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This multicenter prospective phase 2 trial analyzed disease-free survival (DFS) in myelofibrosis patients receiving ruxolitinib for 6 months before transplantation. Seventy-six patients were recruited. Age-adjusted dynamic international prognostic scoring system was intermediate-1, intermediate-2, and high in 27 (36%), 31 (41%), and 18 (24%) patients. All patients received ruxolitinib from inclusion to conditioning regimen (fludarabine-melphalan) or to progression. A donor was found in 64 patients: 18 HLA-matched sibling donor (MSD), 32 HLA-matched unrelated (UD10/10), and 14 HLA mismatched unrelated donor (UD9/10. Among 64 patients with a donor, 20 (31%) achieved a partial response before transplantation and 59 (92%) could be transplanted after ruxolitinib therapy (18/18 MSD, 30/21 UD10/10, 11/34 UD9/10), of whom 19 (32%) were splenectomized. Overall survival from inclusion was 68% at 12 months. One-year DFS after transplantation was 55%: 83%, 40%, and 34% after MSD, UD10/10 or UD9/10, respectively. Cumulative incidence of grade 2–4 acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was 66% and non-relapse-mortality was 42% at 12 months. Short course of ruxolitinib before transplantation is followed by a high rate of transplantation. With the platform used in this protocol, outcome was much better in patients transplanted with HLA-matched sibling donor as compared to unrelated donor.

Purpose: To provide insights into the diagnosis and management of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MN) following PARP inhibitors (PARPi). Experimental Design: In a French cancer center, we identified and described the profiles of 13 t-MN diagnosed among 37 patients with ovarian cancer referred to hematology consultation for cytopenia under PARPi. Next, we described these 13 t-MN post-PARPi among 37 t-MN post ovarian cancer according to PARPi exposure. Finally, we described 69 t-MN post-PARPi in a national cohort. Results: From 2016 to 2021, cumulative incidence of t-MN was 3.5% (13/373) among patients with ovarian cancer treated with PARPi. At time of hematologic consultation, patients with t-MN had a longer PARPi exposure (9 vs. 3 months, P = 0.01), lower platelet count (74 vs. 173 G/L, P = 0.0005), and more cytopenias (2 vs. 1, P = 0.0005). Compared with t-MN not exposed to PARPi, patients with t-MN-PARPi had more BRCA1/2 germline mutation (61.5% vs. 0%, P = 0.03) but similar overall survival (OS). In the national cohort, most t-MN post-PARPi had a complex karyotype (61%) associated with a high rate of TP53 mutation (71%). Median OS was 9.6 months (interquartile range, 4–14.6). In multivariate analysis, a longer time between end of PARPi and t-MN (HR, 1.046; P = 0.02), olaparib compared with other PARPi (HR, 5.82; P = 0.003) and acute myeloid leukemia (HR, 2.485; P = 0.01) were associated with shorter OS. Conclusions: In a large series, we described a high incidence of t-MN post-PARPi associated with unfavorable cytogenetic and molecular abnormalities leading to poor OS. Early detection is crucial, particularly in cases of delayed cytopenia.

The rising incidence of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and associated long-term high mortality constitutes an urgent clinical issue. Unfortunately, the study of possible interventions to treat this pathology lacks a reproducible pre-clinical model. Indeed, currently adopted small and large animal models of MI mimic only full-thickness, ST-segment-elevation (STEMI) infarcts, and hence cater only for investigation into therapeutics and interventions directed at this subset of MI. Thus, we developed an ovine model of NSTEMI by ligating the myocardial muscle at precise intervals parallel to the left anterior descending coronary artery. After validating the presented model both by histology and functional analysis with clinical data, further omics analyses highlighted the distinctive features of post-NSTEMI tissue remodelling. Here, by looking at the transcriptome and proteome-derived pathways emerging at acute (7 days) and late (28 days) post-surgery timepoints, we discovered specific alterations in cardiac post-ischaemic extracellular matrix (ECM). Together with the rise of well-known markers of inflammation and fibrosis, NSTEMI ischaemic regions showed distinctive patterns in the expression of complex N-glycans and glycosaminoglycans in cellular membranes and ECM. Identifying such changes in molecular moieties accessible to infusible and intra-myocardial injectable drugs sheds light on the development of targeted pharmacological solutions to contrast adverse fibrotic remodelling.

