressant, such as corticosteroids, as well as more specific inhibition of cytokine release. In the present manuscript we will try to review an update regarding pathophysiology, etiology, diagnostics, and therapeutic options for this serious complication.
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway; (A.K.V.); (Ø.B.)
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway; (A.K.V.); (Ø.B.)
- Clinic for Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway; (A.K.V.); (Ø.B.)
- Clinic for Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5020 Bergen, Norway
- Correspondence:
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Paluszkiewicz P, Martuszewski A, Majcherek M, Kucharska M, Bogucka-Fedorczuk A, Wróbel T, Czyż A. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Secondary to Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma with Rapid Onset and Fatal Progression in a Young Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS 2021; 22:e932765. [PMID: 34588412 PMCID: PMC8488189 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.932765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Constant stimulation of lymphocytes and histiocytes can result in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), which can be primary or secondary (sHLH). The main causes of sHLH are infections and hematological malignancies, especially non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Despite new insights into the pathogenesis of HLH, the diagnosis and treatment of this immune disorder remain a great challenge. CASE REPORT We present a case of a young adult without comorbidities whose clinical course was nonspecific for several months and resulted in late diagnosis of HLH secondary to peripheral T cell lymphoma (PTCL). The etiological factor of recurring fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and deteriorating condition was unidentified for a long time before fatal sHLH was finally diagnosed. The patient was treated according to the HLH-2004 protocol; however, he did not achieve any response. Unfortunately, due to nonspecific symptoms, lack of lymphadenopathy for a long time, and negative positron emission tomography results, the diagnosis of PTCL was established only after the patient's death. CONCLUSIONS It should be emphasized that early diagnosis is crucial for better prognosis of patients with sHLH. Bone marrow biopsy is worth considering in patients with prolonged fever of unknown origin, hyperferritinemia, splenomegaly, and unexplained cytopenia of 2 or more lineages. Despite the existence of diagnostic and therapeutic protocols available in the literature, the prompt diagnosis and treatment of HLH remains a great challenge. More precise and specific diagnostic tools for HLH are needed.
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- Department of Hematology, Blood Neoplasms and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Blood Neoplasms and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Blood Neoplasms and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Blood Neoplasms and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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Multicentric Castleman disease revealing complete signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 deficiency treated by JAK1/2 inhibition. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2021; 9:3838-3840.e1. [PMID: 34217848 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Gera A, Misra A, Tiwari A, Singh A, Mehndiratta S. A hungry Histiocyte, altered immunity and myriad of problems: Diagnostic challenges for Pediatric HLH. Int J Lab Hematol 2021; 43:1443-1450. [PMID: 34118134 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is an immune deregulation disorder with varied clinical presentation which clinically overlaps with widespread tropical infections. METHODS We conducted a retrospective chart review of children diagnosed with HLH at our center from February-2017 to October-2020. RESULTS Out of the nine diagnosed patients, genetic predisposition was present in three children; two had identified infectious triggers. The mean age of presentation was 30 months with male predominance. The most common clinical findings were fever, organomegaly, and pancytopenia. The median value of fibrinogen was-156 mg/dL, ferritin-12 957 ng/mL and for triglycerides-349 mg/dL, respectively. In children with identified genetic predisposition, serum ferritin levels were usually more than 10 000 ng/mL. The majority of our patients had evidence of hemophagocytosis on bone marrow examination. In our experience, although nonspecific, very high ferritin and serum triglycerides with low fibrinogen in a patient with bi-cytopenia, pancytopenia was the most suggestive evidence of HLH. Genetic evaluation in our series identified three children, one with primary HLH genetic mutation and two with underlying immune deficiency syndrome. The presence of HLH in the accelerated phase of Chediak-Higashi and AD Hyper IgE syndrome with HLH is extremely rare. Leishmaniasis (in nonendemic area) and Ebstein-Barr virus (EBV) was identified as an infectious trigger in two cases. Most of our cases received treatment as per HLH 2004 protocol. Three children died during the initial diagnosis and treatment. HLH with subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma recovered well. CONCLUSION HLH remains a life-threatening disorder associated with a variety of underlying illnesses as highlighted by our case series.
