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Maharaj D, Mohammed SR, Caesar K, Dindyal S. Nutcracker syndrome: a case-based review. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2024; 106:396-400. [PMID: 38038139 PMCID: PMC11060856 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2023.0090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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The nutcracker phenomenon, also known as left renal vein entrapment, occurs when there is extrinsic compression of the left renal vein, most often between the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. Nutcracker syndrome refers to the constellation of clinical symptoms that may arise from the nutcracker phenomenon, typically inclusive of haematuria, flank/pelvic pain, orthostatic proteinuria and (in male patients) varicocele. We provide a short review of the nutcracker syndrome including various diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. We utilise our own experience with a patient as a case study and highlight the modern management option of endovascular stenting.
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- D Maharaj
- St Clair Medical Centre, Trinidad and Tobago
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- University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
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- St Clair Medical Centre, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Kaur K, Chen PC, Ko MW, Mei A, Huerta-Yepez S, Maharaj D, Malarkannan S, Jewett A. Successes and Challenges in Taming the Beast: Cytotoxic Immune Effectors in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Crit Rev Immunol 2023; 43:1-11. [PMID: 37522557 DOI: 10.1615/critrevimmunol.2023047235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological disease characterized by the progressive loss of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. No effective therapeutic strategies have been established thus far, and therefore there is a significant unmet need for effective therapeutics to arrest the disease and reverse the pathologies induced by it. Although the cause of ALS is not well-defined, it appears to be heterogenous. Currently over 20 genes have been found to be associated with ALS. Family history can only be found in 10% of ALS patients, but in the remaining 90% no association with family history is found. The most common genetic causes are expansion in the C9orf72 gene and mutations in superoxide dismutase 1, TDP-43, and FUS. In our recent study, we also found mutations in TDP43 and FUS in ALS patients. To understand the pathogenesis of the disease, we set ourselves the task of analyzing the phenotype and function of all key immune effectors in ALS patients, comparing them with either a genetically healthy twin or healthy individuals. Our study demonstrated a significant increase in functional activation of NK and CD8+ T cytotoxic immune effectors and release of significant IFN-γ not only by the effector cells but also in the serum of ALS patients. Longitudinal analysis of CD8+ T cell-mediated IFN-γ secretion from ALS patients demonstrated continued and sustained increase in IFN-γ secretion with periods of decrease which coincided with certain treatments; however, the effects were largely short-lived. N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), one of the treatments used, is known to block cell death; however, even though such treatment was able to block most of the proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and growth factor release, it was not able to block IFN-γ and TNF-α, the two cytokines we had demonstrated previously to induce differentiation of the cells. In this review, we discuss the contribution of cytotoxic effector cells, especially primary NK cells, supercharged NK cells (sNK), and the contribution of sNK cells in expansion and functional activation of CD8+ T cells to memory/effector T cells in the pathogenesis of ALS. Potential new targeted therapeutic strategies are also discussed.
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- Kawaljit Kaur
- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, University of California School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Ave, 90095 Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, University of California School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Ave, 90095 Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, University of California School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Ave, 90095 Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, University of California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute, DBA Maharaj Institute of Immune Regenerative Medicine, Boynton Beach, FL 33437
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology and Immunotherapy, Blood Research Institute, Versiti, Milwaukee, WI; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI 53226; Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, University of California School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Ave, 90095 Los Angeles, CA, USA; The Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Dentistry and Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Maharaj D, Kaur K, Saltese A, Gouvea J. Personalized Precision Immunotherapy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Crit Rev Immunol 2023; 43:1-11. [PMID: 37938192 DOI: 10.1615/critrevimmunol.2023048372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Neurological syndrome amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects motor neurons and is characterized by progressive motor neuron loss in the brain and spinal cord. ALS starts with mainly focal onset but when the disease progresses, it spreads to different parts of the body, with survival limits of 2-5 years after disease initiation. To date, only supportive care is provided for ALS patients, and no effective treatment or cure has been discovered. This review is focused on clinical and immunological aspects of ALS patients, based on our case studies, and we discuss the treatment we have provided to those patients based on a detailed evaluation of their peripheral blood immune cells and blood-derived serum secreted factors, cytokines, chemokines and growth factors. We show that using a personalized approach of low dose immunotherapy there is an improvement in the effects on inflammation and immunological dysfunction.
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- Dipnarine Maharaj
- South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute, DBA Maharaj Institute of Immune Regenerative Medicine, Boynton Beach, FL 33437
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, University of California School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Ave, 90095 Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute, DBA Maharaj Institute of Immune Regenerative Medicine, Boynton Beach, FL 33437, USA
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- South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute, DBA Maharaj Institute of Immune Regenerative Medicine, Boynton Beach, FL 33437, USA
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Kaur K, Chen PC, Ko MW, Huerta-Yepez S, Maharaj D, Jewett A. The potential role of cytotoxic immune effectors in ALS; A longitudinal case study comparing the patient to genetically identical healthy twin. Crit Rev Immunol 2023. [PMID: 37522559 DOI: 10.1615/critrevimmunol.2023047233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an auto-immune neurodegenerative disorder affecting the motor-neurons. The causes of ALS are heterogeneous, and are only partially understood to date. We studied percentage and function of immune cell subsets in particular natural killer (NK) and CD8+ T cells in an ALS patient and compared the results to those obtained from his genetically identical healthy twin in a longitudinal study. We found several basic mechanisms which were potentially involved in the disease induction and progression. Our findings demonstrate that ALS patient's peripheral blood contained higher NK and B cells and, lower T cell percentages compared with the healthy twin brother's peripheral blood. Significantly increased interferon-gamma secretion by anti-CD3/28 monoclonal antibody-treated peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and sorted CD8+ T cells were observed in the ALS patient, suggesting that hyper-responsiveness of T cell compartment could be a potential mechanism of ALS progression. Significant increase in NK cell function due to genetic mutations in ALS associated genes may partly be responsible for the increase expansion and function of CD8+ T cells with effector/memory phenotype, in addition to direct activation and expansion of antigen specific T cells by such mutations. Weekly N-acetyl cysteine infusion to block cell death in patient in addition to a number of other therapies listed in this paper were not effective, and even though the treatments might have extended the patient's life, it was not curative. Therefore, activated CD8+ T and NK cells are likely cells targeting motor neurons in the patient, and strategies should be designed to decrease the aggressive nature of these cells to achieve longer lasting therapeutic benefits.
