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1. The Influence of Medial Comminution in the Treatment Choice of Radial Head Fracture

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Touloupakis G, Biancardi E, Theodorakis E, Ghirardelli S, Ferrara F, Gherlinzoni F, and Antonini G

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radial head fracture, radial head replacement, elbow joint, comminuted fractures, fracture fixation, Orthopedic surgery, RD701-811
Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The aim of our retrospective study was to investigate the role of the medial side involvement in the treatment choice of radial head fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We searched the databases of our institutions for the surgical procedures diagnosed as "fracture of the radial head" and for the procedures related to "prosthesis of the radial head" and "osteosynthesis of the radial head" in the period from May 2014 to October 2017. The fractures were first classified according to the Mason classification . We then allocated the patients into three study groups according to the site of the fracture, either the medial or lateral side of the radial head : Group A, with an isolated lateral fracture of the radius head; Group B1, with a medial fracture of the radius head with two medial fragments; and Group B2, with a medial fracture of the radius head with multiple medial fragments. We performed a multivariate analysis to identify statistically significant correlation between the pre-operative classifications of Mason and our study, the type of surgical procedure, and the clinical outcome. RESULTS: Mayo Elbow Performance (MEP) scores determined at the final follow-up of the study (mean 16.6 months, range 12-26 months) was excellent in 17 patients (4 in Group A, 6 in Group B1 and 7 in Group B2), and good in 12 patients (3 in Group A, 7 in Group B1, and 2 in Group B2). One patient showed a poor result in MEP score probably because of an infection and implant removal. CONCLUSION: Regarding medial fractures of the radial head, our study showed satisfactory results with a radial head prosthesis for comminuted or multifragmentary radial head fractures. For surgeons with advanced elbow fracture expertise, osteosynthesis could be attempted in a fracture pattern that involved only two medial fragments.

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2020
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2. SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: The Italian Hematology Alliance on COVID-19 cohort

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Merli, M, Ferrarini, I, Merli, F, Busca, A, Mina, R, Falini, B, Bruna, R, Cairoli, R, Marchetti, M, Romano, A, Cavo, M, Arcaini, L, Trentin, L, Cattaneo, C, Derenzini, E, Fracchiolla, N, Marchesi, F, Scattolin, A, Billio, A, Bocchia, M, Massaia, M, Gambacorti-Passerini, C, Mauro, F, Gentile, M, Mohamed, S, Della Porta, M, Coviello, E, Cilloni, D, Visani, G, Federici, A, Tisi, M, Cudillo, L, Galimberti, S, Gherlinzoni, F, Pagano, L, Guidetti, A, Bertu, L, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Visco, C, Merli M., Ferrarini I., Merli F., Busca A., Mina R., Falini B., Bruna R., Cairoli R., Marchetti M., Romano A., Cavo M., Arcaini L., Trentin L., Cattaneo C., Derenzini E., Fracchiolla N. S., Marchesi F., Scattolin A., Billio A., Bocchia M., Massaia M., Gambacorti-Passerini C., Mauro F. R., Gentile M., Mohamed S., Della Porta M. G., Coviello E., Cilloni D., Visani G., Federici A. B., Tisi M. C., Cudillo L., Galimberti S., Gherlinzoni F., Pagano L., Guidetti A., Bertu L., Corradini P., Passamonti F., Visco C., Merli, M, Ferrarini, I, Merli, F, Busca, A, Mina, R, Falini, B, Bruna, R, Cairoli, R, Marchetti, M, Romano, A, Cavo, M, Arcaini, L, Trentin, L, Cattaneo, C, Derenzini, E, Fracchiolla, N, Marchesi, F, Scattolin, A, Billio, A, Bocchia, M, Massaia, M, Gambacorti-Passerini, C, Mauro, F, Gentile, M, Mohamed, S, Della Porta, M, Coviello, E, Cilloni, D, Visani, G, Federici, A, Tisi, M, Cudillo, L, Galimberti, S, Gherlinzoni, F, Pagano, L, Guidetti, A, Bertu, L, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Visco, C, Merli M., Ferrarini I., Merli F., Busca A., Mina R., Falini B., Bruna R., Cairoli R., Marchetti M., Romano A., Cavo M., Arcaini L., Trentin L., Cattaneo C., Derenzini E., Fracchiolla N. S., Marchesi F., Scattolin A., Billio A., Bocchia M., Massaia M., Gambacorti-Passerini C., Mauro F. R., Gentile M., Mohamed S., Della Porta M. G., Coviello E., Cilloni D., Visani G., Federici A. B., Tisi M. C., Cudillo L., Galimberti S., Gherlinzoni F., Pagano L., Guidetti A., Bertu L., Corradini P., Passamonti F., and Visco C.

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COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, is still afflicting thousands of people across the globe. Few studies on COVID-19 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are available. Here, we analyzed data from the CLL cohort of the Italian Hematology Alliance on COVID-19 (NCT04352556), which included 256 CLL patients enrolled between 25 February 2020 and 1 February 2021. Median age was 70 years (range 38–94) with male preponderance (60.1%). Approximately half of patients (n = 127) had received at least one line of therapy for CLL, including 108 (83.7%) who were on active treatment at the time of COVID-19 or received their last therapy within 12 months. Most patients (230/256, 89.9%) were symptomatic at COVID-19 diagnosis and the majority required hospitalization (n = 176). Overall, after a median follow-up of 42 days (IQR 24–96), case fatality rate was 30.1%, and it was 37.5% and 24.4% in the first (25 February 2020–22 June 2020) and second wave (23 June 2020–1 February 2021), respectively (p = 0.03). At multivariate analysis, male sex (HR 1.82, 95% CI 1.03–3.24, p = 0.04), age over than 70 years (HR 2.23, 95% CI 1.23–4.05, p = 0.01), any treatment for CLL given in the last 12 months (HR 1.72, 95% CI 1.04–2.84, p = 0.04) and COVID-19 severity (severe: HR 5.66, 95% CI 2.62–12.33, p < 0.0001; critical: HR 15.99, 95% CI 6.93–36.90, p < 0.0001) were independently associated with poor survival. In summary, we report a dismal COVID-related outcome in a significant fraction of CLL patients, that can be nicely predicted by clinical parameters.

Published
2023

4. Secondary infections worsen the outcome of COVID-19 in patients with hematological malignancies: A report from the ITA-HEMA-COV

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Zappasodi, P, Cattaneo, C, Ferretti, V, Mina, R, Ferreri, A, Merli, F, Oberti, M, Krampera, M, Romano, A, Zerbi, C, Ferrari, J, Cavo, M, Marco Salvini, M, Bertù, L, Fracchiolla, N, Marchesi, F, Massaia, M, Marasco, V, Cairoli, R, Scattolin, A, Vannucchi, A, Gambacorti-Passerini, C, Musto, P, Gherlinzoni, F, Cuneo, A, Pinto, A, Trentin, L, Bocchia, M, Galimberti, Coviello, E, Mc, Morotti, A, Falini, B, Turrin, M, Tafuri, A, Billio, A, Gentile, M, Lemoli, M, 37, Venditti, A, Della Porta, M, Lanza, F, Rigacci, L, Tosi, P, Mohamed, S, Corso, A, Luppi, M, Giuliani, N, Busca, A, Pagano, L, Bruno, R, Grossi, P, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Arcaini, L, Zappasodi P, Cattaneo C, Ferretti V, Mina R, Ferreri AJ, Merli F, Oberti M, Krampera M, Romano A, Zerbi C, Ferrari J, Cavo M, Marco Salvini M, Bertù L, Fracchiolla N, Marchesi F, Massaia M, Marasco V, Cairoli R, Scattolin AM, Vannucchi AM, Gambacorti-Passerini C, Musto P, Gherlinzoni F, Cuneo A, Pinto A, Trentin L, Bocchia M, Coviello E, MC, Morotti A, Falini B, Turrin M, Tafuri A, Billio A, Gentile M, Lemoli M, Venditti A, Della Porta M, Lanza F, Rigacci L, Tosi P, Mohamed S, Corso A, Luppi M, Giuliani N, Busca A, Pagano L, Bruno R, Grossi P, Corradini P, Passamonti F, Arcaini L., Zappasodi, P, Cattaneo, C, Ferretti, V, Mina, R, Ferreri, A, Merli, F, Oberti, M, Krampera, M, Romano, A, Zerbi, C, Ferrari, J, Cavo, M, Marco Salvini, M, Bertù, L, Fracchiolla, N, Marchesi, F, Massaia, M, Marasco, V, Cairoli, R, Scattolin, A, Vannucchi, A, Gambacorti-Passerini, C, Musto, P, Gherlinzoni, F, Cuneo, A, Pinto, A, Trentin, L, Bocchia, M, Galimberti, Coviello, E, Mc, Morotti, A, Falini, B, Turrin, M, Tafuri, A, Billio, A, Gentile, M, Lemoli, M, 37, Venditti, A, Della Porta, M, Lanza, F, Rigacci, L, Tosi, P, Mohamed, S, Corso, A, Luppi, M, Giuliani, N, Busca, A, Pagano, L, Bruno, R, Grossi, P, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Arcaini, L, Zappasodi P, Cattaneo C, Ferretti V, Mina R, Ferreri AJ, Merli F, Oberti M, Krampera M, Romano A, Zerbi C, Ferrari J, Cavo M, Marco Salvini M, Bertù L, Fracchiolla N, Marchesi F, Massaia M, Marasco V, Cairoli R, Scattolin AM, Vannucchi AM, Gambacorti-Passerini C, Musto P, Gherlinzoni F, Cuneo A, Pinto A, Trentin L, Bocchia M, Coviello E, MC, Morotti A, Falini B, Turrin M, Tafuri A, Billio A, Gentile M, Lemoli M, Venditti A, Della Porta M, Lanza F, Rigacci L, Tosi P, Mohamed S, Corso A, Luppi M, Giuliani N, Busca A, Pagano L, Bruno R, Grossi P, Corradini P, Passamonti F, and Arcaini L.