Si le contrat n’exige pas en principe la rédaction d’un écrit, celle-ci s’impose souvent pour des raisons pratiques.L’écriture du contrat soulève alors différents problèmes que la vénération du consensualisme a quelque peu relégués aux oubliettes.Lorsque les parties décident de sceller leur accord dans un écrit, comment faire ? Comment l’écrire ce contrat ? Quel titre lui donner ? Un préambule est-il nécessaire ? Faut-il un glossaire ? Les clauses d’un contrat racontent par ailleurs très souvent une histoire, celle des parties. Lient-elles vraiment le juge ? Quelle est véritablement leur fonction ? Et le contrat roule-t-il sur un ou des champs lexicaux spéciaux ? Répond-il à quelque structure ? Autant de questions, parmi bien d’autres, qui justifient la question : une stylistique contractuelle existe-t-elle ? Quels en seraient les éléments ? Au reste, cette stylistique évolue-t-elle ? Varie-t-elle dans le temps et dans l’espace ? Le problème revêt aussi une dimension historique et comparative.Cet ouvrage a pour objet d’inviter des spécialistes à y réfléchir. Il s’inscrit non seulement dans une approche critique du droit, mais aussi dans le mouvement Droit & Littérature.

Contains fulltext : 245127.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) is a complex, potentially fatal therapy featuring a myriad of complications. Triggering event(s) of such complications vary significantly, but often a so-called "multi-organ failure" (MOF) is reported as the leading cause of death. The identification of the exact trigger of MOF is critical towards early and disease-specific intervention to improve outcome. We examined data from 202 alloHCT patients reported to have died of MOF from the EBMT registry aiming to determine their exact cause of death focusing on veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (VOD/SOS) due to its life-threatening, often difficult to capture yet preventable nature. We identified a total of 70 patients (35%) for whom VOD/SOS could be considered as trigger for MOF and leading cause of death, among which 48 (69%) were previously undiagnosed. Multivariate analysis highlighted history of hepatic comorbidity or gentuzumab use and disease status beyond CR1 as the only significant factors predictive of VOD/SOS incidence (OR = 6.6; p = 0.001 and OR = 3.3; p = 0.004 respectively). VOD/SOS-related MOF was widely under-reported, accounting for 27% of deaths attributed to MOF of unknown origin without a previous VOD/SOS diagnosis. Our results suggest most missed cases developed late VOD/SOS beyond 21 days post-alloHCT, highlighting the importance of the newly revised EBMT criteria.

Heparan sulfate (HS) chains, covalently linked to heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPG), promote synaptic development and functions by connecting various synaptic adhesion proteins (AP). HS binding to AP could vary according to modifications of HS chains by different sulfotransferases. 3-O-sulfotransferases (Hs3sts) produce rare 3-O-sulfated HSs (3S-HSs), of poorly known functions in the nervous system. Here, we showed that a peptide known to block herpes simplex virus by interfering with 3S-HSs in vitro and in vivo (i.e. G2 peptide), specifically inhibited neural activity, reduced evoked glutamate release, and impaired synaptic assembly in hippocampal cell cultures. A role for 3S-HSs in promoting synaptic assembly and neural activity is consistent with the synaptic interactome of G2 peptide, and with the detection of Hs3sts and their products in synapses of cultured neurons and in synaptosomes prepared from developing brains. Our study suggests that 3S-HSs acting as receptors for herpesviruses might be important regulators of neuronal and synaptic development in vertebrates.

