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Bartczak N, Kowalczyk J, Tomala R, Stefanski M, Szymański D, Ptak M, Stręk W, Szustakiewicz K, Kurzynowski T, Szczepański Ł, Junka A, Gorczyca D, Głuchowski P. Effect of the Addition of Graphene Flakes on the Physical and Biological Properties of Composite Paints. Molecules 2023; 28:6173. [PMID: 37630425 PMCID: PMC10458452 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28166173] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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In this study, graphene flakes were obtained using an electrolytic method and characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman and FTIR spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM/TEM). Graphene-based composites with varying concentrations of 0.5%, 1% and 3% by weight were prepared with acrylic paint, enamel and varnish matrices. The mechanical properties were evaluated using micro-hardness testing, while wettability and antimicrobial activity against three pathogens (Staphylococcus aureus 33591, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 15442, Candida albicans 10231) were also examined. The results indicate that the addition of graphene flakes significantly enhances both the mechanical and antimicrobial properties of the coatings.
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- Natalia Bartczak
- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-50422 Wroclaw, Poland; (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.S.); (D.S.); (M.P.); (W.S.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, PL-50370 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-50422 Wroclaw, Poland; (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.S.); (D.S.); (M.P.); (W.S.)
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-50422 Wroclaw, Poland; (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.S.); (D.S.); (M.P.); (W.S.)
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-50422 Wroclaw, Poland; (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.S.); (D.S.); (M.P.); (W.S.)
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-50422 Wroclaw, Poland; (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.S.); (D.S.); (M.P.); (W.S.)
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-50422 Wroclaw, Poland; (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.S.); (D.S.); (M.P.); (W.S.)
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-50422 Wroclaw, Poland; (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.S.); (D.S.); (M.P.); (W.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, PL-50370 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, PL-50370 Wroclaw, Poland; (T.K.); (Ł.S.)
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, PL-50370 Wroclaw, Poland; (T.K.); (Ł.S.)
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- Platform for Unique Models Application, Wroclaw Medical University, PL-50367 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Medical Department, Lazarski University, PL-02662 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-50422 Wroclaw, Poland; (J.K.); (R.T.); (M.S.); (D.S.); (M.P.); (W.S.)
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Campbell M, Kiss C, Zimmermann M, Riccheri C, Kowalczyk J, Felice MS, Kuzmanovic M, Kovacs G, Kosmidis H, Gonzalez A, Bilic E, Castillo L, Kolenova A, Jazbec J, Popa A, Konstantinov D, Kappelmayer J, Szczepanski T, Dworzak M, Buldini B, Gaipa G, Marinov N, Rossi J, Nagy A, Gaspar I, Stary J, Schrappe M. Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Results of the Randomized Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Intercontinental-Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster 2009 Trial. J Clin Oncol 2023:JCO2201760. [PMID: 37141547 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.01760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The International Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster (BFM) study group conducted a study on pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Minimal residual disease (MRD) was assessed using flow cytometry (FCM), and the impact of early intensification and methotrexate (MTX) dose on survival was evaluated. PATIENTS AND METHODS We included 6,187 patients younger than 19 years. MRD by FCM refined the risk group definition previously used in the ALL intercontinental-BFM 2002 study on the basis of age, WBC count, unfavorable genetic aberrations, and treatment response measured morphologically. Patients at intermediate risk (IR) and high risk (HR) were randomly assigned to protocol augmented protocol I phase B (IB) versus IB regimen. MTX doses of 2 versus 5 g/m2 every 2 weeks, four times, were evaluated in precursor B-cell-ALL (pcB-ALL) IR. RESULTS The 5-year event-free survival (EFS ± SE) and overall survival (OS ± SE) rates were 75.2% ± 0.6% and 82.6% ± 0.5%, respectively. Their values in risk groups were standard risk (n = 624), 90.7% ± 1.4% and 94.7% ± 1.1%; IR (n = 4,111), 77.9% ± 0.7% and 85.7% ± 0.6%; and HR (n = 1,452), 60.8% ± 1.5% and 68.4% ± 1.4%, respectively. MRD by FCM was available in 82.6% of cases. The 5-year EFS rates in patients randomly assigned to protocol IB (n = 1,669) and augmented IB (n = 1,620) were 73.6% ± 1.2% and 72.8% ± 1.2%, respectively (P = .55), while those in patients receiving MTX doses of 2 g/m2 (n = 1,056) and MTX 5 g/m2 (n = 1,027) were 78.8% ± 1.4% and 78.9% ± 1.4%, respectively (P = .84). CONCLUSION The MRDs were successfully assessed using FCM. An MTX dose of 2 g/m2 was effective in preventing relapse in non-HR pcB-ALL. Augmented IB showed no advantages over the standard IB.
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- Myriam Campbell
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Roberto del Rio, Universidad de Chile, Chilean National Pediatric Oncology Group, PINDA, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Argentine Group for the Treatment of Acute Leukemia, GATLA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Pediatric, Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Hematology and Oncology Department, Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr Juan P. Garrahan, SAHOP, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia "Dr Vukan Cupic", Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
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- 2nd Department of Pediatrics Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology Clinic, Children's Hospital MITERA, Athens, Greece
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- School of Medicine Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Center, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Department, Hospital Pereira Rossell, Pérez Scremini Foundation, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, National Institute of Children's Diseases and Medical School, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Research Institute of N.N.Blokhin National Cancer Research Center, Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Department, University Hospital "Tsaritsa Johanna-ISUL", Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- St Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), Vienna, Austria
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- Mother and Child's Health Department, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant, University of Padova, Padova, Veneto, Italy
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- Centro Tettamanti, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
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- Chilean National Pediatric Oncology Group, PINDA, Hospital Roberto del Rio/Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Hospital del Salvador, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Immunology and Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Interventional Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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Grabowska A, Kowalczyk J, Tomala R, Ptak M, Małecka M, Wędzyńska A, Stefanski M, Stręk W, Głuchowski P. Optimization of the Electrochemical Method of Obtaining Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNPs). Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:2188. [PMID: 36984068 PMCID: PMC10057930 DOI: 10.3390/ma16062188] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were prepared using the electrolytic exfoliation method on graphite foil in an ammonium sulfate solution. A series of experiments were conducted in order to optimize the production of the flakes by varying the pH of the solution, applied voltage and current, duration of electrolysis, temperature in the electrolytic system, and type and duration of the ultrasound interaction. The quality of the produced graphene nanoplatelets was analyzed using X-ray diffraction, Raman and IR spectroscopy, and TEM.
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- Adrianna Grabowska
- Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
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Śmiałek M, Kowalczyk J, Ogonowska-Woźniak B, Koncicki A. Comparison of two commercial ELISA kits for serological monitoring of avian encephalomyelitis in a reproductive turkey flock. Pol J Vet Sci 2022; 25:621-624. [PMID: 36649109 DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2022.143542] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Avian encephalomyelitis (AE) is a viral disease of poultry. Although the disease has a milder clinical course in turkeys than in chickens, reproductive flocks of turkeys are vaccinated against AE. Commercial AE ELISA kits are specifically designed for chickens, which makes it difficult to implement these tests in serological monitoring of turkey flocks. The aim of the study was to compare the AE serological results provided by two ELISA kits from different producers when testing an AE-vaccinated flock of turkey hens and their progeny. We detected differences in the sensitivity of the ELISAs for testing specific anti-AE antibody levels in turkey serum samples.
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- M Śmiałek
- Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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Brugger D, Wagner B, Windisch WM, Schenkel H, Schulz K, Südekum KH, Berk A, Pieper R, Kowalczyk J, Spolders M. Review: Bioavailability of trace elements in farm animals: definition and practical considerations for improved assessment of efficacy and safety. Animal 2022; 16:100598. [PMID: 35952480 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Currently, the authorisation procedure of trace elements as feed additives in the European Union according to Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 does not consider the bioavailability of trace element sources. This manuscript provides framework conditions for in vivo experiments that aim to estimate differences in the relative bioavailability between supplements of essential trace elements. Framework conditions encompass necessary technical information on the test substance, the experimental design and diet composition as well as the suitability of status parameters that allow for relative comparisons of regression variables. This manuscript evolves recommendations for researchers to conduct solid and reliable experiments on the matter as well as decision makers to interpret the value of studies submitted with authorisation applications regarding a certain trace element supplement.
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- D Brugger
- Institute of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 270, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- BfR-Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- Chair of Animal Nutrition, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, Liesel-Beckmann-Strasse 2, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Emil-Wolff-Strasse 12, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- BfR-Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Bundesallee 37, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- BfR-Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- BfR-Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- BfR-Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany.
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Latoch E, Zubowska M, Młynarski W, Stachowicz-Stencel T, Stefanowicz J, Sławińska D, Kowalczyk J, Skalska-Sadowska J, Wachowiak J, Badowska W, Czajńska-Deptuła A, Dembowska-Bagińska B, Garus K, Skoczeń S, Pobudejska-Pieniążek A, Szczepański T, Machnik K, Panasiuk A, Sęga-Pondel D, Malesza I, Raciborska A, Zielezińska K, Urasiński T, Mizia-Malarz A, Wawrzeńczyk A, Karolczyk G, Kołtan A, Wysocki M, Wołowiec M, Matysiak M, Krawczuk-Rybak M. Late effects of childhood cancer treatment in long-term survivors diagnosed before the age of 3 years - A multicenter, nationwide study. Cancer Epidemiol 2022; 80:102209. [PMID: 35868173 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2022.102209] [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] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effect of age on the incidence of late sequelae that occur after anticancer treatment in childhood is still not fully elucidated. In this multicenter study of long-term survivors diagnosed before age of three, we investigated the prevalence of late effects many years after treatment. METHODS The study group (n = 561) was selected from the Polish National Childhood Cancer Survivors Registry (n = 1761) created in 2007. A survivor was defined as an individual who has survived at least 5 years after completion of anticancer treatment. All children were diagnosed between 1991 and 2016, mean age at diagnosis was 1.82 years (range 0.03-2.99) and median follow up time - 9.85 years (range 5.0-23.6). They were treated in accordance with international protocols approved by the Polish Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma Group and Polish Solid Tumor Group. Chemotherapy alone was used in 192 (34.2%), chemotherapy and radiotherapy - 56 (10%), chemotherapy and surgery - 176 (31.4%), chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery - 79 (14.1%), and surgery alone in 58 patients (10.3%). RESULTS Of all patients enrolled to the study, only 94 (16.8%) had normal function of all organs. Seventy-six (13.5%) children developed dysfunction in one organ, another 83 (14.8%) had symptoms or complaints suggestive of dysfunction in two organs or systems, 88 (15.7%) had abnormalities in three organs, and 220 (39.2%) had at least four or more dysfunctions. In the entire study group, dysfunctions most frequently (> 20% of cases) involved the following organs/systems: circulatory - 21.8%, urinary - 30.8%, gastrointestinal - 20.8%, immune - 23.5%, vision - 20.7%, hearing - 21.8%, and oral and masticatory dysfunction - 26.9%. We did not find any significant differences in organ dysfunction between children diagnosed under the age of 1 and those diagnosed at the age of 1-3, except for a lower incidence of thyroid abnormalities (p = 0.007) and the higher prevalence of liver dysfunction in youngest patients. In the subset with longer follow-up period (> 10 years) more frequent thyroid abnormalities (p = 0.019), male (p = 0.002) and female (p = 0.026) gonads dysfunction, as well as musculoskeletal problems (p < 0.001) were observed. Among subjects who received radiotherapy compared to those who did not, short stature (p = 0.001), and dysfunction of the following systems/organs - circulatory (p = 0.049), urinary (p = 0.012), thyroid gland (p < 0.0001), nervous (p = 0.007), immunological (p = 0.002), liver (p = 0.03), dental or chewing difficulties (p = 0.001), hearing (p = 0.001) and musculoskeletal (p = 0.026) were more frequently reported. When multimodal therapy was applied (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery) a higher incidence of short stature (p = 0.007), urinary system disorders (p < 0.0001), thyroid dysfunction (p < 0.0001), hearing loss (p < 0.0001), and skin problems (p = 0.031) were observed. CONCLUSION This study confirms that radiotherapy and some specific toxicity of cytostatics are the most important factors affecting organ function. Apart from a higher incidence of liver dysfunction in the youngest patients, there were no significant differences in organ and system toxicities between children diagnosed under the age of 1 and those diagnosed at the age of 1-3. We have shown that this group requires systematic, careful and long-term follow-up.