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Phelan R, Im A, Hunter RL, Inamoto Y, Lupo-Stanghellini MT, Rovo A, Badawy SM, Burns L, Eissa H, Murthy HS, Prasad P, Sharma A, Suelzer E, Agrawal V, Aljurf M, Baker K, Basak GW, Buchbinder D, DeFilipp Z, Grkovic LD, Dias A, Einsele H, Eisenberg ML, Epperla N, Farhadfar N, Flatau A, Gale RP, Greinix H, Hamilton BK, Hashmi S, Hematti P, Jamani K, Maharaj D, Murray J, Naik S, Nathan S, Pavletic S, Peric Z, Pulanic D, Ross R, Salonia A, Sanchez-Ortega I, Savani BN, Schechter T, Shah AJ, Smith SM, Snowden JA, Steinberg A, Tremblay D, Vij SC, Walker L, Wolff D, Yared JA, Schoemans H, Tichelli A. Male-specific late effects in adult hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients: a systematic review from the Late Effects and Quality of Life Working Committee of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and Transplant Complications Working Party of the European Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2022; 57:1150-1163. [PMID: 35523848 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-022-01591-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Male-specific late effects after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) include genital chronic graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), hypogonadism, sexual dysfunction, infertility, and subsequent malignancies. They may be closely intertwined and cause prolonged morbidity and decreased quality of life after HCT. We provide a systematic review of male-specific late effects in a collaboration between transplant physicians, endocrinologists, urologists, dermatologists, and sexual health professionals through the Late Effects and Quality of Life Working Committee of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, and the Transplant Complications Working Party of the European Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. The systematic review summarizes incidence, risk factors, screening, prevention and treatment of these complications and provides consensus evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice and future research.
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- Rachel Phelan
- CIBMTR® (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. .,Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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- University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- CIBMTR® (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center/Children's Hospital of New Orleans, Department of Pediatrics, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of Leukemia, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital Center & Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- University Clinical Centre, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA, USA
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- Hematopoietic Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Department of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Association of Cancer Online Resources, Association of Cancer Online Resources, Austin, TX, USA
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- Haematology Research Centre, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Blood & Marrow Transplant Program, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute, Boynton Beach, FL, USA
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Penn State Cancer Institute, Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Section of Bone Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapy, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- University Hospital Centre Zagreb and Medical School University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- University Hospital Centre Zagreb and Medical School University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.,Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology; URI; IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/ Oncology/ Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.,Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Blood & Marrow Transplantation Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Public Health and Primary Care, ACCENT VV, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Schmidt S, Liu Y, Hu ZH, Williams KM, Lazarus HM, Vij R, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Ortí G, Wiernik PH, Weisdorf D, Kamble RT, Herzig R, Wirk B, Cerny J, Bacher U, Chaudhri NA, Nathan S, Farhadfar N, Aljurf M, Gergis U, Szer J, Seo S, Hsu JW, Olsson RF, Maharaj D, George B, Hildebrandt GC, Agrawal V, Nishihori T, Abdel-Azim H, Alyea E, Popat U, Sobecks R, Scott BL, Holter Chakrabarty J, Saber W. The Role of Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI) in Post-Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT) Relapse for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) in the Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) Era. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020; 26:1137-1143. [PMID: 32062061 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Treatment for relapse of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) following hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) includes tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) with or without donor lymphocyte infusions (DLIs), but the most effective treatment strategy is unknown. This study was performed through the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) database. We retrospectively reviewed all patients reported to the CIBMTR registry from 2002 to 2014 who underwent HCT for CML and were alive 30 days postrelapse. A total of 215 HCT recipients relapsed and were analyzed in the following groups: (1) TKI alone (n = 128), (2) TKI with DLI (n = 48), and (3) DLI without TKI (n = 39). In multivariate analysis, disease status prior to HCT had a significant effect on overall survival (OS). Patients who received a DLI alone compared with a TKI with a DLI had inferior survival (hazard ratio, 2.28; 95% confidence interval, 1.23 to 4.24; P= .009). Those who received a TKI alone had similar survival compared with those who received a TKI with a DLI (P = .81). These data support that despite use of TKIs pretransplantation, TKI salvage therapy continues to provide significant survival following relapse in patients with CML following HCT. These data do not suggest that adding a DLI to a TKI adds an improvement in OS.
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- Sarah Schmidt
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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- CIBMTR (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- CIBMTR (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health Systems, Washington, DC
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Divsion of Hematology-Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Hematology Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplant, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplant, Department of Medical Oncology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Clinical Hematology at Peter MacCalluma Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Centre for Clinical Research Sormland, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute, Boynton Beach, Florida
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Center of Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- CIBMTR (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Maharaj D, Vianna PG, Ward W, Messina AJ, Rayborn T, Gouvea JV, Hammer RD, Cui Z. Young donor white blood cell immunotherapy induces extensive tumor necrosis in advanced-stage solid tumors. Heliyon 2017; 3:e00438. [PMID: 29159318 PMCID: PMC5680985 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Background In the past decade, a variety of immunotherapy approaches focused predominantly on the adaptive immune system have shown unprecedented responses in patients with advanced-stage malignancies. However, studies in spontaneous regression/complete resistance (SR/CR) mice and humans have shown a novel innate cancer-killing activity mediated by granulocytes, which is completely transferable for prevention or therapy against established malignancies. Methods Three patients with advanced, relapsed or refractory solid tumors for which no standard therapy was available or was refused were enrolled into this ongoing combined phase I/II open label clinical trial testing the safety, dose tolerance, and possible antineoplastic efficacy of sequential infusions of HLA-mismatched non-irradiated allogeneic white cells (68–91% granulocytes) collected by leukapheresis from young, healthy donors (age 18–35) following mobilization with granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and dexamethasone. Results Besides fevers and flushing, no infusional toxicities were observed. All patients remained clinically stable following infusions with mild cytokine release syndrome and no evidence of transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease, acute tumor lysis syndrome,or transfusion-associated acute lung injury. Pathological examination of all cases post-mortem revealed extensive tumor necrosis up to 80% in patients 1–2, 40–50% in patient 3, and leukocyte infiltration in all cases, which could not be attributed to disease progression. Conclusions Allogeneic white cell immunotherapy (AWIT) from young, healthy donors is well tolerated with minimal side effects and shows antitumor activity against advanced-stage solid tumors. AWIT represents a novel, safe, and cost-effective immunotherapy that can be administered in an outpatient cancer clinic.
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- Dipnarine Maharaj
- South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute, Boynton Beach, Florida 33437, USA
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- South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute, Boynton Beach, Florida 33437, USA.,Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute, Boynton Beach, Florida 33437, USA
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- South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute, Boynton Beach, Florida 33437, USA
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- South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute, Boynton Beach, Florida 33437, USA
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- South Florida Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Institute, Boynton Beach, Florida 33437, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
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Stroncek DF, Shaw BE, Logan BR, Kiefer DM, Savani BN, Anderlini P, Bredeson CN, Hematti P, Ganguly S, Diaz MA, Abdel-Azim H, Ahmed I, Maharaj D, Seftel M, Beitinjaneh A, Seo S, Yared JA, Halter J, O'Donnell PV, Hale GA, DeFilipp Z, Lazarus H, Liesveld JL, Zhou Z, Munshi P, Olsson RF, Kasow KA, Szer J, Switzer GE, Chitphakdithai P, Shah N, Confer DL, Pulsipher MA. Donor Experiences of Second Marrow or Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection Mirror the First, but CD34 + Yields Are Less. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 24:175-184. [PMID: 28958894 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Little is known about the experiences of individuals donating peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) or marrow for a second time. To study this, unrelated donors making a second donation through the National Marrow Donor Program between 2004 and 2013 were evaluated. Experiences of second-time donors giving marrow (n = 118: first donation was PBSC in 76 and marrow in 42) were compared with those making only 1 marrow donation (n = 5829). Experiences of second-time donors giving PBSCs (n = 602) (first donation was PBSCs in 362; marrow in 240) were compared to first-time PBSC donors (n = 16,095). For donors giving a second PBSC or marrow donation there were no significant differences in maximum skeletal pain, maximum symptoms measured by an established modified toxicity criteria, and recovery time compared with those who donated only once. Notably, the yield of marrow nucleated cells and PBSC CD34+ cells with second donations was less. As previously noted with single first-time donations, female (PBSCs and marrow) and obese donors (PBSCs) had higher skeletal pain and/or toxicity with a second donation. PBSC donors who experienced high levels of pain or toxicity with the first donation also experienced high levels of these symptoms with their second donation and slower recovery times. In conclusion, for most donors second donation experiences were similar to first donation experiences, but CD34+ yields were less. Knowledge of the donor's first experience and stem cell yields may help centers decide whether second donations are appropriate and institute measures to improve donor experiences.
