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Yasumi M, Yamamoto Y, Kamijo K, Kamae T, Yamato M, Karasuno T. Tumor lysis syndrome followed by tumor regression after COVID-19 in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Int Cancer Conf J 2024; 13:22-25. [PMID: 38187172 PMCID: PMC10764681 DOI: 10.1007/s13691-023-00631-9] [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: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can become lethal in patients with hematological malignancies; however, several cases of tumor regression after COVID-19 have been described, and the precise mechanism behind this paradoxical effect is unknown. Herein, we describe a case of Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) followed by tumor regression after COVID-19. A 72-year-old woman with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia was admitted to our hospital with SARS-CoV-2 antigen-positive pneumonia. On admission, her anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike antibody was negative despite receiving two prior vaccinations. Immediately after admission, she developed confusion and ventricular tachycardia. Laboratory data showed acidosis, hyperkalemia, and a rapid decrease of tumor cells in peripheral blood, and she was diagnosed with clinical TLS. She was transferred to the intensive care unit and received continuous hemodialysis therapy. Although hyperferritinemia and bicytopenia, which suggest a cytokine storm followed, she recovered without steroids and additional COVID-19 treatment in 8 days. 2 months later, CT revealed a marked shrinking of lymphadenopathy, which was compatible with tumor regression after COVID-19. Considering the impaired humoral immunity and abrupt response, direct oncolysis caused by SARS-CoV-2 and cytokine storm-induced cell-mediated immune reaction may have been responsible for this paradoxical effect.
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- Masato Yasumi
- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, 2-3 Ourai-Kita, Rinku, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8577 Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Rinku General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, 2-3 Ourai-Kita, Rinku, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8577 Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, 2-3 Ourai-Kita, Rinku, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8577 Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Rinku General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, 2-3 Ourai-Kita, Rinku, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8577 Japan
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Shimura Y, Shibayama H, Nakaya A, Yamamura R, Imada K, Kaneko H, Hanamoto H, Fuchida SI, Tanaka H, Kosugi S, Kiyota M, Matsui T, Kanda J, Iida M, Matsuda M, Uoshima N, Shibano M, Karasuno T, Hamada T, Ohta K, Ito T, Yagi H, Yoshihara S, Shimazaki C, Nomura S, Hino M, Takaori-Kondo A, Matsumura I, Kanakura Y, Kuroda J. Real-world data on induction therapy in patients with transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: retrospective analysis of 598 cases from Kansai Myeloma Forum. Int J Hematol 2023; 118:609-617. [PMID: 37668833 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-023-03653-4] [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: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
Abstract
To investigate the real-world clinical outcomes and management of novel drug-containing therapies for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients, we retrospectively analyzed data on the first-line treatment for newly diagnosed transplant-ineligible MM patients from Kansai Myeloma Forum, a registry network in Japan. A total of 598 patients treated with novel drugs between March 2007 and February 2018 were analyzed. Regimens used were VD (n = 305), Rd (n = 103), VMP (n = 97), VCD (n = 71), and VRd (n = 22). Younger patients tended to receive VRd or VCD, whereas the regimen with the highest median patient age was Rd. More than three-quarters of patients in the Rd group received a reduced dose of lenalidomide. The Rd and VRd groups had a relatively high incidence of infection and skin complications, and the VMP group had the highest incidence of peripheral neuropathy. Overall response rate did not differ significantly between regimens. Multivariate analysis in all patients revealed several poor prognostic factors, such as poor performance status. Novel drug-containing regimens for newly diagnosed MM showed a durable response with manageable AEs in the real-world setting.
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- Yuji Shimura
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Hematology), Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Nishiwaki Municipal Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kawasaki Hospital Internal Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daini Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Sakai City Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Hematology Ohta Clinic, Shinsaibashi, Osaka, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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Suzuki K, Mizuno S, Shimazu Y, Fuchida SI, Hagiwara S, Itagaki M, Nishiwaki K, Hangaishi A, Karasuno T, Kikuchi T, Shimizu M, Nishikawa A, Kobayashi T, Sunami K, Hiramoto N, Uchiyama H, Maruyama Y, Kanda Y, Ichinohe T, Atsuta Y, Yano S, Kawamura K. Tandem autologous stem cell transplantation in elderly patients with myeloma: A multicenter retrospective analysis. Eur J Haematol 2023; 110:444-454. [PMID: 36597575 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13922] [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: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Tandem autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) has been reconsidered for high-risk patients with myeloma, and the eligibility criteria for up-front ASCT have been updated to include more elderly patients. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of tandem ASCT in elderly patients with myeloma compared to tandem ASCT in young patients and single ASCT in elderly patients. A retrospective study using the Transplant Registry Unified Management Program database of the Japanese Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, which included 64 elderly and 613 young patients who received tandem ASCT, and 891 elderly patients who received single ASCT, was conducted. The median overall survival (OS) over 38.5 months in the elderly and young patients who received tandem ASCT, and elderly patients who received single ASCT was 78.9, 92.5, and 77.1 months, respectively; no significant difference in the median OS was observed. The cumulative incidence of transplantation-related mortality was similar in the elderly and young patients receiving tandem ASCT. High-risk cytogenetic abnormality was not identified as a poor prognostic factor for OS in elderly patients who received tandem ASCT but in those who received single ASCT. Thus, tandem ASCT was effective and tolerable in elderly patients with myeloma.
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- Kazuhito Suzuki
- Division of Clinical Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa, Japan.,Division of Clinical Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Tsukuba University Hospital Mito Clinical Education and Training Center, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-Bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa, Japan.,Division of Clinical Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi General Hospital, Hitachi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Aichi, Japan.,Department of Registry Science for Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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Fujisaki Y, Yasumi M, Shiraishi K, Kamijo K, Kamae T, Karasuno T. [Multiple microthromboses with autoimmune hemolytic anemia after BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2023; 64:1421-1425. [PMID: 38072428 DOI: 10.11406/rinketsu.64.1421] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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A 68-year-old man was referred to our hospital with dizziness and mild fever one week after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (BNT162b2). Laboratory tests showed hemolytic anemia and a positive direct Coombs test, and he was diagnosed with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). On admission, the patient had impaired consciousness with auditory hallucinations, and a head MRI scan showed multiple high-signal areas on diffusion-weighted imaging, suggesting multiple recent infarctions. Echocardiography also showed decreased wall motion in the inferior and posterior walls. A skin biopsy to investigate the cause revealed many platelets and fibrin thrombi in the capillaries and small veins, which was considered the cause of the organ damage. After starting prednisolone (1 mg/kg) for AIHA, hemolytic anemia as well as impaired consciousness, and decreased wall motion rapidly improved. Microthrombosis after BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination is rare, and autoimmune abnormalities appeared to contribute to onset in this case.
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center
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Yasumi M, Shiraishi K, Kamijo K, Kamae T, Karasuno T. [An elderly patient with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma successfully treated with low-dose tirabrutinib]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2023; 64:245-249. [PMID: 37121766 DOI: 10.11406/rinketsu.64.245] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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A 93-year-old woman was diagnosed with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) with circulating tumor cells in her peripheral blood after presenting with anemia. LPL progressed eight months later, with anemia worsening and tumor cells increasing to 66% of leukocytes. She began tirabrutinib at a low dose (80 mg daily: 17% of the standard dose) because she preferred to maintain her quality of life (QOL). Within three weeks, she was free of transfusion dependency and had a partial response with the disappearance of peripheral tumor cells. The dosage of tirabrutinib was increased to 240 mg daily because it was well tolerated. She has been on the treatment for 13 months with no adverse effects. Tirabrutinib, a highly selective Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has been reported to have promising efficacy for LPL, but it also has a high incidence of dermatological toxicity, which may impair QOL. Low-dose tirabrutinib initiation may be effective and assist elderly patients with LPL in maintaining their QOL.
