Mariana S Vieira, Pietro B Belmonte, Natália A Marcondes, Raquel Q Vidal, Flavo B Fernandes, Liane N Rotta
{"title":"Flow cytometric identification of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in acute myeloid leukaemia: Challenges and practical considerations.","authors":"Mariana S Vieira, Pietro B Belmonte, Natália A Marcondes, Raquel Q Vidal, Flavo B Fernandes, Liane N Rotta","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70807","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70807","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872246","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}
Julia Wang, Yajuan Gao, Spears M Grant, Steven R Hwang, Urshila Durani, Gita Thanarajasingam, Arushi Khurana, Jonas Paludo, Yucai Wang, Grzegorz S Nowakowski, Thomas M Habermann, Thomas E Witzig, Stephen M Ansell, Jithma P Abeykoon
{"title":"Improved overall survival in classical Hodgkin lymphoma across therapeutic eras: A National Cancer Database study.","authors":"Julia Wang, Yajuan Gao, Spears M Grant, Steven R Hwang, Urshila Durani, Gita Thanarajasingam, Arushi Khurana, Jonas Paludo, Yucai Wang, Grzegorz S Nowakowski, Thomas M Habermann, Thomas E Witzig, Stephen M Ansell, Jithma P Abeykoon","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70776","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70776","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148862708","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":"Haploidentical haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for thalassaemia major: A phase IV, open-label, single-centre trial.","authors":"Xiaoxuan Lai, Rongrong Liu, Hongwen Xiao, Lianjin Liu, Zhenbin Wei, Lingling Shi, Meiqing Wu, Zhongming Zhang, Yongrong Lai","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70819","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70819","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the results of an open-label, single-centre phase 4 clinical trial evaluating haploidentical haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Haplo-HSCT) in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassaemia (TDT). A total of 134 patients with TDT were enrolled; the median age was 8.7 years (interquartile range [IQR], 6.0-11.7 years; range, 3-20 years). All patients received a uniform conditioning regimen consisting of busulfan, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine and anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG). Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis included methotrexate (MTX), mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and tacrolimus. The primary end-point was 2-year overall survival (OS). Median follow-up is 23.4 months (IQR: 11.5-38.7; range: 6.1-81.5). The 2-year OS, event-free survival (EFS) and graft-versus-host disease-free, relapse-free survival (GRFS) rates were 93.4%, 92.6% and 77.5% respectively. The cumulative incidence rates of aGVHD, grade 2-4 aGVHD and grade 3-4 aGVHD were 47.8%, 30.9% and 12.5% respectively. Donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) and male-recipient/female-donor pairing were associated with inferior OS (p = 0.021; p = 0.010) and EFS (p = 0.040; p = 0.020). Hepatomegaly (≥5 cm) was associated with inferior OS (p = 0.037). Collectively, these findings support Haplo-HSCT as a key curative option for TDT patients in the absence of fully matched donors.</p>","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872330","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}
Farrukh T Awan, Ran Liu, Hsin-Hui Huang, Matthew Bye, Kwang Woo Ahn, Gabriel Krigsfeld, Anat Raz, Heather Wolfe, Mehdi Hamadani
{"title":"Ibrutinib versus allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant in relapsed/refractory del(17p) chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.","authors":"Farrukh T Awan, Ran Liu, Hsin-Hui Huang, Matthew Bye, Kwang Woo Ahn, Gabriel Krigsfeld, Anat Raz, Heather Wolfe, Mehdi Hamadani","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70803","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>After adjusting for confounders, the ibrutinib cohort had significantly better overall survival (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.39; 95% confidence interval, 0.23-0.68; p = 0.0008) than the allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) cohort. Our large, retrospective analysis suggests that ibrutinib treatment may offer improved overall survival and progression-free survival compared to alloHSCT in patients with relapsed/refractory del(17p) chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148862671","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}
Robert M Cronin, Nives Quaye, Kristina Landes, Roberta Azbell, Sherraine Della-Moretta, Regina D Crawford, Susan Creary, Patrick M Schnell, Chyongchiou J Lin
{"title":"An economic evaluation of integrating primary care for depression management during transition in sickle cell disease.","authors":"Robert M Cronin, Nives Quaye, Kristina Landes, Roberta Azbell, Sherraine Della-Moretta, Regina D Crawford, Susan Creary, Patrick M Schnell, Chyongchiou J Lin","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70814","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148862764","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}
