{"title":"Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn-a perspective of immunohematology.","authors":"Mirelen Moura de Oliveira Rodrigues, Denise Mattos, Silvana Almeida, Marilu Fiegenbaum","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.04.122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.04.122","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn is a public health problem caused by maternal-fetal incompatibility; no prophylaxis is available for most alloantibodies that induce this disease. This study reviews the literature regarding which antibodies are the most common in maternal plasma and which were involved in hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Seventy-five studies were included in this review using a systematic search. Two independent authors identified studies of interest from the PubMed and SciELO databases.</p><p><strong>Main results: </strong>Forty-four case reports were identified, of which 11 babies evolved to death. From 17 prevalence studies, the alloimmunization rate was 0.17 % with 161 babies receiving intrauterine transfusions and 23 receiving transfusions after birth. From 28 studies with alloimmunized pregnant women (7616 women), 455 babies received intrauterine transfusions and 21 received transfusions after birth.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Rh, Kell, and MNS were the commonest blood systems involved. The geographical distribution of studies shows that as these figures vary between continents, more studies should be performed in different countries. Investing in early diagnosis is important to manage the risks and complications of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn.</p>","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142147188","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":"Refractory immune thrombocytopenia responding to combination therapy of eltrombopag and low-dose rituximab: a case series.","authors":"Tan-Huy Chu, Thien-Ngon Huynh, Quoc-Vu Trinh-Le, Chi-Dung Phu","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.03.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.03.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142094238","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}
Magdaline Christina Rajanand, Anusha Berikai Ananthakrishna, Vani Rajashekaraiah
{"title":"Oxidative modulations in platelets stored in SSP+, PAS-G and Tyrode's buffer: a comparative analysis.","authors":"Magdaline Christina Rajanand, Anusha Berikai Ananthakrishna, Vani Rajashekaraiah","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.04.121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.04.121","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Platelet additive solutions (PASs) improve the efficacy of stored platelets. Oxidative stress causes storage lesions and platelet functions deteriorate. Studies assessing the influence of oxidative stress on platelets stored in PASs are limited. This study compares variations in platelets in different storage solutions (SSP+, PAS-G and Tyrode's buffer).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Platelets isolated from the blood of Wistar rats were resuspended in SSP+, PAS-G and Tyrode's buffer and stored for seven days at 22 °C. The markers of platelet metabolism, function, oxidative stress, antioxidant status and viability were analyzed on Days 1, 3, 5 and 7 of storage.</p><p><strong>Main results: </strong>SSP+ is associated with platelet function, viability and antioxidant defenses (SOD, CAT and GSH); it decreased primary lipid peroxidation products and maintained the susceptible protein groups in reduced state. Platelet function, antioxidant defenses such as SOD and GSH improved, and lipids and thiols were protected from oxidation in PAS-G. SOD and GSH increased, and lipids and thiols were preserved in Tyrode's buffer.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>SSP+ and PAS-G are more effective in maintaining platelet efficacy till Day 7 compared to Tyrode's buffer. Thus, PAS-G and SSP+ are better than Tyrode's buffer in terms of platelet responses to oxidative stress during storage. This is the first comparative account on the influence of PASs (SSP+, PAS-G and Tyrode's buffer) on platelets in altering oxidative stress. It provides a comprehensive view of the differential responses of platelets in PASs.</p>","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142047701","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}
Gabriela Pereira Dos Santos, Larissa Teodoro Rabi, André Alves Bezerra, Marcelo Rodrigues da Cunha, Amilton Iatecola, Victor Augusto Ramos Fernandes
{"title":"Transcriptional regulators of fetal hemoglobin.","authors":"Gabriela Pereira Dos Santos, Larissa Teodoro Rabi, André Alves Bezerra, Marcelo Rodrigues da Cunha, Amilton Iatecola, Victor Augusto Ramos Fernandes","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary disease caused by sickle-shaped red blood cells that can lead to vaso-occlusive crises. Treatment options are currently limited, highlighting the need to develop new clinical approaches. Studies demonstrated that elevated levels of fetal hemoglobin (Hb F) are associated with a reduction of mortality and morbidity in sickle cell anemia patients. In light of this, researchers have been trying to elucidate the transcriptional regulation of Hb F to develop new therapeutic interventions. The present study aimed to present the main transcription factors of Hb F and discuss the clinical feasibility of these molecular targets. Two search strategies were used in the PubMed, SciELO, and LILACS databases between July and August 2023 to conduct this review. Manual searches were also conducted by checking references of potentially eligible studies. Eligibility criteria consisted of clinical trials and cohort studies from the last five