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- Eryk Latoch
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology and Transplantology, Medical Univeristy of Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology and Transplantology, Medical Univeristy of Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Hematology and Hematopietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Poznań University of Medical Science, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Hematology and Hematopietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Poznań University of Medical Science, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, School of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland; Department of Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology and Hematology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology and Hematology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Surgical Oncology for Children and Youth, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Surgical Oncology for Children and Youth, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics Hematology-Oncology, and Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics Hematology-Oncology, and Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Haematology and Chemotherapy, Upper Silesia Children's Care Heatlh Centre, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Pediatric Department of Hematology and Oncology, Regional Polyclinic Hospital in Kielce, Poland
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- Pediatric Department of Hematology and Oncology, Regional Polyclinic Hospital in Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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Hanana H, Kowalczyk J, André C, Gagné F. Insights on the toxicity of selected rare earth elements in rainbow trout hepatocytes. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2021; 248:109097. [PMID: 34090975 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2021.109097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
The increasing extraction of rare earth elements (REEs) for technology applications raised concerns for contamination and toxicity in the environment. The purpose of this study was to examine the toxicity of the following REEs in primary cultures of rainbow trout hepatocytes: yttrium (Y), samarium (Sm), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb) and lutetium (Lu). Hepatocytes were exposed to increasing concentrations of the above elements for 24 h at 15 °C and they were analyzed for viability, metallothioneins (MT), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and arachidonate cyclooxygenase (COX) as markers of oxidative stress and inflammation. The results revealed that the cytoxicity of REEs were as follows in decreasing order: Y > Sm > Lu > Tb > Gd in concordance with published rainbow trout mortality data. While effects on GST and COX activities were marginal, MT levels were more strongly increased with the 2 most toxic REEs (Y and Sm) and Gd, while MT levels were decreased in the least toxic ones (Tb, Lu). While cell viability followed published trout mortality data, it also followed the redox potential and the glutathione affinity constant (log k). The capacity to induce/decrease MT levels was associated with ionic radius, log k (glutathione) and electronegativity. A proposed mechanism of toxicity for REEs is presented based on the chemical properties of REEs, namely the glutathione binding constant and ionic radius, in light of the observed effects in trout hepatocytes.
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- H Hanana
- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill, Montréal, Québec H2Y 2E7, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill, Montréal, Québec H2Y 2E7, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill, Montréal, Québec H2Y 2E7, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill, Montréal, Québec H2Y 2E7, Canada.
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Czogała M, Balwierz W, Pawińska-Wąsikowska K, Książek T, Bukowska-Strakova K, Czogała W, Sikorska-Fic B, Matysiak M, Skalska-Sadowska J, Wachowiak J, Moj-Hackemer M, Kałwak K, Muszyńska-Rosłan K, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Grabowski D, Kowalczyk J, Maciejka-Kembłowska L, Irga-Jaworska N, Bobeff K, Młynarski W, Tomaszewska R, Szczepański T, Chodała-Grzywacz A, Karolczyk G, Mizia-Malarz A, Mycko K, Badowska W, Zielezińska K, Urasiński T, Urbańska-Rakus J, Ciebiera M, Chaber R, Bartoszewicz N, Wysocki M, Skoczeń S. Advances in the First Line Treatment of Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the Polish Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma Study Group from 1983 to 2019. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13184536. [PMID: 34572762 PMCID: PMC8472575 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13184536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Simple Summary We retrospectively analyzed the results of the five consecutive treatment protocols for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) used in Poland from 1983 to 2019 (excluding promyelocytic, secondary, biphenotypic, and Down syndrome AML). The study included 899 children. The probability of three-year overall, event-free, and relapse-free survival increased from 0.34 ± 0.03 to 0.75 ± 0.05, 0.31 ± 0.03 to 0.67 ± 0.05, and 0.52 ± 0.03 to 0.78 ± 0.05, respectively. A systematic reduction of early deaths and deaths in remission was achieved, while the percentage of relapses decreased only in the last therapeutic period. Surprisingly good results were obtained in the group of patients with unfavorable genetic abnormalities like KMT2A-MLLT10/t(10;11)(p12;q23) and DEK-NUP214/t(6;9)(p23;q24) who were treated in the AML-BFM 2012 Registry, while an unsatisfactory outcome was found in patients with FLT3-ITD. The use of standardized therapeutic protocols with the successive consideration of genetic prognostic factors and advances in supportive care led to a significant improvement in AML treatment outcomes over the last 40 years. Abstract Background: From 1983, standardized therapeutic protocols for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on the BFM group experience were introduced in Poland. We retrospectively analyzed the results of pediatric AML treatment in Poland from 1983 to 2019 (excluding promyelocytic, therapy-related, biphenotypic, and Down syndrome AML). Methods: The study included 899 children suffering from AML treated with the following: AML-PPPLBC 83 (1983–1993, n = 187), AML-PPGLBC 94 (1994–1997, n = 74), AML-PPGLBC 98 (1998–2004, n = 151), AML-BFM 2004 Interim (2004–2015, n = 356), and AML-BFM 2012 (2015–2019, n = 131). Results: The probability of three-year overall survival was 0.34 ± 0.03, 0.37 ± 0.05, 0.54 ± 0.04, 0.67 ± 0.03, and 0.75 ± 0.05; event-free survival was 0.31 ± 0.03, 0.34 ± 0.05, 0.44 ± 0.04, 0.53 ± 0.03, and 0.67 ± 0.05; and relapse-free survival was 0.52 ± 0.03, 0.65 ± 0.05, 0.58 ± 0.04, 0.66 ± 0.03, and 0.78 ± 0.05, respectively, in the subsequent periods. A systematic reduction of early deaths and deaths in remission was achieved, while the percentage of relapses decreased only in the last therapeutic period. Surprisingly good results were obtained in the group of patients treated with AML-BFM 2012 with unfavorable genetic abnormalities like KMT2A-MLLT10/t(10;11)(p12;q23) and DEK-NUP214/t(6;9)(p23;q24), while unsatisfactory outcomes were found in the patients with FLT3-ITD. Conclusions: The use of standardized, systematically modified therapeutic protocols, with the successive consideration of genetic prognostic factors, and advances in supportive care led to a significant improvement in AML treatment outcomes over the last 40 years.
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- Małgorzata Czogała
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-663 Krakow, Poland; (M.C.); (W.B.); (K.P.-W.)
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, 30-663 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-663 Krakow, Poland; (M.C.); (W.B.); (K.P.-W.)
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, 30-663 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-663 Krakow, Poland; (M.C.); (W.B.); (K.P.-W.)
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, 30-663 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-663 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-663 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, 30-663 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Oncology, Pediatric Hematology, Transplantology and Pediatrics, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland; (B.S.-F.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Oncology, Pediatric Hematology, Transplantology and Pediatrics, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland; (B.S.-F.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-572 Poznan, Poland; (J.S.-S.); (J.W.)
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-572 Poznan, Poland; (J.S.-S.); (J.W.)
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland; (M.M.-H.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland; (M.M.-H.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland; (K.M.-R.); (M.K.-R.)
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland; (K.M.-R.); (M.K.-R.)
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (D.G.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (D.G.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland; (L.M.-K.); (N.I.-J.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland; (L.M.-K.); (N.I.-J.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, 91-738 Lodz, Poland; (K.B.); (W.M.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, 91-738 Lodz, Poland; (K.B.); (W.M.)
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- Department of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland; (R.T.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland; (R.T.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Regional Polyclinic Hospital in Kielce, 25-736 Kielce, Poland; (A.C.-G.); (G.K.)
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Regional Polyclinic Hospital in Kielce, 25-736 Kielce, Poland; (A.C.-G.); (G.K.)
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- Department of Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Upper Silesia Children’s Care Health Centre, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland;
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- Department of Pediatrics and Hematology and Oncology, Province Children’s Hospital, 10-561 Olsztyn, Poland; (K.M.); (W.B.)
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- Department of Pediatrics and Hematology and Oncology, Province Children’s Hospital, 10-561 Olsztyn, Poland; (K.M.); (W.B.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (K.Z.); (T.U.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (K.Z.); (T.U.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, City Hospital, 41-500 Chorzow, Poland;
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Clinical Province Hospital of Rzeszow, 35-301 Rzeszów, Poland; (M.C.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Clinical Province Hospital of Rzeszow, 35-301 Rzeszów, Poland; (M.C.); (R.C.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszow, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Oncology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland; (N.B.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Oncology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland; (N.B.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-663 Krakow, Poland; (M.C.); (W.B.); (K.P.-W.)
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, 30-663 Krakow, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-123339220
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Mroczek A, Zawitkowska J, Kowalczyk J, Lejman M. Comprehensive Overview of Gene Rearrangements in Childhood T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:E808. [PMID: 33467425 PMCID: PMC7829804 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a relevant form of childhood neoplasm, as it accounts for over 80% of all leukaemia cases. T-cell ALL constitutes a genetically heterogeneous cancer derived from T-lymphoid progenitors. The diagnosis of T-ALL is based on morphologic, immunophenotypic, cytogenetic, and molecular features, thus the results are used for patient stratification. Due to the expression of surface and intracellular antigens, several subtypes of T-ALL can be distinguished. Although the aetiology of T-ALL remains unclear, a wide spectrum of rearrangements and mutations affecting crucial signalling pathways has been described so far. Due to intensive chemotherapy regimens and supportive care, overall cure rates of more than 80% in paediatric T-ALL patients have been accomplished. However, improved knowledge of the mechanisms of relapse, drug resistance, and determination of risk factors are crucial for patients in the high-risk group. Even though some residual disease studies have allowed the optimization of therapy, the identification of novel diagnostic and prognostic markers is required to individualize therapy. The following review summarizes our current knowledge about genetic abnormalities in paediatric patients with T-ALL. As molecular biology techniques provide insights into the biology of cancer, our study focuses on new potential therapeutic targets and predictive factors which may improve the outcome of young patients with T-ALL.
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- Anna Mroczek
- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (A.M.); (J.Z.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (A.M.); (J.Z.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (A.M.); (J.Z.); (J.K.)
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- Laboratory of Genetic Diagnostics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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Zając-Spychała O, Pieczonka A, Wachowiak J, Frączkiewicz J, Salamonowicz M, Kałwak K, Gorczyńska E, Kazanowska B, Wróbel G, Chybicka A, Czyżewski K, Dziedzic M, Wysocki M, Zalas-Więcek P, Szmydki-Baran A, Hutnik Ł, Matysiak M, Irga-Jaworska N, Bień E, Drożyńska E, Stolpa W, Sobol-Milejska G, Pierlejewski F, Młynarski W, Gryniewicz-Kwiatkowska O, Gietka A, Dembowska-Bagińska B, Semczuk K, Dzierżanowska-Fangrat K, Gamrot-Pyka Z, Woszczyk M, Urbanek-Dądela A, Karolczyk G, Płonowski M, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Zaucha-Prażmo A, Kowalczyk J, Goździk J, Styczyński J. Adenovirus infection among pediatric patients with cancer and in pediatric recipients of hematopoietic stem cell: A multicenter nationwide study. J Med Virol 2020; 92:3187-3193. [PMID: 32162698 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The aim was to evaluate the incidence, clinical course, and outcome of adenoviral infection (AdVI) in pediatric patients diagnosed and treated due to cancer and in pediatric recipients of hematopoietic stem cell. Over a 72-month period, all-in 5599 children with cancer: 2441 patients with hematological malignancy (HM) and 3158 with solid tumors (ST), and 971 patients after transplantation: 741 after allogeneic (allo-HSCT) and 230 after autologous (auto-HSCT) were enrolled into the study. Among cancer patients, 67 episodes of AdVI appeared in 63 (1.1%) children, including 45 (1.8%) with HM and 18 (0.6%; P < .001) with ST. Within transplanted patients, AdVIs were responsible for 88 episodes in 81 (8.3%) children (P < .001), including 78 (10.5%) patients after allo-HSCT and 3 (1.3%) after auto-HSCT. Time to develop AdVI was short, especially after allo-HSCT. The most common clinical manifestation in cancer patients was enteritis diagnosed in 63 (94.0%) cases, while among HSCT recipient asymptomatic adenoviremia was found in 36 (40.9%) cases and the most common clinical manifestation was urinary tract infection. Cancer patients with disseminated disease, as well as HSCT recipients with either asymptomatic viremia or disseminated disease, received antiviral treatment. The most commonly used first-line therapy was cidofovir. None of the cancer patients died due to AdVI, while within HSCT recipients three patients developed disseminated adenoviral disease and died despite antiviral treatment. In cancer patients, AdVIs are rare and associated with very good prognosis even without specific treatment. However, in allo-HSCT recipients, disseminated disease with fatal outcome is more likely to occur.
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- O Zając-Spychała
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric, Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric, Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warszawa, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chorzow Pediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chorzow Pediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Kielce, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Transplantology, Stem Cell Transplant Center, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Jedrzejczyk-Patej E, Mazurek M, Lazar M, Pruszkowska-Skrzep P, Podolecki T, Kowalczyk J, Kowalski O, Kalarus Z, Lenarczyk R. 854Predictors of ventricular tachyarrhythmia in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and non-ischaemic systolic heart failure. Europace 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaa162.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
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Background
The benefit of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in patients with ischaemic heart failure (HF) has been well proven but the benefit of ICD in subjects with non-ischaemic systolic HF is less well-established. Consequently, there is very limited evidence which patients with non-ischaemic HF would benefit most from receiving an ICD.
Aim
To determine the incidence and predictors of ventricular arrhythmia in patients with ICD and non-ischaemic systolic HF.
Methods
Study population consisted of 420 consecutive patients with ICD and non-ischaemic systolic HF monitored remotely (on a daily basis) between 2010 and 2017 in tertiary care university hospital, in a densely inhabited, urban region of Poland. Sixty-six percentage of patients had cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D).