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) represents the most beneficial treatment for patients with active relapsed/refractory (R/R) hematologic malignancies. Recently, sequential regimens combining debulking chemotherapy followed by reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) have shown encouraging results for these patients. In this retrospective study, we report the extended results of a sequential regimen of clofarabine, cytosine arabinoside, and RIC in 131 adults with active R/R myeloid disease at transplant. Conditioning consisted of clofarabine (30 mg/m2/day) and cytosine arabinoside (1 g/m2/day) for 5 days, followed, after a rest of 3 days, by an RIC combining cyclophosphamide (60 mg/kg) for 1 day, iv busulfan (3.2 mg/kg/day) for 2 days, and anti-thymocyte globulin (2.5 mg/kg/day) for 2 days. Between 2007 and 2016, 131 patients (males n = 75, median age: 52.6 years) were identified from the SFGM-TC registry. There were 111 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients and 20 cases with myelodysplastic or myeloproliferative syndrome. Status at transplant was known for all but 4 patients and was primary refractory (n = 81) and 1st or 2nd relapse (n = 46). All patients received allo-SCT from a matched donor (sibling n = 64, unrelated n = 67). Engraftment was observed in 105/122 (86%) evaluable cases and 63% of the patients achieved complete remission (CR) after transplant. The 1-year overall survival, disease-free survival, relapse incidence, non-relapse mortality, and graft-versus-host disease-free/relapse-free survival were 39.2%, 28.1%, 41.0%, 30.8%, and 22.2%, respectively. This study confirms that this sequential clofarabine-based regimen provides a high CR rate in this critical population, although relapse remains a matter of concern.

Apres avoir mis en exergue l’importance de la problematique œdipienne, du narcissisme et de la problematique de perte/separation dans les processus d’adolescence et de devenir adulte, cet article se propose de rendre compte de leurs intrications avec la temporalite psychique, afin de mettre en evidence la pertinence de cette notion dans le devenir adulte. En effet, si l’adolescence a pu faire l’objet de quelques travaux du point de vue de la temporalite psychique, aucune recherche adossee a la pensee psychanalytique ne s’est encore interessee a son importance dans le devenir adulte. Pour se faire, et en appui sur notre recherche de doctorat, nous preciserons ces interactions entre temporalite psychique et devenir adulte, puis nous proposerons une methodologie etayee sur les epreuves projectives du Rorschach et du tat pour rendre compte de la qualite du deploiement du devenir adulte du point de vue de la temporalite psychique.

BackgroundClozapine is mainly used in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and may lead to potentially severe haematologic adverse events, such as agranulocytosis. Whether clozapine might be associated with haematologic malignancies is unknown. We aimed to assess the association between haematologic malignancies and clozapine using Vigibase®, the WHO pharmacovigilance database.MethodsWe performed a disproportionality analysis to compute reporting odds-ratio adjusted for age, sex and concurrent reporting of antineoplastic/immunomodulating agents (aROR) for clozapine and structurally related drugs (loxapine, olanzapine and quetiapine) compared with other antipsychotic drugs. Cases were malignant lymphoma and leukaemia reports. Non-cases were all other reports including at least one antipsychotic report.ResultsOf the 140 226 clozapine-associated reports, 493 were malignant lymphoma cases, and 275 were leukaemia cases. Clozapine was significantly associated with malignant lymphoma (aROR 9.14, 95% CI 7.75–10.77) and leukaemia (aROR 3.54, 95% CI 2.97–4.22). Patients suffering from those haematologic malignancies were significantly younger in the clozapine treatment group than patients treated with other medicines (p < 0.001). The median time to onset (available for 212 cases) was 5.1 years (IQR 2.2–9.9) for malignant lymphoma and 2.5 years (IQR 0.6–7.4) for leukaemia. The aROR by quartile of dose of clozapine in patients with haematologic malignancies suggested a dose-dependent association.ConclusionsClozapine was significantly associated with a pharmacovigilance signal of haematologic malignancies. The risk-benefit balance of clozapine should be carefully assessed in patients with risk factors of haematologic malignancies. Clozapine should be used at the lowest effective posology.