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The impact of secondary infections (SI) on COVID-19 outcome in patients with hematological malignancies (HM) is scarcely documented. To evaluate incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcome of SI, we analyzed the microbiologically documented SI in a large multicenter cohort of adult HM patients with COVID-19. Among 1741 HM patients with COVID-19, 134 (7.7%) had 185 SI, with a 1-month cumulative incidence of 5%. Median time between COVID-19 diagnosis and SI was 16 days (IQR: 5–36). Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and lymphoma/plasma cell neoplasms (PCN) were more frequent diagnoses in SI patients compared to patients without SI (AML: 14.9% vs. 7.1%; lymphoma/PCN 71.7% vs. 65.3%). Patients with SI were older (median age 70 vs. 66 years, p = 0.002), with more comorbidities (median Charlson Comorbidity Index 5 vs. 4, p < 0.001), higher frequency of critical COVID-19 (19.5% vs. 11.5%, p = 0.046), and more frequently not in complete remission (75% vs. 64.7% p = 0.024). Blood and bronchoalveolar lavage were the main sites of isolation for SI. Etiology of infections was bacterial in 80% (n = 148) of cases, mycotic in 9.7% (n = 18) and viral in 10.3% (n = 19); polymicrobial infections were observed in 24 patients (18%). Escherichia coli represented most of Gram-negative isolates (18.9%), while coagulase-negative Staphylococci were the most frequent among Gram-positive (14.2%). The 30-day mortality of patients with SI was higher when compared to patients without SI (69% vs. 15%, p < 0.001). The occurrence of SI worsened COVID-19 outcome in HM patients. Timely diagnosis and adequate management should be considered to improve their prognosis.

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2022

5. Lack of efficacy of convalescent plasma in COVID-19 patients with concomitant hematological malignancies: An Italian retrospective study

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Lanza, F, Monaco, F, Ciceri, F, Cairoli, R, Sacchi, M, Guidetti, A, Marchetti, M, Massaia, M, Arcaini, L, Krampera, M, Mohamed, S, Gherlinzoni, F, Mecucci, C, Gentile, M, Romano, I, Venditti, A, Ruggeri, M, Ferrero, D, Coviello, E, Fabbri, E, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Lanza F, Monaco F, Ciceri F, Cairoli R, Sacchi MV, Guidetti A, Marchetti M, Massaia M, Arcaini L, Krampera M, Mohamed S, Gherlinzoni F, Mecucci C, Gentile M, Romano I, Venditti A, Ruggeri M, Ferrero D, Coviello E, Fabbri E, Corradini P, Passamonti F., Lanza, F, Monaco, F, Ciceri, F, Cairoli, R, Sacchi, M, Guidetti, A, Marchetti, M, Massaia, M, Arcaini, L, Krampera, M, Mohamed, S, Gherlinzoni, F, Mecucci, C, Gentile, M, Romano, I, Venditti, A, Ruggeri, M, Ferrero, D, Coviello, E, Fabbri, E, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Lanza F, Monaco F, Ciceri F, Cairoli R, Sacchi MV, Guidetti A, Marchetti M, Massaia M, Arcaini L, Krampera M, Mohamed S, Gherlinzoni F, Mecucci C, Gentile M, Romano I, Venditti A, Ruggeri M, Ferrero D, Coviello E, Fabbri E, Corradini P, and Passamonti F.

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A multicenter retrospective study was designed to assess clinical outcome of COVID-19 in patients with hematological malignancies (HM) following treatment with anti-SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma (CP) or standard of care therapy. To this aim, a propensity score matching was used to assess the role of non-randomized administration of CP in this high-risk cohort of patients from the Italian Hematology Alliance on COVID-19 (ITA-HEMA-COV) project, now including 2049 untreated control patients. We investigated 30- and 90-day mortality, rate of admission to intensive care unit, proportion of patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support, hospitalization time, and SARS-CoV-2 clearance in 79 CP recipients and compared results with 158 propensity score-matched controls. Results indicated a lack of efficacy of CP in the study group compared with the untreated group, thus confirming the negative results obtained from randomized studies in immunocompetent individuals with COVID-19. In conclusion, this retrospective analysis did not meet the primary and secondary end points in any category of immunocompromized patients affected by HM.

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2022

6. A prognostic model for patients with lymphoma and COVID-19: a multicentre cohort study

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Visco, C, Marcheselli, L, Mina, R, Sassone, M, Guidetti, A, Penna, D, Cattaneo, C, Bonuomo, V, Busca, A, Ferreri, A, Bruna, R, Petrucci, L, Cairoli, R, Salvini, M, Bertu, L, Ladetto, M, Pilerci, S, Pinto, A, Ramadan, S, Marchesi, F, Cavo, M, Arcaini, L, Coviello, E, Romano, A, Musto, P, Massaia, M, Fracchiolla, N, Marchetti, M, Scattolin, A, Tisi, M, Cuneo, A, Porta, M, Trentin, L, Turrini, M, Gherlinzoni, F, Tafuri, A, Galimberti, S, Bocchia, M, Cardinali, V, Cilloni, D, Corso, A, Armiento, D, Rigacci, L, La Barbera, E, Gambacorti Passerini, C, Visani, G, Vallisa, D, Venditti, A, Selleri, C, Conconi, A, Tosi, P, Lanza, F, Candoni, A, Krampera, M, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Merli, F, Visco C., Marcheselli L., Mina R., Sassone M., Guidetti A., Penna D., Cattaneo C., Bonuomo V., Busca A., Ferreri A. J. M., Bruna R., Petrucci L., Cairoli R., Salvini M., Bertu L., Ladetto M., Pilerci S., Pinto A., Ramadan S., Marchesi F., Cavo M., Arcaini L., Coviello E., Romano A., Musto P., Massaia M., Fracchiolla N., Marchetti M., Scattolin A., Tisi M. C., Cuneo A., Porta M. D., Trentin L., Turrini M., Gherlinzoni F., Tafuri A., Galimberti S., Bocchia M., Cardinali V., Cilloni D., Corso A., Armiento D., Rigacci L., La Barbera E. O., Gambacorti Passerini C., Visani G., Vallisa D., Venditti A., Selleri C., Conconi A., Tosi P., Lanza F., Candoni A., Krampera M., Corradini P., Passamonti F., Merli F., Visco, C, Marcheselli, L, Mina, R, Sassone, M, Guidetti, A, Penna, D, Cattaneo, C, Bonuomo, V, Busca, A, Ferreri, A, Bruna, R, Petrucci, L, Cairoli, R, Salvini, M, Bertu, L, Ladetto, M, Pilerci, S, Pinto, A, Ramadan, S, Marchesi, F, Cavo, M, Arcaini, L, Coviello, E, Romano, A, Musto, P, Massaia, M, Fracchiolla, N, Marchetti, M, Scattolin, A, Tisi, M, Cuneo, A, Porta, M, Trentin, L, Turrini, M, Gherlinzoni, F, Tafuri, A, Galimberti, S, Bocchia, M, Cardinali, V, Cilloni, D, Corso, A, Armiento, D, Rigacci, L, La Barbera, E, Gambacorti Passerini, C, Visani, G, Vallisa, D, Venditti, A, Selleri, C, Conconi, A, Tosi, P, Lanza, F, Candoni, A, Krampera, M, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Merli, F, Visco C., Marcheselli L., Mina R., Sassone M., Guidetti A., Penna D., Cattaneo C., Bonuomo V., Busca A., Ferreri A. J. M., Bruna R., Petrucci L., Cairoli R., Salvini M., Bertu L., Ladetto M., Pilerci S., Pinto A., Ramadan S., Marchesi F., Cavo M., Arcaini L., Coviello E., Romano A., Musto P., Massaia M., Fracchiolla N., Marchetti M., Scattolin A., Tisi M. C., Cuneo A., Porta M. D., Trentin L., Turrini M., Gherlinzoni F., Tafuri A., Galimberti S., Bocchia M., Cardinali V., Cilloni D., Corso A., Armiento D., Rigacci L., La Barbera E. O., Gambacorti Passerini C., Visani G., Vallisa D., Venditti A., Selleri C., Conconi A., Tosi P., Lanza F., Candoni A., Krampera M., Corradini P., Passamonti F., and Merli F.

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Lymphoma represents a heterogeneous hematological malignancy (HM), which is characterized by severe immunosuppression. Patients diagnosed of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the course of HM have been described to have poor outcome, with only few reports specifically addressing lymphoma patients. Here, we investigated the clinical behavior and clinical parameters of a large multicenter cohort of adult patients with different lymphoma subtypes, with the aim of identifying predictors of death. The study included 856 patients, of whom 619 were enrolled prospectively in a 1-year frame and were followed-up for a median of 66 days (range 1-395). Patients were managed as outpatient (not-admitted cohort, n 5 388) or required hospitalization (n 5 468), and median age was 63 years (range 19-94). Overall, the 30- and 100-days mortality was 13% (95% confidence interval (CI), 11% to 15%) and 23% (95% CI, 20% to 27%), respectively. Antilymphoma treatment, including anti-CD20 containing regimens, did not impact survival. Patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma had the more favorable survival, but this was partly related to significantly younger age. The time interval between lymphoma diagnosis and COVID-19 was inversely related to mortality. Multivariable analysis recognized 4 easy-to-use factors (age, gender, lymphocyte, and platelet count) that were associated with risk of death, both in the admitted and in the not-admitted cohort (HR 3.79 and 8.85 for the intermediate- and high-risk group, respectively). Overall, our study shows that patients should not be deprived of the best available treatment of their underlying disease and indicates which patients are at higher risk of death. This study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04352556.