years that investigated transcription factors associated with Hb F. The transcription factors investigated in at least four eligible studies were included in this review. As a result, 56 eligible studies provided data on the BCL11A, LRF, NF-Y, GATA1, KLF1, HRI, ATF4, and MYB factors. The studies demonstrated that Hb F is cooperatively regulated by transcription factors with the BCL11A factor appearing to be the most specific target gene for γ-globin induction. Although these data are promising, there are still significant gaps and intervention limitations due to the adverse functions of the target genes. New studies that clarify the aspects and functionalities of Hb F regulators may enable new clinical approaches for sickle cell anemia patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142142130","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":"Chronic lymphocytic leukemia diagnosis: how many more algorithms and scoring systems do we need?","authors":"Daniel Mazza Matos","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.05.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.05.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142094237","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}
Eduardo Cerello Chapchap, Nina Melo, Denise Martins, Maria Lucia Lee, Nelson Hamerschlak
{"title":"Patient-reported outcomes of treatment and adverse effects following acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a low- and middle-income country cross-sectional study.","authors":"Eduardo Cerello Chapchap, Nina Melo, Denise Martins, Maria Lucia Lee, Nelson Hamerschlak","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.05.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.05.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The scenario of adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated in Brazil has not been well described yet.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Four hundred patients diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia from 1981 to 2019, registered in the Brazilian lymphoma and leukemia association (ABRALE) or their caregivers were interviewed by telephone to evaluate patient-reported perceptions of diagnosis, treatment and adverse effects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 203 were male with a mean age of 15.7 years and median follow-up of 6.2 years. Main presenting symptoms were fever (39 %), bleeding/ecchymosis (38 %), intense fatigue (30 %), and musculoskeletal pain (28 %). The proportion of patients diagnosed within one week of symptoms onset differed between public (17.9 %) and private healthcare (31.1 %; p-value = 0.019). Additionally, diagnostic difficulties were higher in public care: 35 % versus 22.6 % (p-value = 0.034). Only 36 patients were able to report their treatment protocols; from a list of eight reported protocols, the most common were the Brazilian Childhood Cooperative Group for Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children (GBTLI - 10/27.8 %) and Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster (BFM - 8/22.2 %). Seventy patients (17.5 %) required treatment modification, 37.1 % due to severe adverse effects; 21.7 % received short treatment duration (≤6 months) and 16 % proceeded to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with 17/64 (27 %) reporting difficulties in this step, characterized as >3 months delay. Indication for transplantation was related to minimal residual disease and cranial radiotherapy; 41.7 % reported treatment-related adverse effects (range: 1-6), in particular: mood disorders (26.3 %), neurologic deficit (13.8 %), cognitive/memory impairment (12 %), and lung disease (15 %). Risk factors for adverse effects were age, indication of transplantation and living in a large city. Treatment disparities such as diagnostic and transplantation delays remain challenges in these patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Urgent interventions are needed to optimize healthcare and reduce adverse effects, especially in adolescent and young adult patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141918359","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}
Andressa Rodrigues dos Santos, Daniela Zanini, Daniel Andolfatto
{"title":"Cytokine release syndrome after chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a systematic review","authors":"Andressa Rodrigues dos Santos, Daniela Zanini, Daniel Andolfatto","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.05.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141849108","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}
Lucia Vráblová, Hana Klamova, I. Skoumalová, Jana Navrátilová, R. Janská, Janine Grohmann, Milena Holzerová, Edgar Faber
{"title":"Treatment with low-dose tyrosine kinase inhibitors due to significant haematologic toxicity in patients with CML with prolonged treatment failure prevents haematologic progression","authors":"Lucia Vráblová, Hana Klamova, I. Skoumalová, Jana Navrátilová, R. Janská, Janine Grohmann, Milena Holzerová, Edgar Faber","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.03.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.03.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141851439","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}
Amanda de Albuquerque, Bruno A. Lopes, Renan Amphilophilo Fernandes, E. Gimba, M. Emerenciano
{"title":"IKZF1 and BTG1 silencing reduces glucocorticoid response in B-cell precursor acute leukemia cell line","authors":"Amanda de Albuquerque, Bruno A. Lopes, Renan Amphilophilo Fernandes, E. Gimba, M. Emerenciano","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.05.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.05.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141850740","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}