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- Akriti Gera
- Department of Pediatrics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Pathology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Marois L, Touzot F, Haddad E, Fernandez I, Morin MP, De Bruycker JJ, Duval M, Cellot S, Teira P, Bittencourt H, Decaluwe H. Successful management of familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis by the JAK 1/2 inhibitor ruxolitinib. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021; 68:e28954. [PMID: 33694335 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Louis Marois
- Immunology and Rheumatology Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Immunology and Rheumatology Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Immunology and Rheumatology Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Immunology and Rheumatology Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Immunology and Rheumatology Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Hematology-Oncology Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Hematology-Oncology Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Hematology-Oncology Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Hematology-Oncology Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Immunology and Rheumatology Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Garonzi C, Chinello M, Cesaro S. Emapalumab for adult and pediatric patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2021; 14:527-534. [PMID: 33686916 DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2021.1901576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome. Standard treatment is based on immunosuppressive, cytotoxic drugs and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in primary HLH. Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) plays a key pathogenic role. Emapalumab, a monoclonal antibody directed against IFN-γ, is the first target therapy approved for primary HLH with refractory, recurrent or progressive disease or intolerance to conventional therapy. AREAS COVERED We reviewed the pharmacological characteristics, safety, efficacy and clinical uses of emapalumab. We summarized the results of current standard treatment based on chemo-immunosuppressive protocols and outlined the alternative options available. EXPERT OPINION Emapalumab is an effective treatment for HLH with a good safety profile. Its efficacy was demonstrated in a phase II/III study on primary HLH pediatric patients with refractory, relapsing HLH or intolerance to first-line treatment. The use of emapalumab allowed most patients to proceed to HSCT, with a high estimated probability of survival 12 months after transplantation. The outcomes in patients who underwent transplantation compare favorably with those reported previously with either myeloablative or reduced-intensity conditioning regimens. The potential role of emapalumab in the treatment of secondary HLH and as a prevention of graft failure after HSCT deserves to be further assessed.
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- Chiara Garonzi
- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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Castaño-Jaramillo LM, Lugo-Reyes SO, Cruz Muñoz ME, Scheffler-Mendoza SC, Duran McKinster C, Yamazaki-Nakashimada MA, Espinosa-Padilla SE, Saez-de-Ocariz Gutierrez MDM. Diagnostic and therapeutic caveats in Griscelli syndrome. Scand J Immunol 2021; 93:e13034. [PMID: 33660295 DOI: 10.1111/sji.13034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Griscelli syndrome (GS) is a rare autosomal recessive disease with characteristic pigment distribution, and there are currently 3 types according to the underlying genetic defect and clinical features. We present the case of a girl born from consanguineous parents who presented with predominant neurologic symptoms, silvery hair and granulomatous skin lesions. Cerebral magnetic resonance revealed diffuse white matter lesions, and central nervous system (CNS) lymphocytic infiltration was suspected. The patient underwent haematopoietic stem cell transplantation with graft failure and autologous reconstitution. She developed elevated liver enzyme with a cholestatic pattern. Multiple liver biopsies revealed centrilobular cholestasis and unspecific portal inflammation that improved with immunomodulatory treatment. She was revealed to have an impaired cytotoxicity in NK cells and a decreased expression of RAB27A. However, no variants were found in the gene. All types of GS present with pigment dilution and irregular pigment clumps that can be seen through light microscopy in hair and skin biopsy. Dermic granulomas and immunodeficiency with infectious and HLH predisposition have been described in GS type 2 (GS2). Neurologic alterations might be seen in GS type 1 (GS1) and GS type 2 (GS2), due to different mechanisms. GS1 presents with neurologic impairment secondary to myosin Va role in neuronal development and synapsis. Meanwhile, GS2 can present with neurologic impairment secondary to SNC HLH. Clinical features and cytotoxicity might aid in differentiating GS1 and GS2, especially since treatment differs.