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2022

7. P49 A REAL-WORLD RETROSPECTIVE-PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF COMBINED IXAZOMIB, LENALIDOMIDE AND DEXAMETHASONE IN RELAPSED/REFRACTORY MULTIPLE MYELOMA: THE NORTHERN ITALY EXPERIENCE

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Furlan, A., primary, Cea, M., additional, Zambello, R., additional, Pavan, L., additional, Galli, M, additional, Clissa, C., additional, Mangiacavalli, S., additional, Cafro, A., additional, Girlanda, S., additional, Patriarca, F., additional, Minotto, C., additional, Bertoldero, G., additional, Barilà, G., additional, Pascarella, A., additional, Lico, A., additional, Paolini, R., additional, Rabassi, N., additional, Pescosta, N., additional, Porrazzo, M., additional, De Sabbata, G., additional, Pompa, A., additional, Bega, G., additional, Cavallin, S., additional, Guidotti, F., additional, Semenzato, G., additional, Zaina, C., additional, and Gherlinzoni, F., additional

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2023
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9. Differences among young adults, adults and elderly chronic myeloid leukemia patients

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Salvi, F., Pini, M., Leoni, P., Rupoli, S., Galieni, P., Bigazzi, C., Cantore, N., Palmieri, F., Albano, F., Russo Rossi, A., Rambaldi, A., Intermesoli, T., Palandri, F., Testoni, N., Luatti, S., Soverini, S., Iacobucci, I., Bochicchio, M.T., Apolinari, M., Fogli, M., Cervello, I., Capucci, A., Malagola, M., Malpignano, A., Girasoli, M., Angelucci, E., Usala, E., Storti, S., De Biasi, E., Tagariello, G., Sartori, R., Di Raimondo, F., Vigneri, P., Impera, S., Molica, S., Lanza, F., Viganò, C., Grasso, M., Rapezzi, D., Cavazzini, F., Bosi, A., Santini, V., Capalbo, S.F., Spinosa, G., Pierri, I., Bergamaschi, M., Carella, A.M., Bacigalupo, A., De Blasio, A., Ciccone, F., Di Renzo, N., Musolino, C., Russo, S., Cortelezzi, A., Morra, E., Pungolino, E.M., Luppi, M., Marasca, R., Pogliani, E.M., Gambacorti-Passerini, C., Luciano, L., Ferrara, F., Annunziata, M., Latte, G., Noli, D., Rege-Cambrin, G., Fava, C., Semenzato, G., Binotto, G., Fabbiano, F., Turri, D., Siragusa, S., Caracciolo, C., Musso, M., Porretto, F., Aversa, F., Crugnola, M., Cazzola, M., Orlandi, E., Falini, B., Falzetti, F., Visani, G., Isidori, A., Fioritoni, G., Di Lorenzo, R., Vallisa, D., Trabacchi, E., Petrini, M., Galimberti, S., Pizzuti, M., Zaccaria, A., Salvucci, M., Ronco, F., Ielo, D., Merli, F., Avanzini, P., Tosi, P., Merli, A., Musto, P., De Stefano, V., Sica, S., Latagliata, R., De Fabritiis, P., Trawiska, M., Majolino, I., Pacilli, L., Ronci, B., Cedrone, M., Petti, M.C., Pisani, F., Tafuri, A., Montefusco, E., Iuliano, F., Dore, F., Pardini, S., Bocchia, M., Defina, M., Liberati, A.M., Luzzi, D., Boccadoro, M., Ferrero, D., Vitolo, U., Gherlinzoni, F., Calistri, E., Fanin, R., Pizzolo, G., Meneghini, V., Rodighiero, F., D'Emilio, A., Castagnetti, F., Gugliotta, G., Baccarani, M., Breccia, M., Specchia, G., Levato, L., Abruzzese, E., Rossi, G., Iurlo, A., Martino, B., Pregno, P., Stagno, F., Cuneo, A., Bonifacio, M., Gobbi, M., Russo, D., Gozzini, A., Tiribelli, M., de Vivo, A., Alimena, G., Cavo, M., Martinelli, G., Pane, F., Saglio, G., and Rosti, G.

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2015
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11. Secondary infections worsen the outcome of COVID-19 in patients with hematological malignancies: A report from the ITA-HEMA-COV

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Zappasodi P, Cattaneo C, Ferretti V, Mina R, Ferreri AJ, Merli F, Oberti M, Krampera M, Romano A, Zerbi C, Ferrari J, Cavo M, Marco Salvini M, Bertù L, Fracchiolla N, Marchesi F, Massaia M, Marasco V, Cairoli R, Scattolin AM, Vannucchi AM, Gambacorti-Passerini C, Musto P, Gherlinzoni F, Cuneo A, Pinto A, Trentin L, Bocchia M, Galimberti, Coviello E, Morotti A, Falini B, Turrin M, Tafuri A, Billio A, Gentile M, Lemoli M, Venditti A, Della Porta M, Lanza F, Rigacci L, Tosi P, Mohamed S, Corso A, Luppi M, Giuliani N, Busca A, Pagano L, Bruno R, Grossi P, Corradini P, Passamonti F, Arcaini L., Zappasodi, P, Cattaneo, C, Ferretti, V, Mina, R, Ferreri, A, Merli, F, Oberti, M, Krampera, M, Romano, A, Zerbi, C, Ferrari, J, Cavo, M, Marco Salvini, M, Bertù, L, Fracchiolla, N, Marchesi, F, Massaia, M, Marasco, V, Cairoli, R, Scattolin, A, Vannucchi, A, Gambacorti-Passerini, C, Musto, P, Gherlinzoni, F, Cuneo, A, Pinto, A, Trentin, L, Bocchia, M, Galimberti, Coviello, E, Mc, Morotti, A, Falini, B, Turrin, M, Tafuri, A, Billio, A, Gentile, M, Lemoli, M, Venditti, A, Della Porta, M, Lanza, F, Rigacci, L, Tosi, P, Mohamed, S, Corso, A, Luppi, M, Giuliani, N, Busca, A, Pagano, L, Bruno, R, Grossi, P, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Arcaini, L, Zappasodi, Patrizia, Cattaneo, Chiara, Ferretti, Virginia Valeria, Mina, Roberto, Ferreri, Andrés José María, Merli, Francesco, Oberti, Margherita, Krampera, Mauro, Romano, Alessandra, Zerbi, Caterina, Ferrari, Jacqueline, Cavo, Michele, Salvini, Marco, Bertù, Lorenza, Fracchiolla, Nicola Stefano, Marchesi, Francesco, Massaia, Massimo, Marasco, Vincenzo, Cairoli, Roberto, Scattolin, Anna Maria, Vannucchi, Alessandro Maria, Gambacorti-Passerini, Carlo, Musto, Pellegrino, Gherlinzoni, Filippo, Cuneo, Antonio, Pinto, Antonello, Trentin, Livio, Bocchia, Monica, Galimberti, Sara, Coviello, Elisa, Tisi, Maria Chiara, Morotti, Alessandro, Falini, Brunangelo, Turrini, Mauro, Tafuri, Agostino, Billio, Atto, Gentile, Massimo, Lemoli, Roberto Massimo, Venditti, Adriano, Della Porta, Matteo Giovanni, Lanza, Francesco, Rigacci, Luigi, Tosi, Patrizia, Mohamed, Sara, Corso, Alessandro, Luppi, Mario, Giuliani, Nicola, Busca, Alessandro, Pagano, Livio, Bruno, Raffaele, Grossi, Paolo Antonio, Corradini, Paolo, Passamonti, Francesco, and Arcaini, Luca

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Cancer Research, Lymphoma, Coinfection, COVID-19, Hematology, General Medicine, Settore MED/15, hematological malignancie, secondary infections, Settore MED/15 - MALATTIE DEL SANGUE, COVID-19 Testing, Oncology, Hematologic Neoplasms, secondary infection, outcome, Humans, hematological malignancies, Aged
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The impact of secondary infections (SI) on COVID-19 outcome in patients with hematological malignancies (HM) is scarcely documented. To evaluate incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcome of SI, we analyzed the microbiologically documented SI in a large multicenter cohort of adult HM patients with COVID-19. Among 1741 HM patients with COVID-19, 134 (7.7%) had 185 SI, with a 1-month cumulative incidence of 5%. Median time between COVID-19 diagnosis and SI was 16 days (IQR: 5-36). Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and lymphoma/plasma cell neoplasms (PCN) were more frequent diagnoses in SI patients compared to patients without SI (AML: 14.9% vs. 7.1%; lymphoma/PCN 71.7% vs. 65.3%). Patients with SI were older (median age 70 vs. 66 years, p = 0.002), with more comorbidities (median Charlson Comorbidity Index 5 vs. 4, p < 0.001), higher frequency of critical COVID-19 (19.5% vs. 11.5%, p = 0.046), and more frequently not in complete remission (75% vs. 64.7% p = 0.024). Blood and bronchoalveolar lavage were the main sites of isolation for SI. Etiology of infections was bacterial in 80% (n = 148) of cases, mycotic in 9.7% (n = 18) and viral in 10.3% (n = 19); polymicrobial infections were observed in 24 patients (18%). Escherichia coli represented most of Gram-negative isolates (18.9%), while coagulase-negative Staphylococci were the most frequent among Gram-positive (14.2%). The 30-day mortality of patients with SI was higher when compared to patients without SI (69% vs. 15%, p < 0.001). The occurrence of SI worsened COVID-19 outcome in HM patients. Timely diagnosis and adequate management should be considered to improve their prognosis.

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2022

12. COVID-19 elicits an impaired antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with haematological malignancies

Author

Passamonti, F, Romano, A, Salvini, M, Merli, F, Porta, M, Bruna, R, Coviello, E, Romano, I, Cairoli, R, Lemoli, R, Farina, F, Venditti, A, Busca, A, Ladetto, M, Massaia, M, Pinto, A, Arcaini, L, Tafuri, A, Marchesi, F, Fracchiolla, N, Bocchia, M, Armiento, D, Candoni, A, Krampera, M, Luppi, M, Cardinali, V, Galimberti, S, Cattaneo, C, La Barbera, E, Mina, R, Lanza, F, Visani, G, Musto, P, Petrucci, L, Zaja, F, Grossi, P, Bertu, L, Pagano, L, Corradini, P, Derenzini, E, Marchetti, M, Scattolin, A, Corso, A, Tosi, P, Gherlinzoni, F, Gambacorti Passerini, C, Cavo, M, Fava, C, Turrini, M, Visco, C, Zappasodi, P, Merli, M, Mora, B, Vannucchi, A, Passamonti F., Romano A., Salvini M., Merli F., Porta M. G. D., Bruna R., Coviello E., Romano I., Cairoli R., Lemoli R., Farina F., Venditti A., Busca A., Ladetto M., Massaia M., Pinto A., Arcaini L., Tafuri A., Marchesi F., Fracchiolla N., Bocchia M., Armiento D., Candoni A., Krampera M., Luppi M., Cardinali V., Galimberti S., Cattaneo C., La Barbera E. O., Mina R., Lanza F., Visani G., Musto P., Petrucci L., Zaja F., Grossi P. A., Bertu L., Pagano L., Corradini P., Derenzini E., Marchetti M., Scattolin A. M., Corso A., Tosi P., Gherlinzoni F., Gambacorti Passerini C., Cavo M., Fava C., Turrini M., Visco C., Zappasodi P., Merli M., Mora B., Vannucchi A. M., Passamonti, F, Romano, A, Salvini, M, Merli, F, Porta, M, Bruna, R, Coviello, E, Romano, I, Cairoli, R, Lemoli, R, Farina, F, Venditti, A, Busca, A, Ladetto, M, Massaia, M, Pinto, A, Arcaini, L, Tafuri, A, Marchesi, F, Fracchiolla, N, Bocchia, M, Armiento, D, Candoni, A, Krampera, M, Luppi, M, Cardinali, V, Galimberti, S, Cattaneo, C, La Barbera, E, Mina, R, Lanza, F, Visani, G, Musto, P, Petrucci, L, Zaja, F, Grossi, P, Bertu, L, Pagano, L, Corradini, P, Derenzini, E, Marchetti, M, Scattolin, A, Corso, A, Tosi, P, Gherlinzoni, F, Gambacorti Passerini, C, Cavo, M, Fava, C, Turrini, M, Visco, C, Zappasodi, P, Merli, M, Mora, B, Vannucchi, A, Passamonti F., Romano A., Salvini M., Merli F., Porta M. G. D., Bruna R., Coviello E., Romano I., Cairoli R., Lemoli R., Farina F., Venditti A., Busca A., Ladetto M., Massaia M., Pinto A., Arcaini L., Tafuri A., Marchesi F., Fracchiolla N., Bocchia M., Armiento D., Candoni A., Krampera M., Luppi M., Cardinali V., Galimberti S., Cattaneo C., La Barbera E. O., Mina R., Lanza F., Visani G., Musto P., Petrucci L., Zaja F., Grossi P. A., Bertu L., Pagano L., Corradini P., Derenzini E., Marchetti M., Scattolin A. M., Corso A., Tosi P., Gherlinzoni F., Gambacorti Passerini C., Cavo M., Fava C., Turrini M., Visco C., Zappasodi P., Merli M., Mora B., and Vannucchi A. M.

