Purav Mehta, Dat Ngo, Jose Tinajero, Vaibhav Agrawal, Paul Koller, Hoda Pourhassan, Shukaib Arslan, Anthony Stein, Vinod Pullarkat, Ibrahim Aldoss
{"title":"Comparison of CALGB 10403 and HyperCVAD in the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults ≥40 years old.","authors":"Purav Mehta, Dat Ngo, Jose Tinajero, Vaibhav Agrawal, Paul Koller, Hoda Pourhassan, Shukaib Arslan, Anthony Stein, Vinod Pullarkat, Ibrahim Aldoss","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2025.2506003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2025.2506003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144111105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brian T Hill, Pallawi Torka, Francisco Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, Robert Dean, Deepa Jagadeesh, Kasra Karamlou, Chieh-Lin Fu, Allison M Winter, Wesam Ahmed, Mitchell Smith, Alex Mejia Garcia, Brenda Cooper, Ethan Krauspe, Jonathan Zhou, Taylor Brooks, Merve Kacar, Jenna Thomas, Hong Li, Xuefei Sophie Jia, Yanwen Chen, Paolo Caimi
{"title":"Carfilzomib in combination with R-CHOP for initial treatment of patients with non-germinal center diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a multicenter, single arm, phase 1/2 study.","authors":"Brian T Hill, Pallawi Torka, Francisco Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, Robert Dean, Deepa Jagadeesh, Kasra Karamlou, Chieh-Lin Fu, Allison M Winter, Wesam Ahmed, Mitchell Smith, Alex Mejia Garcia, Brenda Cooper, Ethan Krauspe, Jonathan Zhou, Taylor Brooks, Merve Kacar, Jenna Thomas, Hong Li, Xuefei Sophie Jia, Yanwen Chen, Paolo Caimi","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2025.2504156","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10428194.2025.2504156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We performed a phase I/II trial to explore the safety and efficacy of carfilzomib (K) in combination with R-CHOP (KR-CHOP) in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). A total of 48 patients were enrolled and 47 were treated. The overall response rate (ORR) was 89% (70% complete response). At a median follow-up of 31 months, 3-year Kaplan-Meier estimates of PFS and OS were 79% and 87%, respectively. Treatment with KR-CHOP for non-GC DLBCL was associated with a decreased risk of disease progression and death relative to standard of care treatment with R-CHOP with hazard ratios (HR) of 0.16 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.04-0.58, <i>p</i> = 0.002] and 0.31 [(95% CI, 0.09 - 0.99), <i>p</i> = 0.02], respectively. The most common grade 3 or 4 adverse events (AEs) were anemia (13%), thrombocytopenia (9%) and febrile neutropenia (9%). KR-CHOP is safe and may have preferential activity in non-GC DLBCL.</p>","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144120223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gregorio Barilà, Laura Bonaldi, Annalisa Martines, Anna Pascarella, Susanna Vedovato, Cristina Clissa, Laura Pavan, Martina Tinelli, Silvia Nalio, Angela Bonalumi, Antonella Teramo, Giulia Calabretto, Gianpietro Semenzato, Livio Trentin, Mauro Krampera, Alberto Tosetto, Renato Zambello
{"title":"Prognostic stratification of standard risk multiple myeloma defined by revised international scoring system.","authors":"Gregorio Barilà, Laura Bonaldi, Annalisa Martines, Anna Pascarella, Susanna Vedovato, Cristina Clissa, Laura Pavan, Martina Tinelli, Silvia Nalio, Angela Bonalumi, Antonella Teramo, Giulia Calabretto, Gianpietro Semenzato, Livio Trentin, Mauro Krampera, Alberto Tosetto, Renato Zambello","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2025.2504154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2025.2504154","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144111124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A current view of the pathogenesis and treatment of primary cutaneous diffuse large B cell lymphoma - leg type.","authors":"Ewa Robak, Marcin Braun, Tadeusz Robak","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2025.2506503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2025.2506503","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Primary cutaneous diffuse large B cell lymphoma, leg type (PCDLBCL-LT) is an aggressive B cell extranodal variant of lymphoma present in the skin, typically without evidence of extra cutaneous spread at the time of diagnosis. PCDLBCL-LT accounts for 20% of all primary cutaneous B cell lymphomas (CBCL) and 5% of all primary cutaneous lymphomas (PCL). It is more common in the elderly (median age 75 years). The disease commonly manifests as rapidly-growing red to bluish often ulcerating, nodular tumors, plaques or violaceous