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- Masato Yasumi
- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center
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Yasumi M, Yokota T, Endo T, Kusakabe S, Koh Y, Sakamoto H, Inoue H, Sudo T, Hosen N, Karasuno T. Relationship between donor-specific HPA-15 antibodies and poor graft function in HPA-15 mismatched cord blood transplantation. Int J Hematol 2022; 115:753-758. [PMID: 35028883 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-022-03286-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Poor graft function (PGF) is a fatal complication following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and is influenced by multiple factors, such as donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies, a poor infused CD34+ cell count, and the donor source. Alloantibodies against human platelet antigen 15 (HPA-15) recognize platelet membrane glycoprotein CD109, which is expressed not only on platelets, but also on megakaryocytes and specific hematopoietic stem cells. HPA-15 antibodies are known to induce platelet transfusion refractoriness and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, but their effects on graft function following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation remain unknown. We encountered a case of HPA-15 mismatched cord blood transplantation with a high HPA-15b antibody titer. Prolonged PGF and megakaryocyte aplasia with sustained high-titer HPA-15b antibodies were attenuated by rituximab therapy, and rapid recovery of hematopoiesis was achieved. HPA-15-compatible platelet transfusions were highly effective for platelet recovery. Methylcellulose assays and megakaryocyte cultures revealed that patient serum inhibited in vitro hematopoietic development from patient bone marrow cells. These results suggest that HPA-15 antibodies might be a cause of PGF and that reducing the HPA-15 antibody titer might improve graft function in HPA-15 mismatched transplantation.
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- Masato Yasumi
- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, 2-3 Ourai-Kita, Rinku, Izumisano, Osaka, 598-8577, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, 2-3 Ourai-Kita, Rinku, Izumisano, Osaka, 598-8577, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, 2-3 Ourai-Kita, Rinku, Izumisano, Osaka, 598-8577, Japan.,Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, 2-3 Ourai-Kita, Rinku, Izumisano, Osaka, 598-8577, Japan
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Hatanaka N, Sata H, Kusakabe S, Yasumi M, Karasuno T. [Development of classical Hodgkin lymphoma in a patient receiving tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2021; 62:1505-1509. [PMID: 34732624 DOI: 10.11406/rinketsu.62.1505] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
A 66-year-old woman was being treated with methotrexate and etanercept for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Because her RA symptoms worsened, her medication was changed to tocilizumab (TCZ), and her symptoms improved. However, one year and six months later, she was referred to our hospital because of fever, cervical and para-aortic lymphadenopathy, and massive lesions of the liver/spleen. She was diagnosed with clinical stage IVB mixed cellularity classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) on the basis of right cervical lymph node biopsy. Immunohistochemically, Hodgkin cells were positive for CD20, CD30, PAX-5, LMP-1, PD-L1, and EBER and were negative for CD5, CD15, and EBNA2. Her fever and lymphadenopathy did not improve after the discontinuation of TCZ. Therefore, she was administered ABVd therapy and achieved complete remission (CR) after six cycles of ABVd therapy. She was found to be alive and in CR on regular follow up till February 2021. To the best of our knowledge, there are limited reports of immunodeficiency-related lymphoproliferative disorders associated with TCZ in literature, and our case may be a valuable report on the association of TCZ with the development of cHL in patients with RA.
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- Department of Hematology, Daini Osaka Police Hospital
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center
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Nozaki K, Sugahara H, Ueda S, Ishikawa J, Karasuno T, Iida M, Kamae T, Moriyama Y, Kawakami M, Kosugi S, Nakagawa M, Azenishi Y, Sakaniwa R, Kitamura T, Shibayama H. Pretreatment levels of serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor are useful in selecting the treatment regimen for newly diagnosed advanced-stage follicular lymphoma with low tumor burden. Int J Hematol 2021; 114:217-221. [PMID: 33847924 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-021-03151-5] [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: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
High pre-treatment serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) levels are associated with poor overall survival (OS) of patients with newly diagnosed follicular lymphoma (FL). We evaluated the usefulness of pre-treatment sIL-2R levels in selecting a treatment regimen for advanced-stage FL with low tumor burden (FL-LTB). This retrospective, multicenter observational study enrolled consecutive patients who received a rituximab-containing regimen for newly diagnosed advanced stage FL-LTB (grade 1-3a) between 2008 and 2018. We applied a previously reported cut-off value of 1800 IU/mL for sIL-2R. A total of 211 patients were eligible for the analysis. Among patients with high sIL-2R (47 patients, 22.3%), the OS rates for patients treated by rituximab monotherapy (R-mono) (11 patients) were significantly lower than those treated by rituximab-combination chemotherapy (R-chemo) (36 patients): 5-year OS rates were 66.7% and 94.4%, respectively (P = 0.007). Among patients with low sIL-2R (164 patients, 77.7%), OS rates were comparably good between the R-mono group (34 patients) and the R-chemo group (130 patients): 5-year OS rates were 100% and 98.3%, respectively (P = 0.38). Our results suggest that R-chemo may yield better OS than R-mono for patients with newly diagnosed advanced-stage FL-LTB and high pre-treatment serum sIL-2R levels.
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- Kenji Nozaki
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Takakuwa T, Ohta K, Nakatani E, Ito T, Kaneko H, Fuchida SI, Shimura Y, Yagi H, Shibayama H, Kanda J, Uchiyama H, Kosugi S, Tanaka H, Kawata E, Uoshima N, Ishikawa J, Shibano M, Karasuno T, Shindo M, Shimizu Y, Imada K, Kanakura Y, Kuroda J, Hino M, Nomura S, Takaori-Kondo A, Shimazaki C, Matsumura I. Plateau is a prognostic factor of lenalidomide therapy for previously treated multiple myeloma. Hematol Oncol 2021; 39:349-357. [PMID: 33724498 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2863] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
The plateau phase emerging during the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) is known to last steadily for a certain period, even without treatment. Therefore, the treatment started at plateau phase is expected to be associated with a better outcome. In this study, this hypothesis was evaluated retrospectively for previously treated MM patients in Kansai Myeloma Forum database who received lenalidomide (LEN) with or without dexamethasone for the first time. Disease stability index (DSI) was defined as (maximum - minimum values of M protein during the 90 days before the start of LEN) divided by M-protein values at the start of LEN. The patients were classified into three groups: stable (S), DSI ≤ 0.25; increasing (I), DSI > 0.25 with increasing M protein; decreasing (D), DSI > 0.25 with decreasing M protein. In univariate analysis of 352 patients, DSI group "I", non-IgG type, serum albumin<3.5 g/dL, and age≥70 were statistically significant prognostic factors for both progression-free survival and overall survival. In multivariate analysis, the former 3 risk factors were statistically significant for poor overall survival. Thus, DSI is an independent prognostic factor for the treatment with LEN for previously treated MM.