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- Immunodeficiencies Research Unit, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Molecular Immunology Laboratory. Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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Medina-Valencia D, Cleves D, Beltran E, Builes N, Franco AA, Escobar-González AF, Olaya M. Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplant with Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide in Pediatric Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. J Clin Immunol 2021; 41:1172-1177. [PMID: 33687579 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-021-01009-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a severe and uncommon disease affecting pediatric patients. Genetic abnormalities have been related to altered apoptosis and exaggerated inflammatory reactions. Chemoimmunotherapy and stem cell transplantation are treatment options, but transplant is the only curative treatment. Here we aim to describe the treatment with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with a novel strategy and the outcomes. METHODS An observational, descriptive, case series study was performed in pediatric patients of two high complexity medical centers in Colombia. Data was collected retrospectively between 2015 and 2020. RESULTS We describe five pediatric cases with a diagnosis of primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. All were treated with replete-cell haploidentical hematopoietic stem transplantation, reduced-intensity conditioning, and post-transplant cyclophosphamide, in two high-complexity centers in Colombia. All patients are alive, and one is receiving management for chronic graft-versus-host disease. CONCLUSION To the best of our knowledge, there are few reports in the literature with this strategy, promising a possible alternative when there are no other donor options.
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- Diego Medina-Valencia
- Maternal and Child Department, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Service, Fundación Valle del Lili, Carrera 98 #18-49, Cali, 760032, Colombia.
- School of Medicine, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.
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- Maternal and Child Department, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cra 98 No. 18 - 49, Cali, 760032, Colombia
- Centro de Investigaciones Clínicas, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cra 98 No. 18 - 49, Cali, 760032, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigaciones Clínicas, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cra 98 No. 18 - 49, Cali, 760032, Colombia
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- Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Cll 78b #69-240, Medellín, 11001, Colombia
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- Maternal and Child Department, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Service, Fundación Valle del Lili, Carrera 98 #18-49, Cali, 760032, Colombia
- School of Medicine, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
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- School of Medicine, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
- Maternal and Child Department, Allergology and Immunology Unit, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cra 98 No. 18 - 49, Cali, 760032, Colombia
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Shabrish S, Kelkar M, Yadav RM, Bargir UA, Gupta M, Dalvi A, Aluri J, Kulkarni M, Shinde S, Sawant-Desai S, Kambli P, Hule G, Setia P, Jodhawat N, Gaikwad P, Dhawale A, Nambiar N, Gowri V, Pandrowala A, Taur P, Raj R, Uppuluri R, Sharma R, Kini P, Sivasankaran M, Munirathnam D, Vedam R, Vignesh P, Banday A, Rawat A, Aggarwal A, Poddar U, Girish M, Chaudhary A, Sampagar A, Jayaraman D, Chaudhary N, Shah N, Jijina F, Chandrakla S, Kanakia S, Arora B, Sen S, Lokeshwar M, Desai M, Madkaikar M. The Spectrum of Clinical, Immunological, and Molecular Findings in Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Experience From India. Front Immunol 2021; 12:612583. [PMID: 33746956 PMCID: PMC7973116 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.612583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a syndrome of immune dysregulation characterized by hyperactivation of the immune system, excessive cytokine secretion and severe systemic inflammation. HLH is classified as familial (FHL) when associated with mutations in PRF1, UNC13D, STX11, and STXBP2 genes. There is limited information available about the clinical and mutational spectrum of FHL patients in Indian population. This study is a retrospective analysis of 101 molecularly characterized FHL patients over the last 10 years from 20 different referral centers in India. FHL2 and FHL3 together accounted for 84% of cases of FHL in our cohort. Patients belonging to different FHL subtypes were indistinguishable based on clinical and biochemical parameters. However, flow cytometry-based assays viz. perforin expression and degranulation assay were found to be specific and sensitive in diagnosis and classification of FHL patients. Molecular characterization of respective genes revealed 76 different disease-causing mutations including 39 (51%) novel mutations in PRF1, UNC13D, STX11, and STXBP2 genes. Overall, survival was poor (28%) irrespective of the age of onset or the type of mutation in our cohort. Altogether, this article sheds light on the current scenario of FHL in India. Our data reveal a wide genetic heterogeneity of FHL in the Indian population and confirms the poor prognosis of FHL. This study also emphasizes that though mutational analysis is important for diagnostic confirmation of FHL, flow cytometry based assays help significantly in rapid diagnosis and functional validation of novel variants identified.