Results
During the median follow-up of 1645 days (range: 507-3515) sustained ventricular arrhythmia occurred in 100 patients (23.8%). Of those, ventricular fibrillation (VF), ventricular tachycardia (VT) or VT/VF (combined) occurred in 10 (10.0%), 77 (77.0%) and 13 (13.0%) patients, respectively. Patients with versus without ventricular arrhythmia did differ with respect to baseline variables such as: left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD) - median of 67 mm [49-82] vs 62 mm [46-78]; post-inflammatory HF (17 vs 9.7%, P = 0.045); atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter - AF/AFL (57 vs. 38.1%, P = 0.0009); supraventricular arrhythmia (SVT) - any supraventricular arrythmia >100/min other than AF/AFL (27 vs. 15.9%, P = 0.01); and left ventricular ejection fraction - EF (25 vs. 28%, P = 0.01). No differences were observed for age, sex, NYHA class, mitral regurgitation, common comorbidities (including diabetes and chronic renal disease) or concomitant medications. On multivariable regression analysis, LVEDD (HR 1.05, 95% CI 1.004-1.09, P = 0.03), AF/AFL (HR 1.81, 95% CI 1.21-2.72, P = 0.004) and SVT (HR 1.91, 95% CI 1.21-3.01, P = 0.006) were identified as independent predictors of sustained ventricular arrhythmia in patients with ICD and non-ischaemic HF. All-cause mortality in patients with VT/VF was significantly higher than in subjects without sustained ventricular arrhythmias (33% vs. 20%, P = 0.03).
Conclusions
Ventricular arrhythmia occurred in 23.8% of patients with systolic non-ischaemic HF during 4.5 years of observation and was associated with significantly worse prognosis compared with subjects free of VT/VF. Left ventricular dimension, atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter and supraventricular tachycardia were identified as independent predictors for ventricular arrhythmia.
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- E Jedrzejczyk-Patej
- Medical University of Silesia, SCHD, Dpt. of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, SCHD, Dpt. of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, SCHD, Dpt. of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, SCHD, Dpt. of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, SCHD, Dpt. of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, SCHD, Dpt. of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, SCHD, Dpt. of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, SCHD, Dpt. of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, SCHD, Dpt. of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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Zajac-Spychala O, Wachowiak J, Gryniewicz-Kwiatkowska O, Gietka A, Dembowska-Baginska B, Semczuk K, Dzierzanowska-Fangrat K, Czyzewski K, Dziedzic M, Wysocki M, Zalas-Wiecek P, Szmydki-Baran A, Hutnik L, Matysiak M, Pierlejewski F, Mlynarski W, Małas Z, Badowska W, Irga-Jaworska N, Bien E, Drozynska E, Bartnik M, Ociepa T, Urasiński T, Wawrykow P, Peregud-Pogorzelski J, Stolpa W, Sobol-Milejska G, Fraczkiewicz J, Salamonowicz M, Kazanowska B, Chybicka A, Chelmecka-Wiktorczyk L, Balwierz W, Zak I, Gamrot-Pyka Z, Woszczyk M, Tomaszewska R, Szczepanski T, Plonowski M, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Urbanek-Dadela A, Karolczyk G, Musial J, Chaber R, Kowalczyk J, Styczynski J. Prevalence, Epidemiology, Etiology, and Sensitivity of Invasive Bacterial Infections in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Oncological Treatment: A Multicenter Nationwide Study. Microb Drug Resist 2020; 27:53-63. [PMID: 32434455 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2019.0393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background: Infectious complications (IC) caused by bacterial strains often impede anticancer therapy. The study aimed to retrospectively analyze bacterial IC that could help predict the risk and optimize the empirical treatment for bacterial infections in pediatric cancer patients. Patients and Methods: Over a 72-month period, all-in 5,599 children with cancer: 2,441 patients with hematological malignancy (HM including acute leukemias, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas [NHLs], and Langerhans cell histiocytosis) and 3,158 with solid tumors (STs including central nervous system tumors, neuroblastoma, Wilms' tumor, soft tissue sarcoma, germ cell tumors, Ewing sarcoma, osteosarcoma, hepatoblastoma, and others) were enrolled into the study. Episodes of bacterial infectious complications (EBICs) confirmed by microbiological findings were reported by each hospital and analyzed centrally. Results: At least 1 EBIC was diagnosed in 2,155 (36.8%) children (1,281 [59.4%] with HM and 874 [40.6%] with ST; p < 0.001). All-in 4,860 EBICs were diagnosed including 62.2% episodes in children with HM and 37.8% in children with ST (p < 0.001). Having analyzed the source of infections, blood stream infections predominated, apart from NHL patients in whom the most common type was gut infections. The profile of bacteria strains was different in HM and ST groups (p < 0.001). However, in both groups the most common Gram-negative pathogen was Enterobacteriaceae, with the rate being higher in the HM group. Among Gram-negative strains low susceptibility to ceftazidime, whereas among Enterococcus spp. low susceptibility to vancomycin was noticed. The rate of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens was high, especially for Gram negatives (47.7% vs. 23.9%; p < 0.001). The survival after infections was comparable for HM and ST patients (p = 0.215). Conclusions: The risk of bacterial IC in HM patients was higher than in the ST group. The high rate of MDR strains was detected in pediatric cancer patients, especially in those with HM.
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- Olga Zajac-Spychala
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology and Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology and Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology and Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Pediatric, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Pediatric, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology and University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology and University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chorzow Pediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chorzow Pediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Children Hospital, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Children Hospital, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Zając-Spychała O, Wachowiak J, Czyżewski K, Dziedzic M, Wysocki M, Zalas-Więcek P, Szmydki-Baran A, Hutnik Ł, Matysiak M, Małas Z, Badowska W, Gryniewicz-Kwiatkowska O, Gietka A, Dembowska-Bagińska B, Semczuk K, Dzierżanowska-Fangrat K, Bartnik M, Ociepa T, Urasiński T, Frączkiewicz J, Salamonowicz M, Kałwak K, Gorczyńska E, Chybicka A, Irga-Jaworska N, Bień E, Drożyńska E, Chełmecka-Wiktorczyk L, Balwierz W, Zak I, Pierlejewski F, Młynarski W, Urbanek-Dądela A, Karolczyk G, Stolpa W, Sobol-Milejska G, Płonowski M, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Musiał J, Chaber R, Gamrot-Pyka Z, Woszczyk M, Tomaszewska R, Szczepański T, Kowalczyk J, Styczyński J. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation does not increase the risk of infection-related complications for pediatric patients with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas: A multicenter nationwide study. Transpl Infect Dis 2020; 22:e13292. [PMID: 32285579 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13292] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hodgkin (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) represent a spectrum of lymphoid malignancies that are often curable with currently applied treatment regimens; however, 15%-30% of lymphoma patients still suffer from relapsed or refractory (rel/ref) disease. Although hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) improves outcomes of second-line therapy for lymphoma in childhood, the complication rates in this group of patients, especially infectious complications (IC), remain unclear. OBJECTIVE The aim of this population-based cohort study was a retrospective analysis of incidence, epidemiology and profile of bacterial infections (BI), invasive fungal disease (IFD), and viral infections (VI) in primary or rel/ref lymphoma patients, both HL and NHL. PATIENTS AND METHODS We subdivided lymphoma patients into three groups: patients with primary conventional chemotherapy/radiotherapy regimens (group A), patients with rel/ref lymphoma treated with second-line chemotherapy (group B), and rel/ref lymphoma patients who underwent HSCT (group C). The medical records of the patients were biannually reported by each pediatric oncology center, and the data were analyzed centrally. RESULTS Within 637 patients with primary lymphoma, at least one IC was diagnosed in 255 (40.0%), among 52 patients with rel/ref lymphoma 24 (46.2%) ICs were observed, and in transplanted group, 28 (57.1%) out of 49 children were diagnosed with IC (P = .151). The distribution of etiology of IC differed between the patient groups (A, B, C), with a predominance of BI in group A (85.6% vs 72.0% and 47.9%, respectively), VI in group C (9% and 16.0% vs 46.6%, respectively), and IFD in group B (5.4% vs 12.0% vs 5.5%, respectively). Overall, 500 (68.0%) episodes of bacterial IC were diagnosed in the entire group. Apart from HL patients treated with chemotherapy, in all the other subgroups of patients Gram-positives were predominant. The rate of multidrug-resistant bacteria was high, especially for Gram-negatives (41.1% in group A, 62.5% in group B, and 84.6% in group C). The infection-related mortality was comparable for each group. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of IC was comparable during first- and second-line chemotherapy and after HSCT, but their profile was different for primary or re/ref lymphoma and depended on the type of therapy.
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- O Zając-Spychała
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Collegium Medicum, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Collegium Medicum, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Collegium Medicum, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Kielce, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Kielce, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Pediatric, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Pediatric, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Children Hospital, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Children Hospital, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chorzow Pediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chorzow Pediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Zając-Spychała O, Irga-Jaworska N, Drożyńska E, Muszyńska-Rosłan K, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Zawitkowska J, Kowalczyk J, Ćwiklińska M, Balwierz W, Mizia-Malarz A, Badowska W, Kamieńska E, Urasiński T, Kaczorowska A, Kazanowska B, Chybicka A, Wysocki M, Sędek Ł, Szczepański T, Woszczyk M, Matysiak M, Młynarski W, Karolczyk G, Chaber R, Wachowiak J. Mixed phenotype acute leukemia: Biological profile, clinical characteristic and treatment outcomes: Report of the population-based study. Eur J Haematol 2020; 105:85-93. [PMID: 32223036 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 12/21/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this population-based, retrospective study was to analyze biological and clinical features and treatment results in children diagnosed with MPAL in all Polish pediatric oncology centers between 2007 and 2018. METHODS Among 2893 children and adolescents diagnosed and treated for acute leukemia, 39 (1.35%) patients fulfilled the WHO criteria of MPAL. The T/myeloid phenotype was most prevalent. RESULTS Cytogenetics findings were seen in 2 (5.1%), while chromosomal abnormalities were found in 14 (35.9%) patients. Thirty-two patients achieved CR-1, including 23 (92.0%) treated with ALL-directed chemotherapy and 9 (64.3%) treated with AML-type induction regimens. Within these patients, 4 (12.5%) died due to treatment-related complications and 11 (34.4%) relapsed. Nineteen (63.3%) patients underwent allo-HSCT in CR-1 and 14 (73.7%) of them have been in CR-1. In total, 17 (43.6%) patients remain in CR-1 for 1-12 years, including 14 (58.3%) with T/myeloid MPAL. The 5-year pOS and pEFS were 51.8% and 44.2%, respectively. The overall survival for ALL-directed therapy was significantly better than the one for AML-type chemotherapy (P = .001). It was also better for patients who underwent HSCT in CR-1 (P = .001). CONCLUSIONS The prognosis of MPAL is unsatisfactory, but initial treatment with ALL-directed chemotherapy consolidated with allo-HSCT improves the outcomes in MPAL.
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- Olga Zając-Spychała
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Pediatric, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chorzow Pediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Children Hospital, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Lejman M, Zawitkowska J, Zaucha-Prażmo A, Cienkusz M, Mroczkowska A, Kowalczyk J, Drabko K. Influence of Mixed Chimerism on Outcome in Children With Anaemia After Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. In Vivo 2020; 33:2051-2057. [PMID: 31662537 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.11703] [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: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM In patients with non-malignant diseases, mixed chimerism is not a rare phenomenon. The clinical impacts of chimerism following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in children with congenital anaemia (CA) and severe aplastic anaemia (SAA) were analysed. PATIENTS AND METHODS We studied twenty-seven consecutive children with congenital and acquired anaemia who had undergone allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantations. In the observed group of patients, the median of the follow-up was 6.12 years (2.00-14.8 years). RESULTS Overall survival (OS) did not depend on the type of disease p=0.1. OS did not significantly differ in patients who received more than 5x106/kg stem cells (91%) and those who received less than 5x106/kg (85%) (p=0.61). Two patterns of stable mixed chimerism (SMC) were observed: SMC (95-97% cells of the donor), and SMC with a fluctuation between 50-90% of the cells of the donor. None of the surviving patients received immunosuppression treatments of chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease (cGvHD). CONCLUSION Our results showed that mixed chimerism did not influence the survival of children with congenital and aplastic anaemia following allo-HSCT.
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- Monika Lejman
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Laboratory of Genetic Diagnostics, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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Zawitkowska J, Lejman M, Drabko K, Zaucha-Prażmo A, Płonowski M, Bulsa J, Romiszewski M, Mizia-Malarz A, Kołtan A, Derwich K, Karolczyk G, Ociepa T, Ćwiklińska M, Trelińska J, Owoc-Lempach J, Niedźwiecki M, Kiermasz A, Kowalczyk J. First-line treatment failure in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: The polish pediatric leukemia and lymphoma study group experience. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e19241. [PMID: 32049864 PMCID: PMC7035074 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000019241] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors of relapse and treatment-related deaths in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children residing in Poland.A total of 1872 patients with newly diagnosed ALL, treated according to the ALL IC-BFM 2002 protocol in 14 Polish pediatric hematology centers from 2002 to 2012 were included in the study. Three-hundred eighty-four patients experienced treatment failure. The last follow-up was 31 December, 2016.Univariate analysis identified factors in each risk group that were significantly different between children whose treatment failed and those who remained in the first remission. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that only the age of 10 years or over at primary diagnosis in the high-risk group was an adverse prognostic factor. To facilitate the analysis, patients were divided into three groups: relapsed children who survived; relapsed children who died; children without relapse who died due to toxicity.Our analysis showed that age older than 10 years is a particular risk factor for the failure of first-line of treatment, both in terms of relapse and treatment-related mortality.
