André Dias Américo, Cinthya Correa Silva, Mariana Nassif Kerbauy, Leonardo Javier Arcuri, Andressa Alice Feitosa Ribeiro, Nelson Hamerschlak, Fábio Pires Souza Santos
{"title":"Subcutaneous low-dose azacitidine as maintenance therapy following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome-A propensity score matched analysis.","authors":"André Dias Américo, Cinthya Correa Silva, Mariana Nassif Kerbauy, Leonardo Javier Arcuri, Andressa Alice Feitosa Ribeiro, Nelson Hamerschlak, Fábio Pires Souza Santos","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.03.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141879976","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}
Isadora Cristina Mendes, Pâmela Cristina Gomes Farias de Assis, Raíssa Santos de Almeida, Luma Romeiro Rodrigues de Sousa, Lilian Carla Carneiro, R. S. Jesuíno
{"title":"Clinical and laboratory profile of patients with positive direct antiglobulin test attended at a university hospital in Goias, Brazil","authors":"Isadora Cristina Mendes, Pâmela Cristina Gomes Farias de Assis, Raíssa Santos de Almeida, Luma Romeiro Rodrigues de Sousa, Lilian Carla Carneiro, R. S. Jesuíno","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.04.118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.04.118","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141037271","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}
Bharathi Muthu, P. Manivannan, Murali Subbaiah, Shreya Vanju, A. Basavarajegowda
{"title":"Effect of fetal distress on viability and yield of umbilical cord blood stem cells–a prospective comparative study","authors":"Bharathi Muthu, P. Manivannan, Murali Subbaiah, Shreya Vanju, A. Basavarajegowda","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.03.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141058521","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}
Paula Renata Machado Passos Pederzoli, Karen de Lima Prata, Nathália Gomide Cruz, Pedro Victorio de Almeida Marzano, Maurício Colombini Martins, Luciana de Almeida Costa, Roberta Kelly de Andrade, Marcia Regina Issa Salomão Libânio, Brian Custer, André Rolim Belisário
{"title":"Evaluation of blood cell count using an automatic hematology analyzer to optimize collection of peripheral blood progenitor cells by leukapheresis.","authors":"Paula Renata Machado Passos Pederzoli, Karen de Lima Prata, Nathália Gomide Cruz, Pedro Victorio de Almeida Marzano, Maurício Colombini Martins, Luciana de Almeida Costa, Roberta Kelly de Andrade, Marcia Regina Issa Salomão Libânio, Brian Custer, André Rolim Belisário","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.04.117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.04.117","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Autologous stem cell transplantation is a treatment modality for several diseases. Prediction of successful mobilization may be useful to optimize hematopoietic stem cell collection.</p><p><strong>Study design and methods: </strong>This was a retrospective study with data from transplantation candidates between September 2015 and December 2021 being analyzed. The medical record of each patient was reviewed to mine mobilization information. The laboratory data analyzed were CD34<sup>+</sup> cell enumeration and pre-collection peripheral blood cell count. The primary outcome, good mobilization, was defined as a CD34<sup>+</sup> cell count ≥20/μL.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study included 807 patients. Increased patient weight, low mean corpuscular volume, high nucleated red blood cells, peripheral blood mononuclear cell and immature granulocyte counts were significantly associated with good mobilization. In addition, patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma were two times more likely to be good mobilizers than patients with lymphoma. The model was applied to a validation set to identify patients who underwent apheresis (CD34<sup>+</sup> cell count ≥10 µL), resulting in a sensitivity of 69 %, a specificity of 95 %, positive predictive value of 98 %, and a negative predictive value of 50 %.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Success in mobilization was greater in patients who underwent the first mobilization cycle and who had a diagnosis of multiple myeloma. Furthermore, higher body weight, and nucleated red blood cells, immature granulocytes and mononuclear cell counts, as well as low mean corpuscular volumes, were associated with successful mobilization.</p>","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140893087","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}
Gustavo Nery de Queiroz, Keli Lima, Livia Bassani Lins de Miranda, Eduardo Magalhães Rego, Fabiola Traina, João Agostinho Machado-Neto