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- Teruhito Takakuwa
- Department of Hematology, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Hematology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Osaka, Japan.,Hematology Ohta Clinic, Shinsaibashi, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Statistical Analysis, Research Support Center, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of hematology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Moriguchi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Hematology), Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Higashi-osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daini Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daini Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Sakai City Medical Center, Sakai, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Takarazuka Municipal Hospital, Takarazuka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of hematology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Moriguchi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Higashi-osaka, Japan
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Mitsuyama Y, Sata H, Yasumi M, Imakita M, Karasuno T. [Sustained Complete Remission after Eradication Therapy in A Helicobacter pylori-Negative Cecum Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2020; 47:1513-1515. [PMID: 33130753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Most primary gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue(MALT)lymphomas are associated with a chronic Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori)infection. The eradication of H. pylori is the first-line treatment for H. pylori-positive cases with early-stage disease. In addition, successful treatment of H. pylori-negative early stage MALT lymphomas by eradication has been reported in several small cases series. However, the association of primary gastrointestinal MALT lymphomas with H. pylori in areas other than the stomach is not clear, and the efficacy of eradication therapy for these patients has not been established. We performed H. pylori eradication therapy for H. pylori-negative cecum MALT lymphoma. Three months later, a histopathological examination showed no evidence of MALT lymphoma, and the patient was classified as being in remission. So far, the patient has been in remission for 1 year and 6 months. Our case is the first report of successfully treating H. pylori- negative cecum MALT lymphoma with eradication therapy.
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Nakaya A, Tanaka H, Yagi H, Ohta K, Shibayama H, Kohara T, Kanda J, Shindo M, Shimura Y, Kosugi S, Kida T, Kaneko H, Imada K, Karasuno T, Matsuda M, Iida M, Adachi Y, Fuchida SI, Uoshima N, Uchiyama H, Takahashi R, Matsui T, Wada K, Kiyota M, Shimazaki C, Hino M, Kuroda J, Kanakura Y, Takaori-Kondo A, Nomura S, Matsumura I. Retrospective analysis of plasmacytoma in Kansai Myeloma Forum Registry. Int J Hematol 2020; 112:666-673. [PMID: 32783165 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-020-02961-3] [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: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We retrospectively analyzed 51 patients with solitary plasmacytoma diagnosed from October 2002 to September 2018 from a cohort of 3575 patients with plasma cell dyscrasias registered in the Kansai Myeloma Forum. Twenty-seven patients had solitary bone plasmacytoma (SBP) and 24 had extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP), with prevalence of 0.8% and 0.7%, respectively. The most frequent M protein was IgG (40%) in SBP, whereas non-secretory proteins were most frequent (50%) in EMP. Five-year overall survival was 78.2% in SBP and 80.8% in EMP (P = 0.894). Among patients with SBP, 44% progressed to MM with a median time of 10.5 months (2.4-93.3 months), whereas 8% of EMP patients progressed to MM with a median time of 18.6 months (13.0-24.2 months). The most frequent treatment was radiotherapy (41%) or observation (41%) in SBP, and chemotherapy (54%) in EMP. No statistically significant difference was observed upon univariate analysis of prognostic factors including age, sex, performance status, and IgG M protein. Our results suggest that there are biological differences between SBP and EMP in real-world settings.
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- Aya Nakaya
- Division of Hematology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, 10-15 Fumizono-cho, Moriguchi-city, Osaka, 570-8507, Japan. .,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Hematology Ohta Clinic, Shinsaibashi, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Hematology), Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Hematology), Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, PL General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Kawasaki Hospital, Internal Medicine, Hyogo, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, JCHO Kobe Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daini Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Nishiwaki Municipal Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, 10-15 Fumizono-cho, Moriguchi-city, Osaka, 570-8507, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan.,Kansai Myeloma Forum, Osaka, Japan
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Nozaki K, Sugahara H, Ueda S, Ishikawa J, Fuji S, Masaie H, Tada Y, Karasuno T, Iida M, Mitsui H, Kamae T, Saito N, Moriyama Y, Kawakami M, Kato R, Nakae Y, Kida T, Kosugi S, Nakagawa M, Uchida Y, Azenishi Y, Sakaniwa R, Kitamura T, Shibayama H. Pretreatment serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor level predicts survival in patients with newly diagnosed follicular lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:2113-2121. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1759054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Kenji Nozaki
- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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Sawada K, Sata H, Yasumi M, Karasuno T. [Leucovorin Administration Allows Continued Pralatrexate Treatment in a Patient with Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2020; 47:95-97. [PMID: 32381871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Pralatrexate(PDX)has been approved for the treatment of relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma(PTCL), including angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma(AITL). Oral mucositis is the most common and severe adverse effect of PDX that often leads to dose reduction or omission. Herein, we report a 65-year-old man with AITL, who received PDX treatment after a second relapse. This drug was effective; however, the adverse effects, such as oral mucositis, were severe. Therefore, leucovorin(LV)was administered to prevent the adverse effect, resulting in continuation of the PDX treatment for 8 months. LV administration minimizes adverse effects for patients receiving high-dose methotrexate. However, the optimal dose and schedule of LV in PDX treatment has not yet been established. In the future, clinical trials on the use of LV for PDX-induced oral mucositis are needed.
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Karasuno T, Sata H, Noda Y, Imakita M, Yasumi M. Invasive candidiasis leading to gastric perforation in an immunocompromised patient. IDCases 2019; 18:e00627. [PMID: 31516828 PMCID: PMC6727104 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Invasive candidiasis remains an important cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with underlying diseases. Here, we report a case of gastric perforation due to Candia glabrata infection in a 74-year-old-male with Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) who received long-term corticosteroid treatment of hemophagocytic syndrome associated with acute cholecystitis. Total gastrectomy was performed, and he was treated liposomal amphotericin B. The patient was extubated successfully on the 2nd postoperative day, but the patient died of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). An autopsy revealed that there was a small amount of the cystic form of Pneumocystic jirovecii, but there was not the presence of Candida spp. Concerning the prophylaxis of invasive candidiasis, there is no strong evidence-based data in clinical practice in immunocompromised patients, such as those receiving long-term immunomodulatory therapy or corticosteroids. Our present case suggests the importance of fungal management and may indicate the need for a new approach to the fungal prophylaxis in such patients.
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- Takahiro Karasuno
- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, Japan
- Corresponding author at: 2-3 Ourai-Kita, Rinku, Izumisano, Osaka, 598-8577, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kaizuka City Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Rinku General Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Rinku General Medical Center, Japan
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Yamamoto Y, Kodama K, Yamato H, Takeda M, Takamori H, Karasuno T. Synchronous primary lung cancer presenting with small cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 21:183-7. [PMID: 25832826 DOI: 10.5761/atcs.cr.14-00207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Multiple synchronous primary lung cancers presenting with different histologic types are uncommon. Among reported cases with different histologic findings, only a few had small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and adenocarcinoma. This unusual combination of lung cancers has not been well reported. In this report, we describe two cases of synchronous primary lung cancer presenting with lymph node metastasis of SCLC and early-stage adenocarcinoma. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation was not detected in either SCLC or adenocarcinoma in the two cases.
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- Yoko Yamamoto
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yao Municipal Hospital, Yao, Osaka, Japan
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Hattori H, Kuwayama M, Takamori H, Nishiura N, Karasuno T. [Development of chronic myelogenous leukemia during treatment with TPO receptor agonist for ITP]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2015; 55:2429-32. [PMID: 25744045 DOI: 10.11406/rinketsu.55.2429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We report a 77-year-old Japanese man with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) which developed into chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) during treatment with eltrombopag, a thrombopoetin (TPO) receptor agonist, because the disease was refractory to prednisolone. Eltrombopag can induce a good reaction in terms of the platelet count. However, CML in the chronic phase developed in about 19 months in our present case. Dasatinib was administered because he had diabetes. However, a blastic crisis immediately occurred. He died despite switching to Nilotinib. Recently, the occurrence of myelofibrosis and hematological malignancies due to long-term use of TPO receptor agonists has become a concern. This is the first report of a TPO receptor agonist possibly contributing to CML onset and crisis.
