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International Journal of Hematology

https://read.qxmd.com/read/36964840/immune-dysregulation-in-multiple-myeloma-the-current-and-future-role-of-cell-based-immunotherapy
#1
REVIEW
Brian M Russell, David E Avigan
Immune dysregulation is a hallmark of clinically active multiple myeloma (MM). Interactions between malignant clonal cells and immune cells within the bone marrow microenvironment are associated with the formation of a milieu favorable to tumor progression. IL-10, TGF-β and other immunoregulatory pathways are upregulated, promoting angiogenesis, tumor cell survival and inhibition of the native immune response. Transcriptomic evaluation of the bone marrow microenvironment reveals polarization of the T cell repertoire towards exhaustion and predominance of accessory cells with immunosuppressive qualities...
March 25, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36964839/acute-pancreatitis-as-the-initial-manifestation-of-acute-myeloid-leukemia-with-chromosome-16-rearrangements
#2
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hidehito Fukushima, Ken Morita, Masako Ikemura, Mariko Tanaka, Yudai Nakai, Hiroaki Maki, Tatsunori Suzuki, Suguru Mizuno, Yousuke Nakai, Mineo Kurokawa
Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory process of the pancreas that is becoming an increasingly common clinical issue. The most frequent underlying etiologies include gallstones and chronic alcohol use, which account for more than two-thirds of cases. We recently experienced a rare case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) presenting with recurrent acute pancreatitis, which we later discovered was caused by diffusely infiltrating extramedullary sarcoma in the pancreas. Comprehensive analysis of previous cases of AML presenting as acute pancreatitis suggested involvement of cytogenetic alterations in chromosome 16 in its pathogenesis...
March 25, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36964838/guest-editorial-what-can-be-done-to-improve-cancer-immunotherapies
#3
EDITORIAL
Hideto Tamura
Cancer immunotherapies including immune checkpoint inhibitor and cell-based regimens such as chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy have progressed markedly in the last decade. However, the efficacy of those cancer immunotherapies is still limited in some patient populations due to the many mechanisms of antitumor immunomodulation, including immune checkpoint molecules expressed by both tumor cells and the tumor microenvironment, immunosuppressive cells, and tumor cell-derived factors such as extracellular vesicles...
March 25, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36947369/effect-of-delivery-mode-on-postnatal-platelet-count-dynamics-in-neonates-born-to-mothers-with-immune-thrombocytopenia
#4
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shoichiro Wada, Kousaku Matsubara, Chisato Miyakoshi, Aya Iwata, Kenichi Isome, Masayuki Hori, Yu Kawasaki, Akiyoshi Naito, Kaya Kim, Kyohei Iio, Yoshimichi Yamaguchi
We aimed to determine the effect of delivery mode on postnatal platelet count dynamics in neonates born to mothers with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). This single-center, retrospective study included 41 mothers with ITP and their 65 infants born by vaginal delivery (VD, n = 30) and cesarean section (CS, n = 35) between January 1997 and March 2022. The median difference in platelet counts from day 0 to day 2 (ΔPlt [D 0-2]) was significantly lower in the VD group (- 39 × 109 /L, interquartile range [IQR]: - 47 to - 24 × 109 /L) than the CS group (15 × 109 /L, IQR: - 6...
March 22, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36943610/correction-to-a-phase-i-study-of-inotuzumab-ozogamicin-as-a-single-agent-in-pediatric-patients-in-japan-with-relapsed-refractory-cd22-positive-acute-lymphoblastic-leukemia-ino-ped-all-1
#5
Hideki Nakayama, Chitose Ogawa, Masahiro Sekimizu, Hiroyuki Fujisaki, Yoshiyuki Kosaka, Hiroya Hashimoto, Akiko M Saito, Keizo Horibe
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
March 21, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36935465/first-reported-case-of-splenic-diffuse-red-pulp-small-b-cell-lymphoma-with-novel-mutations-in-cxcr4-and-traf3-genes
#6
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Suying Zheng, Ling Lin, Jing Jin, Fang Liu, Jianguo Wei, Yi Feng, Yaping Zhang, Hongqiang Luo, Jiayue Qin, Weiying Feng
Splenic diffuse red pulp small B-cell lymphoma (SDRPL) is a rare B-cell tumor whose genetic characteristics are poorly understood. Here, we introduce the case of a 62-year-old patient with SDRPL who showed progressive elevation of lymphocytes and progressive spleen enlargement. Immunohistochemistry showed that CD20 and CD79a were positive, and the Ki-67 labelling index was approximately 5%, consistent with the pathological features of splenic B-cell lymphoma. Spleen tissue and peripheral blood samples from the patient were sequenced using a next-generation sequencing platform, and mutations possibly were detected in the CXCR4 and TRAF3 genes that may be related to the pathogenesis of the disease...