nodules on one or both lower extremities. Only 10% to 15% of lesions develop in other areas. A prognosis of PCDLBCL-LT is poor, with a 5-year survival rate of 40 to 50%. The first-line treatment of PCDLBCL-LT includes immunochemotherapy, most commonly R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine sulfate, prednisone). In the case of a solitary lesion, excision or radiotherapy should be considered. Many patients demonstrate cutaneous relapses (70%) or systemic dissemination (50%). Recent studies have reported the use of Bruton's tyrosine-kinase (BTK) inhibitors, BCL2 inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs and immune check-point inhibitors in treating relapsed or refractory patients. The study summarizes the current view of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of PCDLBCL-LT, including genetic abnormalities and novel targeted drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144110941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ce Shi, Yang Li, Xing Zou, Dayong Yao, Jia Wei, Zhiyu Liu, Yue Su, Boqian Yu, Xin Zhang, Zhenkun Wang, Hui Liang, Hao Gang, Yanhong Zhao, Mengmeng Gu
{"title":"AP2M1 is a prognostic marker associated with cell cycle arrest and the tumor immune microenvironment in acute myeloid leukemia.","authors":"Ce Shi, Yang Li, Xing Zou, Dayong Yao, Jia Wei, Zhiyu Liu, Yue Su, Boqian Yu, Xin Zhang, Zhenkun Wang, Hui Liang, Hao Gang, Yanhong Zhao, Mengmeng Gu","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2025.2504161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2025.2504161","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous clonal disease of hematopoietic progenitor cells and the most common malignant myeloid disease in adults. Although significant progress has been made in treatment, the outlook remains bleak, and new therapeutic targets need to be sought. AP-2 complex subunit mu (AP2M1) is a core component of the clathrin-mediated endocytic machinery, AP2M1 plays a critical role in cancer progression. However, its function in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) progression remains unclear. Our study reveals that AP2M1 is highly expressed in AML and is associated with poor prognosis. Mechanistic studies suggest that this effect may result through cell cycle arrest and is associated with the tumor microenvironment, and our findings suggest that AP2M1 is a potential oncogene and prognostic marker for AML.</p>","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144094227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J Wesley Hill, Jennifer Marvin-Peek, Koji Sasaki, Sara Bresser, Bouthaina Shbib Dabaja, Nitin Jain, Gautam Borthakur, Hussein A Abbas
{"title":"Central nervous system relapse of core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia.","authors":"J Wesley Hill, Jennifer Marvin-Peek, Koji Sasaki, Sara Bresser, Bouthaina Shbib Dabaja, Nitin Jain, Gautam Borthakur, Hussein A Abbas","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2025.2506505","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2025.2506505","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144094285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evidence of the modified staging system and comparative performance of IPSS and revised IPSS in a Single-Center Asian cohort with Waldenström macroglobulinemia.","authors":"Jia Chen, Jian Li, Dao-Bin Zhou, Xin-Xin Cao","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2025.2505705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2025.2505705","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare incurable low-grade B-cell lymphoma, exhibits heterogeneous survival outcomes. We evaluated the prognostic performance of a novel modified staging system of WM (MSS-WM) through comparison with existing models in a single-center cohort of 294 symptomatic WM patients. MSS-WM demonstrated significant stratification capacity (<i>p</i> < 0.0001), with 5-year overall survival rates of 89% (low-risk), 84% (low-intermediate), and 52% (intermediate/high-risk). All MSS-WM factors, including age, serum albumin, and LDH demonstrated independent prognostic impact. In addition, high beta-2 microglobulin level also showed negative prognostic impacts (<i>p</i> = 0.0002). While high concordance of MSS-WM and the revised IPSS (rIPSS-WM) was confirmed, the rIPSS-WM exhibited better predictive accuracy. However, MSS-WM's simplified structure enhances clinical utility, enabling rapid risk stratification: 89% 5-year survival in low-risk vs 52% in high-risk groups. This practical staging system requires no complex calculations, making it preferable for routine clinical implementation while maintaining comparable prognostic discrimination.</p>","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144094287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Dimou, Maria Karypidou, Aikaterini Bitsani, Marina Belia, Anastasia Kopsaftopoulou, Kalliopi Zerzi, Andreas Kiriakopoulos, Sotirios Sachanas, Ilias Pessach, Aikaterini Kolotsiou, Maria K Angelopoulou, Marina Siakantaris, Theodoros P Vassilakopoulos, Panayiotis Panayiotidis