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Takamori H, Karasuno T, Nishiura N. Pazopanib for Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Ann Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt460.36] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Karasuno T, Kotake T, Takamori H, Morimoto T, Nomura T, Sasaki Y. Eribulin for the Treatment of a Patient with Triple Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer -A Case Report-. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)32522-9] [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: 10/25/2022] Open
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Kuwatsuka Y, Kohno A, Terakura S, Saito S, Shimada K, Yasuda T, Inamoto Y, Miyamura K, Sawa M, Murata M, Karasuno T, Taniguchi S, Nagafuji K, Atsuta Y, Suzuki R, Fukumoto M, Naoe T, Morishita Y. Phase II study of dose-modified busulfan by real-time targeting in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for myeloid malignancy. Cancer Sci 2012; 103:1688-94. [PMID: 22631696 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2012.02342.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Revised: 04/06/2012] [Accepted: 05/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with targeted oral busulfan (BU) and cyclophosphamide (CY) in a phase II study. Busulfan (1.0 mg/kg) was given initially in six doses. Based on the estimated concentration at steady state after the first dose of BU, subsequent (7th-16th) doses were adjusted to obtain a targeted overall concentration at steady state of 700-900 ng/mL. The primary endpoint was 1-year overall survival (OS). Fifty patients were registered and 46 (median age, 53 years; range, 18-62 years) received planned transplant, including 24 with AML, 16 with myelodysplastic syndrome, and six with CML. Fourteen patients were categorized as standard risk. Nineteen patients received transplant from human leukocyte antigen-identical siblings, 27 from unrelated donors. The BU dose required reduction in 32 patients and escalation in six patients. One-year OS was 65% (95% confidence interval, 50-77%). Cumulative incidence of hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome was 11%. One-year transplant-related mortality was 18%. Both OS and transplant-related mortality were favorable in this study, including patients of older age and with high risk diseases. Individual dose adjustment based on BU pharmacokinetics was feasible and effective in the current phase II study. This trial is registered in the University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trial Registry System (UMIN-CTR, ID:C000000156).
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- Yachiyo Kuwatsuka
- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Japan
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Kotake T, Takamori H, Kuwayama M, Hattori H, Takeda M, Takagi K, Karasuno T. [Definitive diagnosis of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma by random skin biopsy]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2011; 38:1361-1364. [PMID: 21829082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A 69-year-old male was admitted to our hospital for high-grade-fever and body weight loss lasting for a few months. In a previous hospital, extensive laboratory examinations and imaging modalities had failed to establish the origin of the fever. On admission he showed mild anemia, and elevated LDH and CRP, together with a high sIL-2R level, suggesting a possibility of lymphoid malignancy without nodal or solid organ involvements, in particular, intravascular large B-cell lymphoma(IVLBCL). A bone marrow biopsy revealed no abnormal findings except minimal hemophagocytosis. A random skin biopsy was then performed, though no detectable skin lesion was seen. The histological results of the skin materials clearly showed a prominent intravascular large lymphoid cell proliferation with a phenotype of CD20+, CD79a+, CD3- and CD5- in the small vessels. On the basis of these findings, a diagnosis of IVLBCL was established and the patient was treated with(R-)CHOP regimen immediately, which resulted in complete remission following two courses of chemotherapy. Difficulties often arise in the diagnosis of IVLBCL when suspicious lesions suitable for biopsy are lacking. Random skin biopsy would therefore be a useful tool if less invasive measures fail.
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Miyawaki S, Hatsumi N, Tamaki T, Naoe T, Ozawa K, Kitamura K, Karasuno T, Mitani K, Kodera Y, Yamagami T, Koga D. Prognostic potential of detection of WT1 mRNA level in peripheral blood in adult acute myeloid leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2011; 51:1855-61. [PMID: 20849384 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2010.507829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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We retrospectively analyzed the potential of Wilms' tumor gene 1 (WT1) mRNA levels in peripheral blood for predicting the prognosis of 50 patients with AML. After achieving complete remission (CR), 34 patients (69.4%) were determined to be positive and 15 (30.6%) were negative for WT1. The relapse rate of the positive and negative patients was 73.5% and 40.0% (p = 0.02), respectively. After consolidation therapy, only 15 patients (32.6%) were positive and 31 (67.4%) were negative for WT1. Although the relapse rate of the positive and negative patients was 80.0% and 54.8% (p = 0.10), respectively, the rate of relapse within 1 year was 73.3% in positive patients and only 33.3% in negative patients (p = 0.01), respectively. The disease-free survival (DFS) rate at 3 years was 20.0% for positive patients and 50.0% for negative patients (p = 0.01). The overall survival (OS) rate at 3 years was 42.8% in positive patients and 69.8% in negative patients (p = 0.04), respectively. WT1 mRNA levels in the peripheral blood can predict relapse after CR, and its levels after consolidation therapy are closely correlated with DFS, OS, and early relapse.
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Hattori H, Kuwayama M, Kotake T, Karasuno T. [A case of chronic myeloid leukemia occurring during treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2011; 38:333-336. [PMID: 21368508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Since the progression of chronic lymphocytic leukemia(CLL)is long and requires lengthy primary disease management, the risk of double primary cancers and secondary cancer due to treatment has become an issue in western countries with a high incidence of CLL. However, the coexistence with chronic myeloid leukemia(CML)is rare even in the West, and no cases have been reported in Japan. At this time, we would like to report a rare case of CML coexisting during the progression of CLL. The patient was a 68-year-old woman. As she had entered the advanced stage of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia(B-CLL), fludarabine, a purine analog agent, was administered. Two years later, a high-granulocyte dominant white blood cell count began to appear. BCR/ABL analysis by FISH was 97. 6%positive, and the chromosomal test was t(9:22)(q34:q11), so CML was diagnosed. Coexistence of CML in CLL can mainly be classified into three types; CML preceding CLL, CLL preceding CML, and simultaneous occurrence, and the most common, as in this case, long progression CLL preceding CML. At this time, we performed a mainly bibliographical consideration according to the main occurrence type, including the possibility of secondary CML due to fludarabine.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Benzamides
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9
- Female
- Humans
- Imatinib Mesylate
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/pathology
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/drug therapy
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/pathology
- Piperazines/therapeutic use
- Pyrimidines/therapeutic use
- Vidarabine/analogs & derivatives
- Vidarabine/therapeutic use
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Suzuki R, Ohtake S, Takeuchi J, Nagai M, Kodera Y, Hamaguchi M, Miyawaki S, Karasuno T, Shimodaira S, Ohno R, Nakamura S, Naoe T. The clinical characteristics of CD7+ CD56+ acute myeloid leukemias other than M0. Int J Hematol 2010; 91:303-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-010-0492-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2009] [Revised: 12/22/2009] [Accepted: 01/04/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kiyomizu K, Yagi T, Yoshida H, Minami R, Tanimura A, Karasuno T, Hiraoka A. Fulminant septicemia of Bacillus cereus resistant to carbapenem in a patient with biphenotypic acute leukemia. J Infect Chemother 2008; 14:361-7. [PMID: 18936889 DOI: 10.1007/s10156-008-0627-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2008] [Accepted: 06/06/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We report a case of fulminant septicemia with Bacillus cereus resistant to carbapenem. A 33-year-old man was suffering from febrile neutropenia (FN) on day 15 after the start of remission-induction therapy for biphenotypic acute leukemia under gut decontamination with polymyxin B and nystatin. Meropenem, a carbapenem, was administered according to the guideline for FN. Two days later (on day 17), he complained of severe abdominal pain, lost consciousness, went into sudden cardiopulmonary arrest, and died. Autopsy showed multiple spots of hemorrhage and necrosis caused by bacterial plaque in the brain, lungs, and liver. B. cereus was isolated from a blood sample obtained in the morning on day 17 and it was after his death that the isolated B. cereus was revealed to be resistant to carbapenem. B. cereus obtained from blood samples has been reported to be usually sensitive to carbapenem and also to vancomycin, new quinolones, and clindamycin. If B. cereus resistant to carbapem increases, our method of gut decontamination with polymyxin B and nystatin may have to be changed to one containing a new quinolone for the prevention of septicemia. Careful watching to determine whether B. cereus resistant to carbapem increases may be also important for empiric therapy, because carbapenem is often selected as the initial therapy for FN in patients with severe neutropenia.