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- Snehal Shabrish
- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Immunology, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplant, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Immunology, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India
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- Comprehensive Thalassemia Care, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Comprehensive Thalassemia Care, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India
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- Medgenome Labs Pvt Ltd., Narayana Health City, Bommasandra, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sri Ramchandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Haematology, Seth G. S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Immunology, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Leukocyte Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai, India
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Wolman's disease presenting with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a case report from Saudi Arabia and literature review. BMC Pediatr 2021; 21:72. [PMID: 33568092 PMCID: PMC7874635 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-021-02541-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and potentially fatal syndrome that is characterized by strong activation of the immune system from hyperinflammatory cytokines. Symptoms of HLH patients include fever, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenia, and hyperferritinemia. Inherited HLH is classified as primary, whereas secondary HLH (sHLH) occurs when acquired from non-inherited reasons that include severe infection, immune deficiency syndrome, autoimmune disorder, neoplasm, and metabolic disorder. Wolman’s disease (WD) is a rare and fatal infantile metabolic disorder caused by lysosomal acid lipase deficiency, that exhibits similar clinical signs and symptoms as HLH. This paper reports the case of an infant diagnosed with WD and who presented with sHLH. Case presentation A 4-month-old infant presenting with hepatosplenomegaly, failure to thrive, and other abnormalities. WD diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of the LIPA gene homozygous deletion c.(428 + 1_967-1)_(*1_?)del. The infant also met the HLH-2004 diagnostic criteria. Conclusions Metabolic disorder such as WD should be investigated in infants fulfilling the HLH criteria to diagnose the underlying condition. More studies are needed to understand the link between WD and sHLH and to identify appropriate therapies.
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England JT, Abdulla A, Biggs CM, Lee AYY, Hay KA, Hoiland RL, Wellington CL, Sekhon M, Jamal S, Shojania K, Chen LYC. Weathering the COVID-19 storm: Lessons from hematologic cytokine syndromes. Blood Rev 2021; 45:100707. [PMID: 32425294 PMCID: PMC7227559 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A subset of patients with severe COVID-19 develop profound inflammation and multi-organ dysfunction consistent with a "Cytokine Storm Syndrome" (CSS). In this review we compare the clinical features, diagnosis, and pathogenesis of COVID-CSS with other hematological CSS, namely secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH), idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD), and CAR-T cell therapy associated Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS). Novel therapeutics targeting cytokines or inhibiting cell signaling pathways have now become the mainstay of treatment in these CSS. We review the evidence for cytokine blockade and attenuation in these known CSS as well as the emerging literature and clinical trials pertaining to COVID-CSS. Established markers of inflammation as well as cytokine levels are compared and contrasted between these four entities in order to establish a foundation for future diagnostic criteria of COVID-CSS.
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- James T England
- Division of Hematology, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Hematology, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Hematology, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Hematology, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Hematology, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) are a group of rare inherited disorders of the immune system. Many PIDs are devastating and require a definitive therapy to prevent progressive morbidity and premature mortality. Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is curative for many PIDs, and while advances have resulted in improved outcomes, the procedure still carries a risk of mortality and morbidity from graft failure or graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). Autologous haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy (HSC GT) has the potential to correct genetic defects across haematopoietic lineages without the complications of an allogeneic approach. HSC GT for PID has been in development for the last two decades and the first licensed HSC-GT product for adenosine deaminase-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency (ADA-SCID) is now available. New gene editing technologies have the potential to circumvent some of the problems associated with viral gene-addition. HSC GT for PID shows great promise, but requires a unique approach for each disease and carries risks, notably insertional mutagenesis from gamma-retroviral gene addition approaches and possible off-target toxicities from gene-editing techniques. In this review, we discuss the development of HSC GT for PID and outline the current state of clinical development before discussing future developments in the field.
