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Hansen M, Stahl L, Heider A, Hilger N, Sack U, Kirschner A, Cross M, Fricke S. Reduction of Graft-versus-Host-Disease in NOD.Cg-Prkdc scid Il2rg tm1Wjl/SzJ (NSG) Mice by Cotransplantation of Syngeneic Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:658.e1-658.e10. [PMID: 33964513 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is one of the major complications following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which remains the sole curative therapy for many malignant diseases of the hematopoietic system. The immunomodulatory potential of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) to treat GVHD is currently being tested in various preclinical and clinical trials. Because the results of the preclinical and clinical trials on the use of MSCs to treat GVHD have not been consistent, we analyzed the potential beneficial effects of syngeneic versus allogenic treatment, culture expansion of MSCs, and various MSC cell doses and time points of MSC transplantation in a murine GVHD model. We established the murine GVHD model based on the transplantation of umbilical cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells (UC-HSCs) and used this model to assess the therapeutic potential of umbilical cord blood-derived MSCs (UC-MSCs). The use of HSC and MSC populations derived from the same donor allowed us to exclude third-party cells and test the UC-HSCs and UC-MSCs in a matched setting. Moreover, we were able to compare various doses, transplantation time points, and the influence of culture expansion of MSCs on the impact of treatment. This resulted in 16 different treatment groups. The most efficient setting for treatment of UC-HSC-induced GVHD reactions was based on the simultaneous administration of 1 × 106 culture-expanded, syngeneically matched UC-MSCs. This therapy effectively reduced the number of CD8+ T cells in the blood, protected the mice from weight loss, and prolonged their survival until the end of observation period. Taken together, our data show beneficial effects of (1) syngeneic over allogeneic UC-HSCs and UC-MSCs, (2) culture-expanded cells over freshly isolated primary cells, (3) simultaneous over sequential administration, and (4) high doses of UC-MSCs. The animal model of GVHD established here is now available for more detailed studies, including a comparative analysis of the efficacy of MSCs derived from alternative sources, such as adipose tissue and bone marrow.
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- Max Hansen
- Vita 34 AG, Leipzig, Germany; Institute of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Tcell Tolerance GmbH, Leipzig, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Leipzig, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Vita 34 AG, Leipzig, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Leipzig, Germany
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Molecular Insights into the Potential of Extracellular Vesicles Released from Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Other Cells in the Therapy of Hematologic Malignancies. Stem Cells Int 2021; 2021:6633386. [PMID: 33679988 PMCID: PMC7906808 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6633386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Hematologic cancer encompasses the heterogeneous group of neoplasms that affect different stages of blood cell linages. Despite the significant improvements made in the new modalities of anticancer therapy, many forms of blood cancer remain untreatable, putting the afflicted patients at high risk of death. Therefore, there has been an urgent need for novel therapy to improve the clinical outcomes of patients with blood cancer. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs) have been reported to possess an anticancer activity. This review discusses (i) the therapeutic potential of MSC-EVs against blood cancer, (ii) the possibility of using EVs from sources other than MSCs as a mean for blood cancer vaccination and drug delivery, and (iii) areas to be optimized for MSC-EV-based clinical application on blood malignancies.
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Torres Canizales J, Ferreras C, Pascual A, Alonso L, Regueiro A, Plaza M, Pérez Hurtado JM, Benito A, Couselo JM, Fuster JL, Díaz-Almirón M, Bueno D, Mozo Y, Gómez López A, Vicario JL, Balas A, Sisinni L, Díaz de Heredia C, Pérez-Martínez A. Haploidentical transplantation in pediatric non-malignant diseases: A retrospective analysis on behalf of the Spanish Group for Hematopoietic Transplantation (GETH). Eur J Haematol 2020; 106:196-204. [PMID: 33084101 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Describe the GETH haploidentical stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT) activity in non-malignant disease (NMDs). METHODS We retrospectively analyzed data from children with NMDs who underwent haplo-HSCT. RESULTS From January 2001 to December 2016, 26 pediatric patients underwent 31 haplo-HSCT through ex vivo T cell-depleted (TCD) graft platforms or post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PT-Cy) at 7 Spanish centers. Five cases employed unmanipulated PT-Cy haplo-HSCT, 16 employed highly purified CD34+ cells, and 10 employed ex vivo TCD grafts manipulated either with CD3+ CD19+ depletion, TCRαβ+ CD19+ selection or naive CD45RA+ T-cell depletion. Peripheral blood stem cells were the sole source for patients following TCD haplo-HSCT, and bone marrow was the source for one PT-Cy haplo-HSCT. The most common indications for transplantation were primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDs), severe aplastic anemia, osteopetrosis, and thalassemia. The 1-year cumulative incidence of graft failure was 27.4%. The 1-year III-IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) and 1-year chronic GvHD rates were 34.6% and 16.7%, respectively. The 2-year overall survival was 44.9% for PIDs, and the 2-year graft-versus-host disease-free and relapse-free survival rate was 37.6% for the other NMDs. The transplantation-related mortality at day 100 was 30.8%. CONCLUSION Although these results are discouraging, improvements will come if procedures are centralized in centers of expertise.