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- David F Stroncek
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Cell Processing Section, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Center for International Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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- Center for International Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for International Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Hematology & Stem Cell Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- The Ottawa Hospital Blood & Marrow Transplant Program, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapies, University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood, Kansas
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hematopoyetico, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Children's Mercy Hospital-UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri
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- South Florida Bone Marrow Transplant/Stem Cell Transplant Institute, Bethesda Health City, Boynton Beach, Florida
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- Medical Oncology and Haematology, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapy Program, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, Greenbaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Haematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
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- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- University of Massachusetts, Marlboro, Massachusetts
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- Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Karolinska Institutet, Division of Therapeutic Immunology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Royal Melbourne Hospital City Campus, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Center for International Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Center for International Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Wirk B, Fenske TS, Hamadani M, Zhang MJ, Hu ZH, Akpek G, Aljurf MD, Armand P, Ayala E, Bachanova V, Bolwell B, Cairo MS, Cashen A, Chen YB, Costa LJ, Farhan S, Freytes CO, Gajewski JL, Gibson J, Hale GA, Holmberg LA, Hsu JW, Inwards DJ, Kamble RT, Maharaj D, Maziarz RT, Munker R, Nath R, Reddy NM, Reeder CB, Rizzieri DA, Sauter CS, Savani BN, Schouten HC, Sureda A, Vose JM, Waller EK, Wiernik PH, Gale RP, Burns LJ, Saber W. Outcomes of hematopoietic cell transplantation for diffuse large B cell lymphoma transformed from follicular lymphoma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2014; 20:951-9. [PMID: 24641828 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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There are limited data on the outcomes of autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in diffuse large B cell lymphoma transformed from follicular lymphoma. We analyzed transplantation outcomes in 141 subjects with biopsy-proven diffuse large B-cell lymphoma transformed from follicular lymphoma reported to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research between 1990 and 2009. Two groups were identified: autologous HCT (auto-HCT; n = 108) and allogeneic HCT (allo-HCT; n = 33). Fewer auto-HCTs were done for transformed follicular lymphoma in 2003 to 2009, with a shift favoring allo-HCT. Auto-HCT was associated with a 1-year nonrelapse mortality (NRM) of 8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 4% to 14%), 5-year progression-free survival of 35% (95% CI, 26% to 45%), and 5-year overall survival of 50% (95% CI, 40% to 59%). In contrast, allo-HCT was associated with a 1-year NRM of 41% (95% CI, 23% to 58%), 5-year progression-free survival of 18% (95% CI, 6% to 35%), and 5-year overall survival of 22% (95% CI, 8% to 41%). Auto-HCT for transformed follicular lymphoma achieves sustained remission in a high proportion of subjects. The high NRM of allo-HCT offset any benefit that might be associated with this transplantation modality.
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- Baldeep Wirk
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York.
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- West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Banner M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, Arizona
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- New York Medical College, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Henry Ford Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Detroit, Michigan
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- South Texas Veterans Health Care System and University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Institute of Haematology, Camperdown, Australia
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- Shands HealthCare and University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Baylor College of Medicine Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Houston, Texas
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- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
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- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
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- Mayo Clinic Arizona and Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College, Section of Hematology, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Maziarz RT, Wang Z, Zhang MJ, Bolwell BJ, Chen AI, Fenske TS, Freytes CO, Gale RP, Gibson J, Hayes-Lattin BM, Holmberg L, Inwards DJ, Isola LM, Khoury HJ, Lewis VA, Maharaj D, Munker R, Phillips GL, Rizzieri DA, Rowlings PA, Saber W, Satwani P, Waller EK, Maloney DG, Montoto S, Laport GG, Vose JM, Lazarus HM, Hari PN. Autologous haematopoietic cell transplantation for non-Hodgkin lymphoma with secondary CNS involvement. Br J Haematol 2013; 162:648-56. [PMID: 23829536 PMCID: PMC3766698 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pre-existing central nervous system (CNS) involvement may influence referral for autologous haematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT) for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The outcomes of 151 adult patients with NHL with prior secondary CNS involvement (CNS(+) ) receiving an AHCT were compared to 4688 patients without prior CNS lymphoma (CNS(-) ). There were significant baseline differences between the cohorts. CNS(+) patients were more likely to be younger, have lower performance scores, higher age-adjusted international prognostic index scores, more advanced disease stage at diagnosis, more aggressive histology, more sites of extranodal disease, and a shorter interval between diagnosis and AHCT. However, no statistically significant differences were identified between the two groups by analysis of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) at 5 years. A matched pair comparison of the CNS(+) group with a subset of CNS(-) patients matched on propensity score also showed no differences in outcomes. Patients with active CNS lymphoma at the time of AHCT (n = 55) had a higher relapse rate and diminished PFS and OS compared with patients whose CNS lymphoma was in remission (n = 96) at the time of AHCT. CNS(+) patients can achieve excellent long-term outcomes with AHCT. Active CNS lymphoma at transplant confers a worse prognosis.
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Smith SM, Burns LJ, van Besien K, Lerademacher J, He W, Fenske TS, Suzuki R, Hsu JW, Schouten HC, Hale GA, Holmberg LA, Sureda A, Freytes CO, Maziarz RT, Inwards DJ, Gale RP, Gross TG, Cairo MS, Costa LJ, Lazarus HM, Wiernik PH, Maharaj D, Laport GG, Montoto S, Hari PN. Hematopoietic cell transplantation for systemic mature T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2013; 31:3100-9. [PMID: 23897963 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.46.0188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To analyze outcomes of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS Outcomes of 241 patients (112 anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, 102 peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified, 27 angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma) undergoing autologous HCT (autoHCT; n = 115; median age, 43 years) or allogeneic HCT (alloHCT; n = 126; median age, 38 years) were analyzed. Primary outcomes were nonrelapse mortality (NRM), relapse/progression, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Patient, disease, and HCT-related variables were analyzed in multivariate Cox proportional hazard models to determine association with outcomes. RESULTS AutoHCT recipients were more likely in first complete remission (CR1; 35% v 14%; P = .001) and with chemotherapy-sensitive disease (86% v 60%; P < .001), anaplastic large-cell histology (53% v 40%; P = .04), and two or fewer lines of prior therapy (65% v 44%; P < .001) compared with alloHCT recipients. Three-year PFS and OS of autoHCT recipients beyond CR1 were 42% and 53%, respectively. Among alloHCT recipients who received transplantations beyond CR1, 31% remained progression-free at 3 years, despite being more heavily pretreated and with more refractory disease. NRM was 3.5-fold higher (95% CI, 1.80 to 6.99; P < .001) for alloHCT. In multivariate analysis, chemotherapy sensitivity (hazard ratio [HR], 1.8; 95% CI, 1.16 to 2.87) and two or fewer lines of pretransplantation therapy (HR, 5.02; 95% CI, 2.15 to 11.72) were prognostic of survival. CONCLUSION These data describe the roles of autoHCT and alloHCT in T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and suggest greater effectiveness earlier in the disease course, and limited utility in multiply relapsed disease. Notably, autoHCT at relapse may be a potential option for select patients, particularly those with anaplastic large-cell lymphoma histology.
