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2. Mobilization characteristics, blood graft composition, and outcome in diffuse large <scp>B‐cell</scp> lymphoma after <scp>autologous</scp> stem cell transplantation: Results from the prospective multicenter <scp>GOA</scp> study
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Jaakko Valtola, Leena Keskinen, Ville Varmavuo, Esa Jantunen, Jukka Pelkonen, Hanne Kuitunen, Karri Penttilä, Antti Turunen, Marja Pyörälä, Anu Partanen, Taru Kuittinen, Pentti Mäntymaa, Kaija Vasala, and Outi Kuittinen
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Male ,CD3 Complex ,Cell ,CD34 ,Antigens, CD34 ,Kaplan-Meier Estimate ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,CD38 ,Gastroenterology ,Polyethylene Glycols ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,immune system diseases ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Immunology and Allergy ,Platelet ,Prospective Studies ,Melphalan ,Etoposide ,biology ,Graft Survival ,Remission Induction ,Cytarabine ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,Combined Modality Therapy ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Progression-Free Survival ,Treatment Outcome ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Female ,Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Filgrastim ,CD3 ,Immunology ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Disease-Free Survival ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Cyclophosphamide ,Aged ,Febrile Neutropenia ,Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation ,business.industry ,Hematopoietic Stem Cells ,medicine.disease ,Carmustine ,Blood Cell Count ,Lymphoma ,biology.protein ,business ,Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ,Follow-Up Studies ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Background Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a common indication for autologous stem cell transplantation (auto-SCT). Study design and methods This prospective noninterventional study aimed to evaluate the impact of mobilization characteristics and graft cellular content on hematologic recovery and outcome after auto-SCT among 68 patients with DLBCL. Results Better mobilization capacity as manifested by blood CD34+ cell count >32 × 106 /L and CD34+ cell yield of the first apheresis >2.75 × 106 /kg correlated with faster neutrophil (P = .005 and P = .017) and platelet (P = .002 and P 2.65 × 106 /kg) was associated with better 5-year overall survival (OS; 95% vs 67%, P = .012). The graft CD34+ CD133+ CD38- cell count >0.07 × 106 /kg was predictive of better 5-year OS (87% vs 63%; P = .008) and higher graft CD3+ cell count (>23.1 × 106 /kg) correlated also with better 5-year OS (80% vs 40%, P = .008). In multivariate analysis only disease status of CR I at auto-SCT was associated with better progression-free survival (P = .014) and OS (P = .039). Conclusion The mobilization capacity of CD34+ cells impacted on early hematologic recovery in patients with DLBCL after auto-SCT. Higher graft CD34+ cell count and both CD34+ CD133+ CD38- and CD3+ cells were also associated with better OS. The effect of optimal graft cellular composition on outcome in DLBCL should be evaluated in a randomized study.
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- 2020
3. Impact of central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis on the incidence of CNS relapse in patients with high-risk diffuse large B cell/follicular grade 3B lymphoma
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Esa Jantunen, Elina Kaprio, Milla E.L. Kuusisto, Ville Makkonen, Hanne Kuitunen, Outi Kuittinen, Saila Kauppila, Kirsi-Maria Haapasaari, Taina Turpeenniemi-Hujanen, Peeter Karihtala, Department of Oncology, HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Helsinki, and Helsinki University Hospital Area
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Male ,INVOLVEMENT ,Aggressive lymphoma ,Gastroenterology ,Central Nervous System Neoplasms ,0302 clinical medicine ,Recurrence ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Medicine ,CELL LYMPHOMA ,ELDERLY-PATIENTS ,Aged, 80 and over ,0303 health sciences ,Hematology ,Incidence ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,3. Good health ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,High-dose methotrexate ,Vincristine ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,Original Article ,Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ,Rituximab ,medicine.drug ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,3122 Cancers ,Central nervous system ,Diffuse large B cell lymphoma ,03 medical and health sciences ,INTRATHECAL CHEMOTHERAPY ,Internal medicine ,Humans ,NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMA ,CHEMOTHERAPY PLUS RITUXIMAB ,Cyclophosphamide ,Aged ,RESPONSE CRITERIA ,030304 developmental biology ,AGGRESSIVE LYMPHOMA ,MABTHERA INTERNATIONAL TRIAL ,Central nervous system prophylaxis ,business.industry ,Central nervous system recurrence ,INTERMEDIATE-GRADE ,medicine.disease ,Lymphoma ,Methotrexate ,Doxorubicin ,Prednisone ,business ,Complication ,Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma - Abstract
Although overall survival in diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCL) has improved, central nervous system (CNS) relapse is still a fatal complication of DLBCL. For this reason, CNS prophylaxis is recommended for patients at high risk of CNS disease. However, no consensus exists on definition of high-risk patient and optimal CNS prophylaxis. Systemic high-dose methotrexate in combination with R-CHOP has been suggested as a potential prophylactic method, since methotrexate penetrates the blood-brain barrier and achieves high concentration in the CNS. In this retrospective analysis, we report treatment outcome of 95 high-risk DLBCL/FL grade 3B patients treated with R-CHOP or its derivatives with (N = 57) or without (N = 38) CNS prophylaxis. At a median follow-up time (51 months), CNS relapses were detected in twelve patients (12.6%). Ten out of twelve (83%) of CNS events were confined to CNS system only. Median overall survival after CNS relapse was 9 months. Five-year isolated CNS relapse rates were 5% in the prophylaxis group and 26% in the group without prophylaxis. These findings suggest that high-dose methotrexate-containing prophylaxis decreases the risk of CNS failure.
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4. CD34+ cell mobilization, blood graft composition, and posttransplant recovery in myeloma patients compared to non‐Hodgkinʼs lymphoma patients: results of the prospective multicenter GOA study
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Marja Pyörälä, Esa Jantunen, Kaija Vasala, Hanne Kuitunen, Ville Varmavuo, Jukka Pelkonen, Pentti Mäntymaa, Outi Kuittinen, Antti Turunen, Antti Ropponen, Mervi Putkonen, Anu Partanen, Leena Keskinen, Taru Kuittinen, Eeva-Riitta Savolainen, Jaakko Valtola, Timo Siitonen, Marja Sankelo, Raija Silvennoinen, Karri Penttilä, Anu Sikiö, Department of Oncology, HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, HYKS erva, Hematologian yksikkö, and Kymsote – Social and Health Services in Kymenlaakso
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Male ,Benzylamines ,IMPACT ,Antigens, CD34 ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Cyclams ,Gastroenterology ,PLUS G-CSF ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,immune system diseases ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE ,Immunology and Allergy ,Prospective Studies ,Autografts ,Prospective cohort study ,Multiple myeloma ,Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Survival Rate ,Female ,Multiple Myeloma ,medicine.drug ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cyclophosphamide ,3122 Cancers ,Immunology ,Disease-Free Survival ,PLERIXAFOR ,03 medical and health sciences ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,POOR MOBILIZATION ,Survival rate ,Aged ,Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation ,business.industry ,MORTALITY ,Plerixafor ,STEM-CELL TRANSPLANTATION ,3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology ,medicine.disease ,Lymphoma ,HEMATOPOIETIC STEM ,VOLUME ,Peripheral Blood Stem Cells ,RISK-FACTORS ,business ,030215 immunology - Abstract
BACKGROUND Autologous stem cell transplantation is an established treatment option for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) or non-Hodgkin?s lymphoma (NHL). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS In this prospective multicenter study, 147 patients with MM were compared with 136 patients with NHL regarding the mobilization and apheresis of blood CD34+ cells, cellular composition of infused blood grafts, posttransplant recovery, and outcome. RESULTS Multiple myeloma patients mobilized CD34+ cells more effectively (6.3???106/kg vs. 3.9???106/kg, p?=?0.001). The proportion of poor mobilizers (peak blood CD34+ cell count 100?days) nonrelapse mortality (NRM; 6% vs. 0%, p?=?0.003). CONCLUSIONS Non-Hodgkin?s lymphoma and MM patients differ in terms of mobilization of CD34+ cells, graft cellular composition, and posttransplant recovery. Thus, the optimal graft characteristics may also be different.
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- 2020
5. Prognostic significance of Twist, ZEB1 and Slug in peripheral T-cell lymphomas
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Outi Kuittinen, Katja Porvari, Pyry M. Uotila, Siria A Lemma, Ylermi Soini, Sini Skarp, Esa Jantunen, Kirsi-Maria Haapasaari, and Taina Turpeenniemi-Hujanen
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Male ,animal structures ,Slug ,T cell ,genetic processes ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,T-cell lymphoma ,natural sciences ,Progression-free survival ,Twist ,Transcription factor ,biology ,Twist-Related Protein 1 ,fungi ,Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral ,Zinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1 ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,Prognosis ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Peripheral ,Lymphoma ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Cancer research ,Female ,Snail Family Transcription Factors ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the protein expression of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition-inducing transcription factors (TFs) Twist, ZEB1 and Slug in peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL) and their ...
