Blood ResearchPub Date : 2023-12-31Epub Date: 2023-11-06DOI: 10.5045/br.2023.2023189
Hee Sue Park, Bo Ra Son, Seung Myoung Son, Jihyun Kwon
{"title":"<i>TP53</i> mutation is a high-risk factor for Richter's syndrome based on circulating tumor DNA.","authors":"Hee Sue Park, Bo Ra Son, Seung Myoung Son, Jihyun Kwon","doi":"10.5045/br.2023.2023189","DOIUrl":"10.5045/br.2023.2023189","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46224,"journal":{"name":"Blood Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10758638/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71487220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood ResearchPub Date : 2023-12-31DOI: 10.5045/br.2023.2023194
Seo Yoon Jang, Ja Min Byun, Sung-Soo Yoon, Jin Chul Paeng, Seung-Pyo Lee, Youngil Koh
{"title":"Lenalidomide as a treatment for patients with AL amyloidosis and cardiac involvement.","authors":"Seo Yoon Jang, Ja Min Byun, Sung-Soo Yoon, Jin Chul Paeng, Seung-Pyo Lee, Youngil Koh","doi":"10.5045/br.2023.2023194","DOIUrl":"10.5045/br.2023.2023194","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46224,"journal":{"name":"Blood Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10758634/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139049502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood ResearchPub Date : 2023-12-31DOI: 10.5045/br.2023.2023208
Yong-Pyo Lee, Ye Ji Jung, Junhun Cho, Young Hyeh Ko, Won Seog Kim, Seok Jin Kim, Sang Eun Yoon
{"title":"A retrospective analysis of ibrutinib outcomes in relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma.","authors":"Yong-Pyo Lee, Ye Ji Jung, Junhun Cho, Young Hyeh Ko, Won Seog Kim, Seok Jin Kim, Sang Eun Yoon","doi":"10.5045/br.2023.2023208","DOIUrl":"10.5045/br.2023.2023208","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>While treatment strategies for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) have evolved, patients often experience disease progression and require additional treatment therapies. Ibrutinib presents a promising option for relapsed or refractory MCL (RR-MCL). This study investigated real-world treatment outcomes of ibrutinib in patients with RR-MCL.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A single-center retrospective analysis investigated clinical characteristics and survival outcomes of patients with RR-MCL, treated with ibrutinib.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty-two patients were included, with 16 received rituximab and bendamustine, and 26 receiving anthracycline-based regimens as front-line treatment. During a median follow-up of 46.0 months, the response rate to ibrutinib was 69%, with 12 CRs and 8 partial responses. Disease progression (54.8%) and adverse events (11.9%) were the primary reasons for discontinuation. Median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were approximately 16.4 and 50.1 months, respectively. Patients older than 70 years (<i>P</i>=0.044 and <i>P</i>=0.006), those with splenomegaly (<i>P</i>=0.022 and <i>P</i>=0.006), and those with a high-risk simplified Mantle Cell Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (sMIPI) (<i>P</i><0.001 and <i>P</i><0.001) exhibited siginificantly inferior PFS and OS. Notably, patients with a high-risk sMIPI relapsed earlier. Post-ibrutinib treatment yilded an OS of 12.2 months, while clinical trial participants demonstrated superior survival compared to those receiving chemotherapy alone.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study underscores the importance of considering patient characteristics before administering ibrutinib as salvage therapy. Early relapse was associated with poor outcomes, highlighting the need for novel therapeutic strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":46224,"journal":{"name":"Blood Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10758639/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139049501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood ResearchPub Date : 2023-12-31Epub Date: 2023-11-30DOI: 10.5045/br.2023.2023206
Seok Jin Kim, Young Rok Do, Ho-Sup Lee, Won-Sik Lee, Jee Hyun Kong, Jae-Yong Kwak, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Joon Ho Moon, Jun Ho Yi, Jeong-Ok Lee, Jae-Cheol Jo, Deok-Hwan Yang