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Akpek G, Pasquini MC, Logan B, Agovi MA, Lazarus HM, Marks DI, Bornhaeüser M, Ringdén O, Maziarz RT, Gupta V, Popat U, Maharaj D, Bolwell BJ, Rizzo JD, Ballen KK, Cooke KR, McCarthy PL, Ho VT. Effects of spleen status on early outcomes after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2013; 48:825-31. [PMID: 23222382 PMCID: PMC3606905 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2012] [Revised: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 11/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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To assess the impact of spleen status on engraftment, and early morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), we analyzed 9,683 myeloablative allograft recipients from 1990 to 2006; 472 had prior splenectomy (SP), 300 splenic irradiation (SI), 1,471 with splenomegaly (SM), and 7,440 with normal spleen (NS). Median times to neutrophil engraftment (NE) and platelet engraftment (PE) were 15 vs 18 days and 22 vs 24 days for the SP and NS groups, respectively (P<0.001). Hematopoietic recovery at day +100 was not different across all groups, however the odds ratio of days +14 and +21 NE and day +28 PE were 3.26, 2.25 and 1.28 for SP, and 0.56, 0.55, and 0.82 for SM groups compared to NS (P<0.001), respectively. Among patients with SM, use of peripheral blood grafts improved NE at day +21, and CD34+ cell dose >5.7 × 10(6)/kg improved PE at day+28. After adjusting variables by Cox regression, the incidence of GVHD and OS were not different among groups. SM is associated with delayed engraftment, whereas SP prior to HCT facilitates early engraftment without having an impact on survival.
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- G Akpek
- Marlene and Stewart Greenbaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Hamadani M, Saber W, Ahn KW, Carreras J, Cairo MS, Fenske TS, Gale RP, Gibson J, Hale GA, Hari PN, Hsu JW, Inwards DJ, Kamble RT, Klein A, Maharaj D, Marks DI, Rizzieri DA, Savani BN, Schouten HC, Waller EK, Wirk B, Laport GG, Montoto S, Maloney DG, Lazarus HM. Impact of pretransplantation conditioning regimens on outcomes of allogeneic transplantation for chemotherapy-unresponsive diffuse large B cell lymphoma and grade III follicular lymphoma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2013; 19:746-53. [PMID: 23380340 PMCID: PMC3650915 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2013.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/26/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Patients with chemorefractory non-Hodgkin lymphomas generally have a poor prognosis. We used the observational database of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research to study the outcome of 533 patients with refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) or grade III follicular lymphoma (FL-III) who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) using either myeloablative (MA; n = 307) or reduced-intensity/nonmyeloablative conditioning (RIC/NST; n = 226) between 1998 and 2010. We analyzed nonrelapse mortality (NRM), relapse/progression, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Only 45% of the patients at transplantation had a Karnofsky performance score of ≥90%. Median follow-up of surviving patients after MA and RIC/NST allo-HCT is 35 months and 30 months, respectively. At 3 years, MA allo-HCT was associated with a higher NRM compared with RIC/NST (53% versus 42%; P = .03), similar PFS (19% versus 23%; P = .40), and lower OS (19% versus 28%; P = .02), respectively. On multivariate analysis, FL-III histology was associated with lower NRM (relative risk [RR], .52), reduced risk of relapse/progression (RR, .42), and superior PFS (RR, .51) and OS (RR, .53), whereas MA conditioning was associated with reduced risk of relapse/progression (RR, .66). Despite a refractory state, a small subset of DLBCL and FL-III patients can attain durable remissions after allo-HCT. Conditioning regimen intensity was not associated with PFS and OS despite a higher risk of relapse/progression with RIC/NST allo-HCT.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Disease Progression
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/methods
- Humans
- Lymphoma, Follicular/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, Follicular/immunology
- Lymphoma, Follicular/surgery
- Lymphoma, Follicular/therapy
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/immunology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/surgery
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/therapy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Grading
- Transplantation Conditioning/methods
- Transplantation, Homologous
- Treatment Outcome
- Young Adult
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Affiliation(s)
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Institute of Haematology, Camperdown, AUSTRALIA
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Shands Healthcare and University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Baylor College of Medicine Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Houston, TX
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- Duke University Medical Center, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant, Durham, NC
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- Shands Healthcare and University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Royal London Hospital Whitechapel, St. Bartholomew’s, London, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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Foran JM, Pavletic SZ, Logan BR, Agovi-Johnson MA, Pérez WS, Bolwell BJ, Bornhäuser M, Bredeson CN, Cairo MS, Camitta BM, Copelan EA, Dehn J, Gale RP, George B, Gupta V, Hale GA, Lazarus HM, Litzow MR, Maharaj D, Marks DI, Martino R, Maziarz RT, Rowe JM, Rowlings PA, Savani BN, Savoie ML, Szer J, Waller EK, Wiernik PH, Weisdorf DJ. Unrelated donor allogeneic transplantation after failure of autologous transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia: a study from the center for international blood and marrow transplantation research. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2013; 19:1102-8. [PMID: 23632091 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2013.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 04/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The survival of patients with relapsed acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HCT) is very poor. We studied the outcomes of 302 patients who underwent secondary allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) from an unrelated donor (URD) using either myeloablative (n = 242) or reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC; n = 60) regimens reported to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplantation Research. After a median follow-up of 58 months (range, 2 to 160 months), the probability of treatment-related mortality was 44% (95% confidence interval [CI], 38%-50%) at 1-year. The 5-year incidence of relapse was 32% (95% CI, 27%-38%), and that of overall survival was 22% (95% CI, 18%-27%). Multivariate analysis revealed a significantly better overal survival with RIC regimens (hazard ratio [HR], 0.51; 95% CI, 0.35-0.75; P <.001), with Karnofsky Performance Status score ≥90% (HR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.47-0.82: P = .001) and in cytomegalovirus-negative recipients (HR, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.44-0.94; P = .022). A longer interval (>18 months) from auto-HCT to URD allo-HCT was associated with significantly lower riak of relapse (HR, 0.19; 95% CI, 0.09-0.38; P <.001) and improved leukemia-free survival (HR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.34-0.84; P = .006). URD allo-HCT after auto-HCT relapse resulted in 20% long-term leukemia-free survival, with the best results seen in patients with a longer interval to secondary URD transplantation, with a Karnofsky Performance Status score ≥90%, in complete remission, and using an RIC regimen. Further efforts to reduce treatment-related mortaility and relapse are still needed.