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- Thomas A Fox
- University College London (UCL) Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, UCL, London, UK.,Department of Clinical Haematology, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Molecular and Cellular Immunology Section, UCL Great Ormond Street (GOS) Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Molecular and Cellular Immunology Section, UCL Great Ormond Street (GOS) Institute of Child Health, London, UK.,Department of Paediatric Immunology, GOS Hospital for Sick Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Trovik LH, Sandnes M, Blomberg B, Holmaas G, Ahmed AB, Tvedt THA, Vintermyr O, Reikvam H. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and miliary tuberculosis in a previously healthy individual: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2020; 14:217. [PMID: 33172493 PMCID: PMC7655140 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-020-02555-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare heterogenous genetic or acquired hyperinflammatory syndrome associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality. HLH has clinical manifestations related to abnormal prolonged activation of T lymphocytes and macrophages with an excess of proinflammatory cytokines. The main causes of secondary HLH are malignancies and infectious diseases. CASE PRESENTATION The patient was a 54-year-old man, originally from Eastern Africa, who had lived in Northern Europe for 30 years. Here we describe the clinical features, laboratory parameters, diagnostic workup, management and outcome data of a previously healthy 54-year-old man diagnosed with HLH secondary to tuberculosis. The patient was initially treated for a community-acquired pneumonia. He developed multiorgan failure with acute respiratory distress syndrome, hypertransaminasemia, and kidney and bone marrow dysfunction. The clinical course together with a simultaneous increase in serum ferritin raised the suspicion of HLH. The patient fulfilled seven out of eight diagnostic criteria for HLH. A thorough diagnostic workup with respect to HLH and a potential underlying disease was initiated. Cultivation of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, stool and urine, and polymerase chain reaction of epithelioid cell granulomas in the bone marrow were all positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. He was treated for both HLH and tuberculosis, and he survived without any sequelae. CONCLUSIONS We present one of few published cases of a patient who survived HLH triggered by miliary tuberculosis. The current case illustrates the need for awareness of these two diagnoses, and the timely initiation of specific and supportive treatment to reduce mortality.
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- Department of Clinical Science, Institute of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Clinical Science, Institute of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Surgical Services, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Pathology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Departemnt of Medical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. .,Department of Clinical Science, Institute of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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Benavides N, Spessott WA, Sanmillan ML, Vargas M, Livingston MS, Erickson N, Pozos TC, McCormick ME, Scharrig E, Messinger YH, Giraudo CG. STXBP2-R190C Variant in a Patient With Neonatal Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and G6PD Deficiency Reveals a Critical Role of STXBP2 Domain 2 on Granule Exocytosis. Front Immunol 2020; 11:545414. [PMID: 33162974 PMCID: PMC7580532 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.545414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Neonatal hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a medical emergency that can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Often these patients present with familial HLH (f-HLH), which is caused by gene mutations interfering with the cytolytic pathway of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) and natural killer cells. Here we describe a male newborn who met the HLH diagnostic criteria, presented with profound cholestasis, and carried a maternally inherited heterozygous mutation in syntaxin-binding protein-2 [STXBP2, c.568C>T (p.Arg190Cys)] in addition to a severe pathogenic variant in glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase [G6PD, hemizygous c.1153T>C (Cys385Arg)]. Although mutations in STXBP2 gene are associated with f-HLH type 5, the clinical and biological relevance of the p.Arg190Cys mutation identified in this patient was uncertain. To assess its role in disease pathogenesis, we performed functional assays and biochemical and microscopic studies. We found that p.Arg190Cys mutation did not alter the expression or subcellular localization of STXBP2 or STX11, neither impaired the STXBP2/STX11 interaction. In contrast, forced expression of the mutated protein into normal CTLs strongly inhibited degranulation and reduced the cytolytic activity outcompeting the effect of endogenous wild-type STXBP2. Interestingly, arginine 190 is located in a structurally conserved region of STXBP2 where other f-HLH-5 mutations have been identified. Collectively, data strongly suggest that STXBP2-R190C is a deleterious variant that may act in a dominant-negative manner by probably stabilizing non-productive interactions between STXBP2/STX11 complex and other still unknown factors such as the membrane surface or Munc13-4 protein and thus impairing the release of cytolytic granules. In addition to the contribution of STXBP2-R190C to f-HLH, the accompanied G6PD mutation may have compounded the clinical symptoms; however, the extent by which G6PD deficiency has contributed to HLH in our patient remains unclear.
