Arthur Bobin, Margaret Macro, Cyrille Touzeau, Clara Mariette, Salomon Manier, Sabine Brechignac, Laure Vincent, Benjamin Hebraud, Olivier Decaux, Samantha Schulman, Caroline Lenoir, Pascal Godmer, Jean-Jacques Parienti, Laure Peyro Saint Paul, Anaïs Briant, Xavier Leleu
{"title":"A dexamethasone-free daratumumab-ixazomib regimen in frail elderly patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: Results of the IFM 2018-02 phase II study.","authors":"Arthur Bobin, Margaret Macro, Cyrille Touzeau, Clara Mariette, Salomon Manier, Sabine Brechignac, Laure Vincent, Benjamin Hebraud, Olivier Decaux, Samantha Schulman, Caroline Lenoir, Pascal Godmer, Jean-Jacques Parienti, Laure Peyro Saint Paul, Anaïs Briant, Xavier Leleu","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70512","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The combination of CD38 immunotherapy and proteasome inhibition has shown synergistic activity. Elderly relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) experience worse outcomes due to variabilities in fitness and higher rates of adverse events (AEs) and treatment discontinuations. The Intergroupe Francophone du Myélome (IFM) 2018-02 trial (NCT03757221) evaluated a dexamethasone-free regimen of daratumumab and ixazomib (I-Dara) in elderly frail RRMM. This prospective, phase 2 trial was conducted at 14 IFM centres. Patients aged ≥65 years with International Myeloma Working Group frailty score ≥2 and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 0-2 in first or second relapse received daratumumab 16 mg/kg; ixazomib 4 mg weekly d1, d8, d15 in a 28-day cycle; and methylprednisolone. The primary end-point was ≥ very good partial response (VGPR) rate. Of 55 patients included, the median age was 82 years, with 90% aged over 75. VGPR or better was 32%. With a median follow-up of 35.3 months, the median progression-free survival time was 19.5 months. The median OS was not reached: 75% at 33.6 months. Grade ≥3 AEs occurred in 36 (67%) patients: cytopenias in 18 and infection in 8 (6 pneumonia). The IFM 2018-02 shows that I-Dara demonstrated an acceptable safety profile for this elderly frail RRMM patients' population. The response rates and survival outcomes were acceptable given the studied population.</p>","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147831353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Statistical considerations in the comparison of immunotherapy and chemotherapy for POD24 follicular lymphoma.","authors":"Can Yan, Jinlin Liu","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70522","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147831429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comments on 'Dose-dependent impairment of brain functional and microstructural connectivity during leukaemia chemotherapy'.","authors":"Jinlin Liu","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70537","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147831349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mamta Garg, Satarupa Choudhuri, Christopher Parrish, Stephen Hawkins, Helen Lachmann, Louise Clayton, Judith Richardson, Y L Tracey Chan, Ashutosh Wechalekar
{"title":"Early diagnosis of AL amyloidosis in haematology, cardiology, neurology, renal and general clinics: A British Society for Haematology Guideline.","authors":"Mamta Garg, Satarupa Choudhuri, Christopher Parrish, Stephen Hawkins, Helen Lachmann, Louise Clayton, Judith Richardson, Y L Tracey Chan, Ashutosh Wechalekar","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70472","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>AL amyloidosis is caused by a plasma cell clone that produces abnormal light chains that misfold and deposit as amyloid fibrils in tissues and thus affect organ function. The survival of patients with systemic amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis largely depends on the extent of end-organ damage. Patients with early-stage disease can expect approximately 80% survival at 5 years with contemporary treatment, compared to less than 30% for those with advanced disease. The aim of this guideline is to facilitate recognition and raise suspicion of amyloidosis. It is important to recognise that amyloidosis can present in any clinic, including general medicine/care of the elderly and general practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147831387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Romain Vazquez, Nicolas Deredec, Ismael Boussaid, Pierre Boncoeur, Camille Knosp, Amandine Houvert, Loria Zalmai, Chloe Friedrich, Carole Almire, Charles Dussiau, Lise Willems, Rudy Birsen, Justine Decroocq, Didier Bouscary, Olivier Kosmider, Shahram Kordasti, Michaela Fontenay, Yannick Simoni, Nicolas Chapuis