Abstract

COVID-19 is associated with high mortality in patients with haematological malignancies (HM) and rate of seroconversion is unknown. The ITA-HEMA-COV project (NCT04352556) investigated patterns of seroconversion for SARS-CoV-2 IgG in patients with HMs. A total of 237 patients, SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive with at least one SARS-CoV-2 IgG test performed during their care, entered the analysis. Among these, 62 (26·2%) had myeloid, 121 (51·1%) lymphoid and 54 (22·8%) plasma cell neoplasms. Overall, 69% of patients (164 of 237) had detectable IgG SARS-CoV-2 serum antibodies. Serologically negative patients (31%, 73 of 237) were evenly distributed across patients with myeloid, lymphoid and plasma cell neoplasms. In the multivariable logistic regression, chemoimmunotherapy [odds ratio (OR), 3·42; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1·04–11·21; P = 0·04] was associated with a lower rate of seroconversion. This effect did not decline after 180 days from treatment withdrawal (OR, 0·35; 95% CI: 0·11–1·13; P = 0·08). This study demonstrates a low rate of seroconversion in HM patients and indicates that treatment-mediated immune dysfunction is the main driver. As a consequence, we expect a low rate of seroconversion after vaccination and thus we suggest testing the efficacy of seroconversion in HM patients.

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2021

13. P1144: RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY (RIT) VERSUS AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM-CELL TRANSPLANTATION (ASCT) IN RELAPSED/REFRACTORY (R/R) FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA: A FONDAZIONE ITALIANA LINFOMI (FIL) PHASE III TRIAL.

Author

Ladetto, M., primary, Tavarozzi, R., additional, Evangelista, A., additional, Zanni, M., additional, Tucci, A., additional, Anastasia, A., additional, Botto, B., additional, Boccomini, C., additional, Bolis, S., additional, Volpetti, S., additional, Zilioli, V. R., additional, Puccini, B., additional, Arcari, A., additional, Pavone, V., additional, Gaidano, G., additional, Corradini, P., additional, Tani, M., additional, Ferrero, S., additional, Cavallo, F., additional, Milone, G., additional, Ghiggi, C., additional, Pinto, A., additional, Pastore, D., additional, Ferreri, A. J., additional, Latte, G., additional, Patti, C., additional, Re, F., additional, Arcaini, L., additional, Benedetti, F., additional, Usai, S. V., additional, Luminari, S., additional, Mannina, D., additional, Pulsoni, A., additional, Stelitano, C., additional, Pennese, E., additional, Pietrantuono, G., additional, Gherlinzoni, F., additional, Pomponi, F., additional, Olivieri, A., additional, Perrone, T., additional, Rota Scalabrini, D., additional, Califano, C., additional, Falini, B., additional, Ciccone, G., additional, and Vitolo, U., additional

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2022
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14. Clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with COVID-19 severity in patients with haematological malignancies in Italy: a retrospective, multicentre, cohort study

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Passamonti, F, Cattaneo, C, Arcaini, L, Bruna, R, Cavo, M, Merli, F, Angelucci, E, Krampera, M, Cairoli, R, Della Porta, M, Fracchiolla, N, Ladetto, M, Gambacorti Passerini, C, Salvini, M, Marchetti, M, Lemoli, R, Molteni, A, Busca, A, Cuneo, A, Romano, A, Giuliani, N, Galimberti, S, Corso, A, Morotti, A, Falini, B, Billio, A, Gherlinzoni, F, Visani, G, Tisi, M, Tafuri, A, Tosi, P, Lanza, F, Massaia, M, Turrini, M, Ferrara, F, Gurrieri, C, Vallisa, D, Martelli, M, Derenzini, E, Guarini, A, Conconi, A, Cuccaro, A, Cudillo, L, Russo, D, Ciambelli, F, Scattolin, A, Luppi, M, Selleri, C, Ortu La Barbera, E, Ferrandina, C, Di Renzo, N, Olivieri, A, Bocchia, M, Gentile, M, Marchesi, F, Musto, P, Federici, A, Candoni, A, Venditti, A, Fava, C, Pinto, A, Galieni, P, Rigacci, L, Armiento, D, Pane, F, Oberti, M, Zappasodi, P, Visco, C, Franchi, M, Grossi, P, Bertu, L, Corrao, G, Pagano, L, Corradini, P, Passamonti F., Cattaneo C., Arcaini L., Bruna R., Cavo M., Merli F., Angelucci E., Krampera M., Cairoli R., Della Porta M. G., Fracchiolla N., Ladetto M., Gambacorti Passerini C., Salvini M., Marchetti M., Lemoli R., Molteni A., Busca A., Cuneo A., Romano A., Giuliani N., Galimberti S., Corso A., Morotti A., Falini B., Billio A., Gherlinzoni F., Visani G., Tisi M. C., Tafuri A., Tosi P., Lanza F., Massaia M., Turrini M., Ferrara F., Gurrieri C., Vallisa D., Martelli M., Derenzini E., Guarini A., Conconi A., Cuccaro A., Cudillo L., Russo D., Ciambelli F., Scattolin A. M., Luppi M., Selleri C., Ortu La Barbera E., Ferrandina C., Di Renzo N., Olivieri A., Bocchia M., Gentile M., Marchesi F., Musto P., Federici A. B., Candoni A., Venditti A., Fava C., Pinto A., Galieni P., Rigacci L., Armiento D., Pane F., Oberti M., Zappasodi P., Visco C., Franchi M., Grossi P. A., Bertu L., Corrao G., Pagano L., Corradini P., Passamonti, F, Cattaneo, C, Arcaini, L, Bruna, R, Cavo, M, Merli, F, Angelucci, E, Krampera, M, Cairoli, R, Della Porta, M, Fracchiolla, N, Ladetto, M, Gambacorti Passerini, C, Salvini, M, Marchetti, M, Lemoli, R, Molteni, A, Busca, A, Cuneo, A, Romano, A, Giuliani, N, Galimberti, S, Corso, A, Morotti, A, Falini, B, Billio, A, Gherlinzoni, F, Visani, G, Tisi, M, Tafuri, A, Tosi, P, Lanza, F, Massaia, M, Turrini, M, Ferrara, F, Gurrieri, C, Vallisa, D, Martelli, M, Derenzini, E, Guarini, A, Conconi, A, Cuccaro, A, Cudillo, L, Russo, D, Ciambelli, F, Scattolin, A, Luppi, M, Selleri, C, Ortu La Barbera, E, Ferrandina, C, Di Renzo, N, Olivieri, A, Bocchia, M, Gentile, M, Marchesi, F, Musto, P, Federici, A, Candoni, A, Venditti, A, Fava, C, Pinto, A, Galieni, P, Rigacci, L, Armiento, D, Pane, F, Oberti, M, Zappasodi, P, Visco, C, Franchi, M, Grossi, P, Bertu, L, Corrao, G, Pagano, L, Corradini, P, Passamonti F., Cattaneo C., Arcaini L., Bruna R., Cavo M., Merli F., Angelucci E., Krampera M., Cairoli R., Della Porta M. G., Fracchiolla N., Ladetto M., Gambacorti Passerini C., Salvini M., Marchetti M., Lemoli R., Molteni A., Busca A., Cuneo A., Romano A., Giuliani N., Galimberti S., Corso A., Morotti A., Falini B., Billio A., Gherlinzoni F., Visani G., Tisi M. C., Tafuri A., Tosi P., Lanza F., Massaia M., Turrini M., Ferrara F., Gurrieri C., Vallisa D., Martelli M., Derenzini E., Guarini A., Conconi A., Cuccaro A., Cudillo L., Russo D., Ciambelli F., Scattolin A. M., Luppi M., Selleri C., Ortu La Barbera E., Ferrandina C., Di Renzo N., Olivieri A., Bocchia M., Gentile M., Marchesi F., Musto P., Federici A. B., Candoni A., Venditti A., Fava C., Pinto A., Galieni P., Rigacci L., Armiento D., Pane F., Oberti M., Zappasodi P., Visco C., Franchi M., Grossi P. A., Bertu L., Corrao G., Pagano L., and Corradini P.