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6. IgD Subtype But Not IgM or Non-Secretory Is a Prognostic Marker for Poor Survival Following Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma. Results From the EBMT CALM (Collaboration to Collect Autologous Transplant Outcomes in Lymphomas and Myeloma) Study
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Grzegorz W. Basak, Jiri Mayer, Soledad González Muñiz, Paul Bosman, Giulia Sbianchi, Johan Lund, Jane F. Apperley, Guido Kobbe, Stig Lenhoff, Sarah Lawless, Curly Morris, Cecilia Isaksson, Esa Jantunen, Achilles Anagnostopoulos, Paul Browne, Jennifer Byrne, Didier Blaise, Simona Iacobelli, Alessandro Rambaldi, Ibrahim Yakoub-Agha, Péter Reményi, Nicolaas Schaap, Keith M.O. Wilson, Stefan Schönland, Nicolaus Kröger, Christof Scheid, Cyrille Touzeau, and Laurent Garderet
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Male ,Oncology ,Cancer Research ,Transplantation Conditioning ,Multivariate analysis ,Cancer development and immune defence Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 2] ,IgD myeloma ,Oligosecretory myeloma ,Progression free survival ,Overall survival ,Adult ,Aged ,Female ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Humans ,Immunoglobulin D ,Middle Aged ,Multiple Myeloma ,Progression-Free Survival ,Survival Analysis ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Treatment Outcome, Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,immune system diseases ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Multiple myeloma ,biology ,Hematology ,Settore MED/01 ,Treatment Outcome ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Autologous ,medicine.drug ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,All institutes and research themes of the Radboud University Medical Center ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Progression-free survival ,Autologous transplant ,Transplantation ,business.industry ,Plerixafor ,medicine.disease ,Lymphoma ,biology.protein ,business ,030215 immunology - Abstract
The rare myelomas, immunoglobulin (Ig)D, IgM, and non-secretory, have been associated with poorer outcomes following treatment than the common myelomas (IgG, IgA, and light-chain only). We show that even with "novel" therapies, augmented with autologous transplantation, this remains true for IgD myeloma. In contrast, IgM and non-secretory myelomas have a prognosis similar to the usual myelomas.Background: The Collaboration to Collect Autologous Transplant Outcomes in Lymphoma and Myeloma (CALM) study has provided an opportunity to evaluate the real-world outcomes of patients with myeloma. The aim of this study was to compare the outcome according to the different subtypes of myeloma using CALM data. Patients: This study compared overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and complete remission (CR) and the impact of novel versus non-novel drug containing induction regimens prior to autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) of 2802 patients with "usual" and "rare" myelomas. Results: Our data suggest that IgM and non-secretory myeloma have superior PFS and OS compared with IgD myeloma and outcomes comparable to those for usual myeloma. Patients who received novel agent induction had higher rates of CR prior to transplant. Non-novel induction regimens were associated with inferior PFS but no difference in OS. Although not the primary focus of this study, we show that poor mobilization status is associated with reduced PFS and OS, but these differences disappear in multivariate analysis suggesting that poor mobilization status is a surrogate for other indicators of poor prognosis. Conclusion: We confirm that IgD myeloma is associated with the worst prognosis and inferior outcomes compared with the other isotypes. (C) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- 2021
7. Autograft cellular composition and outcome in myeloma patients : Results of the prospective multicenter GOA study
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Esa Jantunen, Marja Pyörälä, Karri Penttilä, Marja Sankelo, Jaakko Valtola, Timo Siitonen, Ville Varmavuo, Jukka Pelkonen, Pentti Mäntymaa, Raija Silvennoinen, Anu Sikiö, Anu Partanen, Antti Turunen, Mervi Putkonen, Taru Kuittinen, Eeva-Riitta Savolainen, Tampere University, Department of Internal medicine, Department of Oncology, HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hematologian yksikkö, Department of Medicine, Clinicum, and HYKS erva
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Male ,autologous stem cell transplantation ,CD3 Complex ,CD34 ,Antigens, CD34 ,NK cells ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,CD38 ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,HIGH-DOSE CHEMOTHERAPY ,Immunology and Allergy ,Medicine ,AC133 Antigen ,Prospective Studies ,Autografts ,Multiple myeloma ,Cellular composition ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,hematologic recovery ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,CD34(+) CELLS ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Progression-Free Survival ,3. Good health ,SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE ,myeloma ,surgical procedures, operative ,PREDICTIVE FACTORS ,AUTOLOGOUS TRANSPLANTATION ,outcome ,Female ,NON-HODGKIN-LYMPHOMA ,Multiple Myeloma ,medicine.drug ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Immunology ,3122 Cancers ,Urology ,T lymphocytes ,PERIPHERAL-BLOOD ,3121 Internal medicine ,Transplantation, Autologous ,03 medical and health sciences ,MULTIPLE-MYELOMA ,Humans ,In patient ,Lenalidomide ,Aged ,autograft cellular composition ,business.industry ,Cytogenetics ,medicine.disease ,ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1 ,HEMATOPOIETIC STEM ,3111 Biomedicine ,business ,FREE SURVIVAL ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Background: Autologous stem cell transplantation (auto-SCT) is a widely used treatment option in multiple myeloma (MM) patients. The optimal graft cellular composition is not known. Study design and methods: Autograft cellular composition was analyzed after freezing by flow cytometry in 127 MM patients participating in a prospective multicenter study. The impact of graft cellular composition on hematologic recovery and outcome after auto-SCT was evaluated. Results: A higher graft CD34+ cell content predicted faster platelet recovery after auto-SCT in both the short and long term. In patients with standard-risk cytogenetics, a higher graft CD34+ count (>2.5 × 10/kg) was linked with shorter progression-free survival (PFS; 28 vs. 46 months, p = 0.04), but there was no difference in overall survival (OS) (p = 0.53). In a multivariate model, a higher graft CD34+CD133+CD38− (>0.065 × 10/kg, p = 0.009) and NK cell count (>2.5 × 10/kg, p = 0.026), lenalidomide maintenance and standard-risk cytogenetics predicted better PFS. In contrast, a higher CD34+ count (>2.5 × 10/kg, p = 0.015) predicted worse PFS. A very low CD3+ cell count (≤20 × 10/kg, p = 0.001) in the infused graft and high-risk cytogenetics remained predictive of worse OS. Conclusions: Autograft cellular composition may impact outcome in MM patients after auto-SCT. More studies are needed to define optimal graft composition. publishedVersion
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8. Risk of secondary haematological malignancies in patients with follicular lymphoma: an analysis of 1028 patients treated in the rituximab era
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Hanne Kuitunen, Marjukka Pollari, Milla E.L. Kuusisto, Peeter Karihtala, Jyrki Jauhiainen, Eija Korkeila, Roosa Enni Inkeri Prusila, Taru Tanhua, Sakari Kakko, Petteri Salmi, Aleksi Postila, Juan-Manuel Sancho, Esa Jantunen, Kaija Vasala, Taina Turpeenniemi-Hujanen, Outi Kuittinen, Santiago Mercadal, Ilja Nystrand, Susanna Tikkanen, and Marc Sorigue
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Adult ,Male ,Oncology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Follicular lymphoma ,Disease-Free Survival ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Risk Factors ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,In patient ,Registries ,Lymphoma, Follicular ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged, 80 and over ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Late effect ,Neoplasms, Second Primary ,Retrospective cohort study ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Confidence interval ,Survival Rate ,Standardized mortality ratio ,Hematologic Neoplasms ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,Rituximab ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Follow-Up Studies ,030215 immunology ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Follicular lymphoma (FL) is the most common indolent lymphoma. Currently there are many comparable treatment options available for FL. When selecting the most optimal therapy it is important to consider possible late effects of the treatment as well as survival. Secondary haematological malignancy (SHM) is a severe late effect of treatments, but the incidence of SHMs is still largely unknown. The goal of the present study was to determine the incidence of SHMs and how therapeutic decisions interfere with this risk. The study included 1028 FL patients with a median follow-up time of 5·6 years. The 5-year risk of SHM was 1·1% and the risk was associated with multiple lines of treatment (P = 0·016). The 5-year risk of SHM was 0·5% after the first-line treatment and 1·6% after the second-line. The standardized incidence ratio (SIR) was 6·2 (95% confidence interval 3·4-10·5) for SHM overall. This retrospective study found that the risk of SHM was low after first-line treatment in FL patients from the rituximab era. However, the risk of SHM increases with multiple lines of treatment. Therapeutic approaches should aim to achieve as long a remission as possible with first-line treatment, thereby postponing the added risk of SHM.
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9. Serum caspase-cleaved cytokeratin-18 fragment as a prognostic biomarker in hematological patients with febrile neutropenia
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Marika Lappalainen, Anna Kaisa Purhonen, Matti Vänskä, Sini Korpelainen, Sari Hämäläinen, Esa Jantunen, Carina Intke, Kari Pulkki, Auni Juutilainen, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, HUSLAB, Tampere University, Department of Internal medicine, and Seinäjoen keskussairaala VA
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,GUIDELINES ,Gastroenterology ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Procalcitonin ,law.invention ,DEFINITIONS ,Sepsis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,law ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Blood culture ,PROCALCITONIN ,Non-Hodgkin lymphoma ,Febrile Neutropenia ,Acute myeloid leukemia ,Hematology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Keratin-18 ,business.industry ,Septic shock ,M30 ,Caspase-cleaved cytokeratin-18 ,SEPTIC SHOCK ,Area under the curve ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Prognosis ,Intensive care unit ,Severe sepsis ,APOPTOSIS ,030104 developmental biology ,C-Reactive Protein ,CELL-DEATH ,ROC Curve ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Caspases ,1182 Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology ,3111 Biomedicine ,business ,Febrile neutropenia ,Biomarkers - Abstract
The study aim was to determine the benefit of the measurement of serum caspase-cleaved cytokeratin-18 (CK-18) fragment as a prognostic marker of febrile neutropenia (FN) in hematological patients. The study population consisted of 86 consecutive patients with FN who received intensive chemotherapy for hematological malignancy at the adult hematology ward of Kuopio University Hospital. Twenty-three patients (27%) had acute myeloid leukemia, and 63 patients (73%) were autologous stem cell transplant recipients. Serum caspase-cleaved CK-18 fragment M30, C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) were measured at the onset of FN (d0), on day 1 (d1), and on day 2 (d2). Eight patients (9%) developed severe sepsis, including three patients with septic shock. Eighteen patients (21%) had a blood culture-positive infection. Serum CK-18 fragment peaked on the first day after fever onset in patients with severe sepsis. Higher CK-18 level was associated with severe sepsis, intensive care unit treatment, and fatal outcome, but not with blood culture positivity. In ROC curve analysis, d1 serum CK-18 fragment predicted severe sepsis with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.767, CRP with an AUC of 0.764, and PCT with an AUC of 0.731. On d2, the best predictive capacity was observed for CRP with an AUC of 0.832. The optimal cutoff of caspase-cleaved CK-18 fragment M30 for predicting severe sepsis was 205 U/L on d1. In hematological patients, serum CK-18 fragment was found to be a potential prognostic marker of severe sepsis at early stages of FN.
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10. Female patients with follicular lymphoma have a better prognosis if primary remission lasts over 24 months
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Esa Jantunen, Hanne Kuitunen, Milla E.L. Kuusisto, Aino Rajamäki, Tuomas Selander, Marjukka Pollari, Juan-Manuel Sancho, Ilja Nystrand, Kaisa Sunela, Roosa Enni Inkeri Prusila, Outi Kuittinen, Santiago Mercadal, Marc Sorigue, Tampere University, Department of Oncology, Clinical Medicine, Tays Research Services, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, and University of Helsinki
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Male ,Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,POD24 ,3122 Cancers ,Follicular lymphoma ,Disease ,Disease-Free Survival ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,follicular lymphoma ,Internal medicine ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Female patient ,medicine ,Humans ,sex ,Lymphoma, Follicular ,Finland ,business.industry ,Hematology ,medicine.disease ,3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology ,Progression-Free Survival ,3. Good health ,Spain ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,prognosis ,3111 Biomedicine ,business ,Value (mathematics) ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Findings regarding the role of sex in follicular lymphoma (FL) are contradictory and the prognostic value of sex among patients with early progression of disease (POD) remains unclear. We collected real-life data from nine hospitals in Finland and Spain including 1020 FL patients to study the influence of sex on disease outcome. The median follow-up duration was 67 months (range 0–226 months). Female patients showed better progression-free survival (PFS) (hazard ratio [HR], 0.720; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.588–0.881), disease-specific survival (DSS) (HR, 0.653; 95% CI, 0.448–0.951), and overall survival (OS) (HR, 0.653; 95% CI, 0.501–0.853) than male patients. However, there were no significant sex differences in prognosis in patients with early POD. This study strengthens the understanding that male sex is an adverse prognostic factor for FL. However, this difference does not apply to patients with early POD. publishedVersion
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11. Autologous stem cell transplantation in peripheral T-cell lymphoma: better mobilization of blood CD34
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Anu, Partanen, Antti, Turunen, Jaakko, Valtola, Marja, Pyörälä, Kaija, Vasala, Outi, Kuittinen, Hanne, Kuitunen, Karri, Penttilä, Taru, Kuittinen, Pentti, Mäntymaa, Jukka, Pelkonen, Ville, Varmavuo, and Esa, Jantunen
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Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation ,Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Humans ,Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral ,Antigens, CD34 ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization - Published
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12. Autograft cellular composition and outcome in NHL patients: results of the prospective multicenter GOA study
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Esa Jantunen, Jaakko Valtola, Taru Kuittinen, Lasse Ågren, Ville Varmavuo, Kaija Vasala, Hanne Kuitunen, Jukka Pelkonen, Antti Turunen, Eeva-Riitta Savolainen, Leena Keskinen, Antti Ropponen, Anu Partanen, Karri Penttilä, Marja Pyörälä, Pentti Mäntymaa, Tuomas Selander, and Outi Kuittinen
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Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Disease-Free Survival ,Flow cytometry ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,immune system diseases ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,In patient ,Prospective Studies ,Autografts ,Multiple myeloma ,Cellular composition ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Treatment options ,Hematology ,medicine.disease ,Lymphoma ,Transplantation ,surgical procedures, operative ,Treatment Outcome ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,business ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Autologous stem cell transplantation (auto-SCT) is an established treatment option in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). In this prospective multicenter study, the effect of infused blood graft cellular composition on post-transplant outcome was analyzed in 129 NHL patients. Higher graft CD34
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13. Febrile neutropenia in patients with acute myeloid leukemia: Outcome in relation to qSOFA score, C-reactive protein, and blood culture findings
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Marja Pyörälä, Auni Juutilainen, Sari Hämäläinen, Kari Pulkki, Esa Jantunen, Irma Koivula, Marika Lappalainen, and Tuomo Romppanen
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Organ Dysfunction Scores ,Internal medicine ,Sepsis ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,medicine ,Humans ,In patient ,Blood culture ,Public Health Surveillance ,Febrile Neutropenia ,biology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Adult patients ,business.industry ,C-reactive protein ,Myeloid leukemia ,Disease Management ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Prognosis ,Icu admission ,Patient Outcome Assessment ,Intensive Care Units ,Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ,C-Reactive Protein ,Blood Culture ,Bacteremia ,biology.protein ,Disease Susceptibility ,business ,Febrile neutropenia ,Biomarkers - Abstract
Objectives To evaluate quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score during febrile neutropenia (FN) in adult patients receiving intensive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Methods qSOFA score, as well as the association of qSOFA score with ICU admission, infectious mortality, blood culture findings, and C-reactive protein (CRP) measurements during FN were assessed among 125 adult AML patients with 355 FN periods receiving intensive chemotherapy in a tertiary care hospital from November 2006 to December 2018. Results The multivariate model for qSOFA score ≥ 2 included CRP ≥ 150 mg/L on d0-2 [OR 2.9 (95% CI 1.1-7.3), P = .026], Gram-negative bacteremia [OR 2.7 (95% CI 1.1-6.9), P = .034], and treatment according to AML-2003 vs more recent protocols [OR 2.7 (95% CI 1.0-7.4), P = .047]. Age or gender did not gain significance in the model. qSOFA score ≥ 2 was associated with ICU treatment and infectious mortality during FN with sensitivity and specificity of 0.700 and 0.979, and 1.000 and 0.971, respectively. Conclusion qSOFA offers a useful tool to evaluate the risk of serious complications in AML patients during FN.