{"title":"High frequency of CD95<sup>+</sup>/CD45RA<sup>-</sup> regulatory T cells defines an immunosuppressive profile associated with MDS progression.","authors":"Romain Vazquez, Nicolas Deredec, Ismael Boussaid, Pierre Boncoeur, Camille Knosp, Amandine Houvert, Loria Zalmai, Chloe Friedrich, Carole Almire, Charles Dussiau, Lise Willems, Rudy Birsen, Justine Decroocq, Didier Bouscary, Olivier Kosmider, Shahram Kordasti, Michaela Fontenay, Yannick Simoni, Nicolas Chapuis","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70504","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dynamic interactions between mutated haematopoietic cells and immune cells are key drivers of myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS) initiation and progression. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are central mediators of immunosuppression in MDS. We thus aimed to characterize Treg subpopulations in the bone marrow (BM) of MDS patients and to explore their clinical significance. Using mass cytometry and an unbiased multidimensional analytical approach, we first confirmed the presence in MDS BM of two Treg subsets, including the highly activated CD95<sup>+</sup>/CD45RA<sup>-</sup> subpopulation previously reported in aplastic anaemia. We then prospectively analysed Tregs distribution in BM of 113 MDS patients at diagnosis and during follow-up. While Treg proportions among CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells were unchanged, CD95<sup>+</sup>/CD45RA<sup>-</sup> Tregs were significantly expanded in the BM of both low- and high-risk MDS patients. CD95<sup>+</sup>/CD45RA<sup>-</sup> Tregs accumulated during disease evolution but remained stable in patients responding to hypomethylating agents. At diagnosis, CD95<sup>+</sup>/CD45RA<sup>-</sup> Tregs levels correlated with specific clinical features: low CD95<sup>+</sup>/CD45RA<sup>-</sup> Tregs with TET2/IDH mutations and autoimmune manifestations; high CD95<sup>+</sup>/CD45RA<sup>-</sup> Tregs with an increased risk of disease progression independently of the IPSS-R and the IPSS-M. Our findings suggest that profiling Treg subpopulations at diagnosis could improve MDS risk stratification and guide immunosuppressive therapeutic decisions.</p>","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147809006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelly Pimenta, Jeffrey Edwards, Meredith Ray, Abu Mohd Naser, Carrie Price, Ombeni Idassi, Kathleen Strong, Wilson Were, Frédéric B Piel, Jane S Hankins, Matthew Smeltzer
{"title":"Contemporary global burden of sickle cell anaemia under-5 and under-20: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Kelly Pimenta, Jeffrey Edwards, Meredith Ray, Abu Mohd Naser, Carrie Price, Ombeni Idassi, Kathleen Strong, Wilson Were, Frédéric B Piel, Jane S Hankins, Matthew Smeltzer","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sickle cell disease (SCD), a prevalent inherited non-communicable disease, remains a neglected public health priority, especially children and adolescents in many low- and middle-income countries. The global burden of SCD in youth remains under-characterized given fragmented data and disparities in diagnostics. This study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis quantifying the global prevalence and cause-specific mortality of SCD in individuals aged under-5 and under-20. A search was conducted to identify studies reporting SCD prevalence or mortality published between 2017 and 2023. Eligible studies were assessed for quality and random-effects meta-analyses generated pooled estimates, stratified by age group, study design and United Nations country group classification. Fifty-seven studies were included, encompassing data from over 3.6 million individuals and 56 593 recorded deaths. Among children under-5, the prevalence was 0.008 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.004-0.016). The global under-20 population-based prevalence of SCD was 0.009 (95% CI: 0.005-0.017). The global under-20 cause-specific mortality proportion was 0.029 (95% CI: 0.001-0.621), with under-5 and 5-19 years of age mortality proportions estimated at 0.021 and 0.017, respectively. This first global synthesis of under-5s and under-20s demonstrates substantial paediatric burden but is constrained by extreme heterogeneity, wide uncertainty and incomplete geographic coverage, underscoring the urgency for improved screening, surveillance and cause-of-death attribution to support accurate global burden estimation of SCD.</p>","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147808962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandros Rampotas, Gabriel Naylor-Layland, Clare Brown, Ahmad Alabdulkarim, Jennifer Ryan, Frances Wadelin, Samah Alimam, Phyo Wint Wint Tun, Jonathan Lambert, Jennifer O'Sullivan, Andrew J Wilson, Laith Tafesh, Andrew McGregor, Simone Claudiani, Andrew Innes, Emily Booth, James Leveson, Steve Knapper, Mamta Garg, Mani Dubey, Theodora Vatopoulou, Charlotte Brierley, Wai Ka Natalie Leung, Graham Greenfield, Mary Frances McMullin, Alesia Khan, Kate Milne, Duncan Brian, Anna Godfrey, Claire N Harrison, Bethan Psaila, Patrick Harrington, Amy Kirkwood, Tim C P Somervaille, Donal P McLornan