Abstract

Background: Several small studies on patients with COVID-19 and haematological malignancies are available showing a high mortality in this population. The Italian Hematology Alliance on COVID-19 aimed to collect data from adult patients with haematological malignancies who required hospitalisation for COVID-19. Methods: This multicentre, retrospective, cohort study included adult patients (aged ≥18 years) with diagnosis of a WHO-defined haematological malignancy admitted to 66 Italian hospitals between Feb 25 and May 18, 2020, with laboratory-confirmed and symptomatic COVID-19. Data cutoff for this analysis was June 22, 2020. The primary outcome was mortality and evaluation of potential predictive parameters of mortality. We calculated standardised mortality ratios between observed death in the study cohort and expected death by applying stratum-specific mortality rates of the Italian population with COVID-19 and an Italian cohort of 31 993 patients with haematological malignancies without COVID-19 (data up to March 1, 2019). Multivariable Cox proportional hazards model was used to identify factors associated with overall survival. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04352556, and the prospective part of the study is ongoing. Findings: We enrolled 536 patients with a median follow-up of 20 days (IQR 10–34) at data cutoff, 85 (16%) of whom were managed as outpatients. 440 (98%) of 451 hospitalised patients completed their hospital course (were either discharged alive or died). 198 (37%) of 536 patients died. When compared with the general Italian population with COVID-19, the standardised mortality ratio was 2·04 (95% CI 1·77–2·34) in our whole study cohort and 3·72 (2·86–4·64) in individuals younger than 70 years. When compared with the non-COVID-19 cohort with haematological malignancies, the standardised mortality ratio was 41·3 (38·1–44·9). Older age (hazard ratio 1·03, 95% CI 1·01–1·05); progressive disease status (2·10, 1·41–3·12); diagnosis of

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2020

15. Secondary infections worsen the outcome of COVID-19 in patients with hematological malignancies: A report from the ITA-HEMA-COV

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Zappasodi, P., Cattaneo, C., Valeria Ferretti, V., Mina, R., Jose Maria Ferreri, A., Merli, F., Oberti, M., Krampera, M., Romano, A., Zerbi, C., Ferrari, J., Cavo, M., Salvini, M., Bertu, L., Stefano Fracchiolla, N., Marchesi, F., Massaia, M., Marasco, V., Cairoli, R., Maria Scattolin, A., Maria Vannucchi, A., Gambacorti-Passerini, C., Musto, P., Gherlinzoni, F., Cuneo, A., Pinto, A., Trentin, L., Bocchia, M., Galimberti, S., Coviello, E., Chiara Tisi, M., Morotti, A., Falini, B., Turrini, M., Tafuri, A., Billio, A., Gentile, M., Massimo Lemoli, R., Venditti, A., Giovanni Della Porta, M., Lanza, F., Rigacci, L., Tosi, P., Mohamed, S., Corso, A., Luppi, M., Giuliani, N., Busca, A., Pagano, Livio, Bruno, R., Antonio Grossi, P., Corradini, P., Passamonti, F., Arcaini, L., Pagano L. (ORCID:0000-0001-8287-928X), Zappasodi, P., Cattaneo, C., Valeria Ferretti, V., Mina, R., Jose Maria Ferreri, A., Merli, F., Oberti, M., Krampera, M., Romano, A., Zerbi, C., Ferrari, J., Cavo, M., Salvini, M., Bertu, L., Stefano Fracchiolla, N., Marchesi, F., Massaia, M., Marasco, V., Cairoli, R., Maria Scattolin, A., Maria Vannucchi, A., Gambacorti-Passerini, C., Musto, P., Gherlinzoni, F., Cuneo, A., Pinto, A., Trentin, L., Bocchia, M., Galimberti, S., Coviello, E., Chiara Tisi, M., Morotti, A., Falini, B., Turrini, M., Tafuri, A., Billio, A., Gentile, M., Massimo Lemoli, R., Venditti, A., Giovanni Della Porta, M., Lanza, F., Rigacci, L., Tosi, P., Mohamed, S., Corso, A., Luppi, M., Giuliani, N., Busca, A., Pagano, Livio, Bruno, R., Antonio Grossi, P., Corradini, P., Passamonti, F., Arcaini, L., and Pagano L. (ORCID:0000-0001-8287-928X)

Abstract

The impact of secondary infections (SI) on COVID-19 outcome in patients with hematological malignancies (HM) is scarcely documented. To evaluate incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcome of SI, we analyzed the microbiologically documented SI in a large multicenter cohort of adult HM patients with COVID-19. Among 1741 HM patients with COVID-19, 134 (7.7%) had 185 SI, with a 1-month cumulative incidence of 5%. Median time between COVID-19 diagnosis and SI was 16 days (IQR: 5–36). Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and lymphoma/plasma cell neoplasms (PCN) were more frequent diagnoses in SI patients compared to patients without SI (AML: 14.9% vs. 7.1%; lymphoma/PCN 71.7% vs. 65.3%). Patients with SI were older (median age 70 vs. 66 years, p = 0.002), with more comorbidities (median Charlson Comorbidity Index 5 vs. 4, p < 0.001), higher frequency of critical COVID-19 (19.5% vs. 11.5%, p = 0.046), and more frequently not in complete remission (75% vs. 64.7% p = 0.024). Blood and bronchoalveolar lavage were the main sites of isolation for SI. Etiology of infections was bacterial in 80% (n = 148) of cases, mycotic in 9.7% (n = 18) and viral in 10.3% (n = 19); polymicrobial infections were observed in 24 patients (18%). Escherichia coli represented most of Gram-negative isolates (18.9%), while coagulase-negative Staphylococci were the most frequent among Gram-positive (14.2%). The 30-day mortality of patients with SI was higher when compared to patients without SI (69% vs. 15%, p < 0.001). The occurrence of SI worsened COVID-19 outcome in HM patients. Timely diagnosis and adequate management should be considered to improve their prognosis.

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2022

18. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas in Patients with AIDS

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Tirelli, U., Vaccher, E., Errante, D., Crosato, I., Rezza, G., Lazzarin, A., Foà, R., Pileri, S., Carbone, A., Ambrosini, G., Andriani, A., Barberis, M., Barbui, M., Bernasconi, C., Silvestroni, I. Bianco, Borri, A., Bottinelli, G., Broccia, G., Bullian, P. L., Cajozzo, A., Cargnel, A., Cazzaniga, P., Chiodo, F., Chisesi, T., Clerici, M., Costigliola, P., Crocchiolo, P., De Lalla, F., Della Santa, M., Dessalvi, P., Fiaccadori, F., Figoli, F., Florentino, M., Franchi, M., Garavelli, P. L., Gherlinzoni, F., Gianelli, F., Giudici, M. G., Guglielmi, C., Deliliers, G. Lambertenghi, Lanza, F., Lombardi, F., Luzi, G., Luzzati, R., Malfitano, A., Malleo, C., Mandelli, F., Marangolo, M., Maringos, A., Martignoni, G., Milo, D., Montesarchio, V., Ortona, L., Palmieri, G., Parrinello, E. A., Piersantelli, N., Pizzoccaro, G., Pristerà, C., Puppo, F., Quaglino, A., Raise, E., Riccardi, A., Ricchi, E., Rizzardini, G., Rizzi, M., Rizzo, F., Rosci, A. M., Rossi, G., Sabbatani, S., Saliva, G., Salvi, G., Saracchini, S., Scalise, G., Scanni, A., Sinicco, A., Sorio, R., Squadrini, V. A., Stellini, R., Pansa, V. Stracca, Sulis, E., Surbone, A., Terragna, A., Tognetti, A., Vaglia, A., Zagni, R., Zagonel, V., Gavosto, F., Monfardini, S., Veronesi, U., editor, and Monfardini, Silvio, editor

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1990
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19. Neo-adjuvant Chemotherapy for Osteosarcoma of the Extremities: The Experience at the Rizzoli Institute in 210 Patients Treated with Two Successively Activated Preoperative Protocols Using High-Dose or Moderate-Dose Methotrexate + Cisplatin or High-Dose Methotrexate + Cisplatin + Doxorubicin

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Bacci, G., Picci, P., Mercuri, M., Avella, M., Fontana, M., Mancini, A., Gherlinzoni, F., Brach del Prever, A., Ferraro, A., Ferruzzi, A., Caldora, P., Campanacci, M., Jakesz, Raimund, editor, and Rainer, Hugo, editor

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1990
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20. Differences among young adults, adults and elderly chronic myeloid leukemia patients

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Castagnetti, F., Gugliotta, G., Baccarani, M., Breccia, M., Specchia, G., Levato, L., Abruzzese, E., Rossi, G., Iurlo, A., Martino, B., Pregno, P., Stagno, F., Cuneo, A., Bonifacio, M., Gobbi, M., Russo, D., Gozzini, A., Tiribelli, M., de Vivo, A., Alimena, G., Cavo, M., Martinelli, G., Pane, F., Saglio, G., Rosti, G., Salvi, F., Pini, M., Leoni, P., Rupoli, S., Galieni, P., Bigazzi, C., Cantore, N., Palmieri, F., Albano, F., Russo Rossi, A., Rambaldi, A., Intermesoli, T., Palandri, F., Testoni, N., Luatti, S., Soverini, S., Iacobucci, I., Bochicchio, MT., Apolinari, M., Fogli, M., Cervello, I., Capucci, A., Malagola, M., Malpignano, A., Girasoli, M., Angelucci, E., Usala, E., Storti, S., De Biasi, E., Tagariello, G., Sartori, R., Di Raimondo, F., Vigneri, P., Impera, S., Molica, S., Lanza, F., Viganò, C., Grasso, M., Rapezzi, D., Cavazzini, F., Bosi, A., Santini, V., Capalbo, SF., Spinosa, G., Pierri, I., Bergamaschi, M., Carella, AM., Bacigalupo, A., De Blasio, A., Ciccone, F., Di Renzo, N., Musolino, C., Russo, S., Cortelezzi, A., Morra, E., Pungolino, EM., Luppi, M., Marasca, R., Pogliani, EM., Gambacorti-Passerini, C., Luciano, L., Ferrara, F., Annunziata, M., Latte, G., Noli, D., Rege-Cambrin, G., Fava, C., Semenzato, G., Binotto, G., Fabbiano, F., Turri, D., Siragusa, S., Caracciolo, C., Musso, M., Porretto, F., Aversa, F., Crugnola, M., Cazzola, M., Orlandi, E., Falini, B., Falzetti, F., Visani, G., Isidori, A., Fioritoni, G., Di Lorenzo, R., Vallisa, D., Trabacchi, E., Petrini, M., Galimberti, S., Pizzuti, M., Zaccaria, A., Salvucci, M., Ronco, F., Ielo, D., Merli, F., Avanzini, P., Tosi, P., Merli, A., Musto, P., De Stefano, V., Sica, S., Latagliata, R., De Fabritiis, P., Trawiska, M., Majolino, I., Pacilli, L., Ronci, B., Cedrone, M., Petti, MC., Pisani, F., Tafuri, A., Montefusco, E., Iuliano, F., Dore, F., Pardini, S., Bocchia, M., Defina, M., Liberati, AM., Luzzi, D., Boccadoro, M., Ferrero, D., Vitolo, U., Gherlinzoni, F., Calistri, E., Fanin, R., Pizzolo, G., Meneghini, V., Rodighiero, F., and DʼEmilio, A.