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14. Analysis of data collected in the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Registry on a cohort of lymphoma patients receiving plerixafor
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Cyrille Touzeau, Silvia Montoto, Ariane Boumendil, Marina Celanovic, Albert Esquirol, Ioanna Sakellari, Peter Dreger, David Pohlreich, Nigel H. Russell, Anna Sureda, Paul Bosman, Qianying Liu, Christian Chabannon, Esa Jantunen, Andrea Janíková, Anna Dabrowska-Iwanicka, Christof Scheid, Steffie van der Werf, Björn E. Wahlin, Catherine Thieblemont, and Tamás Masszi
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Oncology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Limfomes ,Benzylamines ,Immunopathogenesis ,Lymphoma ,Stem cells ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Cyclams ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Bone Marrow ,Heterocyclic Compounds ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Cumulative incidence ,Registries ,Transplantation ,Marrow transplantation ,business.industry ,Plerixafor ,Stem-cell therapies ,Hazard ratio ,Hematology ,medicine.disease ,Confidence interval ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Europe ,Propensity score matching ,Cohort ,Lymphomas ,Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ,business ,Cèl·lules mare ,030215 immunology ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Plerixafor + granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is administered to patients with lymphoma who are poor mobilizers of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in Europe. This international, multicenter, non-interventional registry study (NCT01362972) evaluated long-term follow-up of patients with lymphoma who received plerixafor for HSC mobilization versus other mobilization methods. Propensity score matching was conducted to balance baseline characteristics between comparison groups. The following mobilization regimens were compared: G-CSF + plerixafor (G + P) versus G-CSF alone; G + P versus G-CSF + chemotherapy (G + C); and G-CSF + plerixafor + chemotherapy (G + P + C) versus G + C. The primary outcomes were progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR). Overall, 313/3749 (8.3%) eligible patients were mobilized with plerixafor-containing regimens. After propensity score matching, 70 versus 36 patients were matched in the G + P versus G-CSF alone cohort, 124 versus 124 in the G + P versus G + C cohort, and 130 versus 130 in the G + P + C versus G + C cohort. For both PFS and OS, the upper bound of confidence interval for the hazard ratio was >1.3 for all comparisons, implying that non-inferiority was not demonstrated. No major differences in PFS, OS, and CIR were observed between the plerixafor and comparison groups.
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15. Outcome in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who relapse after autologous stem cell transplantation and receive active therapy. A retrospective analysis of the Lymphoma Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)
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Andrea Janíková, Eva González-Barca, Achilles Anagnostopoulos, Peter Dreger, Maija Itälä-Remes, Elizabeth Vandenberghe, John A. Snowden, J. Y. Cahn, Esa Jantunen, Martina Crysandt, Wilfried Schroyens, Giuseppe Gritti, S. González de Villambrosia, Herve Finel, Xavier Leleu, Xavier Poiré, Ariane Boumendil, Albert Esquirol, Mark Bishton, Joerg Thomas Bittenbring, Silvia Montoto, Didier Blaise, Benedetto Bruno, Tamás Masszi, Marek Trněný, Mariagrazia Michieli, Z. N. Özkurt, Anna Sureda, and J Maertens
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Salvage therapy ,Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Disease-Free Survival ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,Bone Marrow ,Chemoimmunotherapy ,immune system diseases ,Internal medicine ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Prospective cohort study ,Survival rate ,Biology ,Retrospective Studies ,Transplantation ,business.industry ,Physics ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Treatment Outcome ,surgical procedures, operative ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ,Human medicine ,Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ,business ,Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT) is the standard of care for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who relapse/progress after first line chemoimmunotherapy. Long-term outcome of those who relapse after transplant is poor. We present the results of a retrospective study of 256 adult patients reported to the EBMT registry with DLBCL who relapsed after auto-HSCT performed between 2003 and 2013, and who received active salvage strategies. One hundred and fifty-four (60%) were male; median age was 53 years. Median time to relapse was 7 months, 65% relapsed during the first year. Overall response rate after salvage therapy was 46%. Median follow-up after first salvage therapy was 40 months (IQR 23-63 months). Overall survival (OS) at 3 years was 27% (95% CI 22-33). OS at 3 years of patients relapsing longer than 1 year after auto-HSCT was 41% (95% CI 31-53) compared with 20% (95% CI 14-24) in those who relapsed in less than 1 year. Eighty-two patients (32%) had a second HSCT, an allogeneic HSCT (allo-HSCT) in 69 cases, at a median time of 6.5 months after relapse. OS at 3 years after allo-HSCT was 36% (95% CI 25-51). In conclusion, the prognosis of patients with DLBCL that relapse after auto-HSCT is dismal. Patients who relapse in less than 1 year remain an unmet need, and should be considered for CAR T cell therapy or clinical trials. Patients who relapse after 1 year can be rescued with salvage therapies and a second HSCT. These results provide a benchmark to compare data of new prospective studies.
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16. A prospective comparison of pegfilgrastim and lipegfilgrastim combined with chemotherapy in the mobilization of CD34
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Anu, Partanen, Antti, Turunen, Jaakko, Valtola, Kaija, Vasala, Lasse, Ågren, Karri, Penttilä, Marja, Pyörälä, Taru, Kuittinen, Pentti, Mäntymaa, Jukka, Pelkonen, Esa, Jantunen, and Ville, Varmavuo
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Adult ,Male ,Filgrastim ,Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Antigens, CD34 ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Middle Aged ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Polyethylene Glycols ,Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor ,Multivariate Analysis ,Blood Component Removal ,Humans ,Female ,Prospective Studies ,Aged ,Stem Cell Transplantation - Abstract
Autologous stem cell transplantation (auto-SCT) is a treatment approach in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients. The options for mobilization of CD34The present prospective nonrandomized study compared LIPEG 6 mg (n = 40) with pegfilgrastim (PEG) 6 mg (n = 37) in the mobilization of blood CD34Significantly higher blood CD34The mobilization of blood grafts with LIPEG added to chemotherapy was associated with higher CD34
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17. Clinical Practice Recommendations on Indication and Timing of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Mature T Cell and NK/T Cell Lymphomas: An International Collaborative Effort on Behalf of the Guidelines Committee of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
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Miguel-Angel Perales, Ernesto Ayala, Michelle A. Fanale, Francine M. Foss, Sairah Ahmed, Nishitha Reddy, Peter Reimer, Hillard M. Lazarus, Ajay K. Gopal, Christian Gisselbrecht, Linda J. Burns, Alison J. Moskowitz, Ali Bazarbachi, Auayporn Nademanee, Julio C. Chavez, Takashi Ishida, Eric Tse, Timothy S. Fenske, Mohamed A. Kharfan-Dabaja, Lubomir Sokol, Jonathan W. Friedberg, Kensei Tobinai, Ritsuro Suzuki, Mahmoud Aljurf, Esa Jantunen, Mohamad Mohty, Ambuj Kumar, Paul A. Carpenter, Francesco d'Amore, Mehdi Hamadani, Barbara Pro, Ranjana H. Advani, Anna Sureda, and Bipin N. Savani
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Adult ,Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma ,T-Lymphocytes ,T cell ,T-cell leukemia ,Peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified ,Guidelines as Topic ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,immune system diseases ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Journal Article ,medicine ,Humans ,T-cell lymphoma ,Aged ,Transplantation ,Mycosis fungoides ,business.industry ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,United States ,Lymphoma ,surgical procedures, operative ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Immunology ,business ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Recognizing the significant biological and clinical heterogeneity of mature T cell and natural killer (NK)/T cell lymphomas, the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation invited experts to develop clinical practice recommendations related to the role of autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT) and allogeneic HCT (allo-HCT) for specific histological subtypes. We used the GRADE methodology to aid in moving from evidence to decision making and ultimately to generating final recommendations. Auto-HCT in front-line consolidation is recommended in peripheral T cell lymphoma not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS), angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma (AITL), anaplastic large cell lymphoma–anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALCL-ALK)-negative, NK/T cell (disseminated), enteropathy-associated T cell lymphoma (EATL), and hepatosplenic lymphomas. Auto-HCT in relapsed-sensitive disease is recommended for NK/T cell (localized and disseminated), EATL, subcutaneous panniculitis-like T cell, and ALCL-ALK–positive lymphomas. Auto-HCT is also recommended for PTCL-NOS, AITL, and ALCL-ALK–negative lymphomas if not performed as front-line therapy. Auto-HCT in refractory (primary or relapsed) disease is not recommended for any of the histological subtypes discussed. Allo-HCT in front-line consolidation is recommended for NK/T cell (disseminated), adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL; acute and lymphoma type), and hepatosplenic lymphomas. Allo-HCT for relapsed-sensitive disease is recommended for PTCL-NOS, AITL, ALCL-ALK–negative, ALCL-ALK–positive, NK/T cell (localized and disseminated), ATLL (acute, lymphoma type, smoldering/chronic), mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome (advanced stage IIB-IVB or tumor stage/extracutaneous), EATL, subcutaneous panniculitis-like T cell, and hepatosplenic lymphoma. Allo-HCT in refractory (primary or relapsed refractory) disease is recommended for any aforementioned histological subtypes. Emerging novel therapies will likely be incorporated into the pretransplantation, peritransplantation, and post-transplantation algorithms (auto-HCT or allo-HCT) with the goals of optimizing efficacy and improving outcomes. We acknowledge that there are unique clinical scenarios not covered by these recommendations that may require individualized decisions.