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- Joanna Zawitkowska
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, University Children's Hospital, Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory, Lublin
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Medical University of Białystok
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Zabrze
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Medical University of Katowice
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum of Bydgoszcz
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Medical University of Poznań
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Children's Hospital, Kielce
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Szczecin
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Children's University Hospital, Kraków
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Łódź
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- Department of Pediatric Transplantology, Oncology, Hematology, Medical University of Wrocław
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology and Endocrinology, Medical University of Gdańsk
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Center of Pediatrics and Oncology, Chorzów, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin
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Skoczen S, Stepien K, Mlynarski W, Centkowski P, Kwiecinska K, Korostynski M, Piechota M, Wyrobek E, Moryl-Bujakowska A, Strojny W, Rej M, Kowalczyk J, Balwierz W. Genetic Signature of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Netherton Syndrome Co-incidence-First Report in the Literature. Front Oncol 2020; 9:1477. [PMID: 32010610 PMCID: PMC6978700 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.01477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The aim of the following case report is to provide a description of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in a patient with Netherton syndrome (NS). A 15-year-old male with NS was referred with suspicion of acute leukemia. Severe anemia, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, and elevated CRP level were demonstrated in pre-hospital laboratory tests. Physical examination revealed generalized ichthyosiform erythroderma. ALL was diagnosed on the basis of bone marrow biopsy. The patient was initially classified as CNS3 status. No signals indicating fusion of BCR/ABL1, ETV6, and RUNX1 genes and MLL gene rearrangement were found in the cytogenetic analysis. The patient was qualified for chemotherapy and treated according to ALL IC-BFM 2009 protocol for high-risk ALL. During induction therapy, severe skin toxicity occurred (WHO grade III), which prompted the modification of treatment down to intermediate-risk strategy. In the course of reinduction therapy, severe chemotherapy-induced adverse drug reactions occurred, including progression of skin toxicity to WHO grade IV. The patient achieved complete remission. In view of life-threatening toxicities and the confirmed complete remission, intensive chemotherapy regimen was discontinued and maintenance treatment was started. Because of the baseline CNS3 status, the patient received cranial radiotherapy. Whole exome sequencing (WES) was used to identify disease-associated mutations. WES revealed two germline mutations: a novel premature termination variant in SPINK5 (p.Cys510*), along with a novel potentially pathogenic variant in NUP214 (p.Arg815Gln). Somatic mutations were known pathogenic variants of JAK2 (p.Arg683Gly), IL17RC (p.Ala303Thr), and potentially pathogenic non-synonymous variants of TTN (p.Gly1091Arg and p.Pro17245Leu), ACTN2 (p.Ile143Leu), TRPV3 (p.Arg729*), and COL7A1 (p.Glu2842fs) genes. Currently, the patient continues maintenance chemotherapy, with stable status of skin lesions and no features of ALL relapse. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ALL in a patient with NS. As has been presented, in such patients, optimal treatment according to the current protocols is extremely difficult. WES was used to confirm the diagnosis of Ph-like ALL in our patient. The detection of JAK2 gene mutation offers the possibility of therapy personalization. A specific signature of rare germline variants and somatic mutations can be proposed as a factor predisposing to the co-incidence of ALL and NS.
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- Szymon Skoczen
- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Krakow, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Student Scientific Group of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Student Scientific Group of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Krakow, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology of Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland.,Intelliseq sp. z o.o., Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology of Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland.,Intelliseq sp. z o.o., Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Krakow, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Krakow, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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Ksiazek T, Czogala M, Kaczowka P, Sadowska B, Pawinska-Wasikowska K, Bik-Multanowski M, Sikorska-Fic B, Matysiak M, Skalska-Sadowska J, Wachowiak J, Rodziewicz-Konarska A, Chybicka A, Muszynska-Rosłan K, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Grabowski D, Kowalczyk J, Maciejka-Kemblowska L, Adamkiewicz-Drozynska E, Mlynarski W, Tomaszewska R, Szczepanski T, Pohorecka J, Karolczyk G, Mizia-Malarz A, Mycko K, Badowska W, Zielezinska K, Urasinski T, Karpinska-Derda I, Woszczyk M, Ciebiera M, Lejman M, Skoczen S, Balwierz W. High Frequency of Fusion Gene Transcript Resulting From t(10;11)(p12;q23) Translocation in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Poland. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:278. [PMID: 32754558 PMCID: PMC7366384 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.00278] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
11q23/MLL rearrangements are frequently detected in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia. The analysis of their clinical significance is difficult because of the multitude of translocation fusion partners and their low frequency. The presence of t(10;11)(p12;q23) translocation was previously identified in pediatric acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). It is considered as the second most common translocation detected in pediatric 11q23/MLL-rearranged (present KMT2A) AML, after t(9;11)(p22;q23). The presence of the above translocation was previously identified as an unfavorable prognostic factor. Since June 2015, the Polish Pediatric Leukemia/Lymphoma Study Group has applied the therapeutic protocol requiring extensive diagnostics of genetic changes in pediatric AML. Until November 2019, molecular genetic studies were performed in 195 children with diagnosed AML to identify carriers of fusion gene transcripts for 28 most common chromosomal translocations in acute leukemia. The fusion gene transcript for translocation t(10;11)(p12;q23) involving MLL gene was detected with unexpectedly high frequency (8.9%) in our research. It was the highest frequency of all detected MLL rearrangements, as well as other detected fusion gene transcripts from chromosomal aberrations characteristic for AML. It seems that chromosomal aberration between chromosomes 10 and 11 can be relatively frequent in some populations. Paying attention to this fact and ensuring proper genetic diagnosis seem to be important for appropriate allocation of patients to risk groups of pediatric AML treatment protocols.
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- Teofila Ksiazek
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, University Children's Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.,University Children's Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, University Children's Hospital, Kraków, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, University Children's Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.,University Children's Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Pediatric Department of Hematology and Oncology, Regional Polyclinic Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland
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- Pediatric Department of Hematology and Oncology, Regional Polyclinic Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, John Paul II Upper Silesian Child Heath Centre, The Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 6 of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Hematology and Oncology, Province Children's Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Hematology and Oncology, Province Children's Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, City Hospital, Chorzow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Clinical Province Hospital of Rzeszów, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetic Diagnostics, II Department Pediatrics, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.,University Children's Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.,University Children's Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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Czogała M, Pawińska-Wa Sikowska K, Ksia Żek T, Sikorska-Fic B, Matysiak M, Rodziewicz-Konarska A, Chybicka A, Skalska-Sadowska J, Wachowiak J, Muszyńska-Rosłan K, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Grabowski D, Kowalczyk J, Zielezińska K, Urasiński T, Tomaszewska R, Szczepański T, Karpińska-Derda I, Woszczyk M, Pohorecka J, Karolczyk G, Młynarski W, Mycko K, Badowska W, Skoczeń S, Balwierz W. Treatment Outcome and the Genetic Characteristics of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in Children in Poland From 2005 to 2018. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:86. [PMID: 32266181 PMCID: PMC7100382 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.00086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: The aim of the study was to analyze the treatment outcome and genetic characteristics of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) in children in Poland from 2005 to 2018. Methods: All 41 patients diagnosed with APL in Poland during the analysis period were eligible for the study. In period I (2005-2015), 33 patients were treated with chemotherapy and all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), and in period II (2015-2018), 3 patients (high risk) received induction chemotherapy with ATRA and arsenic trioxide (ATO), and 5 patients (standard risk) received ATRA and ATO without chemotherapy. Results: Probability of 5-years overall survival (OS), event-free survival (EFS), and relapse-free survival (RFS) was 0.819 ± 0.069, 0.831 ± 0.063, and 0.961 ± 0.037, respectively, in the whole cohort. Four (11%) early deaths were observed. One patient died of severe infection in the course of disease progression. Relapse occurred in one patient, who died finally because of disease progression. All events occurred in the patients from period I. Variant APL was identified in one patient (successfully treated with chemotherapy with ATRA) and complex translocation in one patient (the only patient with relapse). Additional chromosomal aberrations were found in 26% of patients and FLT3-ITD mutation was detected in 44% of patients; none of those changes influenced clinical outcome. Conclusion: Treatment outcome in the analyzed group is similar to the results reported by other study groups. The main cause of death was coagulation disorders in the early stage of disease. Early, accurate diagnosis followed by specific treatment enables the reduction in the number of early deaths.
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- Małgorzata Czogała
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, Krakow, Poland.,Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, City Hospital, Chorzów, Poland
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- Paediatric Department of Hematology and Oncology, Regional Polyclinic Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland
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- Paediatric Department of Hematology and Oncology, Regional Polyclinic Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Hematology and Oncology, Province Children's Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Hematology and Oncology, Province Children's Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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Czogala M, Pawinska-Wasikowska K, Ksiazek T, Sikorska-Fic B, Matysiak M, Skalska-Sadowska J, Wachowiak J, Rodziewicz-Konarska A, Chybicka A, Myszynska-Roslan K, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Grabowski D, Kowalczyk J, Maciejka-Kemblowska L, Adamkiewicz-Drozynska E, Bobeff K, Mlynarski W, Tomaszewska R, Szczepanski T, Pohorecka J, Chodala-Grzywacz A, Karolczyk G, Mizia-Malarz A, Mycko K, Badowska W, Zielezinska K, Urasinski T, Nykiel M, Woszczyk M, Ciebiera M, Chaber R, Skoczen S, Balwierz W. Retrospective Analysis of the Treatment Outcome in Myeloid Leukemia of Down Syndrome in Polish Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma Study Group From 2005 to 2019. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:277. [PMID: 32637384 PMCID: PMC7317010 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.00277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) have increased risk of myeloid leukemia (ML), but specific treatment protocols ensure excellent outcome. This study was a retrospective analysis of the treatment results and genetic characteristics of ML of DS (ML-DS) in Poland from 2005 to 2019. Methods: All 54 patients with ML-DS registered in the Polish Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma Study Group in analyzed period were enrolled to the study. There were 34 children treated with Acute Myeloid Leukemia-Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster 2004 Interim Protocol (group I) and 20 patients treated with ML-DS 2006 Protocol (group II). In the first protocol, there was reduction of the antracyclines doses and intrathecal treatment for ML-DS compared to non-DS patients. In the second protocol, further reduction of the treatment was introduced (omission of etoposide in the last cycle, no maintenance therapy). Results: Probabilities of 5-year overall survival (OS), event-free survival (EFS), and relapse-free survival in the whole analyzed group were 0.85 ± 0.05, 0.83 ± 0.05, and 0.97 ± 0.03, respectively. No significant differences were found between two protocols in the terms of OS and EFS (0.79 ± 0.07 vs. 0.95 ± 0.05, p = 0.14, and 0.76 ± 0.07 vs. 0.95 ± 0.05, p = 0.12, respectively). All deaths were caused by the treatment-related toxicities. Reduction of the treatment-related mortality was noticed (20% in group I and 5% in group II). The only one relapse in the whole cohort occurred in the patient from group I, older than 4 years, without GATA1 gene mutation. He was treated successfully with IdaFLA cycle followed by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from matched sibling donor. No significant prognostic factor was found in the study group probably due to low number of patients in the subgroups. Conclusions: The study confirms that the reduced intensity protocols are very effective in ML-DS patients. The only cause of deaths was toxicities; however, systematic decrease of the treatment-related mortality was noticed.
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- Malgorzata Czogala
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, Kraków, Poland.,Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Paediatric Department of Hematology and Oncology, Regional Polyclinic Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland
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- Paediatric Department of Hematology and Oncology, Regional Polyclinic Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland
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- Paediatric Department of Hematology and Oncology, Regional Polyclinic Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, John Paul II Upper Silesian Child Heath Centre, The Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 6 of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Hematology and Oncology, Province Children's Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Hematology and Oncology, Province Children's Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, City Hospital, Chorzów, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, City Hospital, Chorzów, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Clinical Province Hospital of Rzeszów, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Clinical Province Hospital of Rzeszów, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.,Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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Zawitkowska J, Lejman M, Zaucha-Prażmo A, Drabko K, Płonowski M, Bulsa J, Romiszewski M, Mizia-Malarz A, Kołtan A, Derwich K, Karolczyk G, Ociepa T, Ćwiklińska M, Trelińska J, Owoc-Lempach J, Niedźwiecki M, Kiermasz A, Kowalczyk J. Grade 3 and 4 Toxicity Profiles During Therapy of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. In Vivo 2019; 33:1333-1339. [PMID: 31280227 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.11608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM The risk factors, clinical features and non-hematological toxicity profiles during chemotherapy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients treated in pediatric hematology centres were analysed. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 902/1872 children were reported as having grade 3 or 4 toxicity. RESULTS Among the analysed toxicities, infection and gastrointestinal and liver toxicities were the most common. The median follow-up was 6.8 years. Overall survival and event-free survival rates for the analysed group were lower than those reported for the group without grade ≥3 toxicity. In univariate analysis, we identified the number of toxic episodes, the risk group and remission status that had a significant impact on the outcome. Multivariate analysis demonstrated the risk group and the number of toxic episodes ≥3 to be statistically significant for the results. CONCLUSION The toxic profiles investigated in our report should be used in future efforts to decrease the burden of side effects during chemotherapy.