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- Nathalia Benavides
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology- Sydney Kimmel Medical College- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology- Sydney Kimmel Medical College- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology- Sydney Kimmel Medical College- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Children's Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Children's Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Minnesota Gastroenterology, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Immunology, Children's Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology- Sydney Kimmel Medical College- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology- Sydney Kimmel Medical College- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Children's Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology- Sydney Kimmel Medical College- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Mitchell R. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Beyond Severe Combined Immunodeficiency: Seeking a Cure for Primary Immunodeficiency. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2020; 7:776-785. [PMID: 30832892 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can provide definitive therapy for patients with primary immunodeficiency disease (PIDD). Modern HSCT techniques and supportive care have significantly improved outcomes for patients with PIDD. This review examines current HSCT practice for PIDD other than severe combined immunodeficiency, and explores indications, risks, and long-term outcomes for this group of challenging diseases.
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- Richard Mitchell
- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia; School of Women and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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[A genetic analysis of children with Epstein-Barr virus-positive hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and its association with T-helper type 1/T-helper type 2 cytokines]. ZHONGGUO DANG DAI ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS 2020. [PMID: 32571462 PMCID: PMC7390204 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2003184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the effect of genetic variation on the prognosis of children with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and its association with cytokines. METHODS A total of 81 EBV-positive HLH children who received the sequencing of related genes were enrolled. According to the results of gene detection, they were divided into a non-mutation group and a mutation group. According to the pattern of gene mutation, the mutation group was further divided into three subgroups: single heterozygous mutation (SHM), double heterozygous mutation (DHM), and homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation (H-CHM). The serum levels of cytokines were measured and their association with HLH gene mutations was analyzed. RESULTS UNC13D gene mutation had the highest frequency (13/46, 28%). The STXBP2 c.575G>A(p.R192H) and UNC13D c.604C>A(p.L202M) mutations (likely pathogenic) were reported for the first time. The mutation group had a significantly higher level of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) than the non-mutation group, while it had a significantly lower level of interferon gamma (IFN-γ) than the non-mutation group (P<0.05). The IL-4 level of the DHM subgroup was higher than that of the non-mutation group, while the IL-4 level of the H-CHM subgroup was lower than that of the DHM group (P<0.0083). The H-CHM subgroup had a significantly lower 1-year overall survival rate than the non-mutation group, the SHM subgroup, and the DHM subgroup (39%±15% vs 85%±6%/86%±7%/91%±9%, P=0.001). CONCLUSIONS There is a significant reduction in IFN-γ level in the mutation group. Children with homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation tend to have poorer prognosis, while other mutations do not have a significant impact on prognosis.
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Frequency and spectrum of disease-causing variants in 1892 patients with suspected genetic HLH disorders. Blood Adv 2020; 4:2578-2594. [PMID: 32542393 PMCID: PMC7322966 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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This article explores the distribution and mutation spectrum of potential disease-causing genetic variants in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)-associated genes observed in a large tertiary clinical referral laboratory. Samples from 1892 patients submitted for HLH genetic analysis were studied between September 2013 and June 2018 using a targeted next-generation sequencing panel approach. Patients ranged in age from 1 day to 78 years. Analysis included 15 genes associated with HLH. A potentially causal genetic finding was observed in 227 (12.0%) samples in this cohort. A total of 197 patients (10.4%) had a definite genetic diagnosis. Patients with pathogenic variants in familial HLH genes tended to be diagnosed significantly younger compared with other genes. Pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in the PRF1 gene were the most frequent. However, mutations in genes associated with degranulation defects (STXBP2, UNC13D, RAB27A, LYST, and STX11) were more common than previously appreciated and collectively represented >50% of cases. X-linked conditions (XIAP, SH2D1A, and MAGT1) accounted for 17.8% of the 197 cases. Pathogenic variants in the SLC7A7 gene were the least encountered. These results describe the largest cohort of genetic variation associated with suspected HLH in North America. Merely 10.4% of patients were identified with a clearly genetic cause by this diagnostic approach; other possible etiologies of HLH should be investigated. These results suggest that careful thought should be given regarding whether patients have a clinical phenotype most consistent with HLH vs other clinical and disease phenotypes. The gene panel identified known pathogenic and novel variants in 10 HLH-associated genes.