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18. Preemptive plerixafor injection added to pegfilgrastim after chemotherapy in non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients mobilizing poorly
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Pentti Mäntymaa, Tapio Nousiainen, Karri Penttilä, Marja Pyörälä, Kaija Vasala, Lasse Ågren, Esa Jantunen, Jaakko Valtola, Anu Partanen, Ville Varmavuo, Jukka Pelkonen, Antti Ropponen, and Tuomas Selander
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Adult ,Male ,Oncology ,Benzylamines ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Filgrastim ,Injections, Subcutaneous ,medicine.medical_treatment ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Cyclams ,Polyethylene Glycols ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,Heterocyclic Compounds ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Internal medicine ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Melphalan ,Aged ,Podophyllotoxin ,Chemotherapy ,Neutrophil Engraftment ,business.industry ,Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ,Plerixafor ,Cytarabine ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Carmustine ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Recombinant Proteins ,Surgery ,Transplantation ,Regimen ,Drug Therapy, Combination ,Female ,business ,Pegfilgrastim ,030215 immunology ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Filgrastim is usually combined with chemotherapy to mobilize hematopoietic progenitor cells in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients. Limited information is available on the efficacy of a preemptive plerixafor (PLER) injection in poor mobilizers after chemotherapy and pegfilgrastim. In this prospective study, 72 patients with NHL received chemotherapy plus pegfilgrastim, and 25 hard-to-mobilize patients received also PLER. The usefulness and efficacy of our previously developed algorithm for PLER use in pegfilgrastim-containing mobilization regimen were evaluated as well as the graft cellular composition, hematological recovery, and outcome after autologous stem cell transplantation (auto-SCT) according to the PLER use. A median 3.4-fold increase in blood CD34+ cell counts was achieved after the first PLER dose. The minimum collection target was achieved in the first mobilization attempt in 66/72 patients (92%) and 68 patients (94%) proceeded to auto-SCT. An algorithm for PLER use was fulfilled in 76% of the poor mobilizers. Absolute numbers of T-lymphocytes and NK cells were significantly higher in the PLER group, whereas the number of CD34+ cells collected was significantly lower. Early neutrophil engraftment was slower in the PLER group, otherwise hematological recovery was comparable within 12 months from auto-SCT. No difference was observed in survival according to the PLER use. Chemotherapy plus pegfilgrastim combined with preemptive PLER injection is an effective and convenient approach to minimize collection failures in NHL patients intended for auto-SCT. A significant effect of PLER on the graft cellular composition was observed, but no difference in outcome after auto-SCT was detected.
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19. Incidence of solid cancer in patients with follicular lymphoma
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Petteri Salmi, Hanne Kuitunen, Peeter Karihtala, Marjukka Pollari, Esa Jantunen, Jyrki Jauhiainen, Taina Turpeenniemi-Hujanen, Juan-Manuel Sancho, Aleksi Postila, Kaija Vasala, Sakari Kakko, Outi Kuittinen, Santiago Mercadal, Eija Korkeila, Milla E.L. Kuusisto, Marc Sorigue, Roosa Enni Inkeri Prusila, Taru Tanhua, Ilja Nystrand, and Susanna Tikkanen
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Oncology ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Solid cancer ,Population ,Follicular lymphoma ,MEDLINE ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Sex Factors ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,In patient ,education ,Lymphoma, Follicular ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Incidence ,Age Factors ,Retrospective cohort study ,Neoplasms, Second Primary ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Lymphoma ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,business - Abstract
Introduction: Patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) have classically had a higher risk of solid cancers than the general population, but there is little data available in patients diagnosed and tr...
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20. Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis: a retrospective survey of patients reported to European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) registry
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Tobias, Alexander, Clare, Samuelson, Thomas, Daikeler, Jörg, Henes, Mohammed, Akil, Lars, Skagerlind, Gerhard, Ehninger, Esa, Jantunen, Manuela, Badoglio, Dominique, Farge, and John A, Snowden
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Europe ,Vasculitis ,Bone Marrow ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Humans ,Registries ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic ,Retrospective Studies - Published
- 2019
21. MMP-10 and TIMP-1 as indicators of severe sepsis in adult hematological patients with febrile neutropenia
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Sari Hämäläinen, Miika Arvonen, Kari Pulkki, Esa Jantunen, Stefan Becker, Auni Juutilainen, Marika Lappalainen, Pekka Riikonen, and Sini Korpelainen
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Male ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factors ,Matrix metalloproteinase ,Gastroenterology ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Sepsis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Matrix Metalloproteinase 10 ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Severe sepsis ,Aged ,Febrile Neutropenia ,Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 ,business.industry ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Hematologic Diseases ,Oncology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,business ,Febrile neutropenia ,Biomarkers ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Commonly used indicators of sepsis are nonspecific and insufficient for predicting the course of febrile neutropenia (FN) in hematological patients. We analyzed data from 91 adult FN patients who received intensive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia or autologous stem cell transplantation. Compared to patients with non-severe sepsis, patients with severe sepsis had significantly higher serum levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 on the day of first occurrence of fever (day 0: 172 vs. 112 µg/L
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22. Importance of early immune recovery after autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation in lymphoma patients
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Esa Jantunen, Jaakko Valtola, Ville Varmavuo, and Jukka Pelkonen
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Cancer Research ,Time Factors ,Immune recovery ,Lymphoma ,T-Lymphocytes ,Transplantation, Autologous ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Immune system ,medicine ,Humans ,Lymphocyte Count ,Postoperative Period ,Hematopoietic cell ,business.industry ,Graft Survival ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Hematology ,Dendritic Cells ,medicine.disease ,Prognosis ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Progression-Free Survival ,Transplantation ,Killer Cells, Natural ,surgical procedures, operative ,Oncology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Immunology ,business ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Lymphomas constitute the second most common indication for autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT). Graft infusion is followed by a rapid hematological recovery and slower immune recovery. The number of natural killer cells and CD3
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23. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factors 1 and 2 are able to define the worst prognosis group among high-risk diffuse large B cell lymphomas treated with R-CHOEP
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Esa Jantunen, Esa Jarkko Mikael Kari, Taina Turpeenniemi-Hujanen, Outi Kuittinen, Aurora Lemma, Risto Pirinen, Hanna-Riikka Teppo, Ylermi Soini, Peeter Karihtala, Milla E.L. Kuusisto, and Kirsi-Maria Haapasaari
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Oncology ,Cytoplasm ,medicine.disease_cause ,Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological ,0302 clinical medicine ,Risk Factors ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Medicine ,NRF1 ,nrf2 ,nrf1 ,keap1 ,Etoposide ,Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1 ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Immunohistochemistry ,Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors ,Treatment Outcome ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,B symptoms ,Vincristine ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Original Article ,Female ,Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ,medicine.symptom ,Rituximab ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,NF-E2-Related Factor 2 ,Prednisolone ,NF-E2-Related Factor 1 ,diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ,Risk Assessment ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Internal medicine ,Biopsy ,Biomarkers, Tumor ,Humans ,Cyclophosphamide ,B cell ,Aged ,Neoplasm Staging ,Retrospective Studies ,Cell Nucleus ,business.industry ,bach1 ,medicine.disease ,KEAP1 ,030104 developmental biology ,Doxorubicin ,business ,Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ,Oxidative stress - Abstract
AimsOxidative stress markers and antioxidant enzymes have previously been shown to have prognostic value and associate with adverse outcome in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 1 (Nrf1) and factor 2 (Nrf2) are among the principal inducers of antioxidant enzyme production. Kelch ECH associating protein 1 (Keap1) is a negative regulator of Nrf2, and BTB (BR-C, ttk and bab) domain and CNC homolog 1 (Bach1) represses the function of both factors. Their significance in DLBCL prognosis is unknown.MethodsDiagnostic biopsy samples of 76 patients with high-risk DLBCL were retrospectively stained with immunohistochemistry for Nrf1, Nrf2, Keap1 and Bach1, and correlated with clinical data and outcome.ResultsNuclear Nrf2 and nuclear Bach1 expression were associated with adverse clinical features (anaemia, advanced stage, high IPI, high risk of neutropaenic infections), whereas cytoplasmic Nrf1 and Nrf2 were associated with favourable clinical presentation (normal haemoglobin level, no B symptoms, limited stage). None of the evaluated factors could predict survival alone. However, when two of the following parameters were combined: high nuclear score of Nrf2, low nuclear score of Nrf1, high cytoplasmic score of Nrf1 and low cytoplasmic score of Keap1 were associated with significantly worse overall survival.ConclusionsNrf1 and Nrf2 are relevant in disease presentation and overall survival in high-risk DLBCL. Low nuclear expression of Nrf1, high cytoplasmic expression of Nrf1, high nuclear expression of Nrf2 and low cytoplasmic expression of Keap1 are associated with adverse outcome in this patient group.
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24. RVD induction and autologous stem cell transplantation followed by lenalidomide maintenance in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma:a phase 2 study of the Finnish Myeloma Group
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Anri Tienhaara, Tuomas Selander, Tuija Lundán, Anu Partanen, Venla Terävä, Pekka Anttila, Marja Sankelo, Marjaana Säily, Jouni Heiskanen, Piotr Bazia, Sorella Ilveskero, Anu Räsänen, Merja Suominen, Kristiina Kananen, Sini Luoma, Kirsi Launonen, Pentti Mäntymaa, V. Huotari, Esa Jantunen, Juha Lievonen, Tarja-Terttu Pelliniemi, Timo Siitonen, Hanna Ollikainen, Raija Silvennoinen, Sakari Kakko, Mervi Putkonen, and Anu Sikiö
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Oncology ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cyclophosphamide ,Maintenance ,Dexamethasone ,Disease-Free Survival ,Maintenance Chemotherapy ,Bortezomib ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,Multiple myeloma ,Internal medicine ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,medicine ,Clinical endpoint ,Humans ,Flow cytometry ,Autografts ,Lenalidomide ,Finland ,Aged ,business.industry ,Standard treatment ,Minimal residual disease ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Survival Rate ,PCR ,Female ,Original Article ,business ,medicine.drug ,Stem Cell Transplantation - Abstract
Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) combined with novel agents is the standard treatment for transplant-eligible, newly diagnosed myeloma (NDMM) patients. Lenalidomide is approved for maintenance after ASCT until progression, although the optimal duration of maintenance is unknown. In this trial, 80 patients with NDMM received three cycles of lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone followed by ASCT and lenalidomide maintenance until progression or toxicity. The primary endpoint was the proportion of flow-negative patients. Molecular response was assessed if patients were flow-negative or in stringent complete response (sCR). By intention to treat, the overall response rate was 89%. Neither median progression-free survival nor overall survival (OS) has been reached. The OS at 3 years was 83%. Flow-negativity was reached in 53% and PCR-negativity in 28% of the patients. With a median follow-up of 27 months, 29 (36%) patients are still on lenalidomide and 66% of them have sustained flow-negativity. Lenalidomide maintenance phase was reached in 8/16 high-risk patients but seven of them have progressed after a median of only 6 months. In low- or standard-risk patients, the outcome was promising, but high-risk patients need more effective treatment approach. Flow-negativity with the conventional flow was an independent predictor for longer PFS. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00277-019-03815-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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25. Promising treatment results with blood brain barrier disruption (BBBD) based immunochemotherapy combined with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL)
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Esa Jantunen, Kaija Vasala, Outi Kuittinen, Matti Isokangas, Susanna Tokola, Tapio Nousiainen, Eila Sonkajärvi, Hanne Kuitunen, Taina Turpeenniemi-Hujanen, Topi Siniluoto, and Seppo Alahuhta
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Adult ,Male ,Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Neurology ,Treatment results ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Disease-Free Survival ,Central Nervous System Neoplasms ,03 medical and health sciences ,Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,Refractory ,Internal medicine ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Humans ,Medicine ,In patient ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,business.industry ,Primary central nervous system lymphoma ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Treatment Outcome ,Blood-Brain Barrier ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,Methotrexate ,Neurology (clinical) ,Blood-brain barrier disruption ,business ,Stem Cell Transplantation ,030215 immunology ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare brain tumour with a dismal prognosis. Several phase II studies with high-dose methotrexate-based regimens have shown promising early results, but in all hospital-based data published so far, the disease outcome has been poor. Patients with relapsed or refractory disease have a dismal prognosis. We performed retrospective analysis to evaluate results and tolerabilities of BBBD therapy in combination with high-dose therapy supported by autologous stem cell transplantation. We analysed 25 patients (age range: 40-71 years) who were treated in first or second line with BBBD therapy. When we started BBBD treatment, patients had relapsed or refractory PCNSL or they did not tolerate Bonn-like therapy. In recent years, some of the patients were treated in first line. We found promising response rates. Altogether 19 (76 %) of the patients achieved a complete response (CR). Two-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were 61 and 57 % respectively and the five-year OS was 47 %. Patients who were treated with a five-drug therapy had a very promising prognosis. The CR rate was 100 % in first-line therapy and 60 % in relapsed cases. These findings suggest that BBBD is a promising therapy for PCNSL, especially for patients in first line, but also for patients with relapsed or refractory disease after conventional chemotherapy, who commonly have a very poor prognosis. Treatment-related toxicity was generally manageable. Thus, BBBD followed by ASCT could be a treatment of choice in transplant-eligible patients with PCNSL.