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- Joanna Zawitkowska
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, University Children's Hospital, Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Zabrze, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Medical University of Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum of Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Medical University of Poznań, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Children's Hospital, Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Children's University Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Transplantology, Oncology, Hematology, Medical University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology and Endocrinology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Centre of Pediatrics and Oncology, Chorzów, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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Kowalczyk J, Flor M, Karl H, Lahrssen-Wiederholt M. Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) and cod (Gadus morhua) from arctic fishing grounds of Svalbard. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B 2019; 13:34-44. [DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2019.1690052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- J. Kowalczyk
- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Safety and Quality of Milk and Fish Products, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Hamburg, Germany
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Wrona E, Jakubowska J, Pawlik B, Pastorczak A, Madzio J, Lejman M, Sędek Ł, Kowalczyk J, Szczepański T, Młynarski W. Gene expression of ASNS, LGMN and CTSB is elevated in a subgroup of childhood BCP-ALL with PAX5 deletion. Oncol Lett 2019; 18:6926-6932. [PMID: 31807194 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.11046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Resistance to L-asparaginase (L-asp) is a major contributor to poor treatment outcomes of several subtypes of childhood B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL). Asparagine synthetase (ASNS), legumain (LGMN) and cathepsin B (CTSB) serve a key role in L-asp resistance. The association between genetic subtypes of BCP-ALL and the expression of ASNS, LGMN and CTSB may elucidate the mechanisms of treatment failure. Bone marrow samples of 52 children newly diagnosed with BCP-ALL were screened for major genetic abnormalities and ASNS, LGMN and CTSB gene expression levels. The cohort was further divided into groups corresponding to the key genetic aberrations occurring in BCP-ALL: Breakpoint cluster region and Abelson murine leukemia viral oncogene homolog 1 fusion; hyperdiploidy, hypodiploidy, ETS variant 6 and runt-related transcription factor 1 fusion and other BCP-ALL with no primary genetic aberration identified. A subgroup analysis based on the differences in copy number variations demonstrated a significant increase of ASNS, LGMN and CTSB median expression in other BCP-ALL cases with paired box 5 (PAX5) deletion (P=0.0117; P=0.0036; P<0.0001, respectively) compared with those with wild-type PAX5. Patients with high ASNS expression exhibited longer relapse-free survival (RFS) compared with those with low ASNS levels (P=0.0315; HR, 0.19; 95% CI, 0.04-0.86); the 5-year RFS for patients in the high ASNS expression group was 90.15% (95% CI, 87.90-92.40%). Despite the impact on ASNS, LGMN and CTSB expression, PAX5 deletion did not influence RFS in the other BCP-ALL group (P=0.6839). Therefore, the results of the present study revealed high levels of ASNS, LGMN and CTSB expression in the other BCP-ALL group with concomitant PAX5 deletion and no subsequent deterioration in 5-year RFS. High ASNS expression level, as a single factor, was strongly associated with an improved outcome.
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- Ewa Wrona
- Department of Chemotherapy, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz 91-738, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz 91-738, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz 91-738, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz 91-738, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz 91-738, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin 20-093, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Katowice 40-752, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin 20-093, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Katowice 40-752, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz 91-738, Poland
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Wrona E, Braun M, Pastorczak A, Taha J, Lejman M, Kowalczyk J, Fendler W, Młynarski W. MLPA as a complementary tool for diagnosis of chromosome 21 aberrations in childhood BCP-ALL. J Appl Genet 2019; 60:347-355. [PMID: 31456164 PMCID: PMC6803575 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-019-00509-8] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chromosome 21 abnormalities are the most frequent genetic findings in childhood B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL) cases. Majority of patients are effectively diagnosed with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and karyotyping; however, some cases may require additional tools to be used. Bone marrow samples of 373 childhood BCP-ALL patients were tested for chromosome 21 copy number variations (CNVs) with Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) P327 array. Results from MLPA and cytogenetics were compared between groups according to the type of abnormality found on chromosome 21. Out the group of 235 patients, chromosome 21 multiplication was found by FISH assay in 56 cases (23.81%), ETV6-RUNX1 fusion in 34 (14.47%) and iAMP21 in 3 (1.28%) children, remaining 142 (60.43%) patients had no known chromosome 21 aberration. Median peak ratios of all tested probes in MLPA in aforementioned groups were 1.47 (IQR 1.28-1.77) vs. 1.00 (IQR 1.00-1.09) vs. 2.79 (IQR 1.97-2.83) vs. 1.00 (1.00-1.11), respectively. Aforementioned peak ratio of ETV6-RUNX1 fusion group was similar with patients of no known chromosome 21 aberration (p = 0.71). Interestingly, both groups differed from patients with chromosome 21 multiplication (p < 10-5) and with iAMP21 (p < 10-5). All cases of iAMP21 were correctly recognized by MLPA. MLPA seems to be good additional tool in the diagnostic process of chromosome 21 CNVs, especially in cases with iAMP21.
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- Ewa Wrona
- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Pathology, Chair of Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biostatistics & Translational Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Francuz P, Podolecki T, Mazurek M, Wloch L, Swiatkowski A, Honisz G, Swierad M, Kurek T, Chodor P, Lenarczyk R, Kalarus Z, Kowalczyk J. P1762Prognostic significance of in-hospital incomplete and terminated revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction and without reduced left ventricle ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
In-hospital incomplete and terminated at discharge myocardial revascularization has significant impact on mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), also in patients (pts) with reduced left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤35%. However, subjects with LVEF >35%, who are not candidates for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, are still at risk. Authors hypothesized, that in those pts, the prognosis could be related to completeness of revascularization.
Purpose
To evaluate the risk of death and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among pts with AMI and LVEF>35% in relation to myocardial revascularization status.
Methods
Single center prospective study encompassed 445-pts with AMI and LVEF>35%, who were treated with percutaneous coronary intervention and who survived in-hospital period. Study population was divided into two groups: group 1. – 73-pts with in-hospital incomplete and terminated revascularization at discharge; group 2. – 372-pts with complete or incomplete revascularization, in whom scheduled procedures were planned and performed (either percutaneous or surgical). The incidence of death and MACE was compared between groups during mean follow-up of 47.5 months after AMI. MACE was defined as a composite of death, recurrent AMI, non-scheduled revascularization, acute heart failure, stroke. Independent predictors for death were identified with multivariate Cox-regression models and expressed as hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI).
Results
Patients in group 1. had higher mortality rate than in group 2. (26.4% vs. 9.1%; p<0.001) – figure 1. The difference in the incidence of MACE was higher in group 1. than in group 2. (59.7% vs. 28.2%; p<0.001). The analysis of particular MACE showed, that in group 1. the incidence of recurrent AMI, non-scheduled revascularization and stroke was higher than in group 2. (17.8% vs. 8.9%; p=0.022, and 33.3% vs. 16.1%; p=0.001, and 6.8% vs. 2.4%; p=0.048, respectively). Independent risk factors for death were: age ≥65 years (HR: 4.2; CI: 2.1–8.0) and incomplete and terminated myocardial revascularization at hospital discharge (HR: 2.5; CI: 1.4–4.4).
Conclusions
After invasive treatment of AMI, the prognosis in patients with LVEF>35% is related to revascularization status. In-hospital incomplete and terminated revascularization at discharge is an independent risk factor for death in this population.
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- P Francuz
- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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Czyżewski K, Styczyński J, Giebel S, Frączkiewicz J, Salamonowicz M, Zając-Spychala O, Zaucha-Prażmo A, Drozd-Sokołowska J, Waszczuk-Gajda A, Dybko J, Mańko J, Zalas-Więcek P, Gałązka P, Wysocki M, Kowalczyk J, Wachowiak J, Goździk J, Basak GW, Kałwak K, Adamska M, Hus M, Piekarska A, Sadowska-Klasa A, Mensah-Glanowska P, Kyrcz-Krzemień S, Biernat M, Wierzbowska A, Rzepecki P, Tomaszewska A, Hałaburda K, Gil L. Age-dependent determinants of infectious complications profile in children and adults after hematopoietic cell transplantation: lesson from the nationwide study. Ann Hematol 2019; 98:2197-2211. [PMID: 31321454 PMCID: PMC6700048 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-019-03755-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 04/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Incidence and outcome of microbiologically documented bacterial/viral infections and invasive fungal disease (IFD) in children and adults after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) were compared in 650 children and 3200 adults in multicenter cross-sectional nationwide study. Infections were diagnosed in 60.8% children and 35.0% adults, including respectively 69.1% and 63.5% allo-HCT, and 33.1% and 20.8% auto-HCT patients. The incidence of bacterial infections was higher in children (36.0% vs 27.6%; p < 0.0001). Infections with Gram-negative bacteria were more frequent than Gram-positives in adults (64.6% vs 44.8%; p < 0.0001). Outcome of bacterial infections was better in children (95.5% vs 91.4%; p = 0.0011). The IFD incidence (25.3% vs 6.3%; p < 0.0001) and outcome (88.0% vs 74.9%; p < 0.0001) were higher in children. The incidence of viral infections was higher in children after allo-HCT (56.3% vs 29.3%; p < 0.0001), and auto-HCT (6.6% vs 0.8%; p < 0.0001). Outcome of viral infections was better in children (98.6% vs 92.3%; p = 0.0096). Infection-related mortality was 7.8% in children and 18.4% in adults (p < 0.0001). No child after auto-HCT died of infection. Adult age, mismatched transplants, acute leukemia, chronic GVHD, CMV reactivation, infection with Gram-negatives, and duration of infection > 21 days were risk factors for death from infection. In conclusion, pediatric patients have 2.9-fold higher incidence and 2.5-fold better outcome of infections than adults after HCT.
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- Krzysztof Czyżewski
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, ul. Sklodowskiej-Curie 9, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, ul. Sklodowskiej-Curie 9, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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- Department of Hematology, Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Transplantology, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Transplantology, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- Department and Clinic of Internal and Occupational Diseases, Hypertension and Clinical Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, ul. Sklodowskiej-Curie 9, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Transplantology, Clinical Immunology and Transplantology, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Transplantology, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Stenzel T, Dziewulska D, Śmiałek M, Tykałowski B, Kowalczyk J, Koncicki A. Differentiation of infectious bronchitis virus vaccine strains Ma5 and 4/91 by TaqMan real-time PCR. Pol J Vet Sci 2019; 20:599-601. [PMID: 29166280 DOI: 10.1515/pjvs-2017-0073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The aim of this study was to develop rapid molecular assays for differentiating vaccine strains Ma5 and 4/91 of the infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). Specific primers and probes for S1 and N genes were designed based on the nucleotide sequences of both vaccine strains. Cross-reactivity was not observed. Assay sensitivity was 2.373 × 103 copies of the Ma5 strain, and 3.852 x 103 copies of the 4/91 strain. Samples belonging to a known genotype demonstrated that the designed assays supported rapid and sensitive detection of Ma5 and 4/91 vaccine strains of IBV.
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Smialek M, Kaczorek E, Szczucińska E, Burchardt S, Kowalczyk J, Tykałowski B, Koncicki A. Evaluation of Lactobacillus spp. and yeast based probiotic (Lavipan) supplementation for the reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis after infection of broiler chickens. Pol J Vet Sci 2019; 22:5-10. [PMID: 30997761 DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2018.125616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The number of human cases of salmonellosis in the EU was 94,625 in 2015. Considering the source of these infections, Salmonella spp. was most frequently detected in broiler chicken meat and Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) was the most commonly reported serovar. The efficacy of probiotics in limiting Salmonella spp. infection in poultry has been demonstrated in numerous papers. The administration of probiotics at the level of primary production reduces the risk of contamination of poultry food products with Salmonella spp. A study was carried out in order to determine the potential for reducing the Salmonella spp. population in broiler chickens with the use of the Lavipan (JHJ, Poland) probiotic that comprised selected stains of lactic acid bacteria and Saccharomyces cervisae. Salmonella spp.-free broiler chickens were divided into two groups and received the same feed with (group L) or without (group C) the probiotic throughout the experiment. All day-old chickens were infected per os with SE. Samples of cecum content were collected 2, 4, and 6 weeks after SE infection and pectoral muscles were collected 6 weeks following SE infection for the evaluation of the SE population number. Serum samples for serological examinations were collected 6 weeks after infection. Six weeks after infection, the number of SE-positive cecal samples was lower in the L group (12.5% positive) in comparison to the C group (87.5%). Similar results were demonstrated for the muscle samples (25% in contrast to 87.5%). At the same time, in both cases, the SE CFU/g was significantly lower in the L group. The results of our study indicate that Lavipan was capable of reducing the population of SE in the gastrointestinal tract, which eventually improved the hygienic parameters of the pectoral muscles. Four weeks after infection, SE was not detected in any of the experimental groups. In both groups, no specific anti-SE antibodies were detected.
