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Moon N, Figgins B, Altshuler E, Pham A, Kamel AY. Concurrent zinc and vitamin B 6 deficiencies in acutely exacerbated inflammatory bowel disease: Case reports. Nutr Clin Pract 2021; 37:203-208. [PMID: 33930197 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Limited evidence is available to describe the prevalence, causes, and consequences of zinc and vitamin B6 deficiencies in those with acutely exacerbated inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Zinc is important for immune function and wound healing, and B6 is needed for metabolic and neurological function. Patients with IBD are at risk of micronutrient deficiencies, particularly during flares. PRESENTATIONS The cases of 2 patients with IBD exacerbations were reviewed in which deficiencies of both zinc and vitamin B6 were identified. CONCLUSIONS These cases highlight the need for increased screening for zinc and pyridoxine deficiencies in IBD population, especially during disease exacerbation. Therefore, we recommend a comprehensive nutrition workup with physical exam, diet history, and a complete micronutrient panel while ruling out contributing factors. If patients are susceptible to deficiencies during flares, prophylactic oral zinc and pyridoxine supplementation may be considered, with close monitoring for subsequent iron and copper deficiencies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nabeel Moon
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA.,Department of Pharmacotherapy and Transitional Research, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Lin A, Flynn J, DeRespiris L, Figgins B, Griffin M, Lau C, Proli A, Devlin SM, Cho C, Tamari R, Jakubowski AA, Papadopoulos EB, Giralt SA, Perales MA, Seo SK, Shaffer B. Letermovir for Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Haploidentical and Mismatched Adult Donor Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation with Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide for Graft-versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis. Transplant Cell Ther 2020; 27:85.e1-85.e6. [PMID: 33053449 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is serious viral infection in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) recipients. November 2017, the novel CMV DNA terminase complex inhibitor letermovir was approved for prophylaxis of CMV infection in CMV-seropositive allo-HCT recipients. Here we sought to determine the effectiveness of letermovir in preventing CMV infection in CMV-seropositive patients undergoing haploidentical or mismatched adult unrelated donor allo-HCT using post-transplantation cyclophosphamide-based graft-versus host-disease prophylaxis. Sixty-four patients underwent transplantation between 2014 and 2019, of whom 32 received letermovir and 32 did not receive letermovir. The day 180 cumulative incidence of CMV infection requiring therapy was 45.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 32.7% to 57.1%) in the entire cohort, 68.8% (95% CI, 48.9% to 82.2%) in the patients who did not receive letermovir, and 21.9% (95% CI, 9.5% to 37.6%; P < .001) in patients who received letermovir. Adjusting for regimen intensity, disease histology, and age, the hazard ratio for CMV infection was .19 (95% CI, .08 to .47; P < .001) in patients who received primary prophylaxis with letermovir. The 1-year cumulative incidence of treatment- related mortality was similar between patients with and without letermovir treatment (16.9% versus 18.9%), as was overall survival (64.0% versus 49.0%). Persistent CMV infection requiring >28 days of therapy was more common in patients who did not receive letermovir (31.2% versus 6.2%; P = .02). In summary, letermovir was effective in preventing CMV infection in this high-risk population of HLA-mismatched allo-HCT recipients.
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- Andrew Lin
- Department of Pharmacy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pharmacy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pharmacy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pharmacy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pharmacy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pharmacy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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Figgins B, Primeaux B, Shank BR, Chen SE, Weber DM, Lu H. Cyclophosphamide desensitization in patients with severe hypersensitivity reactions to bendamustine. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2019; 26:982-985. [PMID: 31433727 DOI: 10.1177/1078155219867127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Cyclophosphamide is a nitrogen mustard alkylator employed in the treatment of many malignancies and autoimmune disorders. Despite reports of cyclophosphamide hypersensitivity ranging from rash to anaphylaxis, no cases of desensitization have been reported in the oncologic setting. CASE REPORT We report a cyclophosphamide desensitization protocol used for two patients who experienced severe hypersensitivity to bendamustine, a structurally related drug with potential cross immunogenicity. MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOME An interdisciplinary approach including immunologist, oncologist, and clinical pharmacists resulted in the development of a multi-step desensitization protocol for cyclophosphamide. The desensitization protocol described enabled the safe administration of cyclophosphamide for the two patients with limited treatment alternatives. DISCUSSION To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of cyclophosphamide desensitization in the oncologic setting. Two patients with advanced hematologic malignancies were able to receive cyclophosphamide with minimal adverse effects, despite experiencing previous severe hypersensitivity to another nitrogen mustard analogue.
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- Bradley Figgins
- Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.,Department of Pharmacy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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Figgins B, Hammerstrom A, Ariza-Heredia E, Oran B, Milton DR, Yeh J. Characterization of Viral Infections after Antithymocyte Globulin-Based Conditioning in Adults Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:1837-1843. [PMID: 31128324 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) has been shown to reduce the incidence of graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) after matched related donor (MRD) and matched unrelated donor (MUD) hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT); however, because of increased risks of infection and relapse, this use has not translated into a significant improvement in post-transplant survival. The goal of this single-center, retrospective cohort analysis was to quantify the incidence of viral reactivation and viral end-organ disease (EOD) within the first 100 days after MUD HCT with ATG-based conditioning compared with MRD HCT without ATG. Fifty-nine adult patients underwent ATG-based MUD HCT compared with 64 patients receiving MRD HCT without ATG. Cytomegalovirus reactivation was the most frequent event in both groups (65% MUD versus 61% MRD), followed by BK virus reactivation (26% versus 24%) and Epstein-Barr virus reactivation (20% versus 9%). A higher percentage of MUD patients experienced viral EOD by day +100 when compared with MRD patients (34% versus 16%, P = .022). This was most notable for EOD involving BK virus (15% versus 6%, P = .14) and Epstein-Barr virus (7% versus 0%, P = .050). Correspondingly, more patients in the MUD group experienced virus-related complications, including hospitalization (24% versus 3%, P < .001), intensive care unit admission (10% versus 6%, P = .19), and mortality (8% versus 4%, P = .44). There were no significant differences in either relapse-free survival (RFS; 62% versus 78%, P = .07) or overall survival (OS; 72% versus 86%, P = .07) at 6 months post-HCT. However, when using the final time point of 21 months in the MUD/ATG group and 23 months in the MRD/no ATG group, MUD patients who received ATG had inferior survival (OS: 27% versus 77%, P = .009; RFS: 40% versus 59%, P = .042). Our results add to and further quantify the infectious risks associated with the use of ATG in MUD transplants and promote the implementation of more intensive preemptive viral monitoring practices in patients receiving ATG-based MUD transplants.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bradley Figgins
- Department of Pharmacy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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Proli AJ, Bhatt V, Lin A, Lau C, Griffin M, DeRespiris L, Maples KT, Figgins B. A Retrospective Analysis of the Effect of Isavuconazole on Immunosuppressant Serum Blood Levels and Intravenous to Oral Dose Adjustments. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.12.338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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