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26. Plerixafor injection: a hematopoietic stem cell mobilizer in non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma
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Jaakko Valtola, Esa Jantunen, and Ville Varmavuo
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Oncology ,Benzylamines ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cost-Benefit Analysis ,Premedication ,medicine.medical_treatment ,CD34 ,Antigens, CD34 ,Cyclams ,Plerixafor Injection ,03 medical and health sciences ,Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic ,0302 clinical medicine ,Heterocyclic Compounds ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Multiple myeloma ,Chemotherapy ,Mobilization ,business.industry ,Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ,Plerixafor ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Hematology ,Hematopoietic Stem Cells ,medicine.disease ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Lymphoma ,Treatment Outcome ,Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Hodgkin lymphoma ,Multiple Myeloma ,business ,030215 immunology ,medicine.drug - Abstract
A combination of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and chemotherapy or G-CSF alone are the most common mobilization regimens for autotransplantations. Plerixafor is used for mobilization of CD34(+) cells with G-CSF in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and myeloma (MM) patients.The available phase II and III data on plerixafor has been reviewed. The efficacy of plerixafor in the mobilization of CD34(+) cells in predicted poor mobilizers as well as in patients who had failed a mobilization has been evaluated. The pre-emptive use of plerixafor as well as studies on cost-effectiveness are covered. Also effects in the composition of the collected grafts along with the data on long-term outcome of plerixafor-mobilized patients is discussed. Expert commentary: Plerixafor combined with G-CSF mobilizes CD34(+) cells more efficiently than G-CSF alone in patients with NHL or MM. In phase III studies, engraftment after high-dose therapy has been comparable to G-CSF mobilized patients. The pre-emptive use of plerixafor added to mobilization with chemotherapy plus G-CSF or with G-CSF alone has gained more popularity. This approach may be more cost-effective than the routine use of this drug. The changes observed in the composition of grafts after plerixafor injection may have implications for post-transplant events.
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27. Pre-emptive plerixafor injection in lymphoma patients mobilized with chemotherapy plus pegfilgrastim followed by apheresis on the same day
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Esa Jantunen, Marja Pyörälä, Jaakko Valtola, T. Nousiainen, Ville Varmavuo, Anu Partanen, and Pentti Mäntymaa
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Adult ,Male ,Benzylamines ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factors ,Filgrastim ,Lymphoma ,Premedication ,medicine.medical_treatment ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Cyclams ,Plerixafor Injection ,Polyethylene Glycols ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Heterocyclic Compounds ,medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Chemotherapy ,business.industry ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Surgery ,Apheresis ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Blood Component Removal ,Female ,business ,Pegfilgrastim ,medicine.drug - Published
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28. Plasma level of interleukin-18 and complicated course of febrile neutropenia in hematological patients after intensive chemotherapy
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Sini Korpelainen, Sari Hämäläinen, Kari Pulkki, Irma Koivula, Esa Jantunen, Matti Vänskä, Anna-Kaisa Purhonen, and Auni Juutilainen
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Adult ,Male ,0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Immunology ,Biochemistry ,Gastroenterology ,Leukocyte Count ,Plasma ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Immunology and Allergy ,Blood culture ,Molecular Biology ,Multiple myeloma ,Aged ,Febrile Neutropenia ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Septic shock ,business.industry ,Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ,Interleukin-18 ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Shock, Septic ,Lymphoma ,030104 developmental biology ,Hematologic Neoplasms ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Biomarker (medicine) ,Female ,Interleukin 18 ,Stem cell ,business ,Febrile neutropenia - Abstract
In search of a biomarker for complicated course of febrile neutropenia (FN), plasma IL-18 was measured in 92 hematological patients after intensive chemotherapy at the beginning of FN (days 0-3). Complicated course was defined as blood culture positivity or septic shock. IL-18 varied according to background hematological malignancy and showed an inverse correlation with leukocyte count. IL-18 was not associated with complicated course of FN, defined as blood culture positivity or septic shock, in the whole study group, but an association was observed on d1 and d2 after the onset of FN in the subgroup of autologous stem cell transplant recipients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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29. Treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in elderly patients: Replacing doxorubicin with either epirubicin or etoposide (VP-16)
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Roosa Enni Inkeri Prusila, Esa Jantunen, Taina Turpeenniemi-Hujanen, Pekka Peroja, and Outi Kuittinen
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Oncology ,Cardiac function curve ,Male ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Heart Diseases ,Matched-Pair Analysis ,Disease ,Kaplan-Meier Estimate ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,immune system diseases ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Internal medicine ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,polycyclic compounds ,medicine ,Humans ,Doxorubicin ,Cyclophosphamide ,Etoposide ,Aged ,Epirubicin ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged, 80 and over ,Cardiotoxicity ,business.industry ,Drug Substitution ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Progression-Free Survival ,Lymphoma ,Vincristine ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Prednisone ,Female ,Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ,business ,Rituximab ,Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ,030215 immunology ,medicine.drug ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common type of lymphoma. The standard therapy for DLBCL is R-CHOP. The current 5-year overall survival is 60% to 70% using standard frontline therapy. However, the use of doxorubicin and its cardiotoxicity is a major clinical problem and preexisting cardiac disease may prevent the use of doxorubicin. Age greater than 65 years is a significant risk factor for anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity, and therefore, the use of R-CHOP is often withheld from elderly patients. The feasibility of replacing doxorubicin with either epirubicin or etoposide in patients who have risk factors for heart complications is analyzed here. Clinical data of 223 DLBCL patients were retrospectively collected from hospital records. Fifty-five patients were treated with R-CHOP, 105 with R-CIOP (epirubicin instead of doxorubicin), 17 with R-CEOP (etoposide instead of doxorubicin), and 31 with R-CHOEP. Matched-pair analysis was carried out between 30 patients treated with R-CEOP and R-CHOP. For all patients, the 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 73.6%. In patients treated with R-CHOP, the 2-year PFS was 84.2%, with R-CIOP 64.4%, with R-CEOP 87.7%, and with R-CHOEP 83.2%. In matched-pair analysis, the 2-year PFS was 92.3% with R-CHOP and 86.2% with R-CEOP. The 2-year disease specific survival was 100% with R-CHOP and 86.2% with R-CEOP. In conclusion, R-CEOP offers reasonable PFS and disease specific survival in the treatment of DLBCL and good disease control can be achieved in elderly patients. Elderly patients with impaired cardiac function could benefit from the use of R-CEOP instead of R-CHOP. The results with R-CIOP were unsatisfactory, and we do not recommend using this protocol in elderly patients with cardiac disease.
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30. Blood graft composition and post-transplant recovery in myeloma patients mobilized with plerixafor: a prospective multicenter study
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Raija Silvennoinen, Ville Varmavuo, Jukka Pelkonen, Jaakko Valtola, Pentti Mäntymaa, Antti Ropponen, Marjaana Säily, Timo Siitonen, Esa Jantunen, Mervi Putkonen, Marja Pyörälä, Marja Sankelo, Eeva-Riitta Savolainen, and Anu Partanen
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Male ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cyclophosphamide ,CD3 ,CD34 ,Urology ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Cryopreservation ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,Immune Reconstitution ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Multiple myeloma ,Aged ,biology ,business.industry ,Plerixafor ,Graft Survival ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Hematology ,ta3121 ,Middle Aged ,Colony-stimulating factor ,medicine.disease ,ta3122 ,Combined Modality Therapy ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,3. Good health ,Treatment Outcome ,Oncology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,biology.protein ,Female ,business ,Multiple Myeloma ,030215 immunology ,medicine.drug - Abstract
The composition of autologous blood grafts after cryopreservation, post-transplant hematological recovery up to 1 year and immune recovery up to 6 months as well as outcome was analyzed in 87 patients with multiple myeloma (MM). The patients receiving added plerixafor due to poor mobilization (11%) were compared to those mobilized with G-CSF or cyclophosphamide (CY) plus G-CSF. The use of plerixafor was found to significantly affect the graft composition as there was a significantly higher proportion of the more primitive CD34+ cells, higher number of T and B lymphocytes as well as NK cells in the grafts of patients who received also plerixafor. The hematological recovery after auto-SCT was comparable between the groups. The recovery of CD3+CD4+ T cells was faster in plerixafor mobilized patients at 1 and 3 months post-transplant. There were no significant differences in progression-free (PFS) or overall survival (OS) according to the plerixafor use.
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- 2018
31. Mutation of TP53, translocation analysis and immunohistochemical expression of MYC, BCL-2 and BCL-6 in patients with DLBCL treated with R-CHOP
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Pekka Peroja, Jenni Peltonen, Peeter Karihtala, Jan Böhm, Katrin Rapakko, Ylermi Soini, Mette Merete Pedersen, Outi Kuittinen, Kaija Vasala, Tuomo Mantere, Kirsi-Maria Haapasaari, Peter Nørgaard, Taina Turpeenniemi-Hujanen, and Esa Jantunen
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0301 basic medicine ,Male ,Chronic lymphocytic leukemia ,lcsh:Medicine ,Aggressive lymphoma ,Translocation, Genetic ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived ,0302 clinical medicine ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,B-cell lymphoma ,lcsh:Science ,In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ,Aged, 80 and over ,Multidisciplinary ,Middle Aged ,Immunohistochemistry ,Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ,Vincristine ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Ibrutinib ,Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6 ,Female ,Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ,Rituximab ,medicine.drug ,Adult ,Article ,Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,medicine ,Humans ,neoplasms ,Cyclophosphamide ,Survival analysis ,Aged ,business.industry ,Gene Expression Profiling ,lcsh:R ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,medicine.disease ,Survival Analysis ,Lymphoma ,030104 developmental biology ,chemistry ,Doxorubicin ,Cancer research ,Prednisone ,lcsh:Q ,Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ,business - Abstract
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive lymphoma with diverse outcomes. Concurrent translocation of MYC and BCL-2 and/or BCL-6, and concurrent immunohistochemical (IHC) high expression of MYC and BCL-2, have been linked to unfavorable treatment responses. TP53-mutated DLBCL has also been linked to worse outcome. Our aim was to evaluate the aforementioned issues in a cohort of 155 patients uniformly treated with R-CHOP-like therapies. We performed direct sequencing of TP53 exons 5, 6, 7 and 8 as well as fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) of MYC, BCL-2 and BCL-6, and IHC of MYC, BCL-2 and BCL-6. In multivariate analysis, TP53 mutations in L3 and loop-sheet helix (LSH) associated with a risk ratio (RR) of disease-specific survival (DSS) of 8.779 (p = 0.022) and a RR of disease-free survival (DFS) of 10.498 (p = 0.011). In IHC analysis BCL-2 overexpression was associated with inferior DFS (p = 0.002) and DSS (p = 0.002). DLBCL with BCL-2 and MYC overexpression conferred inferior survival in all patients (DSS, p = 0.038 and DFS, p = 0.011) and in patients with non-GC phenotype (DSS (p = 0.013) and DFS (p = 0.010). Our results imply that in DLBCL, the location of TP53 mutations and IHC analysis of BCL-2 and MYC might have a role in the assessment of prognosis.