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- Kazunobu Kiyomizu
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi, Osaka, 537-8511, Japan
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Oritani K, Katagiri S, Tominaga N, Iida M, Amano T, Karasuno T, Matsumura I, Mitsui H, Kanayama Y, Yonezawa T, Tarui S. Aberrant expression of immunoglobulin light chain isotype in B lymphocytes from patients with monoclonal gammopathies: isotypic discordance and clonal B-cell excess. Br J Haematol 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1990.00010.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mitsui H, Nakazawa T, Tanimura A, Karasuno T, Hiraoka A. Donor cell-derived chronic myeloproliferative disease with t(7;11)(p15;p15) after cord blood transplantation in a patient with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Int J Hematol 2007; 86:193-195. [PMID: 17875537 DOI: 10.1532/ijh97.06162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2006] [Revised: 04/11/2007] [Accepted: 05/01/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We report a case of donor cell-derived chronic myeloproliferative disease with t(7;11)(p15;p15) occurring after cord blood transplantation (CBT). A 41-year-old man developed precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a karyotype of 46, XY, t(9;22)(q34;q11) and inv(9)(p11;q13), for which he received CBT from a sex-mismatched donor at the first complete remission of the leukemia. Five months after CBT, gradual neutrophilia of unknown origin developed following the myeloid reconstitution after CBT. Karyotyping of bone marrow cells at 9 months after CBT showed 46, XX, t(7;11)(p15;p15) in 17/20 dividing cells, but neither Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) nor inv(9)(p11;q13) was present. This is the first report of chronic myeloproliferative disease with t(7;11)(p15;p15) that developed in donor cells after CBT. The donor was well-developed and healthy, at least at the time of follow-up, half a year after the birth.
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- Hideki Mitsui
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan
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Mitsui H, Nakazawa T, Tanimura A, Karasuno T, Hiraoka A. Donor cell-derived chronic myeloproliferative disease with t(7;11)(p15;p15) after cord blood transplantation in a patient with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Int J Hematol 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02983673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 02/07/2023]
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Karasuno T, Hiraoka A. [Herpesvirus infections in hematological diseases]. Nihon Rinsho 2006; 64 Suppl 3:73-6. [PMID: 16615443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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- Takahiro Karasuno
- Hematology/Oncology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
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Hiraoka A, Nakazawa T, Tanimura A, Mitui H, Karasuno T. Outcomes of umbilical-cord blood transplantation in adult patients with hematological malignancies; a single center experience. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2005.11.126] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Mitsui H, Saito N, Satake A, Nakazawa T, Karasuno T, Hiraoka A. A novel chromosomal abnormality, t(6;10)(q27;q22), found in a polycythemic potential donor for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Int J Hematol 2005; 82:72-4. [PMID: 16105764 DOI: 10.1532/ijh97.05027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A 59-year-old man was a potential donor for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and was found to be healthy but slightly polycythemic. The bone marrow was morphologically normal, but karyotyping of bone marrow cells showed t(6;10)(q27;q22) in 7 of 20 metaphases analyzed by G-banding and only the t(6;10) abnormality in 3 of 5 metaphases analyzed by the spectral karyotyping method. G-banding analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells cultured with phytohemagglutinin for 72 hours showed a normal karyotype in all 20 metaphases analyzed.These findings suggest clonal expansion with t(6;10)(q27;q22) in the bone marrow of this individual. He was determined to be ineligible for donation. A coordinated nationwide work-up for older donors is necessary to ensure high-quality standards.
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- Hideki Mitsui
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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Ogawa H, Ikegame K, Kawakami M, Takahashi S, Sakamaki H, Karasuno T, Sao H, Kodera Y, Hirabayashi N, Okamoto S, Harada M, Iwato K, Maruta A, Tanimoto M, Kawa K. Impact of cytogenetics on outcome of stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia in first remission: a large-scale retrospective analysis of data from the Japan Society for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Int J Hematol 2004; 79:495-500. [PMID: 15239403 DOI: 10.1532/ijh97.03166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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On the basis of transplantation data from the Japan Society for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, we retrospectively analyzed the impact of cytogenetics at diagnosis on the outcome of transplantation in 628 patients with acute myeloid leukemia who underwent autologous (n = 200), allogeneic related (n = 363), or allogenic unrelated (n = 65) stem cell transplantation (SCT) at first complete remission. For autologous SCT, patients at good cytogenetic risk had a significantly lower relapse rate (P = .017) and a significantly higher event-free survival (EFS) (P = .013) compared with those at intermediate risk. For allogeneic SCT, patients at good cytogenetic risk had a significantly lower relapse rate (P = .019) and insignificantly higher EFS (P = .093) than those at poor risk. For unrelated SCT, there was no significant difference in relapse rate or EFS between patients at good risk and those at intermediate risk. Comparison of the 3 transplantation modalities revealed that autologous SCT patients had a significantly higher incidence of relapse compared with related or unrelated SCT patients in the intermediate-risk group but not in the good-risk group. However, there were no significant differences in EFS among the 3 transplant modalities in either of these 2 risk groups. In multivariate analysis, cytogenetics was found to be an independent predictor of relapse as well as of treatment failure.
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- Hiroyasu Ogawa
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita City, Osaka, Japan.
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Yanada M, Emi N, Naoe T, Sakamaki H, Iseki T, Hirabayashi N, Karasuno T, Chiba S, Atsuta Y, Hamajima N, Takahashi S, Kato S. Allogeneic myeloablative transplantation for patients aged 50 years and over. Bone Marrow Transplant 2004; 34:29-35. [PMID: 15156161 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has been performed mainly for young patients due to concern about the high incidence of treatment-related mortality (TRM). Recent advances to reduce TRM by using peripheral blood stem cells or nonmyeloablative conditioning regimens have increased the age limit for this procedure, and correctly identifying the indication for transplant is essential for older patients. In this study, we analyzed data from 398 patients aged 50 or over selected from 5147 patients, who received conventional allogeneic HSCT (c-HSCT). Patients aged 50 or older showed inferior outcomes for TRM and overall survival (OS). Mulitivariate analyses confirmed that an age of 50 or over was an independent risk factor for TRM (P<0.0001) and OS (P<0.0001). Among patients aged 50 or older, increasing age remained an adverse factor for OS (P=0.0213). Regimens including total-body irradiation (TBI) correlated with a higher risk of TRM and a lower OS for older patients (P=0.0095 and 0.0303, respectively). These findings indicate that allogeneic c-HSCT should be offered to patients over 50 years only if the increased risk of TRM is acceptable, and that a non-TBI regimen is preferable when the transplant is performed.