{"title":"Novel isolated mutations at the C515 residue of BTK in a CLL patient associated with acalabrutinib resistance.","authors":"Maria Dimou, Maria Karypidou, Aikaterini Bitsani, Marina Belia, Anastasia Kopsaftopoulou, Kalliopi Zerzi, Andreas Kiriakopoulos, Sotirios Sachanas, Ilias Pessach, Aikaterini Kolotsiou, Maria K Angelopoulou, Marina Siakantaris, Theodoros P Vassilakopoulos, Panayiotis Panayiotidis","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2025.2501269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2025.2501269","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144078964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tamar Tadmor, Gal Lavie, Guy Melamed, Hilel Alapi, Lior Rokach
{"title":"Intake of benzodiazepines in treatment naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients is associate with a shorter time to first treatment.","authors":"Tamar Tadmor, Gal Lavie, Guy Melamed, Hilel Alapi, Lior Rokach","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2025.2504155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2025.2504155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patients after diagnosis of leukemia face midlife crisis. In some instances, it may be accompanied by anxiety or depression, which may require pharmacological intervention. In this study, we explored the association between benzodiazepine (BZP) usage and time to first treatment (TTFT) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) under a watch-and-wait (W&W) approach. Utilizing data from Maccabi Healthcare Services in Israel, we analyzed 3,474 CLL patients, focusing on BZP and non-BZP users. 330 patients (9.5%) received a BZP agent for a minimum of 3 months. Among BZP users, the ten years treatment free ratio is 83.4%, while among non-BZP users it is 90.7%.Through inverse probability and time-dependent Cox proportional models, we observed that BZP usage was significantly associated with a shorter TTFT (HR 1.78, <i>p</i> = 0.029). Our study suggested BZP usage, is associated with shorter TTFT. While an association was observed, causality cannot be confirmed, and further studies are needed to validate the hypothetical association and clarify the underlying mechanisms and clinical implications.</p>","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144078960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danijela Lekovic, Andrija Bogdanovic, Isidora Arsenovic, Jelena Ivanovic, Mirjana Cvetkovic, Jelica Jovanovic, Nataša Čolović, Marko Lucijanic, Ivan Krečak
{"title":"Validation of the triple a model (age, absolute neutrophil count, absolute lymphocyte count) for the prediction of survival and thrombosis in 1000 patients with polycythemia vera.","authors":"Danijela Lekovic, Andrija Bogdanovic, Isidora Arsenovic, Jelena Ivanovic, Mirjana Cvetkovic, Jelica Jovanovic, Nataša Čolović, Marko Lucijanic, Ivan Krečak","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2025.2503458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2025.2503458","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Standard ELN risk stratification for thrombosis and overall survival (OS) in patients with polycythemia vera (PV) is based on advanced age and history of thrombosis. Recently, the triple A (AAA) risk model was developed for OS prediction in patients with essential thrombocythemia, which, besides rising age, incorporates high (≥8x10<sup>9</sup>/L) absolute neutrophil and low(<1.7 × 10<sup>9</sup>/L) lymphocyte counts. The presented multicenter international study on a large cohort of PV patients validated the findings from prior reports and demonstrated excellent prognostic properties of the triple A model with respect to both thrombosis and survival in PV. Moreover, it revealed that the addition of patient comorbidities (assessed through the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI)) to ELN and triple A score may not help to further refine the survival prognostication of these patients. Therefore, the triple A score with its simplicity seems to offer excellent balance during the initial risk assessment in PV, implicating its global applicability.</p>","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144078967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}