March 19, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36930401/progression-to-b-acute-lymphoblastic-leukemia-in-8p11-myeloproliferative-syndrome-with-t-6-8-q27-p12
#7
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Fumi Nakamura, Sachiko Seo, Yasuhito Nannya, Rika Ayabe, Wataru Takahashi, Tomoyuki Handa, Honoka Arai, Hisako Iso, Yuko Nakamura, Yuka Nakamura, Ko Sasaki, Motoshi Ichikawa, Yoichi Imai, Seishi Ogawa, Kinuko Mitani
8p11 myeloproliferative syndrome is a rare hematological malignancy caused by the translocation of FGFR1. Patients present with a myeloproliferative neoplasm that frequently transforms into acute myeloid leukemia or T-lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia. Here, we report a molecular study of a patient with 8p11 myeloproliferative syndrome who developed acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia and then transformed to mixed-phenotype acute leukemia. A 67-year-old woman was diagnosed with a myeloproliferative neoplasm with t(6;8)(q27;p12) and was monitored for polycythemia vera...
March 17, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36929506/rna-modifications-in-hematological-malignancies
#8
REVIEW
Zhen Jin, Kyle MacPherson, Zongmin Liu, Ly P Vu
RNA modifications play an important role in various cancers including blood cancers by controlling gene expression programs critical for survival, proliferation and differentiation of cancer cells. While hundreds of RNA modifications have been identified, many have not been functionally characterized. With development of enabling technologies to identify and map RNA modifications, tremendous advancement has been made in our understanding of the biological functions of these molecular markers in diverse cellular contexts...
March 16, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36920687/daily-combined-measurement-of-platelet-count-and-presepsin-concentration-can-predict-in-hospital-death-of-patients-with-severe-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19
#9
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hiroyasu Ishikura, Junichi Maruyama, Maiko Nakashio, Kota Hoshino, Shinichi Morimoto, Yoshito Izutani, Junta Noake, Takahiro Yamagaito, Maho Yoshida, Taisuke Kitamura, Yoshihiko Nakamura
The purpose of this study was to classify patients with severe COVID-19 into more detailed risk groups using coagulation/fibrinolysis, inflammation/immune response, and alveolar/myocardial damage biomarkers, as well as to identify prognostic markers for these patients. These biomarkers were measured every day for eight intensive care unit days in 54 adult patients with severe COVID-19. The patients were classified into survivor (n = 40) and non-survivor (n = 14) groups. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that the combined measurement of platelet count and presepsin concentrations may be the most valuable for predicting in-hospital death, and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis further confirmed this result (area under the curve = 0...
March 15, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36918503/t-cell-lymphoma-time-to-make-discoveries-and-advance-treatment
#10
EDITORIAL
Kenji Ishitsuka
T-cell lymphomas are rare and aggressive tumors, and not only basic research but also the establishment of standard therapies and development of novel drugs for these tumors once lagged behind those for B-cell lymphomas. Now, times have changed. Recent progress in genome-wide analysis made it possible to elucidate the molecular pathophysiology of T-cell lymphomas, and will further facilitate the development of individualized treatment. Japan has a terrible form of virally induced T-cell lymphoma known as adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL)...