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2015
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21. Profiling of drug-metabolizing enzymes/transporters in CD33+ acute myeloid leukemia patients treated with Gemtuzumab-Ozogamicin and Fludarabine, Cytarabine and Idarubicin

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Iacobucci, I, Lonetti, A, Candoni, A, Sazzini, M, Papayannidis, C, Formica, S, Ottaviani, E, Ferrari, A, Michelutti, A, Simeone, E, Astolfi, A, Abbenante, M C, Parisi, S, Cattina, F, Malagola, M, Russo, D, Damiani, D, Gherlinzoni, F, Gottardi, M, Baccarani, M, Fanin, R, and Martinelli, G

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2013
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22. COVID-19 elicits an impaired antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with haematological malignancies

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Passamonti, F., Romano, A., Salvini, M., Merli, F., Porta, M. G. D., Bruna, R., Coviello, E., Romano, I., Cairoli, R., Lemoli, R., Farina, F., Venditti, A., Busca, A., Ladetto, M., Massaia, M., Pinto, A., Arcaini, L., Tafuri, A., Marchesi, F., Fracchiolla, N., Bocchia, M., Armiento, D., Candoni, A., Krampera, M., Luppi, M., Cardinali, V., Galimberti, S., Cattaneo, C., La Barbera, E. O., Mina, R., Lanza, F., Visani, G., Musto, P., Petrucci, L., Zaja, F., Grossi, P. A., Bertu, L., Pagano, Livio, Corradini, P., Derenzini, E., Marchetti, M., Scattolin, A. M., Corso, A., Tosi, P., Gherlinzoni, F., Passerini, C. G., Cavo, M., Fava, C., Turrini, M., Visco, C., Zappasodi, P., Merli, M., Mora, B., Vannucchi, A. M., Pagano L. (ORCID:0000-0001-8287-928X), Passamonti, F., Romano, A., Salvini, M., Merli, F., Porta, M. G. D., Bruna, R., Coviello, E., Romano, I., Cairoli, R., Lemoli, R., Farina, F., Venditti, A., Busca, A., Ladetto, M., Massaia, M., Pinto, A., Arcaini, L., Tafuri, A., Marchesi, F., Fracchiolla, N., Bocchia, M., Armiento, D., Candoni, A., Krampera, M., Luppi, M., Cardinali, V., Galimberti, S., Cattaneo, C., La Barbera, E. O., Mina, R., Lanza, F., Visani, G., Musto, P., Petrucci, L., Zaja, F., Grossi, P. A., Bertu, L., Pagano, Livio, Corradini, P., Derenzini, E., Marchetti, M., Scattolin, A. M., Corso, A., Tosi, P., Gherlinzoni, F., Passerini, C. G., Cavo, M., Fava, C., Turrini, M., Visco, C., Zappasodi, P., Merli, M., Mora, B., Vannucchi, A. M., and Pagano L. (ORCID:0000-0001-8287-928X)

Abstract

COVID-19 is associated with high mortality in patients with haematological malignancies (HM) and rate of seroconversion is unknown. The ITA-HEMA-COV project (NCT04352556) investigated patterns of seroconversion for SARS-CoV-2 IgG in patients with HMs. A total of 237 patients, SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive with at least one SARS-CoV-2 IgG test performed during their care, entered the analysis. Among these, 62 (26·2%) had myeloid, 121 (51·1%) lymphoid and 54 (22·8%) plasma cell neoplasms. Overall, 69% of patients (164 of 237) had detectable IgG SARS-CoV-2 serum antibodies. Serologically negative patients (31%, 73 of 237) were evenly distributed across patients with myeloid, lymphoid and plasma cell neoplasms. In the multivariable logistic regression, chemoimmunotherapy [odds ratio (OR), 3·42; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1·04–11·21; P = 0·04] was associated with a lower rate of seroconversion. This effect did not decline after 180 days from treatment withdrawal (OR, 0·35; 95% CI: 0·11–1·13; P = 0·08). This study demonstrates a low rate of seroconversion in HM patients and indicates that treatment-mediated immune dysfunction is the main driver. As a consequence, we expect a low rate of seroconversion after vaccination and thus we suggest testing the efficacy of seroconversion in HM patients.

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2021

26. Superiority of VTD over TD Incorporated Into ASCT for Newly Diagnosed MM: A451

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Cavo, M, Zambello, R, Nozzoli, C, Gugliotta, L, Pantani, L, Patriarca, F, Petrucci, M T, Tacchetti, P, Galli, M, Ceccolini, M, Di Raimondo, F, Rossi, G, Zamagni, E, Bringhen, S, Narni, F, Tosi, P, Montefusco, V, Offidani, M, Brioli, A, Pallotti, M C, Spadano, T, Pescosta, N, Goldaniga, M, Ledda, A, Perrone, G, Petrucci, A, Caravita, T, Cascavilla, N, Gherlinzoni, F, De Stefano, V, Angelucci, E, Petti, M C, Ballanti, S, Callea, V, and Baccarani, M

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2009

28. Frontline imatinib treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia: no impact of age on outcome, a survey by the GIMEMA CML Working Party

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Gugliotta, G, Castagnetti, F, Palandri, F, Breccia, M, Intermesoli, T, Capucci, A, Martino, B, Pregno, P, Rupoli, S, Ferrero, D, Gherlinzoni, F, Montefusco, E, Bocchia, M, Tiribelli, M, Pierri, Ivana, Grifoni, F, Marzocchi, G, Amabile, M, Testoni, N, Martinelli, G, Alimena, G, Pane, F, Saglio, G, Baccarani, M, Rosti, G, Gruppo Italiano Malattie Ematologiche dell'Adulto CML Working Party, Gugliotta, G, Castagnetti, F, Palandri, F, Breccia, M, Intermesoli, T, Capucci, A, Martino, B, Pregno, P, Rupoli, S, Ferrero, D, Gherlinzoni, F, Montefusco, E, Bocchia, M, Tiribelli, M, Pierri, I, Grifoni, F, Marzocchi, G, Amabile, M, Testoni, N, Martinelli, G, Alimena, G, Pane, Fabrizio, Saglio, G, Baccarani, M, Rosti, G, Gruppo Italiano Malattie Ematologiche dell'Adulto CML Working, Party, Gugliotta G., Castagnetti F., Palandri F., Breccia M., Intermesoli T., Capucci A., Martino B., Pregno P., Rupoli S., Ferrero D., Gherlinzoni F., Montefusco E., Bocchia M., Tiribelli M., Pierri I., Grifoni F., Marzocchi G., Amabile M., Testoni N., Martinelli G., Alimena G., Pane F., Saglio G., Baccarani M., and Rosti G.

Subjects
Myeloid, Male, chronic myeloid leukemia, imatinib, elderly, Biochemistry, Piperazines, hemic and lymphatic diseases, 80 and over, Young adult, Aged, 80 and over, Leukemia, Mortality rate, Myeloid leukemia, Hematology, Middle Aged, Phase III as Topic, Survival Rate, Treatment Outcome, Benzamides, Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase, Disease Progression, Imatinib Mesylate, Female, Complete Hematologic Response, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Immunology, Alpha interferon, Antineoplastic Agents, Young Adult, Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Clinical Trials, bone-marrow-transplantation, chronic myelogenous leukemia, complete cytogenetic response, early chronic phase, elderly-patients, european-leukemianet, interferon-alpha, line treatment, mesylate therapy, patients receiving imatinib, Survival rate, Aged, business.industry, Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic, Health Surveys, Pyrimidines, Phase II as Topic, Cell Biology, medicine.disease, Surgery, Imatinib mesylate, Chronic-Phase, business, CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA (CML), Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Abstract

The median age of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients is ∼ 60 years, and age is still considered an important prognostic factor, included in Sokal and EURO risk scores. However, few data are available about the long-term outcome of older patients treated with imatinib (IM) frontline. We analyzed the relationship between age and outcome in 559 early chronic-phase CML patients enrolled in 3 prospective clinical trials of Gruppo Italiano Malattie Ematologiche dell'Adulto CML Working Party, treated frontline with IM, with a median follow-up of 60 months. There were 115 older patients (≥ 65 years; 21%). The complete cytogenetic and major molecular response rates were similar in the 2 age groups. In older patients, event-free survival (55% vs 67%), failure-free survival (78% vs 92%), progression-free survival (62% vs 78%), and overall survival (75% vs 89%) were significantly inferior (all P < .01) because of a higher proportion of deaths that occurred in complete hematologic response, therefore unrelated to CML progression (15% vs 3%, P < .0001). The outcome was similar once those deaths were censored. These data show that response to IM was not affected by age and that the mortality rate linked to CML is similar in both age groups. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00514488 and #NCT00510926.

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2011

32. Randomized trial of 8-week versus 12-week VNCOP-B plusG-CSF regimens as front-line treatment in elderly aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients

Author

Zinzani, P.L., Gherlinzoni, F., Storti, S., Zaccaria, A., Pavone, E., Moretti, L., Gentilini, P., Guardigni, L., De Renzo, A., Fattori, P.P., Falini, B., Lauta, V.M., Mannina, D., Zaja, F., Mazza, P., Volpe, E., Lauria, F., Aitini, E., Ciccone, F., Tani, M., Stefoni, V., Alinari, L., Baccarani, M., and Tura, S.