{"title":"Real-world treatment patterns and outcomes in accelerated and blast-phase myeloproliferative neoplasms: Insights from a large multi-centre cohort analysis in the United Kingdom.","authors":"Alexandros Rampotas, Gabriel Naylor-Layland, Clare Brown, Ahmad Alabdulkarim, Jennifer Ryan, Frances Wadelin, Samah Alimam, Phyo Wint Wint Tun, Jonathan Lambert, Jennifer O'Sullivan, Andrew J Wilson, Laith Tafesh, Andrew McGregor, Simone Claudiani, Andrew Innes, Emily Booth, James Leveson, Steve Knapper, Mamta Garg, Mani Dubey, Theodora Vatopoulou, Charlotte Brierley, Wai Ka Natalie Leung, Graham Greenfield, Mary Frances McMullin, Alesia Khan, Kate Milne, Duncan Brian, Anna Godfrey, Claire N Harrison, Bethan Psaila, Patrick Harrington, Amy Kirkwood, Tim C P Somervaille, Donal P McLornan","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70511","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This UK-based retrospective analysis describes real-world treatment patterns and outcomes in 175 patients with accelerated (AP, n = 69) or blast-phase (BP, n = 106) 'Philadelphia-negative' myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN-AP/BP) diagnosed between 2013 and 2025. Median age at transformation was 71 years. With a median follow-up of 45.2 months, median overall survival (OS) was 14.9 months, significantly worse for MPN-BP (6.7 months) versus MPN-AP (25.3 months). Treatment selection was heterogeneous across centres. Intensive chemotherapy (IC) improved outcomes only when followed by allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) (median OS 24.7 months). Ruxolitinib-based regimens, particularly combined with azacitidine, showed acceptable activity in AP (median OS 27.2 months). Venetoclax-based regimens achieved a median OS of 14.9 months across the cohort. Multivariable analysis identified IC and venetoclax-based therapy as independently associated with better outcomes, reflecting patient selection, while TP53 mutations predicted inferior survival. IC carried high rates of febrile neutropenia and sepsis; venetoclax was associated with prolonged cytopenias. This study confirms the poor prognosis of MPN-AP/BP, the absence of a unified UK consensus approach and the need for improved therapies and prospective studies to determine optimal treatment approaches for this challenging cohort.</p>","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147808927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrated proteomic and metabolomic profiling reveals sex-stratified biomarkers predicting chronicity in paediatric primary immune thrombocytopenia.","authors":"Yuanyuan Xue, Rongrong Zhang, Dongmei Liang, Yupeng Xu, Zhaofang Tian, Xiaohong Dai, Wei Xu, Qingqing Cao, Haiyan Zhu, Yun Wang, Yufang Yuan","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70521","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to develop prediction models for chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) using a sex-stratified proteomic and metabolomic approach, providing a framework for individualized prognosis evaluation and timely clinical management. This investigation was designed as a non-interventional, prospective observational cohort. Plasma samples were collected from 67 children initially diagnosed with ITP along with 40 healthy controls. After a minimum of 1 year of regular follow-up, participants were classified according to sex and disease progression. The male and female cohorts each comprised individuals with chronic ITP, non-chronic ITP and healthy controls. From each subgroup, three peripheral blood samples were randomly chosen for proteomic and metabolomic profiling. Integrative omics were analysed for correlations using Pearson's coefficient (threshold: |r| > 0.8, p < 0.05). Predictive models were constructed using sex-specific biomarkers associated with chronic progression. The analysis identified intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and biopterin in males and actin, alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta (ACTA-2) and N6-acetyl-L-lysine in females as associated factors. Cross-sex applications of these biomarkers revealed limited predictive value. Furthermore, the receiver operating characteristics curves, calibration curves and clinical decision curve analysis demonstrated good predictive efficacy of these predictive models. The underlying mechanisms of interaction between these biomarkers, sex differences and ITP chronicity progression warrant further investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147808968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}