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Jeurkar C, Leiby B, Banks J, Leader A, Rudolph S, Mateja G, Rashid SA, Carabasi M, Filicko-O'Hara J, O'Hara W, Wagner JL, Gergis U, Flomenberg N, Grosso D. An Examination of Cytomegalovirus, Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Ethnicity on Outcomes after Haploidentical Hematopoietic Transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther 2020; 27:327.e1-327.e11. [PMID: 33836876 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2020.11.017] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Previous analyses of the effects of race and socioeconomic status (SES) on outcomes after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) have suggested that minority populations and those in disadvantaged groups have inferior outcomes. However, the results of these studies have been inconsistent, potentially due to a multitude of factors, both medical and nonmedical, that have confounded results. In haploidentical (HI) HSCT, an expanding approach with the potential to enfranchise more minority patients, data on the effect of race and SES on outcomes are very limited. To identify and potentially correct factors that negatively impact outcomes after HI HSCT in disadvantaged groups at our institution, we performed a retrospective, multivariable analysis of the impact of race and SES as single and combined variables on HI HSCT outcomes of relapse, transplantation-related mortality, acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and overall survival (OS). In addition to controlling for race and SES, all patients had HI donors and were treated with the same 2-step approach, with consistent T cell dosing and GVHD prophylaxis to further reduce the impact of confounders in this complex area. The study cohort of 239 patients was 71% Caucasian, 19.7% African American, 4.6% Hispanic, and 4.2% Asian. The majority of minority patients were in areas of higher deprivation (P = .001) and had the highest incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) seropositivity (P = .001) and the lowest likelihood of possessing a CMV immunodominant (IMD) allele (P = .001), which was previously associated with an OS benefit. Positive CMV serostatus was highly linked to post-transplantation CMV reactivation (P = .001) which was associated with higher relapse rates (hazard ratio [HR], 1.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.06 to 2.30; P = .026), higher TRM (HR, 2.10; 95% CI, 1.09 to 4.05; P = .027), and lower OS (HR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.18 to 2.65; P = .006). The lack of a CMV IMD allele largely replicated the results of CMV reactivation on HSCT results. Although race and SES did not directly correlate with either OS or relapse incidence, non-Caucasians in a more disadvantaged group had a higher incidence of chronic GVHD (HR, 2.55; 95% CI, 1.08 to 6.01; P = .033) compared with Caucasians and minorities in less disadvantaged groups. Regardless of SES, minorities had a lower incidence of acute GVHD than Caucasians in a more advantaged SES group (HR, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.30 to 0.90; P = .020). The primary finding of this study is that CMV reactivation was the major driver of mortality after HI HSCT. CMV reactivation may have be associated with poor HSCT outcomes in HI HSCT recipients in disadvantaged areas, most of whom were minorities. The data suggest that the prevention of post-transplantation CMV reactivation possibly could have a major impact on HI HSCT outcomes, especially in minority recipients. The finding of different GVHD manifestations between races are intriguing and merits further study.
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- Chetan Jeurkar
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Population Science, Department of Medical Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Clinical Research Organization, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Clinical Research Organization, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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This study investigated 84 cantilevered resin-bonded bridges (CRBB) in 60 patients. These CRBB (single retainer, single pontic) had been in place for an average of 43.6 months. Periodontal health was assessed on abutment teeth and contralateral control teeth. Periodontal indices utilized were Plaque Index (PI), Gingival Index (GI), Bleeding Index (BI), Pocket Depth (PD) and mobility. The marginal adaptation, the gingival extension of the retainers and the presence or absence of caries around each retainer margin were also assessed. Information about the history of debonding was collected and a success rate of 93% was reported. PI, GI and mean PD compared statistically significantly, less favourably, with scores of the control teeth. Marginal adaptation of the retainers was of a high standard and caries did not appear to be a problem.