March 14, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36897502/unrelated-hematopoietic-stem-cell-transplantation-for-familial-platelet-disorder-acute-myeloid-leukemia-with-germline-runx1-mutations
#11
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kazunori Toratani, Mizuki Watanabe, Junya Kanda, Tomomi Oka, Mizuki Hyuga, Yasuyuki Arai, Makoto Iwasaki, Maki Sakurada, Yasuhito Nannya, Seishi Ogawa, Takahiro Yamada, Akifumi Takaori-Kondo
Germline mutations in RUNX1 result in rare autosomal-dominant familial platelet disorder with predisposition to acute myeloid leukemia (FPD/AML). As genetic analysis is becoming increasingly prevalent, the diagnosis rate of FPD/AML is expected to increase. In this report, we present two pedigrees, one diagnosed molecularly and another highly suspected to be FPD/AML, whose members both received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Both pedigrees had a family history of thrombocytopenia, platelet dysfunction, and hematological malignancies...
March 10, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36892804/eltrombopag-for-tyrosine-kinase-inhibitors-associated-thrombocytopenia-in-chronic-myeloid-leukemia
#12
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Aamer Aleem, Ghazi Alotaibi, Zafar Iqbal, Abrar AlFaifi
Patients with newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CP-CML) can develop cytopenias secondary to bone marrow hypoplasia after starting tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy. These adverse effects are usually transient, but cytopenias can persist in some patients. TKI-associated thrombocytopenia can develop in a significant proportion of CML patients and may require TKI dose reduction or dose interruptions. The thrombopoietin receptor agonist eltrombopag may improve thrombocytopenia in these patients, but the supporting literature for this approach is limited...
March 9, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36881377/human-leukocyte-antigen-7-8-matched-unrelated-bone-marrow-transplantation-using-anti-thymocyte-globulin-in-children
#13
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Motoharu Hamada, Hideki Muramatsu, Yuka Torii, Kyogo Suzuki, Atsushi Narita, Taro Yoshida, Masayuki Imaya, Ayako Yamamori, Manabu Wakamatsu, Shunsuke Miwata, Kotaro Narita, Shinsuke Kataoka, Nozomu Kawashima, Rieko Taniguchi, Eri Nishikawa, Nobuhiro Nishio, Yoshinori Ito, Seiji Kojima, Yoshiyuki Takahashi
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) mismatched unrelated donor transplantation is associated with an increased risk of graft-versus-host disease, graft failure, and infection, which increases post-transplant morbidity and mortality. In this single-center retrospective study, outcomes were evaluated in 30 consecutive children who underwent bone marrow transplantation (BMT) from HLA 1 allele-mismatched (HLA 7/8-matched) unrelated donors with rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis...
March 7, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36871086/intensification-of-treatment-with-vinca-alkaloid-does-not-improve-outcomes-in-pediatric-patients-with-langerhans-cell-histiocytosis-results-from-the-jplsg-lch-12-study
#14
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Akira Morimoto, Yoko Shioda, Kazuko Kudo, Hirokazu Kanegane, Toshihiko Imamura, Katsuyoshi Koh, Yoshiyuki Kosaka, Yuki Yuza, Atsuko Nakazawa, Akiko M Saito, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Yozo Nakazawa
Chemotherapy with cytarabine, vincristine (VCR), and prednisolone has achieved low mortality rates in pediatric patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). However, relapse rates remain high, making event-free survival (EFS) rates unsatisfactory. A nationwide clinical trial, LCH-12, tested a modified protocol in which the early maintenance phase was intensified with increasing dosages of VCR. Patients newly diagnosed with multifocal bone (MFB) or multisystem (MS) LCH and aged < 20 years at diagnosis were enrolled between June 2012 and November 2017...
March 4, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36867357/recent-advances-in-the-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-pediatric-acquired-aplastic-anemia
#15
REVIEW
Nao Yoshida
Acquired aplastic anemia (AA) in children is a rare bone marrow failure that requires several special considerations for its diagnosis and treatment compared with that in adults. The most common issue is the differential diagnosis with refractory cytopenia of childhood and inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, which is crucial for making decisions on the appropriate treatment for pediatric AA. In addition to detailed morphological evaluation, a comprehensive diagnostic work-up that includes genetic analysis using next-generation sequencing will play an increasingly important role in identifying the underlying etiology of pediatric AA...