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Hamadani M, Saber W, Ahn KW, Carreras J, Cairo MS, Fenske TS, Gale RP, Gibson J, Hale GA, Hari PN, Hsu JW, Inwards DJ, Kamble RT, Klein A, Maharaj D, Marks DI, Rizzieri DA, Savani BN, Schouten HC, Waller EK, Wirk B, Lazarus HM. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for chemotherapy-unresponsive mantle cell lymphoma: a cohort analysis from the center for international blood and marrow transplant research. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2013; 19:625-31. [PMID: 23333532 PMCID: PMC3640440 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2013.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Patients with chemorefractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) have a poor prognosis. We used the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research database to study the outcome of 202 patients with refractory MCL who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) using either myeloablative (MA) or reduced-intensity/nonmyeloablative conditioning (RIC/NST), during 1998-2010. We analyzed nonrelapse mortality (NRM), progression/relapse, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Seventy-four patients (median age, 54 years) received MA, and 128 patients (median age, 59 years) received RIC/NST. Median follow-up after allo-HCT was 35 months in the MA group and 43 months in the RIC/NST group. At 3 years post-transplantation, no significant between-group differences were seen in terms of NRM (47% in MA versus 43% in RIC/NST; P = .68), relapse/progression (33% versus 32%; P = .89), PFS (20% versus 25%; P = .53), or OS (25% versus 30%; P = .45). Multivariate analysis also revealed no significant between-group differences in NRM, relapse, PFS, or OS; however, receipt of a bone marrow or T cell-depleted allograft was associated with an increased risk of NRM and inferior PFS and OS. Our data suggest that despite a refractory disease state, approximately 25% of patients with MCL can attain durable remission after allo-HCT, and conditioning regimen intensity does not influence outcome of allo-HCT.
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Divisionof Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- ‘Imperial College, Section of Hematology, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Institute of Haematology, Camperdown, Australia
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Shands Healthcare and University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Baylor College of Medicine Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Houston, TX
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- Duke University Medical Center, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant, Durham, NC
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- Shands Healthcare and University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Vogl DT, Wang T, Pérez WS, Stadtmauer EA, Heitjan DF, Lazarus HM, Kyle RA, Kamble R, Weisdorf D, Roy V, Gibson J, Ballen K, Holmberg L, Bashey A, McCarthy PL, Freytes C, Maharaj D, Maiolino A, Vesole D, Hari P. Effect of obesity on outcomes after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2011; 17:1765-74. [PMID: 21624486 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Accepted: 05/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Obesity has implications for chemotherapy dosing and selection of patients for therapy. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (AutoHCT) improves outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma, but optimal chemotherapy dosing for obese patients is poorly defined. We analyzed the outcomes of 1087 recipients of AutoHCT for myeloma reported to the CIBMTR between 1995 and 2003 who received high-dose melphalan conditioning, with or without total body irradiation (TBI). We categorized patients by body mass index (BMI) as normal, overweight, obese, or severely obese. There was no overall effect of BMI on progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), progression, or nonrelapse mortality (NRM). In patients receiving melphalan and TBI conditioning, obese and severely obese patients had superior PFS and OS compared with normal and overweight patients, but the clinical significance of this finding is unclear. More obese patients were more likely to receive a reduced dose of melphalan, but there was no evidence that melphalan or TBI dosing variability affected PFS. Therefore, current common strategies of dosing melphalan do not impair outcomes for obese patients, and obesity should not exclude patients from consideration of autologous transplantation. Further research is necessary to optimize dosing of both chemotherapy and radiation in obese patients.
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- Dan T Vogl
- Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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McCollum M, Ma Z, Cohen E, Leon R, Tao R, Wu JY, Maharaj D, Wei J. Post-MPTP Treatment with Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Improves Nigrostriatal Function in the Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease. Mol Neurobiol 2010; 41:410-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-010-8118-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2009] [Accepted: 03/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Kalaycio ME, Kukreja M, Woolfrey AE, Szer J, Cortes J, Maziarz RT, Bolwell BJ, Buser A, Copelan E, Gale RP, Gupta V, Maharaj D, Marks DI, Pavletic SZ, Horowitz MM, Arora M. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant for prolymphocytic leukemia. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2009; 16:543-7. [PMID: 19961946 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2009] [Accepted: 11/25/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The poor prognosis of patients with prolymphocytic leukemia (PLL) has led some clinicians to recommend allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). However, the data to support this approach is limited to case-reports and small case series. We reviewed the database of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) to determine outcomes after allotransplant for patients with PLL. We identified 47 patients with a median age of 54 years (range: 30-75 years). With a median follow-up of 13 months, progression-free survival (PFS) was 33% (95% confidence interval [CI] 20%-47%) at 1 year. The most common cause of death was relapse or progression in 49%. The cumulative incidence of treatment-related mortality (TRM) at 1-year posttransplant was 28%. The small patient population prohibited prognostic factor analysis, but these data support consideration of allotransplant for PLL. Further study of a larger population of patients is needed to determine which patients are more likely to benefit.
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- Matt E Kalaycio
- Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Fenske TS, Hari PN, Carreras J, Zhang MJ, Kamble RT, Bolwell BJ, Cairo MS, Champlin RE, Chen YB, Freytes CO, Gale RP, Hale GA, Ilhan O, Khoury HJ, Lister J, Maharaj D, Marks DI, Munker R, Pecora AL, Rowlings PA, Shea TC, Stiff P, Wiernik PH, Winter JN, Rizzo JD, van Besien K, Lazarus HM, Vose JM. Impact of pre-transplant rituximab on survival after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2009; 15:1455-64. [PMID: 19822306 PMCID: PMC2913553 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 07/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Incorporation of the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab into front-line regimens to treat diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has resulted in improved survival. Despite this progress, however, many patients develop refractory or recurrent DLBCL and then undergo autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AuHCT). It is unclear to what extent pre-transplant exposure to rituximab affects outcomes after AuHCT. Outcomes of 994 patients receiving AuHCT for DLBCL between 1996 and 2003 were analyzed according to whether rituximab was (n = 176; +R cohort) or was not (n = 818; -R cohort) administered with front-line or salvage therapy before AuHCT. The +R cohort had superior progression-free survival (PFS; 50% vs 38%; P = .008) and overall survival (OS; 57% vs 45%; P = .006) at 3 years. Platelet and neutrophil engraftment were not affected by exposure to rituximab. Nonrelapse mortality (NRM) did not differ significantly between the 2 cohorts. In multivariate analysis, the +R cohort had improved PFS (relative risk of relapse/progression or death, 0.64; P < .001) and improved OS (relative risk of death, 0.74; P = .039). We conclude that pre-transplant rituximab is associated with a lower rate of progression and improved survival after AuHCT for DLBCL, with no evidence of impaired engraftment or increased NRM.
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- Timothy S Fenske
- Division of Neoplastic Diseases, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA.