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Locatelli F, Jordan MB, Allen C, Cesaro S, Rizzari C, Rao A, Degar B, Garrington TP, Sevilla J, Putti MC, Fagioli F, Ahlmann M, Dapena Diaz JL, Henry M, De Benedetti F, Grom A, Lapeyre G, Jacqmin P, Ballabio M, de Min C. Emapalumab in Children with Primary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. N Engl J Med 2020; 382:1811-1822. [PMID: 32374962 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1911326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 279] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a rare syndrome characterized by immune dysregulation and hyperinflammation. It typically manifests in infancy and is associated with high mortality. METHODS We investigated the efficacy and safety of emapalumab (a human anti-interferon-γ antibody), administered with dexamethasone, in an open-label, single-group, phase 2-3 study involving patients who had received conventional therapy before enrollment (previously treated patients) and previously untreated patients who were 18 years of age or younger and had primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. The patients could enter a long-term follow-up study until 1 year after allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation or until 1 year after the last dose of emapalumab, if transplantation was not performed. The planned 8-week treatment period could be shortened or extended if needed according to the timing of transplantation. The primary efficacy end point was the overall response, which was assessed in the previously treated patients according to objective clinical and laboratory criteria. RESULTS At the cutoff date of July 20, 2017, a total of 34 patients (27 previously treated patients and 7 previously untreated patients) had received emapalumab; 26 patients completed the study. A total of 63% of the previously treated patients and 65% of the patients who received an emapalumab infusion had a response; these percentages were significantly higher than the prespecified null hypothesis of 40% (P = 0.02 and P = 0.005, respectively). In the previously treated group, 70% of the patients were able to proceed to transplantation, as were 65% of the patients who received emapalumab. At the last observation, 74% of the previously treated patients and 71% of the patients who received emapalumab were alive. Emapalumab was not associated with any organ toxicity. Severe infections developed in 10 patients during emapalumab treatment. Emapalumab was discontinued in 1 patient because of disseminated histoplasmosis. CONCLUSIONS Emapalumab was an efficacious targeted therapy for patients with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. (Funded by NovImmune and the European Commission; NI-0501-04 and NI-0501-05 ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT01818492 and NCT02069899.).
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Age of Onset
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Neutralizing/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Neutralizing/adverse effects
- Chemokine CXCL9/blood
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Dexamethasone/administration & dosage
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Humans
- Infant
- Infections/etiology
- Interferon-gamma/antagonists & inhibitors
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic/complications
- Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic/drug therapy
- Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic/mortality
- Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic/therapy
- Male
- Treatment Outcome
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Affiliation(s)
- Franco Locatelli
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
| | - Michael B Jordan
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
| | - Carl Allen
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
| | - Anupama Rao
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
| | - Julian Sevilla
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza, University of Rome (F.L.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (F.L.) and Division of Rheumatology (F.D.B.), IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Woman and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona (S.C.), the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma Foundation, Monza (C.R.), the Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padova, Padua (M.-C.P.), and the Division of Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin (F.F.) - all in Italy; the Divisions of Immunobiology and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics (M.B.J.), and the Division of Rheumatology (A.G.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (M.B.J.) - all in Cincinnati; the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston (C.A.); the Department of Hematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (A.R.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston (B.D.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (T.P.G.); the Departments of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematology and Oncology, Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid (J.S.), and the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (J.-L.D.D.); the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany (M.A.); the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ (M.H.); NovImmune, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland (G.L., M.B., C.M.); and MnS Modelling and Simulation, Dinant, Belgium (P.J.)
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Szczawinska-Poplonyk A, Ploski R, Bernatowska E, Pac M. A Novel CDC42 Mutation in an 11-Year Old Child Manifesting as Syndromic Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammation, Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, and Malignancy: A Case Report. Front Immunol 2020; 11:318. [PMID: 32231661 PMCID: PMC7082228 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background: The CDC42 (Cell Division Cycle 42) gene product, CDC42, is a member of the family of small Rho GTPases, which are implicated in a broad spectrum of physiological functions in cell cycle regulation, including establishing and controlling of the cell actin cytoskeleton, vesicle trafficking, cell polarity, proliferation, motility and migration, transcription activation, reactive oxygen species production, and tumorigenesis. The CDC42 gene mutations are associated with distinct clinical phenotypes characterized by neurodevelopmental, growth, hematological, and immunological disturbances. Case presentation: We report the case of an 11-year-old boy with syndromic features, immunodeficiency, and autoinflammation who developed hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and malignant lymphoproliferation. In this patient, a novel heterozygous p.Cys81Tyr mutation in the CDC42 gene was found by whole exome sequencing. Conclusions: The Cdc42 molecule plays a pivotal role in cell cycle regulation and a wide array of tissue-specific functions, and its deregulation may result in a broad spectrum of molecular and cellular dysfunctions, making patients with CDC42 gene mutations susceptible to infections, immune dysregulation, and malignancy. In the patient studied, a syndromic phenotype with facial dysmorphism, neurodevelopmental delay, immunodeficiency, autoinflammation, and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis shares common features with Takenouchi–Kosaki syndrome and with C-terminal variants in CDC42. It is important to emphasize that Hodgkin's lymphoma is described for the first time in the medical literature in a pediatric patient with the novel p.Cys81Tyr mutation in the CDC42 gene. Further studies are required to delineate precisely the CDC42 genotype–phenotype correlations.