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- S A Rashid
- Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Clinical Dentistry, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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In this study we have found that NMR detectability of 39K in rat thigh muscle may be substantially higher (up to 100% of total tissue potassium) than values previously reported of around 40%. The signal was found to consist of two superimposed components, one broad and one narrow, of approximately equal area. Investigations involving improvements in spectral parameters such as signal-to-noise ratio and baseline roll, together with computer simulations of spectra, show that the quality of the spectra has a major effect on the amount of signal detected, which is largely due to the loss of detectability of the broad signal component. In particular, lower-field spectrometers using conventional probes and detection methods generally have poorer signal-to-noise and worse baseline roll artifacts, which make detection of a broad component of the muscle signal difficult.
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- S A Rashid
- School of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Victorian College of Pharmacy Ltd, Parkville, Australia
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Lymphocyte transformation tests to CMV were carried out on young healthy adults from Britain and Iraq. Positive results were obtained in all of 28 seropositive British subjects as compared to 17 of 33 (51.5%) seropositive Iraqis; moreover, stimulation index values in the British group (mean 11.58) were significantly higher than in the Iraqi group (mean 2.84). Attempts to relate these differences to demographic characteristics, antibody response to CMV, including the response to early antigens, lymphoproliferative response to herpes simplex virus, and to phytohaemagglutinin and the presence of blocking factors were unrewarding.
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- J C Booth
- Department of Virology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, England
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In 104 patients with gastric cancer the serum proteins carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), C-reactive protein (CRP), alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) (orosomucoid) and alpha 1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) were measured pre-operatively. The estimated median survival of patients with both raised CEA and ACT was only 5 weeks in contrast to 64 weeks for those with both proteins normal. An intermediary group with one of these proteins raised and the other normal had an estimated median survival of 15 weeks. Similar results were obtained by considering a combination of CEA with either AGP or CRP. For these data the results were not explicable in terms of associations between survival time and patient's age, stage, operative procedure, histological classification or site of primary tumour.
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It was felt that the apparent specificity of the amylase-to-creatine clearance ratio (ACCR) in several previous studies of pancreatitis might reflect a failure to utilize adequately ill control subjects. The ACCR and the renal clearances of beta 2-microglobulin (B2-m), similarly related to creatinine (BCCR) as well as the urinary concentration of albumin, were compared in 27 patients with acute pancreatitis, 8 with a perforated peptic ulcer and 7 with mild biliary colic, during the first 5 days in hospital. Acute pancreatitis was graded as mild (6), moderate (14) or severe (7), using a combination of clinical data, diagnostic peritoneal lavage and multiple criteria. Further assessment of the severity of the acute illness was obtained from measurement of C-reactive protein (C-RP). Lowest C-RP levels were found in the patients with mild pancreatitis and biliary colic, and highest levels in the patients with severe pancreatitis and perforated ulcer (P less than 0.002). Similarly, ACCR and BCCR levels were significantly lower in the two mild groups than in the two severe ones (P less than 0.01 and less than 0.002 respectively), although plasma amylase was raised only in patients with pancreatitis and plasma B2-m was similar in all groups. Electrophoresis of urine showed dense bands of tubuloprotein in patients from both severe groups. Urine albumin was higher in severe pancreatitis than in perforated ulcer (P less than 0.1), perhaps indicating a more specific glomerular lesion in pancreatitis. Thus a rise in amylase clearance appeared to be related to the severity of the acute illness, and may be a component of a non-specific tubuloproteinuria. In this study patients with a perforated peptic ulcer had increases in ACCR similar to those seen in patients with severe pancreatitis, and we are therefore doubtful whether ACCR has any role in the clinical diagnosis of pancreatic disease.
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Rashid SA, Cooper EH, Axon AT, Eaves G. Serum beta 2-microglobulin in malignant and benign diseases of the stomach and pancreas. Biomedicine 1980; 33:112-6. [PMID: 6159008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The levels of serum beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2-m) were measured in 480 patients suffering from gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer and benign diseases of the stomach and pancreas. Elevated levels were found in both cancer and benign diseases, although they were more frequent in cancer. However, these differences did not appear to have any diagnostic significance, there was no evidence that the level of serum beta 2-microglobulin bore any relation to the prognosis in carcinoma of the stomach or in carcinoma of the pancreas.
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