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Baker KS, Davies SM, Majhail NS, Hassebroek A, Klein JP, Ballen KK, Bigelow CL, Frangoul HA, Hardy CL, Bredeson C, Dehn J, Friedman D, Hahn T, Hale G, Lazarus HM, LeMaistre CF, Loberiza F, Maharaj D, McCarthy P, Setterholm M, Spellman S, Trigg M, Maziarz RT, Switzer G, Lee SJ, Rizzo JD. Race and socioeconomic status influence outcomes of unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2009; 15:1543-54. [PMID: 19896078 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 07/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Success of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) can vary by race, but the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) is not known. To evaluate the role of race and SES, we studied 6207 unrelated-donor myeloablative (MA) HCT recipients transplanted between 1995 and 2004 for acute or chronic leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Patients were reported by transplant center to be White (n = 5253), African American (n = 368), Asian/Pacific-Islander (n = 141), or Hispanic (n = 445). Patient income was estimated from residential zip code at time of HCT. Cox regression analysis adjusting for other significant factors showed that African American (but not Asian or Hispanic) recipients had worse overall survival (OS) (relative-risk [RR] 1.47; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.29-1.68, P < .001) compared to Whites. Treatment-related mortality (TRM) was higher in African Americans (RR 1.56; 95% CI 1.34-1.83, P < .001) and in Hispanics (RR 1.30; 95% CI 1.11-1.51, P = .001). Across all racial groups, patients with median incomes in the lowest quartile (<$34,700) had worse OS (RR 1.15; 95% CI 1.04-1.26, P = .005) and higher risks of TRM (RR 1.21; 1.07-1.36, P = .002). Inferior outcomes among African Americans are not fully explained by transplant-related factors or SES. Potential other mechanisms such as genetic polymorphisms that have an impact on drug metabolism or unmeasured comorbidities, socioeconomic factors, and health behaviors may be important. Low SES, regardless of race, has a negative impact on unrelated donor HCT outcomes.
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- K Scott Baker
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA.
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BACKGROUND Proteinuria is used as a criterion in the classification system for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy including preeclampsia. The aim of the study was to evaluate the accuracy of dipstick urinalysis in a single voided urine sample and in an aliquot of a 24-hour urine collection in the assessment of proteinuria in hypertensive pregnant women, using the 24-hour urine protein excretion as the gold standard. METHODS One hundred ninety-eight women who presented with hypertension in pregnancy were recruited at the antenatal clinic at King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban, South Africa, a tertiary referral center. Exclusion criteria included women with eclampsia, urinary tract infection, and chronic renal disease. Routine dipstick urinalysis (Bayer) was performed by midwives for proteinuria, and a 24-hour urine specimen was collected for quantitative protein assessment. A laboratory technician performed urine dipstick test for protein on a mixed aliquot of the 24-hour urine specimen. This result, together with that of the screening dipstick urinalysis, was compared to the 24-hour urine protein excretion. RESULTS The results of the 198 patients were analyzed, of the total, 72 had preeclampsia. Using a value of = 0.3 g protein excretion per 24 hours (1 + to 4 + on urine dipsticks) as positive, sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values for dipstick urinalysis were calculated. The positive predictive value for dipstick urinalysis ranged from 64.9% (single voided urine sample) to 94.2% (24-hour urine aliquot). The negative predictive value ranged from 75.2% (single voided urine sample) to 84.2% (24-hour urine aliquot). CONCLUSION Dipstick urinalysis is not very accurate: therefore, all women presenting with hypertension during pregnancy should have a 24-hour urine protein measurement.
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- R Gangaram
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and MRC/UN Pregnancy Hypertension Research Unit, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Lazarus HM, Carreras J, Boudreau C, Loberiza FR, Armitage JO, Bolwell BJ, Freytes CO, Gale RP, Gibson J, Hale GA, Inwards DJ, LeMaistre CF, Maharaj D, Marks DI, Miller AM, Pavlovsky S, Schouten HC, van Besien K, Vose JM, Bitran JD, Khouri IF, McCarthy PL, Yu H, Rowlings P, Serna DS, Horowitz MM, Rizzo JD. Influence of age and histology on outcome in adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT): a report from the Center For International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2009; 14:1323-33. [PMID: 19041053 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2008] [Accepted: 09/12/2008] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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To compare the clinical outcomes of older (age > or =55 years) non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients with younger NHL patients (<55 years) receiving autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) while adjusting for patient-, disease-, and treatment-related variables, we compared autologous HCT outcomes in 805 NHL patients aged > or =55 years to 1949 NHL patients <55 years during the years 1990-2000 using data reported to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). In multivariate analysis, older patients with aggressive histologies were 1.86 times (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.43-2.43, P < .001) more likely than younger patients to experience treatment-related mortality (TRM). Relative death risks were 1.33 times (CI 1.04-1.71, P = .024) and 1.50 times (CI 1.33-16.9, P < .001) higher in older compared to younger patients with follicular grade I/II and aggressive histologies, respectively. Autologous HCT in older NHL patients is feasible, but most disease-related outcomes are statistically inferior to younger patients. Studies addressing supportive care particular to older patients, who are most likely to benefit from this approach, are recommended.
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- Hillard M Lazarus
- Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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Hari P, Carreras J, Zhang MJ, Gale RP, Bolwell BJ, Bredeson CN, Burns LJ, Cairo MS, Freytes CO, Goldstein SC, Hale GA, Inwards DJ, Lemaistre CF, Maharaj D, Marks DI, Schouten HC, Slavin S, Vose JM, Lazarus HM, van Besien K. Allogeneic transplants in follicular lymphoma: higher risk of disease progression after reduced-intensity compared to myeloablative conditioning. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2008; 14:236-45. [PMID: 18215784 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2007.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2007] [Accepted: 11/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens have been increasingly used for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in follicular lymphoma (FL). We compared traditional myeloablative conditioning regimens to RIC in FL. Outcomes of HLA-identical sibling HSCT for FL in 208 recipients reported to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) between 1997 and 2002 were studied. Conditioning regimens were categorized as myeloablative (N = 120) or RIC (N = 88). Use of RIC regimens increased from <10% of transplants in 1997 to >80% in 2002 signaling a major shift in practice. Patients receiving RIC were older and had a longer interval from diagnosis to transplant. These differences did not correlate with outcomes. Median follow-up of survivors was 50 months (4-96 months) after myeloablative conditioning versus 35 months (4-82 months) after RIC (P < .001). At 3 years, overall survival (OS) for the myeloablative and RIC cohorts were 71 (63%-79%) and 62 (51%-72%; P = .15) and progression free survival (PFS), 67 (58%-75%) and 55 (44%-65%; P = .07), respectively. Lower Karnofsky performance score (KPS) and resistance to chemotherapy were associated with higher treatment-related mortality (TRM) and lower OS and PFS. On multivariate analysis, an increased risk of lymphoma progression after RIC was observed (relative risk = 2.97, P = .04). RIC has become the de facto standard in allogeneic HSCT for FL, and appears to result in similar long-term outcomes. Although disease-free survival (DPS) is similar compared to myeloablative conditioning, an increased risk of late disease progression after RIC is concerning.
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- Parameswaran Hari
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA.