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- Juan Torres Canizales
- La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.,La Paz Institute of Health Research, IdiPAZ, Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.,La Paz Institute of Health Research, IdiPAZ, Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB), Murcia, Spain
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- University of Santiago Clinical Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB), Murcia, Spain
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- Centro de Transfusión de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Transfusión de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.,La Paz Institute of Health Research, IdiPAZ, Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.,Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Pérez‐Martínez A, Ferreras C, Pascual A, Gonzalez‐Vicent M, Alonso L, Badell I, Fernández Navarro JM, Regueiro A, Plaza M, Pérez Hurtado JM, Benito A, Beléndez C, Couselo JM, Fuster JL, Díaz‐Almirón M, Bueno D, Mozo Y, Marsal J, Gómez López A, Sisinni L, Heredia CD, Díaz MÁ. Haploidentical transplantation in high-risk pediatric leukemia: A retrospective comparative analysis on behalf of the Spanish working Group for bone marrow transplantation in children (GETMON) and the Spanish Grupo for hematopoietic transplantation (GETH). Am J Hematol 2020; 95:28-37. [PMID: 31625177 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
A total of 192 pediatric patients, median age 8.6 years, with high-risk hematological malignancies, underwent haploidentical stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT) using post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PT-Cy), or ex vivo T cell-depleted (TCD) graft platforms, from January 1999 to December 2016 in 10 centers in Spain. Some 41 patients received an unmanipulated graft followed by PT-Cy for graft-vs-host disease (GvHD) prophylaxis. A total of 151 patients were transplanted with CD3-depleted peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) by either CD34+ selection, CD3+ CD19+ depletion, TCRαβ+ CD19+ depletion or CD45RA+ depletion, added to CD34+ selection for GvHD prophylaxis. The PBSCs were the only source in patients following ex vivo TCD haplo-HSCT; bone marrow was the source in 9 of 41 patients following PT-CY haplo-HSCT. Engraftment was achieved in 91.3% of cases. A donor younger than 30 years, and the development of chronic GvHD were positive factors influencing survival, whereas positive minimal residual disease (MRD) before transplant and lymphoid disease were negative factors. The probability of relapse increased with lymphoid malignancies, a donor killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) haplotype A and positive MRD pretransplant. No difference was found in overall survival, disease-free survival or relapse incidence between the two platforms. Relapse is still of concern in both platforms, and it should be the focus of future efforts. In conclusion, both platforms for haplo-HSCT were effective and could be utilized depending on the comfort level of the center.
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- Antonio Pérez‐Martínez
- Pediatric Hemato‐OncologyLa Paz University Hospital Madrid Spain
- Faculty of MedicineAutonomous University of Madrid
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- Pediatric Hemato‐OncologyHospital Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Spain
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- Pediatric Hemato‐OncologyHospital Santa Creu I Sant Pau Barcelona Spain
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- Pediatric Hemato‐OncologyUniversity of Santiago Clinical Hospital Santiago de Compostela Spain
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- Pediatric Hemato‐OncologyVirgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital; Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB)
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- Pediatric Hemato‐OncologyHospital of Salamanca Salamanca Spain
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- Pediatric Hemato‐OncologyUniversity of Santiago Clinical Hospital Santiago de Compostela Spain
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- Pediatric Hemato‐OncologyVirgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital; Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB)
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- Pediatric Hemato‐OncologyLa Paz University Hospital Madrid Spain
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- Pediatric Hemato‐OncologyLa Paz University Hospital Madrid Spain
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- Pediatric Hemato‐OncologyHospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Spain
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- Pediatric Hemato‐OncologyHospital Santa Creu I Sant Pau Barcelona Spain
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Du W, Cao X. Cytotoxic Pathways in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2979. [PMID: 30631325 PMCID: PMC6315278 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is a potentially curative treatment for hematologic malignancies, and other hematologic and immunologic diseases. Donor-derived immune cells identify and attack cancer cells in the patient producing a unique graft-vs.-tumor (GVT) effect. This beneficial response renders allo-HCT one of the most effective forms of tumor immunotherapy. However, alloreactive donor T cells can damage normal host cells thereby causing graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD), which results in substantial morbidity and mortality. To date, GVHD remains as the major obstacle for more successful application of allo-HCT. Of special significance in this context are a number of cytotoxic pathways that are involved in GVHD and GVT response as well as donor cell engraftment. In this review, we summarize progress in the investigation of these cytotoxic pathways, including Fas/Fas ligand (FasL), perforin/granzyme, and cytokine pathways. Many studies have delineated their distinct operating mechanisms and how they are involved in the complex cellular interactions amongst donor, host, tumor, and infectious pathogens. Driven by progressing elucidation of their contributions in immune reconstitution and regulation, various interventional strategies targeting these pathways have entered translational stages with aims to improve the effectiveness of allo-HCT.
