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":" ","pages":"194-200"},"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":" ","pages":"231-234"},"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":" ","pages":"237-240"},"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":" ","pages":"166-172"},"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}
Blood ResearchPub Date : 2023-12-31Epub Date: 2023-11-30DOI: 10.5045/br.2023.2023156
Xiaobo Liu, Yanliang Bai, Ying Liu, Weiya Li, Yabin Cui, Jinhui Xu, Xingjun Xiao, Xiaona Niu, Kai Sun
{"title":"Correlation between red blood cell distribution width/platelet count and prognosis of newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.","authors":"Xiaobo Liu, Yanliang Bai, Ying Liu, Weiya Li, Yabin Cui, Jinhui Xu, Xingjun Xiao, Xiaona Niu, Kai Sun","doi":"10.5045/br.2023.2023156","DOIUrl":"10.5045/br.2023.2023156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Red blood cell distribution width/platelet count ratio (RPR) is a reliable prognostic assessment indicator for numerous diseases. However, no studies to date have examined the relationship between RPR and the prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the correlation between RPR and the clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively studied 143 patients with newly diagnosed DLBCL and used the median value as the RPR threshold. We also investigated the correlation of pretreatment RPR level with clinical characteristics and its impact on DLBCL prognosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Using the median value as the cut-off, patients with DLBCL were divided into a low RPR group (<0.0549) and a high RPR group (≥0.0549). Patients in the high RPR group were older, had a later Ann Arbor stage, were prone to bone marrow invasion, and had a higher National Comprehensive Cancer Network International Prognostic Index score (<i>P</i><0.05). A survival analysis showed that progression-free survival (PFS) (<i>P</i>=0.003) and overall survival (OS) (<i>P</i><0.0001) were significantly shorter in the high versus low RPR group. A multifactorial Cox analysis showed that bone marrow invasion and elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were separate risk factors for PFS (<i>P</i><0.05), while an RPR ≥0.0549 and elevated LDH were separate risk factors for OS (<i>P</i><0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A high RPR (≥0.0549) in patients with newly diagnosed DLBCL is an independent risk factor for a poor prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":46224,"journal":{"name":"Blood Research","volume":" ","pages":"187-193"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10758632/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138463397","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}
{"title":"The association of pro-oxidant/antioxidant balance and blood parameters in patients with beta-thalassemia major: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Maryam Parvizi, Maryam Deldadeh Moghaddam, Shiva Nazari, Hami Ashraf, Maryam Kazemi Aghdam","doi":"10.5045/br.2023.2023174","DOIUrl":"10.5045/br.2023.2023174","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Oxidative stress due to iron accumulation in patients with beta-thalassemia major (BTM) causes complications such as tissue damage and destruction. This study aimed to assess the association between the serum prooxidant/antioxidant balance (PAB) and blood parameters in patients with BTM.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study included 92 patients with BTM. In this study, PAB was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Serum ferritin, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cr), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), complete blood cell count (CBC), and history of blood transfusion were recorded. The association of the blood parameters was assessed across the tertiles (T) of serum PAB (highest T vs. lowest T).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that high serum ferritin was directly associated with serum PAB [odds ratio (OR), 12.80; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.98‒54.91; T3 vs. T1]. Also, direct associations were found for high TC (OR, 4.97; 95% CI, 1.42‒17.32; T3 vs. T1), high ALT (OR, 4.95; 95% CI, 1.33‒18.46; T3 vs. T1) and high TSH (OR, 3.78; 95% CI, 1.10‒13.02; T3 vs. T1).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings of the present study showed that serum PAB levels were directly associated with ferritin, ALT, TC, and TSH levels. This indicates that improvements in blood parameters, especially ferritin and TSH levels, occur by ameliorating oxidative stress in patients with BTM.</p>","PeriodicalId":46224,"journal":{"name":"Blood Research","volume":"58 4","pages":"201-207"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10758633/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139049527","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: 2023-10-19DOI: 10.5045/br.2023.2023125
Myung-Won Lee, Jeong Suk Koh, Sora Kang, Hyewon Ryu, Ik-Chan Song, Hyo-Jin Lee, Hwan-Jung Yun, Seon Young Kim, Seong Soo Kim, Deog-Yeon Jo
{"title":"Abdominal aortic calcification in patients newly diagnosed with essential thrombocythemia.","authors":"Myung-Won Lee, Jeong Suk Koh, Sora Kang, Hyewon Ryu, Ik-Chan Song, Hyo-Jin Lee, Hwan-Jung Yun, Seon Young Kim, Seong Soo Kim, Deog-Yeon Jo","doi":"10.5045/br.2023.2023125","DOIUrl":"10.5045/br.2023.2023125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although atherosclerosis is likely to be involved in the development of arterial thrombotic events in patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET), abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) has rarely been investigated. We evaluated the prevalence and clinical relevance of AAC at the time of ET diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective study included patients newly diagnosed with ET who underwent abdominal computed tomography (CT) at the time of diagnosis between January 2002 and December 2021 at Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. CT images were reviewed and an aortic calcification score was assigned.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 94 patients (median age, 62 yr; range, 18‒90 yr), AAC was detected in 62 (66.0%). AAC was most commonly mild (33.0%), followed by moderate (22.7%) and severe (5.3%). Old age [odds ratio (OR), 34.37; 95% confidence interval (CI), 12.32‒95.91; <i>P</i><0.001] was an independent risk factor for AAC. The patients with AAC had a higher WBC count (11.8±4.7 vs. 9.7±2.9×10<sup>9</sup>/L, <i>P</i>=0.017), higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (4.3±2.7 vs. 3.1±1.5, <i>P</i>=0.039), and higher <i>JAK2</i>V617F positivity (81.5% vs. 58.8%, <i>P</i>=0.020) compared to those without AAC. AAC was an independent risk factor for arterial thrombotic vascular events that occurred before or at diagnosis of ET (OR, 4.12; 95% CI, 1.11‒15.85; <i>P</i>=0.034).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>AAC is common in patients with ET and is associated with arterial thrombotic events.</p>","PeriodicalId":46224,"journal":{"name":"Blood Research","volume":" ","pages":"173-180"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10758625/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49683468","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: 2023-10-19DOI: 10.5045/br.2023.2023178
Verónica Roldán Galiacho, Paula Zoco Gallardo, Laura Zaldumbide Dueñas, Bernabé Dávila De Las Fuentes, Juan Carlos García-Ruiz
{"title":"Flower-shaped lymphocytes in CD5+ diffuse large B-cell lymphoma's leukemic phase.","authors":"Verónica Roldán Galiacho, Paula Zoco Gallardo, Laura Zaldumbide Dueñas, Bernabé Dávila De Las Fuentes, Juan Carlos García-Ruiz","doi":"10.5045/br.2023.2023178","DOIUrl":"10.5045/br.2023.2023178","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46224,"journal":{"name":"Blood Research","volume":" ","pages":"165"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10758631/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49683469","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}