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2002
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35. The BCR-ABL1 transcript type influences response and outcome in Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated frontline with imatinib

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Castagnetti, F, Gugliotta, G, Breccia, M, Iurlo, A, Levato, L, Albano, F, Vigneri, Paolo, Abruzzese, E, Rossi, G, Rupoli, S, Cavazzini, F, Martino, B, Orlandi, E, Pregno, P, Annunziata, M, Usala, E, Tiribelli, M, Sica, S, Bonifacio, M, Fava, C, Gherlinzoni, F, Bocchia, M, Soverini, S, Bochicchio, Mt, Cavo, M, Giovanni, M, Saglio, G, Pane, F, Baccarani, M, Rosti, G, on behalf of the GIMEMA CML Working Party, Castagnetti, Fausto, Gugliotta, Gabriele, Breccia, Massimo, Iurlo, Alessandra, Levato, Luciano, Albano, Francesco, Vigneri, Paolo, Abruzzese, Elisabetta, Rossi, Giuseppe, Rupoli, Serena, Cavazzini, Francesco, Martino, Bruno, Orlandi, Ester, Pregno, Patrizia, Annunziata, Mario, Usala, Emilio, Tiribelli, Mario, Sica, Simona, Bonifacio, Massimiliano, Fava, Carmen, Gherlinzoni, Filippo, Bocchia, Monica, Soverini, Simona, Bochicchio, Maria Teresa, Cavo, Michele, Giovanni, Martinelli, Saglio, Giuseppe, Pane, Fabrizio, Baccarani, Michele, and Rosti, Gianantonio

Subjects
Oncology, Male, Transcription, Genetic, bcr-abl, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl, BCR-ABL1, Chronic myeloid leukemia, Philadelphia chromosome, imatinib, prognosis, transcript type, cytogenetic response, 0302 clinical medicine, CHRONIC-PHASE, CYTOGENETIC RESPONSE, MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY, END-POINTS, 800 MG, RECOMMENDATIONS, SURVIVAL, CML, BREAKPOINT, E13A2, hemic and lymphatic diseases, 80 and over, Medicine, molecular biology, Chronic, Young adult, Prospective cohort study, Aged, 80 and over, breakpoint, Leukemia, Philadelphia Chromosome Positive, Myeloid leukemia, Hematology, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Treatment Outcome, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Imatinib Mesylate, Female, Transcription, prognosi, medicine.drug, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Socio-culturale, Antineoplastic Agents, Aged, Humans, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, Neoplasm Grading, Neoplasm Staging, Proportional Hazards Models, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Young Adult, survival, 03 medical and health sciences, Genetic, Internal medicine, end points, chronic phase, cytogenetic response, molecular biology, end points, recommendations, survival, CML, breakpoint, chronic phase, business.industry, Proportional hazards model, Fusion Proteins, Imatinib, medicine.disease, Settore MED/15 - MALATTIE DEL SANGUE, Immunology, recommendations, BCR-ABL Positive, business, Myelogenous, 030215 immunology
Abstract

The most frequent BCR-ABL1 fusion transcripts in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are the e13a2 (b2a2) and the e14a2 (b3a2) ones. In the imatinib era few studies addressing the prognostic significance of the BCR-ABL1 transcript type in early chronic phase CML have been published. Overall, these studies suggest that in e14a2 patients the response to imatinib is faster and deeper. To evaluate if the BCR-ABL1 transcript type (e13a2 compared to e14a2) affect the response to imatinib and the clinical outcome in newly diagnosed adult CML patients, 559 patients enrolled in 3 prospective studies (NCT00514488, NCT00510926, observational study CML/023) were analyzed. A qualitative PCR was performed at baseline: 52% patients had a e14a2 transcript, 37% a e13a2 transcript, 11% co-expressed both transcripts and 1% had other rare transcripts. The median follow-up was 76 months (95% of the patients had at least a 5-year observation). The complete cytogenetic response rates were comparable in e14a2 and e13a2 patients. The median time to MR(3.0) (6 and 12 months) and MR(4.0) (41 and 61 months) was significantly shorter for e14a2 patients compared to e13a2 patients, with a higher cumulative probability of MR(3.0) (88% and 83%, p

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2017

36. Incidence, Risk Factors and Outcome of Pre-engraftment Gram-Negative Bacteremia After Allogeneic and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: An Italian Prospective Multicenter Survey

Author

Girmenia, C, Bertaina, A, Piciocchi, A, Perruccio, K, Algarotti, A, Busca, A, Cattaneo, C, Raiola, Am, Guidi, S, Iori, Ap, Candoni, A, Irrera, G, Milone, G, Marcacci, G, Scimè, R, Musso, M, Cudillo, L, Sica, S, Castagna, L, Corradini, P, Marchesi, F, Pastore, D, Alessandrino, Ep, Annaloro, C, Ciceri, F, Santarone, S, Nassi, L, Farina, C, Viscoli, C, Rossolini, Gm, Bonifazi, F, Rambaldi, A, Capria, S, Mastronuzzi, A, Pagliara, D, Bernaschi, P, Amico, L, Carotti, A, Mencacci, A, Bruno, B, Costa, C, Passi, A, Ravizzola, G, Angelucci, E, Marchese, A, Pecile, P, Ventura, G, Fanin, R, Scarparo, C, Barbaro, A, Leotta, S, Marchese, Ae, Becchimanzi, C, Donnarumma, D, Tringali, S, Baldi, Mt, Scalone, R, Picardi, A, Arcese, W, Fontana, C, Giammarco, S, Spanu, T, Crocchiolo, R, Casari, E, Mussetti, A, Conte, E, Ensoli, F, Miragliotta, G, Marone, P, Arghittu, M, Greco, R, Forcina, A, Chichero, P, Di Bartolomeo, P, Fazii, P, Kroumova, V, Decembrino, N, Zecca, M, Pisapia, G, Palazzo, G, Lanino, E, Faraci, M, Castagnola, E, Bandettini, R, Pastano, R, Sammassimo, S, Passerini, R, Stefani, Pm, Gherlinzoni, F, Rigoli, R, Prezioso, L, Cambò, B, Calderaro, A, Carella, Am, Cascavilla, N, Labonia, Mt, Celeghini, I, Mordini, N, Piana, F, Vacca, A, Sanna, M, Podda, G, Corsetti, Mt, Rocchetti, A, Cilloni, D, De Gobbi, M, Bianco, O, Fagioli, F, Carraro, F, De Intinis, G, Severino, A, Proia, A, Parisi, G, Vallisa, D, Confalonieri, M, Russo, D, Malagola, M, Galieni, P, Falcioni, S, Travaglini, V, Raimondi, R, Borghero, C, Pavan, G, Prete, A, Belotti, T, Ambretti, S, Imola, M, Mianulli, Am, Pedna, Mf, Cesaro, S, Lo Cascio, G, Ferrari, A, Piedimonte, M, Santino, I, Calandrelli, M, Olivieri, A, Orecchioni, F, Mirabile, M, Centurioni, R, Gironacci, L, Caravelli, D, Gallo, S, De Filippi, M, Cupelli, L, Dentamaro, T, Falco, S, Eugenio, Os, Marotta, S, Risitano, A, Lula, D, Musto, P, Pietrantuono, G, Traficante, A, Cerchiara, E, Tirindelli, Mc, Dicuonzo, G, Chierichini, A, Anaclerico, B, and Placanica, P.

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2017

37. Primary chemotherapy and delayed surgery (neoadjuvant chemotherapy) for osteosarcoma of the extremities

Author

Bacci, G., Picci, P., Ruggieri, P., Mercuri, M., Avella, M., Capanna, R., Del Prever, A. Brach, Mancini, A., Gherlinzoni, F., Padovani, G., Leonessa, C., Biagini, R., Ferraro, A., Ferruzzi, A., Cazzola, A., Manfrini, M., and Campanacci, M.

Subjects
Cancer -- Adjuvant treatment, Osteosarcoma -- Care and treatment, Bone cancer -- Care and treatment, Amputation -- Health aspects, Health
Abstract

While amputation alone is often used to treat bone cancer in the limbs, without adjuvant chemotherapy, the survival rate is poor. Treated with surgery alone, the five-year survival rate for osteosarcoma in the limbs is generally less than 20 percent. In a review of 127 patients treated for osteosarcoma of the extremities, several trends became clear. The introduction of neoadjuvant therapy, in which the chemotherapy is administered prior to the primary surgical treatment, resulted in five-year survival rates of better than 50 percent. The subjects in the present review received cisplatin along with either a high dose or a moderate dose of methotrexate. The survival was related to the patient's response to chemotherapy, which could be directly determined by examining the bone after surgery. Patients showing good necrosis (area of dead tissue) of the tumor had a 67 percent disease-free survival at five years; 42 percent of patients with only a fair response remained disease-free at five years. For the patients with a poor response to the neoadjuvant chemotherapy, the disease-free probability was 10 percent at 45 months. The records also showed that higher doses of methotrexate were superior to moderate doses, yielding five-year survival rates of 58 and 42 percent, respectively. In roughly 70 percent of the cases, it is possible to perform surgery to save the limb, and patients undergoing limb-salvage surgery do no worse than those undergoing complete amputation. In addition, attempts to improve the outcome for patients who responded poorly to chemotherapy met with no success. Some patients whose tumors showed little necrosis were given doxorubicin and bleomycin, but their outcomes were comparable to other poor responders. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Published
1990

39. Incidence, Risk Factors and Outcome of Pre-engraftment Gram-Negative Bacteremia after Allogeneic and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: An Italian Prospective Multicenter Survey