{"title":"NT157 exhibits antineoplastic effects by targeting IRS and STAT3/5 signaling in multiple myeloma.","authors":"Gustavo Nery de Queiroz, Keli Lima, Livia Bassani Lins de Miranda, Eduardo Magalhães Rego, Fabiola Traina, João Agostinho Machado-Neto","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.02.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.02.017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Multiple myeloma (MM) is a prevalent hematological malignancy with high recurrence and no definitive cure. The current study revisits the role of the IGF1/IGF1R axis in MM, introducing a novel inhibitor, NT157. The IGF1/IGF1R pathway is pivotal in MM, influencing cell survival, proliferation, and migration and impacting patient survival outcomes. NT157 targets intracellular proteins such as IRS and STAT proteins and demonstrates antineoplastic potential in hematological malignancies and solid tumors. In the present study, we assessed IGF1R signaling-related gene expression in MM patients and healthy donors, unveiling significant distinctions. MM cell lines displayed varying expression patterns of IGF1R-related proteins. A gene dependence analysis indicated the importance of targeting receptor and intracellular elements over autocrine IGF1. NT157 exhibited inhibitory effects on MM cell viability, clonal growth, cell cycle progression, and survival. Moreover, NT157 reduced IRS2 expression and STAT3, STAT5, and RPS6 activation and modulated oncogenes and tumor suppressors, fostering a tumor-suppressive molecular profile. In summary, our study demonstrates that the IGF1/IGF1R/IRS signaling axis is differentially activated in MM cells and the NT157's capacity to modulate crucial molecular targets, promoting antiproliferative effects and apoptosis in MM cells. NT157 may offer a multifaceted approach to enhance MM therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140208716","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}
Camilla Olivares Figueira, José Paulo S Guida, Fernanda G Surita, Arthur Antolini-Tavares, Sara T Saad, Fernando F Costa, Kleber Y Fertrin, Maria Laura Costa
{"title":"Sickle cell disease and increased adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in different genotypes.","authors":"Camilla Olivares Figueira, José Paulo S Guida, Fernanda G Surita, Arthur Antolini-Tavares, Sara T Saad, Fernando F Costa, Kleber Y Fertrin, Maria Laura Costa","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.02.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.02.013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sickle cell disease (SCD) comprises a heterogeneous group of inherited hemolytic disorders that increases the risk of maternal and perinatal complications due to chronic systemic inflammatory response, endothelial damage and vaso-occlusion. The contribution of genotypes to the severity of outcomes during pregnancy is not completely established.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective study of medical charts was performed to compare maternal and perinatal outcomes in Hb SS, Hb SC disease and sickle-beta thalassemia (Hb Sβ) pregnancies followed at a high-risk antenatal care unit over a 6-year period. A descriptive analysis of morphological findings was performed of the placenta when pathology reports were available.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-two SCD pregnant women [25 Hb SS (40 %), 29 Hb SC (47 %) and 8 Hb Sβ (13 %)] were included. Overall, SCD was associated with maternal complications (77 %), preterm birth (30 %), cesarean section (80 %) and a need of blood transfusion. In general there were no statistically significant differences between genotypes. The only significant difference was the hemoglobin level at first antenatal care visit which was lower for the homozygous genotype (7.7 g/dL) compared to Hb SC and Hb Sβ (9.7 g/dL and 8.4 g/dL, respectively; p-value = 0.01). Ten of 15 evaluated placentas showed abnormal morphological findings CONCLUSION: SCD, regardless of the underlying genotype, is associated with increased adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes and placental abnormalities associated with maternal vascular malperfusion.</p>","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140144898","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}
Jie Yang, Yiming Yang, Li Gao, Xueyu Jiang, Juan Sun, Zhicheng Wang, Rufeng Xie
{"title":"Adverse effects of microparticles on transfusion of stored red blood cell concentrates.","authors":"Jie Yang, Yiming Yang, Li Gao, Xueyu Jiang, Juan Sun, Zhicheng Wang, Rufeng Xie","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2024.01.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2024.01.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Systemic and pulmonary coagulopathy and inflammation are important characteristics of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). Whether microparticles that accumulate in transfused red blood cell concentrates (RBCs) have proinflammatory and procoagulant potential and contribute to adverse reactions of RBC transfusions is unclear.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To investigate the ability of microparticles in stored RBCs to promote thrombin generation and induce human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell (HMVEC) activation and damage.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The number and size of microparticles were determined by flow cytometric and nanoparticle tracking analyses, respectively. Thrombin generation and the intrinsic coagulation pathway were assayed by a calibrated automated thrombogram and by measuring activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), respectively. The expression of ICAM-1 and the release of cytokines by endothelial cells were detected by flow cytometric analyses. HMVEC damage was assessed by incubating lipopolysaccharide-activated endothelial cells with MP-primed polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The size of the microparticles in the RBC supernatant was approximately 100-300 nm. Microparticles promoted thrombin generation in a dose-dependent manner and the aPTT was shortened. Depleting microparticles from the supernatant of RBCs stored for 35 days by either filtration or centrifugation significantly decreased the promotion of thrombin generation. The expression of ICAM-1 on HMVECs was increased significantly by incubation with isolated microparticles. Furthermore, microparticles induced the release of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) from HMVECs. Microparticles induced lipopolysaccharide-activated HMVEC damage by priming PMNs, but this effect was prevented by inhibiting the PMNs respiratory burst with apocynin.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Microparticles in stored RBCs promote thrombin generation, HMVEC activation and damage which may be involved in TRALI development.</p>","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140190501","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}