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Baker KS, Loberiza FR, Yu H, Cairo MS, Bolwell BJ, Bujan-Boza WA, Camitta BM, Garcia JJ, Ho WG, Liesveld JL, Maharaj D, Marks DI, Schultz KR, Wiernik P, Zander AR, Horowitz MM, Keating A, Weisdorf DJ. Outcome of Ethnic Minorities With Acute or Chronic Leukemia Treated With Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the United States. J Clin Oncol 2005; 23:7032-42. [PMID: 16145067 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.01.7269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose We previously reported a higher risk of mortality among Hispanics after allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT). However, it is not known how specific post-transplantation events (acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease [GVHD], treatment-related mortality [TRM], and relapse) may explain mortality differences. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between ethnicity and post-transplantation events and determine their net effect on survival. Patients and Methods We identified 3,028 patients with acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or chronic myeloid leukemia reported to the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry between 1990 and 2000 who received an HLA-identical sibling HSCT after a myeloablative conditioning regimen in the United States. There were 2,418 white patients (80%) and 610 ethnic minority patients (20%), of whom 251 were black (8%), 122 were Asian (4%), and 237 were Hispanic (8%). Cox proportional hazards regression was used to compare outcomes between whites and ethnic minorities while adjusting for other significant clinical factors. Results No statistically significant differences in the risk of acute or chronic GVHD, TRM, or relapse were found between whites and any ethnic minority group. However, Hispanics had higher risks of treatment failure (death or relapse; relative risk [RR] = 1.30; 95% CI, 1.08 to 1.54; P = .004) and overall mortality (RR = 1.23; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.47; P = .02). Conclusion The higher risks of treatment failure and mortality among Hispanics may be the net result of modest but not statistically significant increases in both relapse and TRM and cannot be accounted for by any single transplantation-related complication. Further studies should examine the role of social, economic, and cultural factors.
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MESH Headings
- Acute Disease
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Graft vs Host Disease/epidemiology
- Graft vs Host Disease/ethnology
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/mortality
- Hispanic or Latino
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/ethnology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid/ethnology
- Leukemia, Myeloid/therapy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Minority Groups
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/ethnology
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/therapy
- Retrospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
- United States
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- K Scott Baker
- Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Minnesota, Mayo Mail Code 484, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Reece DE, Bredeson C, Pérez WS, Jagannath S, Zhang MJ, Ballen KK, Elfenbein GJ, Freytes CO, Gale RP, Gertz MA, Gibson J, Giralt SA, Keating A, Kyle RA, Maharaj D, Marcellus D, McCarthy PL, Milone GA, Nimer SD, Pavlovsky S, To LB, Weisdorf DJ, Wiernik PH, Wingard JR, Vesole DH. Autologous stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma patients <60 vs >/=60 years of age. Bone Marrow Transplant 2004; 32:1135-43. [PMID: 14647267 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The role of autologous stem cell transplantation (AuSCT) in older multiple myeloma patients is unclear. Using data from the Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry, we compared the outcome of 110 patients >/=the age of 60 (median 63; range 60-73) years, undergoing AuSCT with that of 382 patients <60 (median 52; range 30-59) years. The two groups were similar except that older patients had a higher beta(2)-microglobulin level at diagnosis (P=0.016) and fewer had lytic lesions (P=0.007). Day 100 mortality was 6% (95% confidence interval 4-9) and 1-year treatment-related mortality (TRM) was 9% (6-13) in patients <60 years, compared with 5% (2-10) and 8% (4-14), respectively, in patients >/=60 years. The relapse rate, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in the two groups were also similar. Multivariate analysis of all patients identified only an interval from diagnosis to AuSCT >12 months and the use of two prior chemotherapy regimens within 6 months of AuSCT as adverse prognostic factors. Our results indicate that AuSCT can be safely performed in selected older patients: the best results were observed in patients undergoing AuSCT relatively early in their disease course.
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- D E Reece
- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Maharaj D, Naraynsingh V. The tinkle tale. Int J Clin Pract 2003; 57:719. [PMID: 14627184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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The clinical features of urinary calculi are well documented. Several textbooks state the features of passage of a stone per urethra including severe dysuria, straining and strangury. We report on three patients in whom attention was drawn to the passage of a stone by the sound made as the stone hit the bedpan during urination.
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- D Maharaj
- Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, WI
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OBJECTIVE To report the experience in one centre of the efficacy and safety of open mini-access ureterolithotomy (MAU) and to discuss relevant current indications. PATIENTS AND METHODS MAU was undertaken in 112 patients (mean age 38 years, range 26-57) between 1991 and 2001; the details and outcomes are reviewed. The mean (range) stone size was 12 (8-22) mm, with 30 stones in the upper, 69 in the mid- and 13 in the lower ureter. In 15 cases the stones were impacted and there were signs of infection in the proximal ureter. RESULTS MAU was successful in 111 patients; the one failure was caused by proximal stone migration early in the series. The mean (range) operative duration was 28 (10-44) min and the hospital stay 42 (24-72) h; 33 patients were in hospital for 24 h, 72 for 48 h and seven for 72 h. The blood loss was minimal, at 50 (30-150) mL. The drain was removed after 5 (5-7) days. Patients reported using opioid or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesia for a mean of 4 (1-7) days after surgery. The mean time to resumption of work was 16 (8-35) days. CONCLUSIONS MAU is a safe and reliable minimally invasive procedure; its role is mainly confined to salvage for failed first-line stone treatments but in selected cases, where a poor outcome can be predicted from other methods, it is an excellent first-line treatment.
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- D M Sharma
- Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies and The General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Naraynsingh V, Ramdass MJ, Thomas D, Maharaj D. Delayed repair of a fractured penis: a new technique. Int J Clin Pract 2003; 57:428-9. [PMID: 12846350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Fracture of the penis can be managed conservatively or surgically. Conservative management is associated with a high morbidity, and early surgical repair of the fracture is usually recommended in order to prevent complications. Because a fractured penis is swollen throughout its length, it is difficult to identify the fracture site accurately, so a degloving technique is usually used to locate and repair the torn corpus cavernosum; this can lead to further trauma and complications. In cases where extensive swelling makes accurate clinical localisation difficult, delaying the repair for 7-12 days facilitates easy identification and repair of the torn corpus cavernosum. We report three cases where treatment was delayed until the swelling had subsided, when a simple direct repair was successfully carried out.
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- V Naraynsingh
- Department of Surgery, General Hospital, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies
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Naraynsingh V, Ramdass MJ, Singh J, Singh-Rampaul R, Maharaj D. McBurney's point: are we missing it? Surg Radiol Anat 2003; 24:363-5. [PMID: 12652363 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-002-0069-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2001] [Accepted: 07/12/2002] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A prospective study of 100 post-evacuation barium enemas was done. Films were centered at McBurney's point, with an opaque skin marker at that point. Analysis of these revealed that in only one case (1%) was the base of the appendix at McBurney's point. In 67% it was cephalic and in 32% it was caudal to this point. The limitations of McBurney's point as an anatomical landmark should be recognized. This needs to be highlighted in teaching anatomy, especially to surgical trainees. Planning and choice of surgical incisions should be based on an understanding of these anatomical variations since McBurney's original description was clinical rather than anatomical.
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- V Naraynsingh
- Department of Surgery, General Hospital, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies
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Blunt abdominal trauma with intraperitoneal injury usually presents acutely. On rare occasions, such patients can present later on with features of small bowel obstruction due to stricture formation. It is thought that such a delayed stricture is due to subclinical bowel perforation, localised gut ischaemia, or injury to the mesenteric vasculature. This case demonstrates the mesenteric vascular injury theory to be the cause of the bowel stricture.
