{"title":"[An enjoyable 23-year career as a hematologist in metropolitan emergency hospitals, a researcher of post-transplant survivorship, and a community hematologist-oncologist].","authors":"Saiko Kurosawa","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.64.803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.64.803","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>I would like to express my sincere gratitude to be given such an honorable opportunity. I am more than happy to share my personal experience as one example of the diversity of women in hematology. After graduating from Tohoku University, I began my residency training at Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital and Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, which are extremely busy designated hospitals in Tokyo. Both had highly active emergency care centers, and I believe that the rigorous training I received there not only honed my basic patient care skills, but also increased my physical and mental strength. Since I referred many patients to National Cancer Center Hospital, I found it amusing that Dr. Fukuda recruited me based on the recommendation of those patients. I was so fortunate to have many opportunities to contribute as a primary investigator in meaningful nationwide clinical studies. At present, I appreciate my country life as a community hematologist-oncologist. I also did not expect that I would have continuing opportunities to collaborate with researchers nationwide thanks to rapid progress in remote communications, and nothing would make me happier than to continue participating in projects on cancer survivorship.</p>","PeriodicalId":6352,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"64 8","pages":"803-809"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10183274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Risk assessment and prophylactic treatment strategies for central nervous system relapse of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma].","authors":"Kana Miyazaki","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.64.490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.64.490","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rituximab treatment significantly improved the outcomes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). A central nervous system (CNS) relapse remains a serious and fatal event for patients with DLBCL; therefore, the clinical question of the optimal treatment regimen for reducing the risk of CNS relapse remains unknown. The CNS-International Prognostic Index was identified as a predictive model for CNS relapse. No factors can completely predict CNS relapse although several reports regarding high-risk factors for CNS relapse have been reported. In practice, intrathecal methotrexate (MTX) and high-dose MTX therapy have been used for CNS prophylaxis. Unfortunately, evidence of the optimal therapy for CNS prophylaxis in patients with DLBCL remains lacking. This study aimed to review CNS relapse assessment and discuss study results with clinical impacts on CNS prophylaxis treatment strategies in DLBCL.</p>","PeriodicalId":6352,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"64 6","pages":"490-496"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9803678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Posttransplant complications: GVHD and SOS/VOD].","authors":"Yasuo Mori","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.64.524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.64.524","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Several novel agents (e.g., molecularly targeted drug, bispecific antibody, antibody-drug conjugate, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy) have successively emerged in clinical practice and are occasionally used in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) settings. These drugs are expected to reduce pretransplant tumors, lower the risk of relapse with posttransplant maintenance therapy, and consequently improve transplant outcomes. Additionally, some molecularly targeted drugs could be adapted to treat steroid-refractory acute and/or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), which remained the leading cause of nonrelapse mortality after allo-HCT. However, these agents develop an excessive immune reaction, including GVHD, or presented an increased risk of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS)/veno-occlusive disease (VOD) as their \"off-target\" effects. Thus, this review aimed to summarize the risk assessment and management of post-posttransplant complications, focusing on GVHD and SOS/VOD, in the era of molecularly targeted therapy. Moreover, recent advances in GVHD or SOS/VOD prophylaxis and treatment using novel agents/devices are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":6352,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"64 6","pages":"524-532"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9803681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Effective therapy with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone chemotherapy with obinutuzumab for follicular lymphoma in leukemic phase].","authors":"Satoko Osanai, Shoko Oshima, Satoru Itoi, Yutaka Kato, Michiko Ryuzaki, Yuki Izuka, Norina Tanaka, Midori Ishiyama, Akihito Shinohara, Kentaro Yoshinaga, Masayuki Shiseki, Hiromi Onizuka, Yoji Nagashima, Junji Tanaka","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.64.119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.64.119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The patient, a 56-year-old lady, also exhibited numerous lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, hyperleukocytosis (167,200/µl, aberrant lymphocytes 91.5%), and fever. A lymph node biopsy revealed follicular lymphoma (FL), grade 1. Peripheral blood tumor cells did not express CD10, which was a distinctive characteristic of the lymph node specimen. To prevent tumor lysis syndrome (TLI), CHOP was delivered without an anti-CD20 antibody, but afterward, residual lymphoma cells were found in peripheral blood (>80%). As a result, obinutuzumab (Obi) was given on day 8 following the second round of CHOP, and the tumor cells in the peripheral blood vanished without any major side effects like TLI. She underwent six chemotherapy sessions before receiving maintenance therapy with Obi and achieving a full metabolic response. According to reports, leukemic FL exhibits negative CD10 expression in peripheral blood lymphoma cells, while leukemic mantle cell lymphoma also shows this trait. Therefore, it is important not to confuse the two types in diagnosis. Leukemic FL with significant leukocytosis is reportedly uncommon and has a bad prognosis. Our case indicates that CHOP with Obi would be a good alternative for cases like yours, however, there have been a few cases recorded. Further case accumulation or investigation is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":6352,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"64 2","pages":"119-124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9220911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"","authors":"","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.64.234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.64.234","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6352,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"64 3","pages":"234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9325760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"","authors":"","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.64.293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.64.293","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6352,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"64 4","pages":"293-314"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9404656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia complicated with pulmonary hypertension exhibiting pulmonary mosaic attenuation pattern].","authors":"Fumito Arima","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.64.290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.64.290","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 55-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with suspected hemolytic anemia. He was subsequently diagnosed with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia complicated with pulmonary hypertension exhibiting a mosaic pattern on chest computed tomography. Treatment of hemolytic anemia rapidly improved pulmonary hypertension and the mosaic pattern. Pulmonary hypertension can also occur in patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemia.</p>","PeriodicalId":6352,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"64 4","pages":"290-292"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9384947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Cellular kinetics and outcome of tisagenlecleucel for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma].","authors":"Ryo Hanajiri, Katsuya Furukawa, Marie Nakashima, Yoko Ushijima, Kazuyuki Shimada, Yuichi Ishikawa, Seitaro Terakura, Makoto Murata, Hitoshi Kiyoi","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.64.167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.64.167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy has shown promise as treatment of relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies. However, the clinical utility of early CAR-T monitoring within 1 month after infusion has not been elucidated. In this study, we quantitatively measured CAR-T kinetics in peripheral blood on days 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 21, and 28 post-infusion using flow cytometry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction in 13 patients with relapsed refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) treated with tisagenlecleucel (tisa-cel). No relationships were identified between bulk CAR-T kinetics and treatment outcomes. Interestingly, the magnitude of CD4<sup>+</sup> CAR-T expansion was higher in responders than in nonresponders, while CD8<sup>+</sup> CAR-T expansion was minimal in responders. Additionally, CAR-T proliferation was more pronounced in patients with cytokine release syndrome. Our results suggest that CD4<sup>+</sup> CAR-T cellular kinetics within 1 month after CAR-T infusion may predict its efficacy after tisa-cel therapy in adult patients with DLBCL.</p>","PeriodicalId":6352,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"64 3","pages":"167-174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9612094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"","authors":"","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.64.437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.64.437","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6352,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"64 5","pages":"437"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9623652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}