Jaimie Cohen, Shreya Shah, Katrina Piedra, Sila Shalhoub, Cara Benjamin, Denise Pereira
{"title":"Outcomes of upfront plerixafor use for mobilization in germ cell tumor patients.","authors":"Jaimie Cohen, Shreya Shah, Katrina Piedra, Sila Shalhoub, Cara Benjamin, Denise Pereira","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2023.12.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2023.12.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT) improved 5-year overall survival rates in relapsed/refractory germ cell tumors (GCTs) from 10% to 52%. Nearly 30% of GCT patients are deemed poor mobilizers after receiving several lines of prior therapy. There is limited data available regarding upfront plerixafor use in GCT patients. We predicted upfront plerixafor use would increase the amount of stem cells collected preventing subsequent mobilizations and improve time to curative therapy. A retrospective, single center, chart review of adult GCT patients who received plerixafor upfront for mobilization at a single center between January 1, 2013 and August 31, 2021 was performed. The primary objective was to evaluate the rate of successful peripheral blood CD34<sup>+</sup> cell collections. Secondary objectives consisted of describing the impact of plerixafor use on mobilization and assessing auto-HSCT related outcomes. Sixteen patients received plerixafor upfront after an average of three prior lines of therapy (range: 2-5 lines). Successful collection (≥4 × 10<sup>6</sup> CD34<sup>+</sup> cells/Kg collected within four days) was achieved in 15 (94%) patients in a median of one apheresis day (interquartile range: 1-2 days). All patients proceeded to an initial auto-HSCT and 12 patients (75%) completed both transplants as planned. Survival at 12 months was 50%. The significantly higher amount of CD34<sup>+</sup> cells collected over less apheresis days demonstrated the clinical utility of upfront plerixafor and its potential to facilitate more efficient stem cell mobilization. There is a need for larger randomized studies with upfront plerixafor use in this unique patient population.</p>","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140133607","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}
Qian Liu, Tie Rong Bian, Zhi Yuan Li, Hong Yun Xing
{"title":"Clinical efficacy and safety of flumatinib versus dasatinib combined with multi-drug chemotherapy in adults with Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.","authors":"Qian Liu, Tie Rong Bian, Zhi Yuan Li, Hong Yun Xing","doi":"10.1016/j.htct.2023.12.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2023.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Flumatinib, a highly selective ABL kinase inhibitor, exhibits stronger inhibition of intracellular BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase activity, compared to Imatinib. However, there is limited research comparing the real-world efficacy and safety of flumatinib and dasatinib in patients with Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Investigating the differences in therapeutic efficacy and safety between flumatinib and dasatinib in combination with multi-drug chemotherapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed Ph+ ALL.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In this study, we assessed 43 patients with newly diagnosed Ph+ ALL (20 in the flumatinib group, 23 in the dasatinib group).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were no significant differences in gender, age, fusion gene type, initial blood routine, bone marrow blast cell ratio or chromosome karyotype between the two groups. Within 1 month, there were no significant differences in the complete response (CR), major molecular response (MMR) or minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity rate between the flumatinib and dasatinib groups. Similarly, within 3 months, there were no significant differences in CR or MMR rates between the two groups. However, the rates of complete molecular response (CMR) and MRD negativity within 3 months were significantly higher in the flumatinib group, compared to the dasatinib group (P < 0.05). Additionally, the flumatinib group exhibited fewer adverse reactions compared to the dasatinib group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that flumatinib is a safe and effective tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for achieving CMR and MRD negativity in patients with Ph+ ALL, as supported by this small series of patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":94026,"journal":{"name":"Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140041138","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}