{"title":"A multi-center and non-interventional registry of brentuximab vedotin in patients with relapsed or refractory CD30-positive lymphoma: the CISL1803/BRAVO study.","authors":"Seok Jin Kim, Young Rok Do, Ho-Sup Lee, Won-Sik Lee, Jee Hyun Kong, Jae-Yong Kwak, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Joon Ho Moon, Jun Ho Yi, Jeong-Ok Lee, Jae-Cheol Jo, Deok-Hwan Yang","doi":"10.5045/br.2023.2023206","DOIUrl":"10.5045/br.2023.2023206","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Brentuximab vedotin (BV), a potent antibody-drug conjugate, targets the CD30 antigen. In Korea, BV has been approved for the treatment of relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL), and cutaneous T-cell lymphomas, including mycosis fungoides (MF). However, there are limited data reflecting real-world experiences with BV treatment for HL, ALCL, and MF.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a multicenter, non-interventional registry study of the efficacy and safety of BV in patients with relapsed or refractory CD30-positive lymphoma (CISL1803/BRAVO). Outcomes were determined based on the occurrence of relapse or progression and overall survival after BV treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 85 patients were enrolled in this study. The median number of BV cycles was 10 (range, 2‒16) in the patients with HL. The objective response rate (ORR) of patients with HL to BV was 85.4% (41/48), comprising 27 complete responses (CRs) and 14 partial responses (PRs). The ORR of ALCL was 88% (22/25), consisting of 17 CRs and five PRs, whereas the ORR of MF was 92% (11/12). At the median follow-up of 44.6 months after BV treatment, the median post-BV progression-free survival of HL, ALCL, and MF patients was 23.6 months, 29.0 months, and 16.7 months, respectively (<i>P</i>=0.641). The most common side effect of BV was peripheral neuropathy; 22 patients (25.9%, 22/85) experienced peripheral neuropathy (all grades).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The treatment outcomes of patients with relapsed or refractory CD30-positive lymphoma improved with BV treatment, and the safety profile was manageable.</p>","PeriodicalId":46224,"journal":{"name":"Blood Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10758628/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138463395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood ResearchPub Date : 2023-12-31Epub Date: 2023-11-15DOI: 10.5045/br.2023.2023141
Bernhard Strasser, Sonja Heibl, Josef Thaler, Alexander Haushofer
{"title":"T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia with low-grade bone marrow involvement complicated by acquired pure red cell aplasia.","authors":"Bernhard Strasser, Sonja Heibl, Josef Thaler, Alexander Haushofer","doi":"10.5045/br.2023.2023141","DOIUrl":"10.5045/br.2023.2023141","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46224,"journal":{"name":"Blood Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10758626/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107592479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood ResearchPub Date : 2023-12-31Epub Date: 2023-11-30DOI: 10.5045/br.2023.2023185
Jeongmin Yim, Sung-Soo Park, Jong-Mi Lee, Jae-Ho Yoon, Hee-Je Kim, Chang-Ki Min
{"title":"Successful recovery of poor graft function by administration of romiplostim in a multiple myeloma case with poor graft function following autologous stem cell transplantation.","authors":"Jeongmin Yim, Sung-Soo Park, Jong-Mi Lee, Jae-Ho Yoon, Hee-Je Kim, Chang-Ki Min","doi":"10.5045/br.2023.2023185","DOIUrl":"10.5045/br.2023.2023185","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46224,"journal":{"name":"Blood Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10758637/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138463398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood ResearchPub Date : 2023-12-31Epub Date: 2023-11-15DOI: 10.5045/br.2023.2023177
Haerim Chung, Hyunsoo Cho
{"title":"Recent advances in cellular immunotherapy for lymphoid malignancies.","authors":"Haerim Chung, Hyunsoo Cho","doi":"10.5045/br.2023.2023177","DOIUrl":"10.5045/br.2023.2023177","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cellular immunotherapy with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells has revolutionized the treatment of lymphoid malignancies. This review addresses the need for CAR expression in our endogenous T-cells to kill tumor cells with a focus on the basic principles of T-cell receptor recognition of major histocompatibility complex-peptide complexes. We review the factors associated with CAR T-cell outcomes and recent efforts to employ CAR T-cells in earlier lines of therapy. We also discuss the value of bispecific T-cell engagers as off-the-shelf products with better toxicity profiles. Finally, natural killer cells are discussed as an important cellular immunotherapy platform with the potential to broaden immunotherapeutic applications beyond lymphoid malignancies.</p>","PeriodicalId":46224,"journal":{"name":"Blood Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10758636/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107592478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}