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- 2018
32. Novel Biomarker Candidates for Febrile Neutropenia in Hematological Patients Using Nontargeted Metabolomics
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Jenna Jokkala, Kari Pulkki, Sari Hämäläinen, Esa Jantunen, Marika Lappalainen, Kati Hanhineva, Auni Juutilainen, and Irma Koivula
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0301 basic medicine ,Oncology ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Article Subject ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Procalcitonin ,Sepsis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,Internal medicine ,Genetics ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective cohort study ,Molecular Biology ,ta116 ,Aged ,Febrile Neutropenia ,lcsh:R5-920 ,Leukemia ,business.industry ,Phosphatidylethanolamines ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Myeloid leukemia ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,030104 developmental biology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Bacteremia ,Androgens ,Metabolome ,Biomarker (medicine) ,Citrulline ,Female ,business ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,Febrile neutropenia ,Biomarkers ,Research Article - Abstract
Background. Novel potential small molecular biomarkers for sepsis were analyzed with nontargeted metabolite profiling to find biomarkers for febrile neutropenia after intensive chemotherapy for hematological malignancies. Methods. Altogether, 85 patients were included into this prospective study at the start of febrile neutropenia after intensive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia or after autologous stem cell transplantation. The plasma samples for the nontargeted metabolite profiling analysis by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry were taken when fever rose over 38° and on the next morning. Results. Altogether, 90 differential molecular features were shown to explain the differences between patients with complicated (bacteremia, severe sepsis, or fatal outcome) and noncomplicated courses of febrile neutropenia. The most differential compounds were an androgen hormone, citrulline, and phosphatidylethanolamine PE(18:0/20:4). The clinical relevance of the findings was evaluated by comparing them with conventional biomarkers like C-reactive protein and procalcitonin. Conclusion. These results hold promise to find out novel biomarkers for febrile neutropenia, including citrulline. Furthermore, androgen metabolism merits further studies.
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- 2018
33. Similar chemokine receptor profiles in lymphomas with central nervous system involvement - possible biomarkers for patient selection for central nervous system prophylaxis, a retrospective study
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Esa Jantunen, Ylermi Soini, Taina Turpeenniemi-Hujanen, Petri Koivunen, Kirsi-Maria Haapasaari, Risto Bloigu, Siria A Lemma, Niina Salokorpi, Antti Sippola, Raija Sormunen, Outi Kuittinen, and Anna Kaisa Pasanen
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Adult ,Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Lymphoma ,Premedication ,Immunoelectron microscopy ,C-C chemokine receptor type 7 ,Biology ,CXCR5 ,Central Nervous System Neoplasms ,03 medical and health sciences ,Chemokine receptor ,0302 clinical medicine ,immune system diseases ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,medicine ,Humans ,CXCL13 ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Primary central nervous system lymphoma ,Endothelial Cells ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Immunohistochemistry ,030104 developmental biology ,Case-Control Studies ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,Receptors, Chemokine ,Lymph Nodes ,Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ,Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ,Biomarkers - Abstract
Central nervous system (CNS) relapse occurs in around 5% of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) cases. No biomarkers to identify high-risk patients have been discovered. We evaluated the expression of lymphocyte-guiding chemokine receptors in systemic and CNS lymphomas. Immunohistochemical staining for CXCR4, CXCR5, CCR7, CXCL12, and CXCL13 was performed on 89 tissue samples, including cases of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), secondary CNS lymphoma (sCNSL), and systemic DLBCL. Also, 10 reactive lymph node samples were included. Immunoelectron microscopy was performed on two PCNSLs, one sCNSL, one systemic DLBCL, and one reactive lymph node samples, and staining was performed for CXCR4, CXCR5, CXCL12, and CXCL13. Chi-square test was used to determine correlations between clinical parameters, diagnostic groups, and chemokine receptor expression. Strong nuclear CXCR4 positivity correlated with systemic DLBCL, whereas strong cytoplasmic CXCR5 positivity correlated with CNS involvement (P = 0.003 and P = 0.039). Immunoelectron microscopy revealed a nuclear CXCR4 staining in reactive lymph node, compared with cytoplasmic and membranous localization seen in CNS lymphomas. We found that CNS lymphoma presented a chemokine receptor profile different from systemic disease. Our findings give new information on the CNS tropism of DLBCL and, if confirmed, may contribute to more effective targeting of CNS prophylaxis among patients with DLBCL.
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- 2015
34. High intensity of cytoplasmic peroxiredoxin VI expression is associated with adverse outcome in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma independently of International Prognostic Index
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Peeter Karihtala, Risto Bloigu, Ylermi Soini, Pekka Peroja, Milla E.L. Kuusisto, Taina Turpeenniemi-Hujanen, Esa Jantunen, Outi Kuittinen, and Kirsi-Maria Haapasaari
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Male ,Oncology ,Cytoplasm ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pathology ,Time Factors ,Multivariate analysis ,Biopsy ,Kaplan-Meier Estimate ,Disease-Free Survival ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,International Prognostic Index ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Recurrence ,Risk Factors ,Internal medicine ,Biomarkers, Tumor ,medicine ,Humans ,Risk factor ,Proportional Hazards Models ,Retrospective Studies ,Predictive marker ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Immunohistochemistry ,Up-Regulation ,Lymphoma ,Treatment Outcome ,Multivariate Analysis ,Female ,Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ,business ,Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ,Peroxiredoxin VI - Abstract
Aims Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive and potentially fatal disease. Prediction of risk of relapse is based on clinical markers. There is a need for more accurate biomarkers to select patients for more aggressive first-line treatments. Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) are a family of potent antioxidant proteins. Their prognostic role in DLBCL is unknown. Methods Altogether, 103 diagnostic biopsy samples from patients with DLBCL were immunohistochemically stained for Prxs I, II, III, V and VI. Results Strong Prx VI expression was associated with the presence of B-symptoms. There were no other significant associations with traditional risk factors. Five-year disease-specific survival was 68.6% in patients with high cytoplasmic Prx VI intensity vs 97.0% in those with low intensity. In multivariate analysis, high Prx VI expression (HR 12.846, 95% CI 1.722 to 95.807, p=0.013) was an independent risk factor of lymphoma-associated death not related to International Prognostic Index score (HR 2.514, 95% CI 1.040 to 6.073, p=0.041). Conclusions High intensity of cytoplasmic Prx VI expression in pretreatment DLBCL samples predicts worse outcome in patients with DLBCL. Whether Prx VI is associated with chemoresistance, and therefore a poorer outcome, needs to be evaluated. If Prx VI is a predictive marker and it proves causality, it would be crucial to study Prx VI ability to become a target enzyme for treatment.
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35. Bloodstream infections in acute myeloid leukemia patients treated according to the Finnish Leukemia Group AML-2003 protocol - a prospective nationwide study
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Reetta Huttunen, Erkki Elonen, Marjatta Sinisalo, Aarne Kolonen, Riikka Räty, Janne Aittoniemi, Marjut Kauppila, Hannele Rintala, Jaana Syrjänen, Marja Sankelo, Marjaana Säily, Tapio Nousiainen, Heini Huhtala, Esa Jantunen, Hanna Ollikainen, Maija Itälä-Remes, Auvo Rauhala, and Pirjo Koistinen
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Microbiology (medical) ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Bacteremia ,Neutropenia ,Microbial etiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,Medicine ,Humans ,Blood culture ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Prospective Studies ,Finland ,Aged ,General Immunology and Microbiology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,biology ,Bacteria ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Incidence ,Myeloid leukemia ,General Medicine ,ta3121 ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Prognosis ,3. Good health ,Surgery ,Leukemia ,Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ,Infectious Diseases ,Enterococcus ,Blood Culture ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,business - Abstract
Infections greatly influence the outcome of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients receiving intensive treatment. The aim of this study was to establish the incidence, microbial etiology, risk factors and prognosis of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in patients with AML and compare the results with the previous treatment protocol (AML-92).Registery data were gathered prospectively from 357 patients aged 16-65 years recruited on the AML-2003 treatment protocol between November 2003 and November 2011 during different treatment cycles.Blood culture data were available on 977 treatment episodes, in which there were 503 BSIs (51%). The overall incidence rate (IR) for BSIs (per 1000 hospital days) was 16.7. Twenty patients (5.6%) died due to an infection and 16 of them (80%) had a BSI. The most commonly detected microbes (polymicrobial episodes included) in blood cultures were coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS, 24.7%), viridans group streptococci (VGS, 19.1%), enterococci (13.9%) and Enterobacteriacae group (25.9%). The etiology of BSIs varied greatly from treatment cycle to cycle.Enterococcal BSIs have increased compared to our previous treatment protocol, and they represent significant pathogens in blood cultures. Infection-related mortality has decreased despite the increase in the IR of BSIs. Enterococci seem to be an increasingly prominent pathogen underlying BSIs in the AML patients, especially during induction therapy (20%).
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36. A minor role of asparaginase in predisposing to cerebral venous thromboses in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients
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Riikka Räty, Marko Vesanen, Marjut Kauppila, Marjaana Säily, Ulla Wartiovaara-Kautto, Outi Laine, Marjatta Sinisalo, Maria E. Rämet, Esa Jantunen, Saara Roininen, Erkki Elonen, Department of Oncology, Hematologian yksikkö, Department of Medicine, Clinicum, HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lääketieteen ja biotieteiden tiedekunta - Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, and University of Tampere
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Male ,Cancer Research ,Pediatrics ,MULTICENTER ,CHILDREN ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Acute lymphoblastic leukemia ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY ,Medicine ,risk factors ,Finland ,Original Research ,Venous Thrombosis ,education.field_of_study ,Sisätaudit - Internal medicine ,Middle Aged ,Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ,Thrombosis ,3. Good health ,Venous thrombosis ,Leukemia ,Oncology ,Cohort ,Female ,Disease Susceptibility ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Asparaginase ,Adolescent ,Biolääketieteet - Biomedicine ,Population ,3122 Cancers ,COAGULATION ,acute lymphoblastic leukemia ,ta3111 ,DIAGNOSIS ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,THROMBOEMBOLISM ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,COHORT ,Risk factor ,education ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,business.industry ,Clinical Cancer Research ,cerebral venous thrombosis ,ta3121 ,medicine.disease ,asparaginase ,Surgery ,chemistry ,Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ,RISK-FACTORS ,business ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) covers up to a third of all venous thromboses (VTs) detected in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It usually hampers patients' lives and may also endanger efficient leukemia treatment. Although many factors have been suggested to account for an elevated risk of VTs in patients with ALL, there still is a lack of studies focusing on CVTs and especially in the setting of adult ALL patients. We studied in our retrospective population-based cohort the occurrence, characteristics, as well as risk factors for VTs in 186 consecutively diagnosed Finnish adult ALL patients treated with a national pediatric-inspired treatment protocol ALL2000. In the risk factor analyses for VTs we found a distinction of the characteristics of the patients acquiring CVT from those with other kinds of VTs or without thrombosis. In contrast to previous studies we were also able to compare the effects of asparaginase in relation to CVT occurrence. Notably, more than half of the CVTs were diagnosed prior the administration of asparaginase which accentuates the role of other risk factors on the pathophysiology of CVT compared to truncal or central venous line (CVL) VTs in adult ALL patients.
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- 2017
37. Old enemies in new disguises: emergence of Enterococcus faecium as a significant clinical problem at an adult haematology ward
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Sari Hämäläinen, Marja Pyörälä, Ella Mauranen, Jaana Vuopio, Esa Jantunen, Jaana Pentikäinen, Auni Juutilainen, Laura Lindholm, Jori Reijula, Irma Koivula, and Tapio Nousiainen
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0301 basic medicine ,Microbiology (medical) ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,030106 microbiology ,Enterococcus faecium ,MEDLINE ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Intensive care medicine ,Gram-positive bacterial infections ,Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections ,Hematology ,General Immunology and Microbiology ,biology ,business.industry ,Outbreak ,General Medicine ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,biology.organism_classification ,Hospitals ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Infectious Diseases ,business - Abstract
Sir,We read with great interest the paper by Campos et al. [1], who described an endemic outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE). VRE is not a common microbiological finding in ...