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- Wei Du
- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, United States.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Immune tolerance induction by nonmyeloablative haploidentical HSCT combining T-cell depletion and posttransplant cyclophosphamide. Blood Adv 2017; 1:2166-2175. [PMID: 29296864 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2017009423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The establishment of safe approaches to attain durable donor-type chimerism and immune tolerance toward donor antigens represents a major challenge in transplantation biology. Haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is currently used for cancer therapy either as a T-cell-depleted megadose HSCT following myeloablative conditioning or with T-cell-replete HSCT following nonmyeloablative conditioning (NMAC) and high-dose posttransplant cyclophosphamide (PTCY). The latter approach suffers from a significant rate of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), despite prolonged immunosuppression. The use of T-depleted grafts, although free of GVHD risk, is not effective after NMAC because of graft rejection. We now demonstrate in mice conditioned with NMAC that combining the power of high-dose PTCY with T-cell-depleted megadose HSCT can overcome this barrier. This approach was evaluated in 2 patients with multiple myeloma and 1 patient with Hodgkin lymphoma. The first myeloma patient now followed for 25 months, exhibited full donor-type chimerism in the myeloid and B-cell lineages and mixed chimerism in the T-cell compartment. The second myeloma patient failed to attain chimerism. Notably, the low toxicity of this protocol enabled a subsequent successful fully myeloablative haploidentical HSCT in this patient. The third patients was conditioned with slightly higher total body irradiation and engrafted promptly. All patients remain in remission without GVHD. Both engrafted patients were able to control cytomegalovirus reactivation. Enzyme-linked immunospot analysis revealed immune tolerance toward donor cells. Our results demonstrate a novel and safer nonmyeloablative haplo-HSCT offering a platform for immune tolerance induction as a prelude to cell therapy and organ transplantation.
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Knüppel E, Medinger M, Stehle G, Infanti L, Halter J, Burkhalter F, Mujagic E, Heim D, Passweg J. Haploidentical hematopoietic bone marrow transplantation followed by living kidney transplantation from the same donor in a sickle cell disease patient with end-stage renal failure. Ann Hematol 2017; 96:703-705. [PMID: 28160086 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-017-2936-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Eva Knüppel
- Division of Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. .,Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Division of Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Bonfim C, Ribeiro L, Nichele S, Loth G, Bitencourt M, Koliski A, Kuwahara C, Fabro AL, Pereira NF, Pilonetto D, Thakar M, Kiem HP, Page K, Fuchs EJ, Eapen M, Pasquini R. Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplantation with Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide for Children and Adolescents with Fanconi Anemia. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 23:310-317. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2016.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zahid MF, Parnes A, Savani BN, Litzow MR, Hashmi SK. Therapy-related myeloid neoplasms - what have we learned so far? World J Stem Cells 2016; 8:231-242. [PMID: 27621757 PMCID: PMC4999650 DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v8.i8.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Therapy-related myeloid neoplasms are neoplastic processes arising as a result of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of these modalities given for a primary condition. The disease biology varies based on the etiology and treatment modalities patients receive for their primary condition. Topoisomerase II inhibitor therapy results in balanced translocations. Alkylating agents, characteristically, give rise to more complex karyotypes and mutations in p53. Other etiologies include radiation therapy, high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation and telomere dysfunction. Poor-risk cytogenetic abnormalities are more prevalent than they are in de novo leukemias and the prognosis of these patients is uniformly dismal. Outcome varies according to cytogenetic risk group. Treatment recommendations should be based on performance status and karyotype. An in-depth understanding of risk factors that lead to the development of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms would help developing risk-adapted treatment protocols and monitoring patients after treatment for the primary condition, translating into reduced incidence, early detection and timely treatment.
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