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- D Maharaj
- Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, General Hospital, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.
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Rectus muscle haematoma is a well documented clinical entity, but its diagnosis remains elusive. A haematoma within the rectus sheath produces a painful, tender swelling that can mimic an intraperitoneal mass with features of an acute abdomen. Two patients with rectus haematomas presenting after bouts of prolonged coughing are reported. In both cases, clinical features and ultrasound findings suggested the presence of intraperitoneal pathology. However, in both cases consistent findings in the history and examination pointed towards the diagnosis of a rectus haematoma. It is proposed that these simple clinical criteria are diagnostic of a rectus sheath haematoma, and can thereby avert an unnecessary laparotomy.
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- D Maharaj
- Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, General Hospital, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.
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Perry A, Maharaj D, Ramdass MJ, Naraynsingh V. Slow decompression of the bladder using an intravenous giving set. Int J Clin Pract 2002; 56:619. [PMID: 12425374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023] Open
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Rapid decompression of the bladder has been associated with complications such as diuresis, hyperkalaemia, haematuria and hypotension. Although these complications are easily managed and rarely clinically significant, clinicians still practise slow decompression using a 'clamping' technique. Slow decompression using a giving set provides a more convenient and less time-consuming way of achieving this goal.
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- A Perry
- Department of Surgery, General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies
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Maharaj D, Shah D, Chang BB, Darling RC, Naraynsingh V. Carotid endarterectomy versus percutaneous angioplasty for carotid stenosis. W INDIAN MED J 2002; 51:112-3. [PMID: 12232931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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- D Maharaj
- Institute of Vascular Health and Disease, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA.
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BACKGROUND In less than ideal situations wounds have to be closed without extensive cleaning using sterile adhesive strips (Steristrips). This prospective analyses the efficiency of this technique and compares it to the more conventional approach. METHODS Altogether 147 lacerations were closed with sterile strips with no wound cleaning. Patients were subsequently followed up for a minimum of three months. RESULTS The sepsis rate in compliant patients was 1.4% with a total complication rate of 2.7%. CONCLUSION This technique, while contradicting the "sacred tenets" of wound closure, is a cheap, quick, and effective alternative to routine closure of traumatic wounds in a casualty department.
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- D Maharaj
- Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, General Hospital, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.
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Obturator hernia is a rare condition with few reports in the world literature. There appears to be no consensus on the ideal approach and repair for such a condition. We report a simple, quick technique via a lower midline incision using an autogenous peritoneal fold. It is ideal for the contaminated case and in settings where mesh is not readily available.
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- D Maharaj
- Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, General Hospital, Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad.
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Symphysiotomy and fetal destructive operations - while rarely, if ever, performed in developed countries - are an option in developing nations of the world. Problems endemic to developing countries not infrequently predispose to patients arriving at health care facilities in a moribund state with neglected labour. The health care provider then has to decide on the options available to him to deliver the mother by the safest route without incurring morbidity and mortality. Under the circumstances, the outcome for the baby will depend on factors prevalent at the time. If the fetus is alive, then the choice is between a Caesarean section and symphysiotomy, and if the fetus has died, a destructive procedure is an option to abdominal-route delivery which carries considerable risk to the mother. The following review outlines the role of symphysiotomy and fetal destructive operations and their role in modern obstetrics.
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- D Maharaj
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, Private Bag 7, Congella, 4013 South Africa
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Rampaul R, Naraynsingh V, Maharaj D, Kuruvilla T. Penile refracture. BJU Int 2001. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2000.085007974.x] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Maharaj D, Shah D, Chang BB, Darling RC, Naraynsingh V. Lower limb bypass for intermittent claudication. Is it really worth the risk? W INDIAN MED J 2001; 50:273. [PMID: 11993015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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- D Maharaj
- Institute of Vascular Health and Disease, Albany Medical Center, Albany NY
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Ali T, Mohammed F, Hoford R, Maharaj D, Sookhoo S. Extrapelvic endometriosis presenting as unusual swellings of the buttock and thigh. W INDIAN MED J 2001; 50:328-30. [PMID: 11993028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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We present the first case of extrapelvic endometriosis (EPE) presenting as combined swellings of the thigh and buttock in a 28-year-old nulliparous woman. The diagnosis was aided by the history of cyclical symptoms, needle aspirate, ultrasonography and computed tomography scan and was confirmed by histological analysis of the excised specimens. Of note, laparoscopy showed the pelvis to be free of gross disease. Surgical excision combined with hormonal suppression therapy proved adequate treatment in preventing recurrence as well as the complications of wound implantation.
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- T Ali
- Department of Surgery, Port of Spain General Hospital, Trinidad and Tobago
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Peritoneal encapsulation is an exceedingly rare developmental abnormality in which the small intestine is encased in an accessory peritoneal sac between the omentum and mesocolon. Two clinical signs associated with the dense fibrous layer encapsulating the intestine are described. The first is a fixed, asymmetrical distension of the abdomen, which does not vary with peristaltic activity due to the unvarying position of the fibrous capsule. The second is the difference in the consistency of the abdominal wall to palpation. The flat area is firm, due to the dense fibrous capsule and the distended area soft, due to the thin walled distended small intestine with no overlying fibrous layer.
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- V Naraynsingh
- Department of Surgery, General Hospital, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies
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Maharaj D, Naraynsingh V, Ramdass M. Fracture of the penis: treatment and complications. Acta Med Okayama 2001; 55:259-60. [PMID: 11512569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Maharaj D, Naraynsingh V, Ramdass M. Causes of re-recurrence after polytetrafluoroethylene patch saphenoplasty for recurrent varicose veins. Br J Surg 2001; 88:730. [PMID: 11360964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Our study showed that of the 300 consecutive people interviewed at the General Hospital at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, most persons (80%) preferred to be called 'patients' as opposed to 7% choosing the term 'client' and 6% opting for the term 'customer'. This proves our hypothesis that in the developing world people prefer to maintain the doctor-patient relationship and leave the word 'client' and 'customer' for the businessman.
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- M J Ramdass
- Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, General Hospital, Port-of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.
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Naraynsingh V, Maharaj D, Kuruvilla T, Ramdass M, Esack A, Naraynsingh A, Teelucksingh S. Cost-effective carotid endarterectomy. Br J Surg 2001; 88:469-70. [PMID: 11260121 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2001.01762-3.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- J S Mehta
- Department of Ophthalmology, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, United Kingdom
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Maharaj D, Naraynsingh V. Penile fracture repair. Assessment of early results and complications using color Doppler ultrasound. Int J Impot Res 2001; 13:51. [PMID: 11313843 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Paraphimosis usually develops when a tight foreskin is retracted over the glans penis for a prolonged period. Many esoteric aetiologies have been implicated in the development of paraphimosis including piercing the foreskin, Plasmodium falciparum infection, application of celadine juice to the foreskin, chancroid, pessaries and the implantation of pearls. We report the first two cases of paraphimosis developing during wining, an erotic dance native to Trinidad & Tobago.
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- M J Ramdass
- Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, General Hospital, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
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