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- M Smialek
- Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- JHJ Sp. Z.O.O., Nowa Wieś 11, 63-308 Gizałki, Poland
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- Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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Zając-Spychała O, Skalska-Sadowska J, Wachowiak J, Szmydki-Baran A, Hutnik Ł, Matysiak M, Pierlejewski F, Młynarski W, Czyżewski K, Dziedzic M, Wysocki M, Zalas-Więcek P, Bartnik M, Ociepa T, Urasiński T, Małas Z, Badowska W, Gamrot-Pyka Z, Woszczyk M, Tomaszewska R, Szczepański T, Irga-Jaworska N, Drożyńska E, Urbanek-Dądela A, Karolczyk G, Płonowski M, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Frączkiewicz J, Salamonowicz M, Chybicka A, Stolpa W, Sobol-Milejska G, Chełmecka-Wiktorczyk L, Balwierz W, Zak I, Gryniewicz-Kwiatkowska O, Gietka A, Dembowska-Bagińska B, Semczuk K, Dzierżanowska-Fangrat K, Musiał J, Chaber R, Kowalczyk J, Styczyński J. Infections in children with acute myeloid leukemia: increased mortality in relapsed/refractory patients. Leuk Lymphoma 2019; 60:3028-3035. [PMID: 31132917 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1616185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
The aim of this nationwide study was to describe the epidemiology and profile of bacterial infections (BI), invasive fungal disease (IFD) and viral infections (VI) in patients with de novo and relapsed/refractory (rel/ref) acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Within the studied group of 250 children with primary AML, at least one infectious complication (IC) was diagnosed in 76.0% (n = 190) children including 85.1% (n = 504) episodes of BI, 8.3% (n = 49) - IFD and 6.6% (n = 39) - VI. Among 61 patients with rel/ref AML, at least one IC was found in 67.2% (n = 41) of children including 78.8% (n = 78) of BI, 14.1% (n = 14) of IFD and 7.1% (n = 7) of VI. In all AML patients, within BI Gram-negative strains were predominant. Half of these strains were multi-drug resistant. Characteristics of IFD and VI were comparable for de novo and rel/ref AML. The infection-related mortality was significantly higher, while survival from infection was significantly lower in patients with rel/ref disease.
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- Olga Zając-Spychała
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chorzow Pediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chorzow Pediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Pediatrics, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Pediatrics, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Children Hospital, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Children Hospital, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Madzio J, Pastorczak A, Sedek L, Braun M, Taha J, Wypyszczak K, Trelinska J, Lejman M, Muszynska-Roslan K, Tomasik B, Derwich K, Koltan A, Kazanowska B, Irga-Jaworska N, Badowska W, Matysiak M, Kowalczyk J, Styczynski J, Fendler W, Szczepanski T, Mlynarski W. GATA3 germline variant is associated with CRLF2 expression and predicts outcome in pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2019; 58:619-626. [PMID: 30859636 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The germline variant at rs3824662 in GATA3 is a risk locus for Philadelphia-like acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph-like ALL), the biological subtype of B-cell precursor (BCP)-ALL defined by a distinct gene expression profile and the presence of specific somatic aberrations including rearrangements of CRLF2. In this study, we investigated whether rs3824662 in GATA3 associates with CRLF2 expression in leukemic cells and predicts prognosis in pediatric BCP-ALL patients treated according to the ALL Intercontinental Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster (IC BFM) 2009 (n = 645) and the ALL IC BFM 2002 (n = 216) protocols. High expression of CRLF2 was observed at both protein and mRNA levels (fourfold higher in AA than in CA + CC) among GATA3 AA variant carriers, independent of the presence of P2RY8-CRLF2 fusion. Additionally, the AA variant at rs3824662 was a significant factor affecting minimal residual disease level at the end of induction phase and overall survival regardless of the risk group and the protocol. The germline variant at rs3824662 in GATA3 is a prognostic factor which associates with CRLF2 expression in leukemic cells supporting the hypothesis that GATA3 may have a regulatory effect on the CRLF2 pathway in pediatric BCP-ALL.
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- Joanna Madzio
- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Pathology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Biostatistics & Translational Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Gdansk Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Biostatistics & Translational Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Zabrze Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Zajac-Spychala O, Wachowiak J, Szmydki-Baran A, Hutnik L, Salamonowicz M, Matysiak M, Czyzewski K, Wysocki M, Zalas-Wiecek P, Malas Z, Badowska W, Gryniewicz-Kwiatkowska O, Czajnska-Deptuła A, Kulicka E, Dembowska-Baginska B, Perek D, Semczuk K, Dzierzanowska-Fangrat K, Ociepa T, Bartnik M, Chelmecka-Wiktorczyk L, Balwierz W, Klepacka J, Irga-Jaworska N, Bien E, Adamkiewicz-Drozynska E, Urbanek-Dadela A, Karolczyk G, Pierlejewski F, Mlynarski W, Plonowski M, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Stolpa W, Sobol G, Tomaszewska R, Szczepanski T, Gamrot Z, Woszczyk M, Wieczorek M, Kowalczyk J, Styczynski J. Infectious complications in children treated for hodgkin and non-hodgkin lymphomas in polish pediatric leukemia/lymphoma study group: incidence, epidemiology and etiology. Leuk Lymphoma 2018; 60:124-132. [PMID: 30392426 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2018.1466293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The objective of this nation-wide study was to evaluate the epidemiology and profile of bacterial (BI), viral (VI), and invasive fungal disease (IFD) in patients treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) between the years 2013-2015. In the analyzed period of time, within the studied group of 328 children diagnosed and treated for lymphomas, at least one infectious complication (IC) was diagnosed i.e. 39.3% children. In these patients there were 350 episodes of IC, therein 80.6% episodes of BI, 11.1% episodes of VI, and 8.3% episodes of IFD. In both groups, NHL and HL patients, a stable level of bacterial infections, with an increase in resistance rates, and increased levels of viral and fungal infections were observed. Profile of BI does not depend on lymphoma type, with predominance of Gram-negative bacteria and higher prevalence of MDR pathogens. The overall survival of lymphoma patients with IC was comparable for different types of infections.
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- Olga Zajac-Spychala
- a Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology , Poznan University of Medical Sciences , Poznan , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology , Poznan University of Medical Sciences , Poznan , Poland
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- b Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology , Medical University , Warszawa , Poland
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- b Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology , Medical University , Warszawa , Poland
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- b Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology , Medical University , Warszawa , Poland
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- b Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology , Medical University , Warszawa , Poland
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- c Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology , Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun , Bydgoszcz , Poland
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- c Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology , Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun , Bydgoszcz , Poland
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- d Department of Microbiology , Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun , Bydgoszcz , Poland
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- e Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology , Children Hospital , Olsztyn , Poland
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- e Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology , Children Hospital , Olsztyn , Poland
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- f Department of Oncology , Children's Memorial Health Institute , Warszawa , Poland
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- f Department of Oncology , Children's Memorial Health Institute , Warszawa , Poland
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- g Department of Microbiology , Children's Memorial Health Institute , Warszawa , Poland
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- h Department of Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology and Gastroenterology , Pomeranian Medical University , Szczecin , Poland
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- h Department of Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology and Gastroenterology , Pomeranian Medical University , Szczecin , Poland
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- i Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology , University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum , Krakow , Poland
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- j University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum , Krakow , Poland
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- k Department of Microbiology , Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum , Krakow , Poland
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- i Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology , University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum , Krakow , Poland
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- m Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Oncology , Medical University , Gdansk , Poland
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- p Department of Paediatric Oncology Haematology and Diabetology , Medical University , Lodz , Poland
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- p Department of Paediatric Oncology Haematology and Diabetology , Medical University , Lodz , Poland
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- q Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology , Medical University , Bialystok , Poland
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- q Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology , Medical University , Bialystok , Poland
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- r Division of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Paediatric , Silesian Medical University, Katowice , Katowice , Poland
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- r Division of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Paediatric , Silesian Medical University, Katowice , Katowice , Poland
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- s Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology , Medical University of Silesia, Katowice , Zabrze , Poland
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- t Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology , Medical University of Silesia , Zabrze , Poland
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- u Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology , Chorzow Paediatric and Oncology Center , Chorzow , Poland
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- u Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology , Chorzow Paediatric and Oncology Center , Chorzow , Poland
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- u Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology , Chorzow Paediatric and Oncology Center , Chorzow , Poland
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- v Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology , Medical University , Lublin , Poland
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- c Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology , Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun , Bydgoszcz , Poland
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Kowalczyk J, Numata J, Zimmermann B, Klinger R, Habedank F, Just P, Schafft H, Lahrssen-Wiederholt M. Suitability of Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) as a Bioindicator for Environmental Pollution with Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS). Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2018; 75:594-606. [PMID: 30116839 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-018-0552-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Wildlife species, such as roe deer, moose, brown hare, wild boar, etc., are known to accumulate persistent environmental contaminants and thus are useful as bioindicators for environmental pollution. Wild boars become exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) from flora, fauna, water, and soil. The main exposure pathway to PFOA and PFOS is assumed to be the oral intake. From studies in domestic pigs (belonging to the same species Sus scrofa), it has been established that the oral exposure results in the liver accumulation of PFOA and PFOS. Thus, we posit that wild boars can be quantitatively used as suitable bioindicators for the presence of these substances in the environment. After the environmental pollution case in the Hessian region Sauerland in 2006, monitoring programs of individual Federal States from 2007 to 2013 showed that almost all wild boar liver samples contained PFOA and PFOS. In 2014, the analyses of PFOA and PFOS in liver of wild boars hunted in the south, north, and west of Germany showed liver concentrations at the same level among regions. Overall, an average ratio of PFOS:PFOA concentration in liver of 20.5:1 was found. To estimate the actual ratio of PFOS:PFOA in the wild boars' dietary exposure, we performed toxicokinetic modeling. According to the model, the PFOS exposure is only 2.2 times that of PFOA (because PFOS has slower elimination kinetics and higher affinity for the liver than PFOA). Overall, the determination of PFOA and PFOS in liver of wild boars indicates that both substances are ubiquitously distributed in the environment. At the same time, higher exposures were found for animals living in closer proximity to dense human populations.
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- J Kowalczyk
- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589, Berlin, Germany.
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589, Berlin, Germany
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- Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764, Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764, Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- State Office of Agriculture, Food Safety and Fisheries, Thierfelderstr. 18, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Chemical and Veterinary Analytical Institute (CVUA) Westfalen, Westhoffstr. 17, 44791, Bochum, Germany
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589, Berlin, Germany
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589, Berlin, Germany
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Madej T, Flak-Nurzyńska J, Dutkiewicz E, Ciechomska A, Kowalczyk J, Wieczorek AP. Ultrasound image of malignant bone tumors in children. An analysis of nine patients diagnosed in 2011-2016. J Ultrason 2018; 18:103-111. [PMID: 30335918 PMCID: PMC6440508 DOI: 10.15557/jou.2018.0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction: The diagnostic process of bone tumors, including malignant ones, is based on conventional radiological methods, such as radiography and computed tomography, and with precise assessment of local advancement in magnetic resonance imaging. Ultrasonography is not included in the diagnostic algorithms as a tool suitable to detect this type of pathology. More and more frequent usage of musculoskeletal ultrasound in children as the first imaging method or, in some cases, as the only diagnostic method, makes it necessary to be familiar with sonographic presentation of bone tumors to suggest this diagnosis early enough and, after its verification, start treatment without a significant delay. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine changes in the sonographic image that might indicate a bone malignancy and suggest the need to extend the diagnostic process in this direction. Material and method: This article discusses 10 bone tumors in 9 children who had an ultrasound scan performed at the beginning of the diagnostic process before the histopathological diagnosis was established and treatment initiated. The assessment involved ultrasonographic features indicating the presence of a tumor. Results: In the group of 9 patients, 8 malignant bone tumors were diagnosed in ultrasonography and later verified histopathologically: 4 osteosarcomas and 4 Ewing’s sarcomas. In one case, two bone tumors were detected in ultrasonography without specification of their nature (malignant/benign, primary/secondary). Conclusions: In the analyzed cases, ultrasonography enabled the correct diagnosis of a focal bone lesion, and in most cases (8/9) it presented an image that suggested its malignant nature and the necessity of further diagnosis and treatment.