International audience; Solution. - La Cour de cassation prend position pour la première fois sur l'articulation du droit commun et des droits spéciaux sanctionnant le déséquilibre significatif. Elle retient que l'article 1171 du Code civil peut s'appliquer aux contrats conclus entre professionnels, mais uniquement lorsqu'ils ne relèvent pas de l'ancien article L. 442-6, I, 2°, du Code de commerce (actuel article L. 442-1), ce qui est le cas des contrats de location financière conclus par les établissements de crédit et sociétés de financement.Impact. -Cette décision présente une incidence directe sur le choix des textes à invoquer (droit commun, droit de la consommation, droit des pratiques restrictives de concurrence) lorsqu'un déséquilibre significatif est allégué. Elle fournit également des précisions importantes sur l'appréciation et la sanction des clauses créant un déséquilibre significatif.

Empiric antifungal therapy is considered the standard-of-care for high-risk neutropenic patients with persistent fever. The impact of a pre-emptive, diagnostic-driven approach based on galactomannan (GM) screening and chest CT-scan on demand on survival and on the risk of invasive fungal disease (IFD) during the first weeks of high-risk neutropenia is unknown.Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients were randomly assigned to receive caspofungin empirically (Arm A) or pre-emptively (Arm B). All patients received fluconazole 400 mg daily as prophylaxis. The primary endpoint of this non-inferiority study was overall survival (OS) 42 days after randomization.Of 556 patients recruited, 549 were eligible: 275 in Arm A, 274 in Arm B. Eighty percent of the patients had AML or MDS requiring high-dose chemotherapy and 93% of them were in first induction phase. At day 42, the OS was not inferior in Arm B (96.7%; 95% confidence interval (CI), 93.8 - 98.3%) when compared to Arm A (93.1%; 95% CI, 89.3 - 95.5%). The rates of IFDs at day 84 were not significantly different, 7.7% (95%CI, 4.5-10.8%) in Arm B versus 6.6% (95%CI, 3.6-9.5%) in Arm A, respectively. The rate of patients receiving caspofungin was significantly lower in Arm B (27%) than in Arm A (63%) (p 0.001).The pre-emptive antifungal strategy was safe for high-risk neutropenic patients given fluconazole as prophylaxis, halving the number of patients receiving antifungals without excess mortality or IFDs.

The video game industry is the latest addition to cultural industries and is digital from the outset. If it has been built on the traditional principles of the cultural industries, it differs from them in many essential ways. In this respect, the video game industry is a pioneer in general trends that now affect the entire content field. However, the video game business has not been spared by digital changes. They have led the industry to significant changes in its business models and ecosystem., Dernière-née des industries culturelles, d’emblée numérique, l’industrie du jeu vidéo s’est cependant construite en empruntant aux modèles plus classiques des industries culturelles, mais en s’en différenciant par quelques traits essentiels. À ce titre, le jeu vidéo est pionnier d’évolutions générales qui touchent désormais l’ensemble du secteur des contenus. Pour autant, le secteur du jeu vidéo n’a pas été épargné par les mutations du numérique. Elles ont conduit le secteur à des évolutions fortes de ses modèles économiques et de son écosystème.