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38. Asymmetric dimethylarginine in the assessment of febrile neutropenia in hematological patients
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Auni Juutilainen, Esa Jantunen, Kari Pulkki, Irma Koivula, Sari Hämäläinen, and Marika Lappalainen
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Bacteremia ,Arginine ,Gastroenterology ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Sepsis ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,Intensive care ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Intensive care medicine ,Aged ,Febrile Neutropenia ,biology ,Septic shock ,business.industry ,C-reactive protein ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Shock, Septic ,Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ,C-Reactive Protein ,chemistry ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,biology.protein ,Female ,Asymmetric dimethylarginine ,business ,Febrile neutropenia ,Biomarkers ,Stem Cell Transplantation - Abstract
Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) has been recognized as an independent prognostic factor for sepsis mortality in intensive care units. No data are available on kinetics or prognostic value of ADMA in hematological patients. We evaluated the ability of ADMA to act as a predictor for complicated course of febrile neutropenia, defined as bacteremia and/or septic shock in adult hematological patients receiving intensive chemotherapy. This prospective study included 87 adult hematological patients with febrile neutropenia after an intensive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or after an autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Plasma ADMA and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were measured from the onset of fever (d0) and for 2 days (d1-d2) thereafter. The levels of ADMA were stable or had only minimal changes during the study period. There was no difference between the levels at any time-point in patients having complicated course compared to those without it. On the other hand, CRP levels were significantly higher on d1 (p = 0.016) in patients with bacteremia and/or septic shock than in those without. ADMA was not able to differentiate hematological patients with a complicated course from those without complications. Elevated ADMA levels are probably associated with organ dysfunction, which is rare in this group of patients, of whom about 95% can be successfully managed at the hematology ward.
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- 2017
39. Impact of lenalidomide-based induction therapy on the mobilization of CD34
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Anu, Partanen, Jaakko, Valtola, Raija, Silvennoinen, Antti, Ropponen, Timo, Siitonen, Mervi, Putkonen, Marja, Sankelo, Jukka, Pelkonen, Pentti, Mäntymaa, Ville, Varmavuo, and Esa, Jantunen
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Male ,Graft Survival ,Antigens, CD34 ,Induction Chemotherapy ,Middle Aged ,Hematopoietic Stem Cells ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Thalidomide ,Case-Control Studies ,Humans ,Female ,Prospective Studies ,Multiple Myeloma ,Lenalidomide ,Aged - Abstract
Lenalidomide is an immunomodulatory drug that is also currently used in transplant-eligible patients with multiple myeloma. Previous studies have suggested a negative impact of lenalidomide on the mobilization of CD34In a multicenter, prospective study, we analyzed the mobilization of CD34Patients in the lenalidomide arm had lower median peak CD34Lenalidomide-based induction seems to have an impact on the number of aphereses performed, but not on the total yields of the CD34
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40. Soluble CD14 as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker in Hematological Patients with Febrile Neutropenia
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Carina Intke, Sini Korpelainen, Sari Hämäläinen, Kari Pulkki, Auni Juutilainen, Esa Jantunen, and School of Medicine / Clinical Medicine
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Adult ,Calcitonin ,Male ,0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Article Subject ,Adolescent ,030106 microbiology ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Lipopolysaccharide Receptors ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Gastroenterology ,Procalcitonin ,Sepsis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,Internal medicine ,Genetics ,medicine ,Humans ,Blood culture ,Molecular Biology ,Aged ,Febrile Neutropenia ,lcsh:R5-920 ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Septic shock ,business.industry ,Biochemistry (medical) ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Shock, Septic ,C-Reactive Protein ,Leukemia, Myeloid ,Case-Control Studies ,Shock (circulatory) ,Immunology ,Biomarker (medicine) ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,business ,Biomarkers ,Febrile neutropenia ,Stem Cell Transplantation ,Research Article ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Objective. Elevated levels of a cell surface glycoprotein, soluble cluster of differentiation 14 (sCD14), have been observed in patients with sepsis. Only scarce data are available on sCD14 in hematological patients with chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia. The study aim was to investigate sCD14 as an early biomarker in febrile neutropenia after intensive chemotherapy to detect a rapidly deteriorating clinical course early enough to avoid serious infectious complications. Patients and Methods. This prospective study included 87 adult hematological patients at the start of febrile neutropenia after intensive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia or after autologous stem cell transplantation. The study endpoints were septic shock, severe sepsis, and positive blood culture findings. sCD14 was analyzed from day 0 to day 2, and its prognostic capacity was compared to that of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin. Results. Plasma level of sCD14 predicted the development of septic shock on day 1 () and day 2 but not the development of severe sepsis or blood culture positivity in hematological patients with chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia. Conclusions. Soluble CD14 did not predict an overall complicated course at the early stages of febrile neutropenia. However, it was helpful in predicting the progression of the clinical course of neutropenic fever to septic shock., published version, peerReviewed
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41. Cell cycle regulation score predicts relapse-free survival in non-germinal centre diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients treated by means of immunochemotherapy
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Risto Bloigu, Taina Turpeenniemi-Hujanen, Esa Jantunen, Jenni Peltonen, Ylermi Soini, Anna Kaisa Pasanen, Kirsi-Maria Haapasaari, and Outi Kuittinen
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Adult ,Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 ,Male ,Oncology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Cell ,Biology ,Disease-Free Survival ,Immunophenotyping ,Recurrence ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Chemotherapy ,Retinoblastoma ,Cell Cycle ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Cell cycle ,Germinal Center ,Prognosis ,medicine.disease ,Combined Modality Therapy ,Phenotype ,Lymphoma ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Female ,Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ,Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ,Algorithms ,Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27 - Abstract
Objectives The cell cycle is under strict regulation by the retinoblastoma, p53 and p27 pathways, and the disruption of these pathways is an important characteristic of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In this study, we wanted to assess the function and prognostic significance of these pathways in DLBCL patients. Methods Tissue samples from 120 DLBCL patients treated by means of R-CHOP-type chemotherapy were stained for the cell cycle–regulating proteins p16, p21, p27 and p53, and the germinal centre (GC) phenotype was determined according to Hans' algorithm. Based on the number of impaired cell cycle–regulating pathways a predictive score was obtained, covering three different prognostic groups: a ‘favourable’ group with damage in 0–1 of the studied pathways, a ‘poor’ group with damage in all three pathways and an ‘intermediate’ group comprising the rest of the patients. Results The prognosis of non-GC DLBCL patients was significantly poorer vs. GC phenotype patients (P = 0.015). The prognostic score proved especially useful among non-GC phenotype patients, with 3-yrs relapse-free survival of 100% vs. 62.6% vs. 24.3% in the ‘favourable-’, ‘intermediate-’ and ‘poor prognosis’ groups, respectively (P = 0.003). Conclusion The prognosis of non-GC DLBCL patients is progressively impaired with the accumulation of damage in different cell cycle–regulating pathways.
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- 2013
42. IL-10 combined with procalcitonin improves early prediction of complications of febrile neutropenia in hematological patients
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Auni Juutilainen, Irma Koivula, Sari Hämäläinen, Matti Vänskä, Kari Pulkki, Anna-Kaisa Purhonen, and Esa Jantunen
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Adult ,Calcitonin ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Neutropenia ,Adolescent ,Fever ,Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide ,Immunology ,Bacteremia ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Biochemistry ,Gastroenterology ,Procalcitonin ,Young Adult ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Immunology and Allergy ,Prospective Studies ,Protein Precursors ,Young adult ,Prospective cohort study ,Intensive care medicine ,Molecular Biology ,Aged ,biology ,Interleukin-6 ,Septic shock ,business.industry ,C-reactive protein ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,Prognosis ,medicine.disease ,Shock, Septic ,Interleukin-10 ,Transplantation ,Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ,C-Reactive Protein ,biology.protein ,Female ,business ,Febrile neutropenia ,Stem Cell Transplantation - Abstract
Early diagnosis of complicated course in febrile neutropenia is cumbersome due to the non-specificity of clinical and laboratory signs of severe infection. This prospective study included 100 adult hematological patients with febrile neutropenia after intensive chemotherapy at the onset of fever (d0) and for 3 days (d1-d3) thereafter. The study aim was to find early predictors for complicated course of febrile neutropenia, defined as bacteremia or septic shock. Interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 10 (IL-10), procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) all predicted complicated course of febrile neutropenia on d0, but only PCT was predictive throughout the study period. For IL-10 on d0-1 with cut-off 37 ng/L, sensitivity was 0.71, specificity 0.82, positive predictive value 0.52 and negative predictive value 0.92. For PCT on d0-1 with cut-off 0.13 μg/L, the respective measures were 0.95, 0.53, 0.36, and 0.98. For the combination of IL-10 and PCT on d0-1 with the same cut-offs, specificity improved to 0.85 and positive predictive value to 0.56. In conclusion, the present study confirms the high negative predictive value of PCT and provides new evidence for IL-10 as an early predictor for complicated course of febrile neutropenia in hematological patients. Combining IL-10 with PCT improves the early prediction for complicated course of febrile neutropenia.
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43. [Sarcoidosis-lymphoma syndrome]
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Anu, Partanen, Satu, Pukkila, and Esa, Jantunen
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Diagnosis, Differential ,Lymphoma ,Sarcoidosis ,Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 ,Positron-Emission Tomography ,Humans ,Syndrome ,Radiopharmaceuticals ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Multimodal Imaging - Abstract
Lymphoma risk is increased in middle-aged patients in association with chronic active sarcoidosis. The sarcoidosis- lymphoma syndrome poses a challenge for differential diagnosis particularly in the era of fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG-PET-TT). Upon detection of enlargement of lymph nodes, the diagnosis should be confirmed with a histological sample.
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44. A randomized phase II study of stem cell mobilization with cyclophosphamide plus G-CSF or G-CSF alone after lenalidomide-based induction in multiple myeloma
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J Heiskanen, Hanna Ollikainen, Venla Terävä, K Launonen, Taru Kuittinen, Timo Siitonen, Kristiina Kananen, Piotr Bazia, A. Kutila, Merja Suominen, A. Räsänen, Esa Jantunen, Anu Sikiö, Marjanna Säily, Raija Silvennoinen, Pekka Anttila, Kari Remes, Mervi Putkonen, Sakari Kakko, Tuija Lundán, Tuomas Selander, Clinicum, and Department of Oncology
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BLOOD ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation ,THERAPY ,0302 clinical medicine ,Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor ,Autografts ,Lenalidomide ,Atlantic Ocean ,Multiple myeloma ,Bortezomib ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Induction Chemotherapy ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,3. Good health ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,DEXAMETHASONE COMBINATION ,Original Article ,Multiple Myeloma ,medicine.drug ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cyclophosphamide ,STRATEGIES ,3122 Cancers ,Urology ,BORTEZOMIB ,MARROW TRANSPLANTATION ,03 medical and health sciences ,PLERIXAFOR ,medicine ,Humans ,THALIDOMIDE ,Aged ,Transplantation ,business.industry ,Plerixafor ,ta3121 ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Thalidomide ,business ,COLLECTION ,030215 immunology - Abstract
The most common means of mobilizing autologous stem cells is G-CSF alone or combined with cyclophosphamide (CY) to obtain sufficient CD34(+) cells for one to two transplants. There are few prospective, randomized studies investigating mobilization regimens in multiple myeloma (MM), especially after lenalidomide-based induction. We designed this prospective, randomized study to compare low-dose CY 2 g/m(2)+G-CSF (arm A) and G-CSF alone (arm B) after lenalidomide-based up-front induction in MM. Of the 80 initially randomized patients, 69 patients were evaluable, 34 and 35 patients in arms A and B, respectively. The primary end point was the proportion of patients achieving a yield of >= 3x10(6)/kg CD34(+) cells with 1 - 2 aphereses, which was achieved in 94% and 77% in arms A and B, respectively (P = 0.084). The median number of aphereses needed to reach the yield of >= 3x10(6)/kg was lower in arm A than in arm B (1 vs 2, P = 0.035). Two patients needed plerixafor in arm A and five patients in arm B (P = 0.428). Although CY-based mobilization was more effective, G-CSF alone was successful in a great majority of patients to reach the defined collection target after three cycles of lenalidomide-based induction.