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- M Yanada
- Department of Hematology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
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Tanimoto TE, Yamaguchi T, Tanaka Y, Saito A, Tajima K, Karasuno T, Kasai M, Kishi K, Mori T, Maseki N, Morishima S, Miyakoshi S, Kasai M, Ohno Y, Kim SW, Numata A, Kami M, Takaue Y, Mori SI, Harada M. Comparative analysis of clinical outcomes after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation versus
peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from a related donor in Japanese patients. Br J Haematol 2004; 125:480-93. [PMID: 15142119 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.04943.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A reduced incidence of graft versus host disease (GvHD) has been documented among Japanese allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) patients, as the Japanese are genetically more homogeneous than western populations. To clarify whether this ethnic difference affects the results of allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT), we conducted a nationwide survey to compare clinical outcomes of allogeneic PBSCT (n = 214) and BMT (n = 295) from a human leucocyte antigen-identical-related donor in Japanese patients. The cumulative incidence of grades II-IV acute GvHD was 37.4% for PBSCT and 32.0% for BMT. The cumulative incidence of extensive chronic GvHD at 1 year was significantly higher after PBSCT than BMT (42% vs. 27%; P < 0.01). The organ involvement patterns of GvHD were different between the two groups. By multivariate analyses, the incidence of chronic GvHD was significantly increased in PBSCT, whereas the stem cell source did not affect the incidence of acute GvHD, transplant-related mortality, relapse or survival. We concluded that Japanese PBSCT patients have an increased risk of chronic GvHD compared with BMT patients, but the incidence of acute GvHD was still lower than in western populations. Thus, the choice of haematopoietic stem cell source should be considered based on data for individual ethnic populations.
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- Tetsuya E Tanimoto
- First Department of Internal Medicine (Medicine and Biosystemic Science), Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Kanda Y, Chiba S, Hirai H, Sakamaki H, Iseki T, Kodera Y, Karasuno T, Okamoto S, Hirabayashi N, Iwato K, Maruta A, Fujimori Y, Furukawa T, Mineishi S, Matsuo K, Hamajima N, Imamura M. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from family members other than HLA-identical siblings over the last decade (1991-2000). Blood 2003; 102:1541-7. [PMID: 12714500 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-02-0430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The reported outcome of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from HLA-mismatched family members has been inconsistent. The object of this study was to evaluate the true impact of HLA-mismatch by using recent data from a homogenous population, excluding HSCT procedures that used graft manipulations, and by considering genotypic matching. Clinical data of 2947 patients who underwent allogeneic HSCT for leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome were extracted from the database of the Japan Society for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. The main outcome measures were survival and the incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The presence of serologic HLA-mismatch, higher age, and high-risk disease were identified as independent risk factors for both shorter survival and the development of grade III to IV acute GVHD. The impact of HLA-mismatch on survival was more relevant in standard-risk patients. These findings persisted when we used genotypic HLA matching. Survival after one-locus-mismatched HSCT was equivalent to that after HLA-matched unrelated HSCT. We concluded that when a one-locus-mismatched family donor is available for high-risk patients, immediate HSCT using this donor is warranted. In standard-risk patients, however, survival after one-locus-mismatched HSCT is significantly shorter than that after HLA-matched HSCT, and the indications for HSCT should be considered carefully.
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- Yoshinobu Kanda
- Department of Cell Therapy and Transplantation Medicine, University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
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Kimura S, Horie A, Hiki Y, Yamamoto C, Suzuki S, Kuroda J, Deguchi M, Kato GI, Karasuno T, Hiraoka A, Yoshikawa T, Maekawa T. Nephrotic syndrome with crescent formation and massive IgA deposition following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for natural killer cell leukemia/lymphoma. Blood 2003; 101:4219-21. [PMID: 12543867 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-07-2290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We describe herein a case of nephrotic syndrome (NS) following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo-BMT) for natural killer cell leukemia/lymphoma. Histologic studies defined the diagnosis as crescentic glomerulonephritis with massive immunoglobulin A (IgA) deposition, which has never been reported in NS cases following allo-BMT. Most of the massive infiltrated cells in the interstice were CD3(+)CD4(-)CD8(+) T cells derived from the donor. We observed mesangial deposition of Haemophilus parainfluenza outer membrane (OMHP) antigen and decreased glycosylation of the IgA1 hinge in the recipient's samples is consistent with the recently reported pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. Further, the titer of IgA antibody against the donor serum was as high as other IgA nephropathy cases. These findings suggest that NS and crescentic glomerulonephritis in this case occurred as one of the forms of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and that IgA deposition was associated with H parainfluenza and decreased glycosylation of the IgA1 hinge.
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- Shinya Kimura
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
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Mitsui H, Karasuno T, Santo T, Fukushima K, Matsunaga H, Nakamura H, Hiraoka A. Analysis of sepsis in allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients: a single-center study. J Infect Chemother 2003; 9:238-42. [PMID: 14513392 DOI: 10.1007/s10156-003-0252-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2002] [Accepted: 05/19/2003] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We reviewed the records of 235 consecutive recipients of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo-BMT) at our center between February 1983 and October 2000. Sepsis occurred in 25 patients (10.6%) at a median of 10 days (range, 1-280 days) after BMT. Five of the 25 patients (20%) died of sepsis. Pathogens isolated from blood culture were gram-positive cocci in 19 patients, gram-negative rods in 7, fungi in 2, and others in 1 patient. Two pathogens were detected concomitantly in 4 patients. Univariate analysis revealed that risk factors for sepsis were selective gut decontamination using lomefloxacin hydrochloride and nystatin, an unrelated donor, HLA mismatched BMT, and stomatitis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that an unrelated donor was the only significant independent risk factor, with a relative risk of 5.432. In 12 of 25 patients with sepsis, the pathogens of sepsis were sensitive to antibiotics used for gut decontamination. Selective gut decontamination significantly increased the incidence of sepsis, especially that with gram-positive cocci, but not the mortality rate of sepsis, compared with total gut decontamination using vancomycin. We also found a significant relationship between pathogens isolated from blood culture and those isolated from surveillance cultures of stool, urine, and gargled water in the period before sepsis occurred. The present study revealed an independent risk factor for sepsis (unrelated donor), the feasibility of selective gut decontamination, and the importance of surveillance culture.
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- Hideki Mitsui
- Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-8511, Japan.
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Yasumi M, Karasuno T, Kanashima H, Masaie H, Taniguchi H, Mitsui H, Nakamura H, Hiraoka A. [Requirements for early discharge after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2001; 42:601-9. [PMID: 11579498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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To assess the requirements for early discharge after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT), we evaluated infectious complications and transplantation-related toxicity (TRT) among 46 recipients who underwent allogeneic BMT between January 1997 and August 1999 at our institute. Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia developed in 29 and 26 patients, respectively. More than 95% of the episodes occurred before day 70. Among the patients without CMV antigenemia and without prednisolone (PSL) therapy for acute GVHD (n = 15), only 3 developed TRT or infections (pneumonia, varicella zoster virus infection and hemolytic uremic syndrome), but all of these episodes were cured without fatality. On the other hand, in patients with CMV antigenemia and/or PSL therapy for acute GVHD, a high incidence of TRT and infectious complications was observed until day 180, and some of these episodes were fatal. In conclusion, discharge on day 70 after allogeneic BMT seems to be safe for patients who do not develop CMV antigenemia or receive PSL therapy for acute GVHD.