Runfeng Zhang, Hong Yu, Miao Chen, Xiaoqi Qin, Jie Xiao, Yun Leng, Mingzhe Zhao, Jie Yu, Chunjie Qin, Xiuju Wang, Jingcheng Zhang, Wei Wang, Wenming Chen, Yanping Ma, Rong Fu, Junling Zhuang
{"title":"A prospective, phase IV study of ixazomib, pomalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.","authors":"Runfeng Zhang, Hong Yu, Miao Chen, Xiaoqi Qin, Jie Xiao, Yun Leng, Mingzhe Zhao, Jie Yu, Chunjie Qin, Xiuju Wang, Jingcheng Zhang, Wei Wang, Wenming Chen, Yanping Ma, Rong Fu, Junling Zhuang","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70806","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2026-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148862746","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}
Hafsa M Gundroo, Elham Nasrollahi, Becky Alford, Binod Dhakal, Ravi Narra, Anita D'Souza, Rahul Mhaskar, Othman Salim Akhtar
{"title":"Older and frail patients with multiple myeloma treated with bispecific antibodies: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Hafsa M Gundroo, Elham Nasrollahi, Becky Alford, Binod Dhakal, Ravi Narra, Anita D'Souza, Rahul Mhaskar, Othman Salim Akhtar","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70804","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2026-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148862757","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}
Maria Cristina Pirosa, Marianne Brodtkorb, Sämi Schär, Björn E Wahlin, Micaela Hernberg, Michael Pedersen, Anastasios Stathis, Thilo Zander, Urban Novak, Thorsten Zenz, Natalie Fischer, Fatime Krasniqi, Felicitas Hitz, Ann-Sofie Johansson, David Löfgren, Peter Albert Meyer, Anne Turid Bjørnevik, Giulio Sartori, Stefanie Hayoz, Andrea Fuhrer, Luzia Steiner, Francesco Bertoni, Luca Ceriani, Stefan Dirnhofer, Emanuele Zucca, Bjørn Østenstad
{"title":"SAKK 35/14 randomized trial of rituximab with or without ibrutinib for patients with untreated follicular lymphoma.","authors":"Maria Cristina Pirosa, Marianne Brodtkorb, Sämi Schär, Björn E Wahlin, Micaela Hernberg, Michael Pedersen, Anastasios Stathis, Thilo Zander, Urban Novak, Thorsten Zenz, Natalie Fischer, Fatime Krasniqi, Felicitas Hitz, Ann-Sofie Johansson, David Löfgren, Peter Albert Meyer, Anne Turid Bjørnevik, Giulio Sartori, Stefanie Hayoz, Andrea Fuhrer, Luzia Steiner, Francesco Bertoni, Luca Ceriani, Stefan Dirnhofer, Emanuele Zucca, Bjørn Østenstad","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70801","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The randomized phase II SAKK 35/14 trial, conducted by the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) and the Nordic Lymphoma Group (NLG), compared efficacy and safety of rituximab (375 mg/m<sup>2</sup> intravenously for 4 weeks followed by maintenance every 2 months for 24 months) plus placebo (arm A) versus the same schedule of rituximab plus ibrutinib (560 mg daily for 24 months, arm B) in patients with advanced follicular lymphoma in need of systemic therapy. The primary end-point, complete remission (CR) rate at 24 months, was 36% in arm A and 40% in arm B, with no statistically significant difference. Three-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 36% in arm A and 45% in arm B, with a hazard ratio of 0.64 (p = 0.057). Three-year overall survival was about 96% in both arms. A higher percentage of patients in arm B experienced grade ≥3 adverse events, but they were manageable. No toxic deaths were observed. Although the primary end-point (CR rate at 24 months) was not met, a trend towards improved PFS with ibrutinib plus rituximab observed at the prespecified significance level of 0.1 may indicate a potential clinical benefit.</p>","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2026-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148862799","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}
Isacco Ferrarini, Daniela Estefania Banegas, Andrea Bernardelli, Alessia Moioli, Francesca Maria Quaglia, Ester Lovato, Anna Maria Frustaci, Massimiliano Postorino, Davide Facchinelli, Monica Tani, Francesca Cibien, Chandrakala Toldo, Elisa Lucchini, Roberto Marasca, Marzia Varettoni, Chiara Rusconi, Lucia Farina, Andrea Visentin, Riccardo Moia, Carlo Visco
{"title":"Pirtobrutinib in Richter syndrome: Outcomes from the named patient programme in Italy.","authors":"Isacco Ferrarini, Daniela Estefania Banegas, Andrea Bernardelli, Alessia Moioli, Francesca Maria Quaglia, Ester Lovato, Anna Maria Frustaci, Massimiliano Postorino, Davide Facchinelli, Monica Tani, Francesca Cibien, Chandrakala Toldo, Elisa Lucchini, Roberto Marasca, Marzia Varettoni, Chiara Rusconi, Lucia Farina, Andrea Visentin, Riccardo Moia, Carlo Visco","doi":"10.1111/bjh.70805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70805","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":135,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Haematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2026-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148862779","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}