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45. Early immune recovery after autologous transplantation in non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients: predictive factors and clinical significance
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Hanne Kuitunen, Leena Keskinen, Jaakko Valtola, Pentti Mäntymaa, Outi Kuittinen, Tuomas Selander, Antti Ropponen, Kaija Vasala, Ville Varmavuo, Jukka Pelkonen, Esa Jantunen, and Tapio Nousiainen
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Oncology ,Adult ,Male ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Transplantation, Autologous ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Autologous transplantation ,Humans ,Clinical significance ,Lymphocyte Count ,Young adult ,Survival analysis ,Aged ,business.industry ,Plerixafor ,Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ,Graft Survival ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,Immunity ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Hematopoietic Stem Cells ,Prognosis ,Combined Modality Therapy ,Survival Analysis ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Lymphoma ,Hematopoiesis ,Treatment Outcome ,Immunology ,Retreatment ,Female ,business ,030215 immunology ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Limited data is available about the factors affecting early immune recovery or its clinical significance after autologous stem cell transplantation (auto-SCT). We prospectively analyzed factors affecting early immune recovery and outcome among 72 non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients. Absolute lymphocyte count 15 d after auto-SCT (ALC-15) ≥ 0.5 × 10(9)/L was associated with the use of plerixafor (p = 0.004), the number of CD34(+) cells (p = 0.015), and CD34(+) CD38(-) cells (p = 0.005) in the grafts. ALC-15 ≥ 0.5 × 10(9)/L was associated with improved overall survival (p = 0.021). In patients with aggressive histology, ALC-15 ≥ 0.5 × 10(9)/L was beneficial in regard to both progression-free survival (p = 0.015) and overall survival (p = 0.002). Early immune recovery seems to be important in transplanted patients with NHL and, therefore, an easy and affordable method for disease-related risk analysis. Patients with aggressive histology and slow immune recovery may need additional post-transplant treatment.
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46. Biomarkers of neutropenic sepsis
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Esa, Jantunen, Auni, Juutilainen, Sari, Hämäläinen, Irma, Koivula, Matti, Vänskä, Anna-Kaisa, Purhonen, and Kari, Pulkki
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Calcitonin ,Intensive Care Units ,C-Reactive Protein ,Neutropenia ,Sepsis ,Humans ,Biomarkers - Abstract
Neutropenic sepsis is a common clinical problem in hematological patients receiving intensive chemotherapy. Complications will develop in a minority of these patients. Biomarkers can be used for the recognition of infection as well as to estimate its severity and risk of complications and also to assess treatment response. Experience gained from other patient groups or sepsis patients treated in intensive care units cannot be directly extrapolated to hematological patients. Numerous biomarkers of infections have been investigated in hematological patients, but no optimal marker has been found. C-reactive protein is still the most commonly used biomarker in hematological patients, but procalcitonin may be a real challenger, although more studies are still needed.
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47. Plasma copeptin in the assessment of febrile neutropenia
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Maija Lehtikangas, Anna-Kaisa Purhonen, Matti Vänskä, Esa Jantunen, Tapio Nousiainen, Auni Juutilainen, Taru Kuittinen, Sari Hämäläinen, Irma Koivula, and Kari Pulkki
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Neutropenia ,Adolescent ,Fever ,Hydrocortisone ,Physiology ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Bacteremia ,Biochemistry ,law.invention ,Sepsis ,Young Adult ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,Endocrinology ,Copeptin ,law ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Intensive care medicine ,Prospective cohort study ,Aged ,business.industry ,Surrogate endpoint ,Glycopeptides ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Intensive care unit ,Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ,Serum Amyloid P-Component ,C-Reactive Protein ,Biomarker (medicine) ,Female ,business ,Biomarkers ,Febrile neutropenia - Abstract
Copeptin, the surrogate marker of arginine vasopressin (AVP), has been suggested to be a useful biomarker in monitoring sepsis reflecting hemodynamic imbalance and stress state. This prospective study conducted at a hematology ward in a Finnish University Hospital aimed to investigate whether plasma copeptin predicts the development of complicated course of neutropenic fever (bacteremia or need for treatment at intensive care unit) in 100 hematological patients experiencing their first neutropenic fever episode after intensive chemotherapy for hematological malignancy. Contrary to study presumptions, not elevated copeptin but the lack of a proper initial increase of plasma copeptin (0.02 ng/mL from day 0 to day 1) predicted blood culture positive sepsis (p=0.023) and gram-negative bacteremia (p=0.045). No correlation was observed with plasma sodium, blood pressure or evaluated osmolality. Plasma copeptin correlated inversely with the same day pentraxin 3 on day 0-day 2 (all p-values0.001) and with C-reactive protein on day 1 (p=0.015). In conclusion, copeptin did not correlate with disease severity, but the lack of a proper initial increase was associated with bacteremic complications of febrile neutropenia in hematological patients. The findings suggest the possibility of central dysregulation of AVP release and do not support the use of copeptin as a biomarker of septic complications in this patient group.
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48. Pre-emptive plerixafor injection increases blood neutrophil, lymphocyte and monocyte counts in addition to CD34+ counts in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma mobilizing poorly with chemotherapy plus G-CSF: Potential implications for apheresis and graft composition
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Taru Kuittinen, Pentti Mäntymaa, Esa Jantunen, Tapio Nousiainen, and Ville Varmavuo
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Adult ,Male ,Benzylamines ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Anti-HIV Agents ,Lymphocyte ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Antigens, CD34 ,Cyclams ,Transplantation, Autologous ,CXCR4 ,Peripheral blood mononuclear cell ,Gastroenterology ,Leukocyte Count ,Heterocyclic Compounds ,Internal medicine ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor ,medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation ,Chemotherapy ,business.industry ,Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ,Monocyte ,Plerixafor ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,Hematopoietic Stem Cells ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Transplantation ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Apheresis ,Immunology ,Blood Component Removal ,Female ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background CXCR4 receptor antagonist plerixafor is used to mobilize hematopoietic stem cells. No detailed data regarding the effects of plerixafor on other blood cell components have been published but may be of importance in regard to graft composition collected after plerixafor injection. Patients and methods The study included thirty-nine patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) mobilized with chemotherapy plus G-CSF. Plerixafor was given pre-emptively in twenty patients due to poor mobilization or low collection yield. Nineteen NHL patients served as controls. We evaluated CD34 + counts and WBC counts and differential from the morning of the first plerixafor injection and 8h after the plerixafor injection. From the control patients the corresponding values were evaluated on the morning of the first apheresis and 24h before it. Results The first plerixafor dose increased CD34 + counts and number of leukocytes, neutrophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils and monocytes. Leukocyte, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte and eosinophil counts were higher after plerixafor injection compared to the control group at the time of the first apheresis. Minimal graft (⩾2×10 6 /kg CD34 + cells) was collected in 85% of plerixafor treated patients, with a single apheresis in 45% of the patients. Discussion Plerixafor significantly increases B-CD34 + cell counts on the next morning making effective blood stem cell collection possible in the majority of the patients mobilizing poorly. It also influences other blood cell components but impact of this observation in regard to graft content and post-transplant course needs to be assessed in further studies.
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49. Prolonged immunochemotherapy with rituximab, cytarabine and fludarabine added to cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone and followed by rituximab maintenance in untreated elderly patients with mantle cell lymphoma: a prospective study by the Finnish Lymphoma Group
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Johanna Rimpiläinen, Merja Suominen, Eira Poikonen, Maija Mikkola, Auvo Rauhala, Riikka Räty, Erkki Elonen, Tuomo Honkanen, Outi Kuittinen, Mirja Vapaatalo, Sirkku Jyrkkiö, Marja-Liisa Karjalainen-Lindsberg, Anu Räsänen, Esa Jantunen, Sanna Siitonen, and Minna Lehto
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Male ,Oncology ,Cancer Research ,Vincristine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Hyper-CVAD ,Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell ,CHOP ,Maintenance Chemotherapy ,Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived ,International Prognostic Index ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Internal medicine ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Humans ,Medicine ,Cyclophosphamide ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,business.industry ,Cytarabine ,Induction Chemotherapy ,Hematology ,medicine.disease ,Fludarabine ,Surgery ,Treatment Outcome ,Doxorubicin ,Prednisone ,Female ,Mantle cell lymphoma ,Rituximab ,business ,Vidarabine ,medicine.drug - Abstract
There is no consensus on treatment strategies for elderly patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). In this prospective phase II study we investigated whether the poor outcome could be improved, with reasonable toxicity, by prolonging the immunochemotherapy. Ten cycles of alternating cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone (CHOP)/cytarabine (AraC) with eight doses of rituximab (R) were given as induction. The potential synergism of intermediate-dose AraC and fludarabine was tested in cycles 6-8. Induction was followed by bimonthly rituximab maintenance for 2 years. The median age of the 60 included patients was 74 years, and the Mantle Cell Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (MIPI) was intermediate or high risk in 98% of the patients. The overall response rate was 95% (complete response/complete response unconfirmed 87%). The response of 11 patients improved with cycles 6-8 (R-fludarabine-AraC). Progression-free survival was 70% and overall survival 72% at 4 years, respectively. Treatment related mortality was 2%. Severe infections were rare, with only one grade 4 infection. More dose reductions were needed during fludarabine-containing courses as compared to R-AraC. In 20 patients a transient grade 4 neutropenia without severe infections was recorded during maintenance. In conclusion, elderly patients with MCL can be treated relatively intensively with acceptable toxicity.
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50. Kinetics of blood CD34+ cells after chemotherapy plus G-CSF in poor mobilizers: Implications for pre-emptive plerixafor use
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Tapio Nousiainen, Auni Juutilainen, Esa Jantunen, Ville Varmavuo, Taru Kuittinen, Pentti Mäntymaa, and Eija Mahlamäki
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Adult ,Male ,Benzylamines ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Transplantation Conditioning ,Anti-HIV Agents ,medicine.medical_treatment ,CD34 ,Antigens, CD34 ,Cyclams ,Chemoprevention ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Gastroenterology ,Drug Administration Schedule ,Leukocyte Count ,Autologous stem-cell transplantation ,Heterocyclic Compounds ,Internal medicine ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor ,Leukocytes ,medicine ,Humans ,Treatment Failure ,Aged ,Chemotherapy ,Mobilization ,Hematology ,business.industry ,Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ,Plerixafor ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Prognosis ,Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ,Transplantation ,Kinetics ,Immunology ,Female ,Stem cell ,Multiple Myeloma ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Mobilization and collection of stem cells is difficult in a proportion of patients intended for autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). We have evaluated mobilization kinetics of blood CD34(+) cells (B-CD34(+)) to form basis for algorithm to facilitate rational pre-emptive plerixafor use. Altogether 390 chemomobilized patients were included.Forty-three patients (11%) did not reach BCD34+count ≥10×10(6)/l. Mobilization kinetics differed according to the mobilization capacity observed. Among those who were very poor or inadequate mobilizers (peak BCD34(+)count ≤5×10(6)/l and 6–10×10(6)/l, respectively), BCD34+counts rarely rose after white blood cells (WBC) >5–10×10(9)/l, whereas in many standard mobilizers a later rise in CD34(+) counts could be observed. Four algorithms based on WBC and CD34(+) counts were constructed. According to this patient series, algorithm II (WBC >5×109/l and BCD34+≤10×10(6)/l) and algorithm IV (WBC >10×10(9)/l andB-CD34(+) ≤10×10(9)/l) were the most applicable. For algorithm II the sensitivity was 0.97 and specificity 1.00, respectively, to identify patients for plerixafor use provided that all patients with B-CD34+ maximum ≤10×10(6)/l would have needed plerixafor.This simple model needs a prospective validation.
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