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- Tomasz Madej
- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland ; Department of Imaging, University Pediatric Hospital in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, University Pediatric Hospital in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, University Pediatric Hospital in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, University Pediatric Hospital in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland ; Department of Imaging, University Pediatric Hospital in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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Zawitkowska J, Lejman M, Zaucha-Prażmo A, Drabko K, Płonowski M, Bulsa J, Romiszewski M, Mizia-Malarz A, Kołtan A, Derwich K, Karolczyk G, Ociepa T, Ćwiklińska M, Trelińska J, Owoc-Lempach J, Niedźwiecki M, Kiermasz A, Kowalczyk J. Clinical characteristics and analysis of treatment result in children with Ph-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in Poland between 2005 and 2017. Eur J Haematol 2018; 101:542-548. [DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Joanna Zawitkowska
- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology; Medical University of Lublin; Lublin Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology; Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory; University Children's Hospital; Lublin Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology; Medical University of Lublin; Lublin Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology; Medical University of Lublin; Lublin Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology; Medical University of Białystok; Białystok Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Oncology; Medical University of Zabrze; Zabrze Poland
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- Department of Haematology and Paediatrics; Children's Hospital; Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology and Chemotherapy; Medical University of Katowice; Katowice Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Oncology; Collegium Medicum of Bydgoszcz; Bydgoszcz Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology and Transplantology; Medical University of Poznań; Poznań Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology; Children's Hospital; Kielce Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Oncology; Medical University of Szczecin; Szczecin Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology; Children's University Hospital; Kraków Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Oncology, Haematology and Diabetology; Medical University of Łódź; Łódź Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Transplantology, Oncology, Haematology; Medical University of Wrocław; Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Haematology, Oncology and Endocrinology; Medical University of Gdańsk; Gdańsk Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology; Center of Paediatrics and Oncology; Chorzów Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology; Medical University of Lublin; Lublin Poland
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Kowalczyk J, Francuz P, Podolecki T, Mazurek M, Jedrzejczyk-Patej E, Przybylska-Siedlecka K, Koziel M, Sedkowska A, Streb W, Sredniawa B, Lenarczyk R, Kalarus Z. P3510Different definitions of contrast-induced renal failure and its course after invasive treatment of acute myocardial infarction in patients without chronic kidney disease. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p3510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- J Kowalczyk
- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Dept of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Dept of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Dept of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Dept of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Dept of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Dept of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Dept of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Dept of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Dept of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Dept of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Dept of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD), Dept of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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Podolecki T, Kowalczyk J, Francuz P, Lenarczyk R, Jedrzejczyk-Patej E, Mazurek M, Mitrega K, Streb W, Kalarus Z. P1495New-onset atrial fibrillation is a strong predictor of ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation occurence and poor outcomes in patients with an acute myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- T Podolecki
- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Dpt of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Dpt of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Dpt of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Dpt of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Dpt of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Dpt of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Dpt of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Dpt of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases & Electrotherapy, Zabrze, Poland
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- School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Department of Cardiology, Zabrze, Poland
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Salamonowicz M, Ociepa T, Frączkiewicz J, Szmydki-Baran A, Matysiak M, Czyżewski K, Wysocki M, Gałązka P, Zalas-Więcek P, Irga-Jaworska N, Drożyńska E, Zając-Spychała O, Wachowiak J, Gryniewicz-Kwiatkowska O, Czajńska-Deptuła A, Dembowska-Bagińska B, Chełmecka-Wiktorczyk L, Balwierz W, Bartnik M, Zielezińska K, Urasiński T, Tomaszewska R, Szczepański T, Płonowski M, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Pierlejewski F, Młynarski W, Gamrot-Pyka Z, Woszczyk M, Małas Z, Badowska W, Urbanek-Dądela A, Karolczyk G, Stolpa W, Sobol-Milejska G, Zaucha-Prażmo A, Kowalczyk J, Goździk J, Gorczyńska E, Jermakow K, Król A, Chybicka A, Ussowicz M, Kałwak K, Styczyński J. Incidence, course, and outcome of Clostridium difficile infection in children with hematological malignancies or undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2018; 37:1805-1812. [PMID: 29978303 PMCID: PMC6133038 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-018-3316-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 04/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common causes of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in children during anticancer therapy or undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in Europe. Immunosuppression in these patients is a risk factor for CDI. Malignant diseases, age, acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), HLA mismatch, or use of total body irradiation may play an important role in CDI course. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence, course, and outcome of CDI in children treated for malignancy or undergoing HSCT. Between 2012 and 2015, a total number of 1846 patients were treated for malignancy in Polish pediatric oncological centers (PHO group) and 342 underwent transplantation (HSCT group). In PHO group, episodes of CDI occurred in 210 patients (14%). The incidence of CDI was higher in patients with hematological malignancies in comparison to that with solid tumors. Patients with acute myeloblastic leukemia had shorter time to episode of CDI than those with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Patients over 5 years and treated for acute leukemia had more severe clinical course of disease in PHO group. In HSCT group, CDI occurred in 29 (8%) patients. The incidence of CDI was higher in patients transplanted for acute leukemia. The recurrence rate was 14.7% in PHO and 20.7% in HSCT patients. CDI incidence was highest in patients with hematological malignancies. Most of patients experienced mild CDI. Age < 5 years and diagnosis other than acute leukemia were the positive prognostic factors influencing clinical CDI course.
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- Małgorzata Salamonowicz
- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Borowska Street 213, 50-556, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Borowska Street 213, 50-556, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chorzow Pediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chorzow Pediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Kielce, Kielce, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Kielce, Kielce, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Pediatric, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Pediatric, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Stem Cell Transplant Center, University Children's Hospital, Department of Clinical Immunology and Transplantology, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Borowska Street 213, 50-556, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Borowska Street 213, 50-556, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Borowska Street 213, 50-556, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Borowska Street 213, 50-556, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Borowska Street 213, 50-556, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Pastorczak A, Sedek L, Braun M, Madzio J, Sonsala A, Twardoch M, Fendler W, Nebral K, Taha J, Bielska M, Gorniak P, Romiszewska M, Matysiak M, Derwich K, Lejman M, Kowalczyk J, Badowska W, Niedzwiecki M, Kazanowska B, Muszynska-Roslan K, Sobol-Milejska G, Karolczyk G, Koltan A, Ociepa T, Szczepanski T, Młynarski W. Surface expression of Cytokine Receptor-Like Factor 2 increases risk of relapse in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients harboring IKZF1 deletions. Oncotarget 2018; 9:25971-25982. [PMID: 29899835 PMCID: PMC5995260 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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We prospectively examined whether surface expression of Cytokine Receptor-Like Factor 2 (CRLF2) on leukemic blasts is associated with survival and induction treatment response in pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL) patients. Flow cytometric analysis of bone marrow-derived leukemia cells revealed that 7.51% (29/286) of 386 pediatric BCP-ALL patients were CRLF2-positive (CRLF2pos) at diagnosis. The median minimal residual disease (MRD) was lower in CRLF2pos than CRLF2-negative (CRLF2neg) patients on day 15 (MRD15) after induction therapy [0.01% (0.001-0.42%) vs. 0.45% (0.05-3.50%); p=0.001]. By contrast, the MRD15 was higher in Ikaros family Zinc Finger Protein 1 (IKZF1)-deleted BCP-ALL patients than in BCP-ALL patients without IKZF1 deletions [1.18% (0.06-12.0%) vs 0.33% (0.03-2.6%); p=0.003]. Subgroup analysis showed that MRD15 levels were lower in IKZF1Δ/CRLF2pos patients than in IKZF1Δ/CRLF2neg patients [0.1% (0.02-5.06%) vs. 2.9% (0.25-12%); p=0.005]. Furthermore, MRD15 levels were higher in IKZF1WT/CRLF2neg patients than in IKZF1WT/CRLF2pos patients [0.40% (0.04-2.7%) vs. 0.001% (0.001-0.01%)]. Despite the low MRD15 levels, IKZF1Δ/CRLF2pos patients showed poorer relapse-free survival (RFS) than other patient groups (p=0.003). These findings demonstrate that surface CRLF2 expression is associated with increased risk of relapse in pediatric BCP-ALL patients harboring IKZF1 deletions.
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- Agata Pastorczak
- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology and Diabetology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology and Diabetology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Pathology, Chair of Oncology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology and Diabetology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology and Diabetology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland.,Department of Biostatistics and Translational Medicine, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Children's Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology and Diabetology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology and Diabetology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Transplantology, Medical University of Poznań, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology and Endocrinology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Transplantology, Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Mikolaj Kopernik University, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology and Diabetology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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Cienkusz M, Drabko K, Nurzyńska-Flak J, Grześko K, Kowalczyk J. Back pain as a manifestation of paraspinal bone cancer in children. PEDIATR MED RODZ 2018. [DOI: 10.15557/pimr.2018.0006] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Nowak J, Nestorowicz K, Graczyk-Pol E, Mika-Witkowska R, Rogatko-Koros M, Jaskula E, Koscinska K, Madej S, Tomaszewska A, Nasilowska-Adamska B, Szczepinski A, Halaburda K, Dybko J, Kuliczkowski K, Czerw T, Giebel S, Holowiecki J, Baranska M, Pieczonka A, Wachowiak J, Czyz A, Gil L, Lojko-Dankowska A, Komarnicki M, Bieniaszewska M, Kucharska A, Hellmann A, Gronkowska A, Jedrzejczak WW, Markiewicz M, Koclega A, Kyrcz-Krzemien S, Mielcarek M, Kalwak K, Styczynski J, Wysocki M, Drabko K, Wojcik B, Kowalczyk J, Gozdzik J, Pawliczak D, Gwozdowicz S, Dziopa J, Szlendak U, Witkowska A, Zubala M, Gawron A, Warzocha K, Lange A. HLA-inferred extended haplotype disparity level is more relevant than the level of HLA mismatch alone for the patients survival and GvHD in T cell-replate hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from unrelated donor. Hum Immunol 2018; 79:403-412. [PMID: 29605688 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2018.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 03/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Abstract
Serious risks in unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) including graft versus host disease (GvHD) and mortality are associated with HLA disparity between donor and recipient. The increased risks might be dependent on disparity in not-routinely-tested multiple polymorphisms in genetically dense MHC region, being organized in combinations of two extended MHC haplotypes (Ehp). We assessed the clinical role of donor-recipient Ehp disparity levels in N = 889 patients by the population-based detection of HLA allele phase mismatch. We found increased GvHD incidences and mortality rates with increasing Ehp mismatch level even with the same HLA mismatch level. In multivariate analysis HLA mismatch levels were excluded from models and Ehp disparity level remained independent prognostic factor for high grade acute GvHD (p = 0.000037, HR = 10.68, 95%CI 5.50-32.5) and extended chronic GvHD (p < 0.000001, HR = 15.51, CI95% 5.36-44.8). In group with single HLA mismatch, patients with double Ehp disparity had worse 5-year overall survival (45% vs. 56%, p = 0.00065, HR = 4.05, CI95% 1.69-9.71) and non-relapse mortality (40% vs. 31%, p = 0.00037, HR = 5.63, CI95% 2.04-15.5) than patients with single Ehp disparity. We conclude that Ehp-linked factors contribute to the high morbidity and mortality in recipients given HLA-mismatched unrelated transplant and Ehp matching should be considered in clinical HSCT.
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- Jacek Nowak
- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, L. Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland; Lower Silesian Center for Cellular Transplantation with National Bone Marrow Donor Registry, Wrocław, Poland
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- Lower Silesian Center for Cellular Transplantation with National Bone Marrow Donor Registry, Wrocław, Poland
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- Lower Silesian Center for Cellular Transplantation with National Bone Marrow Donor Registry, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Blood Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Blood Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Oncology Hematology and Paediatric Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Oncology Hematology and Paediatric Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Oncology Hematology and Paediatric Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Transplantology, Gdansk Medical University Clinical Center, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Transplantology, Gdansk Medical University Clinical Center, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Transplantology, Gdansk Medical University Clinical Center, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Internal Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Internal Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Transplantation Children's University Hospital, Polish-American Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, L. Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland; Lower Silesian Center for Cellular Transplantation with National Bone Marrow Donor Registry, Wrocław, Poland
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Sadurska E, Zaucha-Prażmo A, Brodzisz A, Kowalczyk J, Beń-Skowronek I. Premature atherosclerosis after treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in childhood. Ann Agric Environ Med 2018; 25:71-76. [PMID: 29575872 DOI: 10.5604/12321966.1230680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Late cardiovascular complications are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in patients treated for common malignancies of childhood. Late cardiotoxicity include increased development of atherosclerosis and atherosclerosis - related diseases. An evaluation of the endothelium can be made based on the measurement of endothelium-derived blood vasoactive factors, such as cytokines and adhesion molecules. Their elevated serum levels may serve as sensitive indicators of early atherosclerotic lesions in high risk patients. Currently, assessment of common carotid intima-media thickness has emerged as one of the more powerful tools for evaluation of subclinical atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to compare these parameters between patients after antineoplatic treatment compared to persons not exposed to such factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS Early progression of atherosclerotic disease was evaluated in 64 survivors treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) in childhood, and in a control group of 36 healthy volunteers. Blood serum concentrations of selected new biomarkers, indicative of endothelial damage and inflammatory activity, were measured, including intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (E-selectin), thrombomodulin (TM), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP). The common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) was also assessed via ultrasound examination. RESULTS Significantly higher blood concentrations of sICAM-1 adhesive molecule (229.3±62.2 ng/mL vs. 199.9 ± 63.3 ng/ mL, p=0.0072) and IL-6 (2.1 ± 2.7 pg/mL vs. 1.9 ± 3.6 pg/mL, p=0.0414) were found in ALL survivors compared with control subjects. Concentration of hs-CRP was also higher in the ALL group: 1.3 ± 2.2 ug/mL vs. 0.6 ± 0.9 ug/mL. This difference was close to statistical significance (p=0.0599). The mean IMT values for right and left carotid arteries were higher in ALL patients after antineoplastic therapy, compared with healthy subjects (IMT-R 0.056±0.008 mm vs. 0.052±0.003 mm; p=0.0021; IMT-L 0.057±0.009 mm vs. 0.052±0.003 mm; p=0.0051). CONCLUSIONS Survivors of childhood ALL in the examined group demonstrated elevated concentrations of selected new biomarkers and increased IMT values, compared to controls, which may confirm the occurrence of endothelial injuries in blood vessels. This study indicates that subjects treated for childhood malignancy are at a higher risk of prematurely developing atherosclerosis.