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- Aleksandra Szczawinska-Poplonyk
- Department of Pediatric Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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Chiang SCC, Bleesing JJ, Marsh RA. Current Flow Cytometric Assays for the Screening and Diagnosis of Primary HLH. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1740. [PMID: 31396234 PMCID: PMC6664088 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Advances in flow cytometry have led to greatly improved primary immunodeficiency (PID) diagnostics. This is due to the fact that patient blood cells in suspension do not require further processing for analysis by flow cytometry, and many PIDs lead to alterations in leukocyte numbers, phenotype, and function. A large portion of current PID assays can be classified as “phenotyping” assays, where absolute numbers, frequencies, and markers are investigated using specific antibodies. Inherent drawbacks of antibody technology are the main limitation to this type of testing. On the other hand, “functional” assays measure cellular responses to certain stimuli. While these latter assays are powerful tools that can be used to detect defects in entire pathways and distinguish variants of significance, it requires samples with robust viability and also skilled processing. In this review, we concentrate on hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), describing the principles and accuracies of flow cytometric assays that have been proven to assist in the screening diagnosis of primary HLH.
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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Michniacki TF, Walkovich KJ, Frame DG, Vander Lugt MT. Interferon-γ Receptor 1 Deficiency Corrected by Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation. J Clin Immunol 2019; 39:257-260. [PMID: 30953286 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-019-00621-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Thomas F Michniacki
- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, D4202 Medical Professional Building, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, D4202 Medical Professional Building, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, D4202 Medical Professional Building, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Clinical Presentations and Diagnosis. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2019; 7:824-832. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Barsalou J, Blincoe A, Fernandez I, Dal-Soglio D, Marchitto L, Selleri S, Haddad E, Benyoucef A, Touzot F. Rapamycin as an Adjunctive Therapy for NLRC4 Associated Macrophage Activation Syndrome. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2162. [PMID: 30319625 PMCID: PMC6166634 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Gain of function (GOF) mutations affecting the inflammasome component NLRC4 are known to cause early-onset macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) and neonatal enterocolitis. Here we report a patient with a NLRC4 GOF mutation presenting with neonatal MAS efficiently treated with a combination of anakinra and rapamycin. Through in vitro studies, we show that rapamycin reduces both IL-1β and IL-18 secretion by the patient's phagocytic cells. The reduction of cytokine secretion is associated with a reduction of caspase-1 activation regardless of the pathogen- or danger-associated molecular patterns triggering the activation of the inflammasome. This study suggests that patients with inherited auto-inflammatory disorders could benefit from an adjunctive therapy with rapamycin.
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Affiliation(s)
- Julie Barsalou
- Department of Immunology-Rheumatology, Department of Pediatric, CHU Sainte Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Immunology-Rheumatology, Department of Pediatric, CHU Sainte Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada
| | - Isabel Fernandez
- Immunology Laboratory, CHU Sainte Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology Department, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
| | - Dorothée Dal-Soglio
- Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology Department, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Pathology and Cellular Biology Department, CHU Sainte Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
| | - Lorie Marchitto
- Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology Department, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
| | - Silvia Selleri
- CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
| | - Elie Haddad
- Department of Immunology-Rheumatology, Department of Pediatric, CHU Sainte Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology Department, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Immunology-Rheumatology, Department of Pediatric, CHU Sainte Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology Department, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Montréal, QC, Canada
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