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- M Yasumi
- Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka
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Uoshima N, Karasuno T, Yagi T, Kawamoto S, Hasegawa T, Yasumi M, Murakami M, Teshima H, Nakamura H, Hiraoka A, Masaoka T. Late onset cyclosporine-induced cerebral blindness with abnormal SPECT imagings in a patient undergoing unrelated bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2000; 26:105-8. [PMID: 10918413 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A 23-year-old woman underwent HLA-matched unrelated BMT for CML. She developed cerebral blindness on day 81. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed hyperintensity on a T2-weighted image in the white and gray matter of the right frontal and both occipital lobes. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was consistent with a decrease in radionuclide uptake in these areas, suggesting a vasoconstrictive mechanism. A diagnosis of CsA-induced encephalopathy was made and CsA was discontinued. Her vision recovered completely after 24 h and abnormal imaging resolved within 2 weeks. This case demonstrates late onset CsA-induced cerebral blindness with the previously unreported abnormalities on SPECT.
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- N Uoshima
- Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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Nakamura H, Komatsu K, Ayaki M, Kawamoto S, Murakami M, Uoshima N, Yagi T, Hasegawa T, Yasumi M, Karasuno T, Teshima H, Hiraoka A, Masaoka T. Serum levels of soluble IL-2 receptor, IL-12, IL-18, and IFN-gamma in patients with acute graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000; 106:S45-50. [PMID: 10887333 DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.106774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute graft-versus-host disease still represents the major factor that limits successful allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Cytokines released by type 1 T-helper cells are thought to play a pivotal role in acute graft-versus-host disease. OBJECTIVE This study was performed to investigate whether the serum levels of soluble IL-2 receptor, IL-12, IL-18, and IFN-gamma were associated with the manifestation of acute graft-versus-host disease. METHODS Serum cytokine levels were measured by sandwich ELISA in 18 patients who underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. RESULTS Serum levels of soluble IL-2 receptor, IL-12, IL-18, and IFN-gamma were increased in patients in whom acute graft-versus-host disease developed. However, only serum soluble IL-2 receptor levels were significantly related to disease severity. Serum levels of IL-12 and IL-18, both of which are mainly produced by activated macrophages, were increased in different phases of acute graft-versus-host disease, especially grade I. Serum levels of soluble IL-2 receptor and IFN-gamma were significantly elevated in patients with fever. CONCLUSION Serum levels of soluble IL-2 receptor were more closely related to the severity of acute graft-versus-host disease than those of IL-12, IL-18, and IFN-gamma.
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- H Nakamura
- Department of Tumor Biochemistry, the Fifth Department of Medicine, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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Yagi T, Karasuno T, Hasegawa T, Yasumi M, Kawamoto S, Murakami M, Uosima N, Nakamura H, Hiraoka A, Masaoka T. Acute abdomen without cutaneous signs of varicella zoster virus infection as a late complication of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation: importance of empiric therapy with acyclovir. Bone Marrow Transplant 2000; 25:1003-5. [PMID: 10800071 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Two patients complained of severe abdominal pain as the first sign of varicella zoster virus infection about 1 year after allogeneic BMT. In case 1, eruptions, found on the face and chest on admission, became vesicular and dispersed on the third hospital day. Though acyclovir (ACV) was immediately started, he died on the fourth day. In case 2, skin rash was never observed during the clinical course. Laparotomy on the third hospital day revealed many hemorrhagic spots on the liver surface and mucous membrane of the upper GI tract, indicating disseminated visceral disease. Empiric therapy with ACV was successful.
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- T Yagi
- Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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Karasuno T, Teshima H, Hiraoka A, Nakamura H, Masaoka T. Successful bone marrow transplantation in an adult patient with reactive hemophagocytic syndrome associated with myelodysplastic syndrome. Int J Hematol 2000; 71:180-3. [PMID: 10745629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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We report an adult case of reactive hemophagocytic syndrome (RHS) associated with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who received emergency bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Despite methylprednisolone pulse therapy, high-dose gamma-globulin, and chemotherapy containing etoposide, the pancytopenia progressed. After informed consent, the patient underwent syngeneic BMT using melphalan as the conditioning regimen. The patient has been well without relapse of RHS and MDS for more than 2 years after BMT. This result suggests that the above strategy, including BMT, should be considered for the treatment of adult RHS associated with hematological malignancy.
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- T Karasuno
- Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Japan.
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Fukuda H, Teshima H, Karasuno T, Hiraoka A, Nakamura H, Masaoka T. Differences between lymphocyte subsets, after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, in patients who received tacrolimus and patients who received cyclosporin A. Int J Hematol 2000; 71:70-4. [PMID: 10729997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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The subsets of peripheral blood lymphocytes after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation were compared in 20 patients who received tacrolimus and 34 patients who received cyclosporin A (CsA) prophylactically. The phenotypes of CD3, CD4, CD8, and D8/CD57 were analyzed by flow cytometry. The percentage of CD3+ cells in the tacrolimus group (58.8% +/- 21.6%) was significantly lower than in the CsA group (77.2% +/- 12.8%) (P = .0239). The percentage of CD8+CD57+ cells in the patients receiving tacrolimus and developing acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) (grade I, 20.1% +/- 10.6%; grade II-IV, 13.2% +/- 6.3%) was significantly higher than in the patients receiving CsA and developing acute GVHD (grade I, 10.7% +/- 5.2%; grade II-IV, 7.7% +/- 4.0%) (grade I, P = .0036; grade II-IV, P = .0255). The absolute number of CD8+CD57+ cells in the patients with grade II-IV acute GVHD was also significantly higher in the tacrolimus group compared with the CsA group. There was no difference in the incidence of acute GVHD in the 2 groups. Recovery from acute GVHD in the tacrolimus group (16.6 +/- 13.6 days) was more rapid than in the CsA group (30.8 +/- 24.8 days) (P = .0124). These results suggest that, compared with CsA, tacrolimus administered prophylactically induces more CD8+CD57+ lymphocytes when acute GVHD occurs and accelerates the recovery from acute GVHD more rapidly.
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- H Fukuda
- Department of Hematology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Japan
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Nakamura H, Nakao T, Ujiie H, Karasuno T, Teshima H, Komatsu K, Ishiguro S, Hiraoka A, Masaoka T. Induction of autologous graft-versus-host disease after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999; 103:S457-61. [PMID: 10329849 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70162-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autologous graft-versus-host disease has been reported after the administration of cyclosporine in patients who have received autologous bone marrow transplantation. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether autologous graft-versus-host disease could be induced in recipients of autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and whether tacrolimus induced the disease instead of cyclosporine. METHODS Twelve patients with acute leukemia and 5 patients with malignant lymphoma received either cyclosporine (1 mg/kg/day) or tacrolimus (0. 05 mg/kg/day) orally after autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. RESULTS Autologous graft-versus-host disease of the skin, confirmed by histopathologic criteria, occurred in 40% of the patients at 8 to 25 days after transplantation and lasted 3 to 15 days. The frequency of autologous graft-versus-host disease was approximately the same (40%) irrespective of the source of the graft (bone marrow cells or peripheral blood stem cells) and the drug used for induction (cyclosporine or tacrolimus). CONCLUSIONS This pilot study suggests that autologous graft-versus-host disease can be induced in recipients of autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation by cyclosporine or tacrolimus.