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- Elżbieta Sadurska
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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Tomasik B, Pastorczak A, Fendler W, Bartłomiejczyk M, Braun M, Mycko M, Madzio J, Polakowska E, Ulińska E, Matysiak M, Derwich K, Lejman M, Kowalczyk J, Badowska W, Kazanowska B, Szczepański T, Styczyński J, Irga-Jaworska N, Młynarski W. Heterozygous carriers of germline c.657_661del5 founder mutation in NBN gene are at risk of central nervous system relapse of B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Haematologica 2018; 103:e200-e203. [PMID: 29419426 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2017.181198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Bartłomiej Tomasik
- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.,Department of Biostatistics & Translational Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.,Department of Biostatistics & Translational Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Pathology, Chair of Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, Medical University of Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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Chaber R, Gurgul A, Wróbel G, Haus O, Tomoń A, Kowalczyk J, Szmatoła T, Jasielczuk I, Rybka B, Ryczan-Krawczyk R, Duszeńko E, Stąpor S, Ciebiera K, Paszek S, Potocka N, Arthur CJ, Zawlik I. Whole-genome DNA methylation characteristics in pediatric precursor B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP ALL). PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187422. [PMID: 29125853 PMCID: PMC5695275 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187422] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In addition to genetic alterations, epigenetic abnormalities have been shown to underlie the pathogenesis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)—the most common pediatric cancer. The purpose of this study was to characterize the whole genome DNA methylation profile in children with precursor B-cell ALL (BCP ALL) and to compare this profile with methylation observed in normal bone marrow samples. Additional efforts were made to correlate the observed methylation patterns with selected clinical features. We assessed DNA methylation from bone marrow samples obtained from 38 children with BCP ALL at the time of diagnosis along with 4 samples of normal bone marrow cells as controls using Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip Array. Patients were diagnosed and stratified into prognosis groups according to the BFM ALL IC 2009 protocol. The analysis of differentially methylated sites across the genome as well as promoter methylation profiles allowed clear separation of the leukemic and control samples into two clusters. 86.6% of the promoter-associated differentially methylated sites were hypermethylated in BCP ALL. Seven sites were found to correlate with the BFM ALL IC 2009 high risk group. Amongst these, one was located within the gene body of the MBP gene and another was within the promoter region- PSMF1 gene. Differentially methylated sites that were significantly related with subsets of patients with ETV6-RUNX1 fusion and hyperdiploidy. The analyzed translocations and change of genes’ sequence context does not affect methylation and methylation seems not to be a mechanism for the regulation of expression of the resulting fusion genes.
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- Radosław Chaber
- Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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- National Research Institute of Animal Production, Laboratory of Genomics, Balice, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun, Poland
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- Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric, Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- National Research Institute of Animal Production, Laboratory of Genomics, Balice, Poland
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- National Research Institute of Animal Production, Laboratory of Genomics, Balice, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
- Department of Genetics, Institution of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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Zwaan CM, Kowalczyk J, Schmitt C, Bielorai B, Russo MW, Woessner M, Ranganathan S, Leverger G. Safety and efficacy of nelarabine in children and young adults with relapsed or refractory T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia or T-lineage lymphoblastic lymphoma: results of a phase 4 study. Br J Haematol 2017; 179:284-293. [PMID: 28771663 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
Nelarabine is an antineoplastic agent approved for the treatment of relapsed/refractory T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) or T-lineage acute lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL). The purpose of this phase 4, multicentre, single-arm, observational, open-label trial was to provide additional data on the safety and efficacy of nelarabine under licensed conditions of use in children and young adults ≤21 years of age. Patients (N = 28) had a mean ± standard deviation age of 11·5 ± 4·6 years; 71% were male and 61% had a diagnosis of T-ALL. Adverse events (AEs) and treatment-related AEs were experienced by 46% and 21%, respectively, and included few haematological AEs and no haematological serious AEs. Neurological AEs from one of four predefined categories (peripheral and central nervous systems, mental status change and uncategorized) were reported in four patients. There were no AE-related treatment discontinuations/withdrawals. The overall response rate was 39.3%: complete response (CR), 35.7%; CR without full haematological recovery (CR*), 3.6%. Post-treatment stem cell transplantation was performed for 46% of the cohort. Median overall survival (OS) was 3·35 months for non-responders and not reached for responders (CR + CR*). The response rate, median OS, and safety profile of nelarabine in this disease setting and population were consistent with those reported previously.
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- Christian Michel Zwaan
- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Haematology-Oncology-Paediatrics, Children's Hospital, Nancy, France
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology-Oncology & BMT, Sheba Medical Centre, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA
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- Department of Paediatric Onco-Haematology, APHP, Armand Trousseau Hospital, Paris, France
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Podolecki T, Kowalczyk J, Lenarczyk R, Jedrzejczyk-Patej E, Mazurek M, Sedkowska A, Swierad M, Honisz G, Francuz P, Kalarus Z. 100Risk factors for complex ventricular arrhythmias complicating ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction - Data from a 10-year prospective study. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx501.100] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Jedrzejczyk-Patej E, Mazurek M, Kowalski O, Sokal A, Koziel M, Adamczyk K, Przybylska-Siedlecka K, Morawski S, Liberska A, Szulik M, Podolecki T, Kowalczyk J, Sawicka M, Kalarus Z, Lenarczyk R. P5480Mortality predictors of device-related infective endocarditis in cardiac resynchronization therapy recipients. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.p5480] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Jedrzejczyk-Patej E, Mazurek M, Kowalski O, Sokal A, Koziel M, Adamczyk K, Przybylska-Siedlecka K, Morawski S, Liberska A, Szulik M, Podolecki T, Kowalczyk J, Sawicka M, Kalarus Z, Lenarczyk R. 190Mortality predictors of device-related infective endocarditis in cardiac resynchronization therapy recipients. Europace 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/eux137.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Zawitkowska J, Odój T, Drabko K, Zaucha-Prażmo A, Rudnicka J, Romiszewski M, Matysiak M, Kwiecińska K, Ćwiklińska M, Balwierz W, Owoc-Lempach J, Derwich K, Wachowiak J, Niedźwiecki M, Adamkiewicz-Drożyńska E, Trelińska J, Młynarski W, Kołtan A, Wysocki M, Tomaszewska R, Szczepański T, Płonowski M, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Ociepa T, Urasiński T, Mizia-Malarz A, Sobol-Milejska G, Karolczyk G, Kowalczyk J. Outcome of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with down syndrome-Polish pediatric leukemia and lymphoma study group report. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2017; 34:199-205. [PMID: 29040012 DOI: 10.1080/08880018.2017.1363837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Children with Down syndrome (DS) have a 20-fold increased risk of developing leukemia compared with the general population. The aim of the study was to analyze the outcome of patients diagnosed with Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in Poland between the years 2003 and 2010. A total of 1848 children were diagnosed with ALL (810 females and 1038 males). Of those, 41 (2.2%) had DS. The children were classified into three risk groups: a standard-risk group-14 patients, an intermediate-risk group-24, a high-risk group-3. All patients were treated according to ALLIC 2002 protocol. The median observation time of all patients was 6.1 years, and in patients with DS 5.3 years. Five-year overall survival (OS) was the same in all patients (86% vs 86%, long-rank test, p = .9). The relapse-free survival (RFS) was calculated as 73% in patients with DS and 81% in patients without DS during a median observation time (long-rank test, p = .3). No statistically significant differences were found in the incidence of nonrelapse mortality between those two groups of patients (p = .72). The study was based on children with ALL and Down syndrome who were treated with an identical therapy schedule as ALL patients without DS, according to risk group. This fact can increase the value of the presented results.
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- Joanna Zawitkowska
- a Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology , Medical University , Lublin , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology , Medical University , Lublin , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology , Medical University , Lublin , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology , Medical University , Lublin , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology , Medical University , Lublin , Poland
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- b Department of Hematology and Pediatrics , Children's Hospital , Warsaw , Poland
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- b Department of Hematology and Pediatrics , Children's Hospital , Warsaw , Poland
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- c Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology , Children's University Hospital , Kraków , Poland
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- c Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology , Children's University Hospital , Kraków , Poland
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- c Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology , Children's University Hospital , Kraków , Poland
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- d Department of Pediatric Transplantology, Oncology, Hematology , Medical University , Wrocław , Poland
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- e Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology , Medical University , Poznań , Poland
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- e Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology , Medical University , Poznań , Poland
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- f Department of Pediatrics, Hematology , Oncology and Endocrinology, Medical University , Gdańsk , Poland
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- g Department of Pediatrics, Oncology , Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University , Łódź , Poland
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- g Department of Pediatrics, Oncology , Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University , Łódź , Poland
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- h Department of Pediatrics , Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum , Bydgoszcz , Poland
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- h Department of Pediatrics , Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum , Bydgoszcz , Poland
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- i Department of Pediatrics , Hematology and Oncology, Medical University , Zabrze , Poland
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- i Department of Pediatrics , Hematology and Oncology, Medical University , Zabrze , Poland
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- j Department of Pediatric Oncology , Hematology, Medical University , Białystok , Poland
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- j Department of Pediatric Oncology , Hematology, Medical University , Białystok , Poland
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- k Department of Pediatrics , Hematology and Oncology, Medical University , Szczecin , Poland
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- k Department of Pediatrics , Hematology and Oncology, Medical University , Szczecin , Poland
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- l Department of Pediatric Oncology , Hematology and Chemotherapy, Medical University , Katowice , Poland
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- l Department of Pediatric Oncology , Hematology and Chemotherapy, Medical University , Katowice , Poland
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- m Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology , Children's Hospital , Kielce , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantology , Medical University , Lublin , Poland
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Braun M, Pastorczak A, Fendler W, Madzio J, Tomasik B, Taha J, Bielska M, Sedek L, Szczepanski T, Matysiak M, Derwich K, Lejman M, Kowalczyk J, Kazanowska B, Badowska W, Styczynski J, Irga-Jaworska N, Trelinska J, Zalewska-Szewczyk B, Pierlejewski F, Wlodarska I, Młynarski W. Biallelic loss of CDKN2A is associated with poor response to treatment in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2016; 58:1162-1171. [PMID: 27756164 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2016.1228925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
The inactivation of tumor suppressor genes located within 9p21 locus (CDKN2A, CDKN2B) occurs in up to 30% of children with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL), but its independent prognostic significance remains controversial. In order to investigate the prognostic impact of deletions and promoter methylation within 9p21, 641 children with newly diagnosed BCP-ALL using methylation specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MS-MLPA) were investigated. A total of 169 (26.4%) microdeletions in 9p21 were detected, of which 71 were homozygous. Patients with CDKN2A homozygous deletions were older at diagnosis (p < .001), more frequently steroid resistant (p = .049), had higher WBC count (p < .001), higher MRD at Day 15 (p = .013) and lower relapse-free survival [p = .028, hazard ratio: 2.28 (95% confidence interval: 1.09-4.76)] than patients without these alterations. CDKN2A homozygous deletions coexisted with IKZF1 and PAX5 deletions (p < .001). In conclusion, CDKN2A homozygous deletions, but not promoter methylation, are associated with poor response to treatment and increased relapse risk of pediatric BCP-ALL.
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- Marcin Braun
- a Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology , Medical University of Lodz , Lodz , Poland.,b Department of Pathology , Medical University of Lodz , Lodz , Poland.,c Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine , Medical University of Warsaw , Warsaw , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology , Medical University of Lodz , Lodz , Poland
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- d Department of Biostatistics and Translational Medicine , Medical University of Lodz , Lodz , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology , Medical University of Lodz , Lodz , Poland.,c Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine , Medical University of Warsaw , Warsaw , Poland
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- d Department of Biostatistics and Translational Medicine , Medical University of Lodz , Lodz , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology , Medical University of Lodz , Lodz , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology , Medical University of Lodz , Lodz , Poland
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- e Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology , Medical University of Silesia , Zabrze , Poland
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- e Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology , Medical University of Silesia , Zabrze , Poland
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- f Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology , Medical University of Warsaw , Warsaw , Poland
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- g Department of Pediatric Hematology , Oncology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences , Poznan , Poland
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- h Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology , Medical University of Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- h Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology , Medical University of Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- i Department of Pediatric Hematology , Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University of Wroclaw , Wroclaw , Poland
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- j Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology , Olsztyn , Poland
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- k Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum , Nicolaus Copernicus University , Bydgoszcz , Poland
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- l Department of Pediatric Hematology , Gdansk Medical University , Gdansk , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology , Medical University of Lodz , Lodz , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology , Medical University of Lodz , Lodz , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology , Medical University of Lodz , Lodz , Poland
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- a Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology , Medical University of Lodz , Lodz , Poland
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Vassal G, Schrappe M, Pritchard-Jones K, Arnold F, Basset L, Biondi A, Bode G, Eggert A, Hjorth L, Kamerić L, Kamerić N, Karner S, Kearns P, Kienesberger A, Kowalczyk J, Lack P, Perilongo G, Sullivan R, Tsirou A, Essiaf S, Ladenstein R. The SIOPE strategic plan: A European cancer plan for children and adolescents. J Cancer Policy 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2016.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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