March 3, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36867356/minimal-residual-disease-detection-by-mutation-specific-droplet-digital-pcr-for-leukemia-lymphoma
#16
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ryota Shirai, Tomoo Osumi, Dai Keino, Kazuhiko Nakabayashi, Toru Uchiyama, Masahiro Sekiguchi, Mitsuteru Hiwatari, Masanori Yoshida, Kaoru Yoshida, Yuji Yamada, Daisuke Tomizawa, Seido Takae, Nobutaka Kiyokawa, Kimikazu Matsumoto, Takako Yoshioka, Kenichiro Hata, Toshinori Hori, Nao Suzuki, Motohiro Kato
Minimal residual disease (MRD) is usually defined as the small number of cancer cells that remain in the body after treatment. The clinical significance of MRD kinetics is well recognized in treatment of hematologic malignancies, particularly acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Real time quantitative PCR targeting immunoglobulin (Ig) or T-cell receptor (TCR) rearrangement (PCR-MRD), as well as multiparametric flow cytometric analysis targeting antigen expression, are widely used in MRD detection. In this study, we devised an alternative method to detect MRD using droplet digital PCR (ddPCR), targeting somatic single nucleotide variants (SNVs)...
March 3, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36864357/blasts-engulfing-erythrocytes-an-unusual-morphological-finding-in-adult-early-t-precursor-acute-lymphoblastic-leukemia
#17
LETTER
Qin Zheng, Hongyan Liao
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
March 2, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36862273/current-and-emerging-therapeutic-strategies-in-adult-t-cell-leukemia-lymphoma
#18
REVIEW
Hiroo Katsuya
Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) is classified into four clinical subtypes: acute, lymphoma, chronic, and smoldering. Chronic ATL is further divided into unfavorable and favorable chronic types according to serum lactate dehydrogenase, blood urea nitrogen, and serum albumin values. Acute, lymphoma, and unfavorable chronic types are categorized as aggressive ATL, whereas favorable chronic and smoldering types are categorized as indolent ATL. Intensive chemotherapy alone is not sufficient to prevent relapse of aggressive ATL...
March 2, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36856992/a-meta-analysis-of-risk-factors-associated-with-platelet-transfusion-refractoriness
#19
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xiaofei Song, Jiaqian Qi, Kun Fang, Xueqian Li, Yue Han
BACKGROUND: Platelet transfusion refractoriness (PTR) remains an intractable issue in clinical practice, and is common in hematological patients. At present, it is believed that both immune and non-immune factors play a role. We conducted a meta-analysis of various risk factors which may contribute to PTR. METHODS: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane library, and Web of Science were selected as research database platforms. Citations included were further assessed for quality and bias using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale...
March 1, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36853451/prognostic-impact-of-flt3-itd-npm1-mutation-and-cebpa-bzip-domain-mutation-in-cytogenetically-normal-acute-myeloid-leukemia-a-hokkaido-leukemia-net-study
#20
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Naoki Miyashita, Masahiro Onozawa, Shota Yoshida, Hiroyuki Kimura, Shogo Takahashi, Shota Yokoyama, Toshihiro Matsukawa, Shinsuke Hirabayashi, Shinichi Fujisawa, Akio Mori, Shuichi Ota, Yasutaka Kakinoki, Yutaka Tsutsumi, Satoshi Yamamoto, Takuto Miyagishima, Takahiro Nagashima, Makoto Ibata, Kentaro Wakasa, Yoshihito Haseyama, Katsuya Fujimoto, Toshimichi Ishihara, Hajime Sakai, Takeshi Kondo, Takanori Teshima
Mutation status of FLT3, NPM1, and CEBPA is used to classify the prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia, but its significance in patients with cytogenetically normal (CN) AML is unclear. We prospectively analyzed these genes in 295 patients with CN-AML and identified 76 (25.8%) FLT3-ITD, 113 (38.3%) NPM1 mutations, and 30 (10.2%) CEBPA biallelic mutations. We found that patients with FLT3-ITD had a poor prognosis at any age, while patients with CEBPA biallelic mutation were younger and had a better prognosis. FLT3-ITD and NPM1 mutations were correlated, and the favorable prognostic impact of being FLT3-ITD negative and NPM1 mutation positive was evident only in patients aged 65 years or more...
February 28, 2023: International Journal of Hematology
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