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- H Nakamura
- Fifth Department of Medicine, Department of Tumor Biochemistry, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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Nakamura H, Watabe M, Kobune Y, Kitagaki S, Karasuno T, Teshima H, Hiraoka A, Masaoka T. [Preservation, thawing and infusion of hematopoietic stem cells]. Rinsho Byori 1999; Suppl 110:70-8. [PMID: 10475034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Peripheral blood stem cells can be stored by the following 3 methods: liquid storage, non-rate controlled freezing and rate controlled freezing. Methods of processing of these cells including thawing, ex vivo purging and infusion are described in detail.
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- H Nakamura
- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
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Hosen N, Teshima H, Karasuno T, Ujiie H, Nakao T, Yagi T, Hatanaka K, Kawamoto S, Hiraoka A, Nakamura H, Masaoka T. [New quinolone versus vancomycin/tobramycin for intestinal sterilization in patients who undergo allogeneic bone marrow transplantation]. Rinsho Ketsueki 1999; 40:9-15. [PMID: 10067090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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The frequency of infection in recipients of allogeneic bone marrow transplants (BMT) who received oral new quinolones (NQ) was compared with that in BMT recipients who were given oral vancomycin/tobramycin (V/T). Between 1984 and 1997, our hospital treated 79 patients with V/T and 90 patients with NQ. Number of febrile days, duration of intravenous antibiotics administration, and frequency of documented infections were statistically the same for both groups. However, the frequency of grampositive bacterial infections, especially staphylococcal infections, was slightly higher in patients receiving NQ than in patients receiving V/T (p = 0.12). Of the patients who received NQ, those who underwent unrelated donor BMT procedures were generally febrile for slightly longer periods than those who underwent related donor BMT procedures (p = 0.10). These results suggest that oral NQ is as effective as oral V/T for the prevention of serious gramnegative bacterial infections in patients who undergo BMTs.
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- N Hosen
- Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka
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Yoshida H, Nishiura T, Karasuno T, Matsumura I, Ishikawa J, Yoshimura M, Yokota T, Okajima Y, Ogawa M, Kanakura Y, Tomiyama Y, Matsuzawa Y. Effect of the interaction between fibronectin and VLA-4 on the proliferation of human B cells, especially a novel human B-cell line, OPM-3. Br J Haematol 1998; 103:804-12. [PMID: 9858236 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.01049.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Very late antigen (VLA)-4 integrin has been suggested to play an important role in haemopoiesis. However, little is known concerning the roles of the fibronectin (FN)/VLA-4 interaction in the proliferation of human B cells. In this study we investigated the effect of immobilized FN on the proliferation of various B-cell lines, including a newly-established B-cell line, OPM-3, and human tonsillar B cells, that primarily express VLA-4 but not VLA-5. Immobilized FN significantly promoted the proliferation of OPM-3 cells and normal B cells via VLA-4. The cross-linking of beta1 integrins of OPM-3 cells resulted in the phosphorylation of the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) associated 90 kD protein, an increase in FAK-associated kinase activity, and the phosphorylation of Raf-1. Furthermore, the MEK1 inhibitor, PD98059, inhibited the FN-promoted proliferation of OPM-3 cells. These results demonstrate that the FN/VLA-4 interaction transmits the growth signal(s) which may be mediated by Ras pathway in OPM-3 cells, and suggest that OPM-3 cells may be of great value in studying the roles of the FN/VLA-4 interaction in human B-cell growth.
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- H Yoshida
- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan
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Ujiie H, Teshima H, Maeda T, Karasuno T, Hiraoka A, Nakamura H, Masaoka T, Yoshinaga T. [Background and prognostic factors of fungemia in patients with hematological disease]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 1998; 72:912-7. [PMID: 9796190 DOI: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.72.912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Sixty-two episodes of fungemia which occurred in patients with hematological disorders between 1976 and 1996 in our hospital were analyzed with respect to background and prognostic factors. Forty-four of the patients were male and 18 were female. The underlying diseases were acute leukemia in 36 cases, chronic myelogenous leukemia in 9, malignant lymphoma in 9 and others in 8 cases. Trichosporon beigelii and Candida tropicalis were the most frequently isolated fungal pathogens. The prevalence of C. crusei increased while that of C. albicans decreased after 1988. Fuungemia frequently occurred in patients with following factors: 1) advanced disease, such as relapse of acute leukemia or malignant lymphoma or blast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukemia; 2) neutrophil count less than 100/microliter; 3) administration of antibiotics; 4) focal infection, gastrointestinal hemorrhage or urinary catheterization; and 5) isolation of causative organisms from surveillance cultures obtained just before the onset of fungemia. The mortality rate of patients with fungemia was 74%. Absence of hypotension, increased neutrophil count for a week after the onset of fungemia, and the intravenous administration of Amphotericin B (AMPH) were good prognostic factors. Fungemia frequently occurred in patients with advanced disease and had a very poor prognosis. These results emphasized the importance of isolation of fungus from surveillance cultures, early initiation of AMPH administration, and attempts to increase neutrophil counts with G-CSF and other measures for improving the prognosis of fungemia in patients with hematological disorders.
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- H Ujiie
- Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
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Karasuno T, Nakamura H, Fukuda H, Okajima Y, Maeda T, Teshima H, Hiraoka A, Masaoka T. [Remarkable increase of CD8+ CD11a+ and CD8+ CD57- T cells in patients with post-transfusion graft-versus-host disease]. Rinsho Ketsueki 1998; 39:716-8. [PMID: 9796409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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We analyzed the distribution of two T cell subsets, CD8+ CD11a+ (CD8+ cytotoxic effector population) and CD8+ CD57- cells, in the peripheral lymphocytes of 3 post-operative patients with post-transfusion graft-versus-host disease (PT-GVHD) and 5 post-operative patients without PT-GVHD. The percentage of CD8+ CD11a+ cells in the PT-GVHD-negative control was 19 +/- 4%, and in the 3 patients with PT-GVHD, 69%, 66%, and 59%, respectively. The percentage of CD8+ CD57- cells in the PT-GVHD-negative control was 19 +/- 6%, and in the 3 PT-GVHD patients, 59%, 58%, and 55%, respectively. Significantly higher proportions of the two T cell subsets were consistently observed in the patients with PT-GVHD than in the PT-GVHD-negative control. These results suggest that the analysis of CD8+ T cell subsets may be useful for the simple and rapid laboratory diagnosis of PT-GVHD.
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- T Karasuno
- Fifth Department of Medicine, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
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Hiraoka A, Kawakami M, Fukuda H, Nakamura H, Karasuno T, Teshima H, Masaoka T. Simple diagnosis of graft-versus-host disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1997; 100:S70-2. [PMID: 9440548 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(97)70008-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Among patients undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, we previously detected an increase of CD8+S6F1+ and CD8+CD57- cells with the onset of acute graft-versus-host disease. OBJECTIVE This study was an attempt to develop a simple laboratory test for graft-versus-host disease. METHODS We analyzed the percentage of the two lymphocyte subsets in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy volunteers, patients with posttransfusion graft-versus-host disease, and recipients of allogeneic bone marrow transplants. RESULTS Two patients with posttransfusion graft-versus-host disease showed a high percentage of both subsets. When the graft-versus-host disease pattern was defined as 45% or more CD8+S6F1+ cells and 35% or more CD8+CD57- cells, it was found in none of 17 recipients without acute graft-versus-host disease, 9 of 16 recipients with grade I disease, and 8 of 9 recipients with grade II or worse disease had this pattern. CONCLUSIONS Our test may be useful for the laboratory diagnosis of acute graft-versus-host disease.
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- A Hiraoka
- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Japan
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