International audience; Introduction Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD) is a major source of mortality following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Standard 1st line therapy for the treatment of aGvHD involves corticosteroids (CS). However, more than 50% of patients are refractory to CS (SR-aGvHD) and the associated mortality rate is of up to 80%. Recently, Ruxolitinib has been approved as 2nd line treatment for SR-aGvHD. However, patients with severe gastrointestinal (GI) aGvHD seem less likely to respond to Ruxolitinib and have poor outcomes with limited therapeutic options.In this context, fecal microbiotherapy has shown promising results in several pilot studies in patients with refractory GI-aGvHD. Here we report clinical outcomes from 81 patients diagnosed with SR or dependent (SD) GI-aGvHD treated with the pooled allogeneic microbiotherapy MaaT013 as part of the Early Access Program (EAP) in France.Methods 81 patients with SR/SD GI-aGvHD (Classical n=62, late onset n=12, overlap syndrome n=7) were treated with MaaT013 as part of an EAP in France. These patients had failed 1 to 6 prior systemic GvHD treatment lines (median 2; 66/81 received Ruxolitinib). Most patients had grade III-IV aGvHD (11% grade II, 51% grade III, 38% grade IV).For each patient, a total of 3 MaaT013 administrations were planned every 7 +/- 2 days. Each dose comprised 30g of feces in 150 mL of diluent, from 4 to 8 healthy donors, administered by enema (except for 1 patient by nasogastric tube).Treatment response was calculated among all treated patients based on aGvHD staging and grading at day 28 (D28) at the time of the EAP request.Results At D28, the GI-overall response rate (ORR) was 56%: 30 complete response (CR, 37%), 11 very good response rate (VGPR, 14%), 4 partial response (PR, 5%). The GI-ORR was higher in patients with lower grade aGvHD (89% in grade II, 66% in grade III, 32% in grade IV) and higher in SD versus SR patients (92% versus 49%). Including skin and liver symptoms (n=78), response rate was 49%, including 24 CR, 11 VGPR and 3 PR and inversely correlated with aGvHD initial grade (88% in grade II, 55% in grade III, 30% in grade IV).Overall survival (OS) was 51% at 6 months (M6) and 39% at M12. The median follow-up among surviving patients was 355 days (range, 53-731). OS was significantly higher in patients achieving at least GI-PR at D28 (Responder, R; n=45) compared to patients in treatment failure (Non-responder, NR; n=35): 69% versus 28% at M6, 59% versus 14% at M12, respectively. Median survival duration in R was 451 days versus 32 days in NR.Interestingly, aGvHD response was improved in the subgroup of 31 patients previously treated with Ruxolitinib as 2nd line and MaaT013 as 3rd line (65% D28 GI-ORR, OS M6 55% and 49% M12 and 74% versus 15% at M6 and 74% versus 0% at M12 for R and NR respectively).MaaT013 displayed a good overall safety profile in the EAP population: 20 pharmacovigilance cases were reported in 18 patients: sepsis in 11 patients, C. difficile colitis in 2, E. coli osteoarthritis in 1, G. silvicola in stools from 1, P. aeruginosa sinusitis in 1, appearance of air bubbles in the mesorectum in 1, respiratory distress in 1. No pathogen transmission was reported. In 2 patients, non-pathogenic commensal bacteria isolated following infectious events were detected in the administered MaaT013 batch. Causality could not be formally excluded in these cases.The overall incidence of bacteremia (14%) remains low, compared to an incidence of 31% to 74% in bloodstream infections reported in patients with GI-aGvHD. This suggests that fecal microbiotherapy may have a protective effect on bacterial translocation, but this needs to be confirmed in further clinical trials.47 deaths have been reported; the cause of which was GvHD in 21 patients, severe infection in 13, relapse of underlying malignancy in 6, COVID-19 in 3, hemorrhage during surgery in 1, neurological complications post allo-HCT in 1, and cardiac arrest in 2 patients. No causality link with MaaT013 administration has been identified.Conclusion Overall, EAP clinical data showed that MaaT013 was safe and effective for the treatment of SR/SD-GI-aGvHD especially in patients having previously received ruxolitinib. Interestingly, GI-response to aGvHD correlates with increased OS, suggesting a strong favorable benefit-risk profile for MaaT013. A Phase 3 trial is currently ongoing to confirm these results in ruxolitinib-refractory patients (NCT04769895).

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