Author

Girmenia, C., Bertaina, A., Piciocchi, A., Perruccio, K., Algarotti, A., Busca, A., Cattaneo, C., Raiola, A. M., Guidi, S., Iori, A. P., Candoni, A., Irrera, G., Milone, G., Marcacci, G., Scime, R., Musso, M., Cudillo, L., Sica, Simona, Castagna, Luigi, Corradini, P., Marchesi, F., Pastore, D., Alessandrino, E. P., Annaloro, C., Ciceri, F., Santarone, S., Nassi, L., Farina, C., Viscoli, C., Rossolini, G. M., Bonifazi, F., Rambaldi, A., Capria, S., Mastronuzzi, A., Pagliara, D., Bernaschi, P., Amico, L., Carotti, A., Mencacci, A., Bruno, Brunella, Costa, C., Passi, A., Ravizzola, G., Angelucci, E., Marchese, Alessandra Maria, Pecile, P., Ventura, Giulio, Fanin, R., Scarparo, C., Barbaro, A., Leotta, Salvatore Nuccio, Marchese, A. E., Becchimanzi, C., Donnarumma, D., Tringali, S., Baldi, M. T., Scalone, R., Picardi, A., Arcese, W., Fontana, Cecilia Alejandra, Giammarco, S., Spanu, Teresa, Crocchiolo, R., Casari, E., Mussetti, A., Conte, Eliana, Ensoli, F., Miragliotta, G., Marone, P., Arghittu, M., Greco, R., Forcina, A., Chichero, P., Di Bartolomeo, P., Fazii, P., Kroumova, V., Decembrino, N., Zecca, M., Pisapia, Giovanni, Palazzo, G., Lanino, E., Faraci, M., Castagnola, E., Bandettini, R., Pastano, R., Sammassimo, S., Passerini, R., Stefani, P. M., Gherlinzoni, F., Rigoli, R., Prezioso, L., Cambo, B., Calderaro, A., Carella, A. M., Cascavilla, N., Labonia, M. T., Celeghini, I., Mordini, N., Piana, F., Vacca, A., Sanna, Maria Maddalena, Podda, G., Corsetti, M. T., Rocchetti, A., Cilloni, D., De Gobbi, M., Bianco, O., Fagioli, F., Carraro, F., De Intinis, G., Severino, A., Proia, Anna Silvia, Parisi, G., Vallisa, D., Confalonieri, Marco, Russo, D., Malagola, M., Galieni, P., Falcioni, S., Travaglini, V., Raimondi, Maria Rosa, Borghero, C., Pavan, Giuseppe, Prete, A., Belotti, T., Ambretti, S., Imola, M., Mianulli, A. M., Pedna, M. F., Cesaro, S., Lo Cascio, G., Ferrari, A., Piedimonte, M., Santino, I., Calandrelli, M., Olivieri, Alessandra, Orecchioni, F., Mirabile, M., Centurioni, R., Gironacci, L., Caravelli, D., Gallo, S., De Filippi, M., Cupelli, L., Dentamaro, T., Falco, S., Eugenio, O. S., Marotta, S., Risitano, A., Lula, D., Musto, P., Pietrantuono, G., Traficante, A., Cerchiara, E., Tirindelli, M. C., Dicuonzo, G., Chierichini, A., Anaclerico, B., Placanica, P., Sica S. (ORCID:0000-0003-2426-3465), Castagna L., Bruno B., Marchese A., Ventura G. (ORCID:0000-0002-0304-7264), Leotta S., Fontana C., Spanu T. (ORCID:0000-0003-1864-5184), Conte E., Pisapia G., Sanna M., Proia A., Confalonieri M. (ORCID:0000-0002-3708-379X), Raimondi R., Pavan G., Olivieri A., Girmenia, C., Bertaina, A., Piciocchi, A., Perruccio, K., Algarotti, A., Busca, A., Cattaneo, C., Raiola, A. M., Guidi, S., Iori, A. P., Candoni, A., Irrera, G., Milone, G., Marcacci, G., Scime, R., Musso, M., Cudillo, L., Sica, Simona, Castagna, Luigi, Corradini, P., Marchesi, F., Pastore, D., Alessandrino, E. P., Annaloro, C., Ciceri, F., Santarone, S., Nassi, L., Farina, C., Viscoli, C., Rossolini, G. M., Bonifazi, F., Rambaldi, A., Capria, S., Mastronuzzi, A., Pagliara, D., Bernaschi, P., Amico, L., Carotti, A., Mencacci, A., Bruno, Brunella, Costa, C., Passi, A., Ravizzola, G., Angelucci, E., Marchese, Alessandra Maria, Pecile, P., Ventura, Giulio, Fanin, R., Scarparo, C., Barbaro, A., Leotta, Salvatore Nuccio, Marchese, A. E., Becchimanzi, C., Donnarumma, D., Tringali, S., Baldi, M. T., Scalone, R., Picardi, A., Arcese, W., Fontana, Cecilia Alejandra, Giammarco, S., Spanu, Teresa, Crocchiolo, R., Casari, E., Mussetti, A., Conte, Eliana, Ensoli, F., Miragliotta, G., Marone, P., Arghittu, M., Greco, R., Forcina, A., Chichero, P., Di Bartolomeo, P., Fazii, P., Kroumova, V., Decembrino, N., Zecca, M., Pisapia, Giovanni, Palazzo, G., Lanino, E., Faraci, M., Castagnola, E., Bandettini, R., Pastano, R., Sammassimo, S., Passerini, R., Stefani, P. M., Gherlinzoni, F., Rigoli, R., Prezioso, L., Cambo, B., Calderaro, A., Carella, A. M., Cascavilla, N., Labonia, M. T., Celeghini, I., Mordini, N., Piana, F., Vacca, A., Sanna, Maria Maddalena, Podda, G., Corsetti, M. T., Rocchetti, A., Cilloni, D., De Gobbi, M., Bianco, O., Fagioli, F., Carraro, F., De Intinis, G., Severino, A., Proia, Anna Silvia, Parisi, G., Vallisa, D., Confalonieri, Marco, Russo, D., Malagola, M., Galieni, P., Falcioni, S., Travaglini, V., Raimondi, Maria Rosa, Borghero, C., Pavan, Giuseppe, Prete, A., Belotti, T., Ambretti, S., Imola, M., Mianulli, A. M., Pedna, M. F., Cesaro, S., Lo Cascio, G., Ferrari, A., Piedimonte, M., Santino, I., Calandrelli, M., Olivieri, Alessandra, Orecchioni, F., Mirabile, M., Centurioni, R., Gironacci, L., Caravelli, D., Gallo, S., De Filippi, M., Cupelli, L., Dentamaro, T., Falco, S., Eugenio, O. S., Marotta, S., Risitano, A., Lula, D., Musto, P., Pietrantuono, G., Traficante, A., Cerchiara, E., Tirindelli, M. C., Dicuonzo, G., Chierichini, A., Anaclerico, B., Placanica, P., Sica S. (ORCID:0000-0003-2426-3465), Castagna L., Bruno B., Marchese A., Ventura G. (ORCID:0000-0002-0304-7264), Leotta S., Fontana C., Spanu T. (ORCID:0000-0003-1864-5184), Conte E., Pisapia G., Sanna M., Proia A., Confalonieri M. (ORCID:0000-0002-3708-379X), Raimondi R., Pavan G., and Olivieri A.

Abstract

Background Gram-negative bacteremia (GNB) is a major cause of illness and death after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and updated epidemiological investigation is advisable. Methods We prospectively evaluated the epidemiology of pre-engraftment GNB in 1118 allogeneic HSCTs (allo-HSCTs) and 1625 autologous HSCTs (auto-HSCTs) among 54 transplant centers during 2014 (SIGNB-GITMO-AMCLI study). Using logistic regression methods. we identified risk factors for GNB and evaluated the impact of GNB on the 4-month overall-survival after transplant. Results The cumulative incidence of pre-engraftment GNB was 17.3% in allo-HSCT and 9% in auto-HSCT. Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were the most common isolates. By multivariate analysis, variables associated with GNB were a diagnosis of acute leukemia, a transplant from a HLA-mismatched donor and from cord blood, older age, and duration of severe neutropenia in allo-HSCT, and a diagnosis of lymphoma, older age, and no antibacterial prophylaxis in auto-HSCT. A pretransplant infection by a resistant pathogen was significantly associated with an increased risk of posttransplant infection by the same microorganism in allo-HSCT. Colonization by resistant gram-negative bacteria was significantly associated with an increased rate of infection by the same pathogen in both transplant procedures. GNB was independently associated with increased mortality at 4 months both in allo-HSCT (hazard ratio, 2.13; 95% confidence interval, 1.45-3.13; P <.001) and auto-HSCT (2.43; 1.22-4.84; P =.01). Conclusions Pre-engraftment GNB is an independent factor associated with increased mortality rate at 4 months after auto-HSCT and allo-HSCT. Previous infectious history and colonization monitoring represent major indicators of GNB. Clinical Trials registration NCT02088840.

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2017

42. Italian Real Life Experience with Brentuximab Vedotin: Results of a National Observational Study on Relapsed/Refractory Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

Author

Pellegrini, C, Rigacci, L, Patti, C, Gini, G, Mannina, D, Tani, M, Rusconi, C, Romano, A, Vanazzi, A, Botto, B, Carlo Stella, C, Gravetti, A., Gritti, G, Arcari, A, Tosi, P, Liberati, Anna Marina, Pinto, A, Pavone, V, Gherlinzoni, F, Naso, V, Volpetti, S, Visentin, A, Goldaniga, Mc, Bonfichi, M., De Renzo, A, Schiavotto, C, Spina, M, Storti, S, Carella, Am, Argnani, L., and Zinzani, Pl

Published
2016

43. Real-life comparison of dasatinib and nilotinib as second-line therapy after imatinib failure for chronic phase CML

Author

Tiribelli, M., Massimiliano BONIFACIO, Binotto, G., Iurlo, A., Cibien, F., Maino, E., Guella, A., Festini, G., Minotto, C., Biasi, E., Marchi, F., Scaffidi, Luigi, Frison, L., Bucelli, C., Medeot, M., Calistri, E., Sancetta, R., Stulle, M., Krampera, Mauro, Gherlinzoni, F., Semenzato, G., Ambrosetti, Achille, and Fanin, R.

Subjects
chronic myeloid leukemia, dasatinib, prognosis, chronic myeloid leukemia, nilotinib, dasatinib, prognosis, nilotinib
Published
2016

44. Predictors of stable deep molecular response in chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with dasatinib or nilotinib after imatinib failure

Author

Massimiliano BONIFACIO, Binotto, G., Tiribelli, M., Scaffidi, Luigi, Iurlo, A., Cibien, F., Maino, E., Guella, A., Festini, G., Minotto, C., Biasi, E., Frison, Luca, Marchi, F., Medeot, M., Bucelli, C., Calistri, E., Stulle, M., Gherlinzoni, F., Cortelezzi, A., Fanin, R., Semenzato, Giampietro, Krampera, Mauro, Pizzolo, Giovanni, and Ambrosetti, Achille

Subjects
chronic myeloid leukemia, nilotinib, dasatinib, deep molecular response, chronic myeloid leukemia, dasatinib, nilotinib, deep molecular response
Published
2016

45. Bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone is superior to thalidomide-dexamethasone as consolidation therapy after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Author

Cavo, M, Pantani, L, Petrucci, M, Patriarca, F, Zamagni, E, Donnarumma, D, Crippa, C, Boccadoro, M, Perrone, G, Falcone, A, Nozzoli, C, Zambello, R, Masini, L, Furlan, A, Brioli, A, Derudas, D, Ballanti, S, Dessanti, M, De Stefano, V, Carella, A, Marcatti, M, Nozza, A, Ferrara, F, Callea, V, Califano, C, Pezzi, A, Baraldi, A, Grasso, M, Musto, P, Palumbo, A, Tosi, P, Motta, M, Rizzi, S, Fanin, R, Buttignol, S, Foà, R, Levi, A, Calabrese, E, Rambaldi, A, Galli, M, Rossi, G, Ferrari, S, Bringhen, S, Leoni, P, Offidani, M, Polloni, C, Corradini, P, Montefusco, V, Torelli, G, Narni, F, Fioritoni, G, Spadano, A, Cortelazzo, S, Pescosta, N, Billio, A, Lambertenghi Deliliers, G, Baldini, L, Onida, F, Annaloro, C, La Nasa, G, Ledda, A, Zaccaria, A, Cellini, C, De Fabritiis, P, Caravita, T, Siniscalchi, A, Cascavilla, N, Bosi, A, Semenzato, G, Gugliotta, L, Merli, F, Gherlinzoni, F, Angelucci, E, Martelli, M, Petti, M, Pisani, F, Leone, G, Rossi, E, Za, T, Fianchi, L, Catania, G, Spriano, M, Ciceri, F, Peccatori, J, Girlanda, S, Santoro, A, Castagna, L, Palmieri, S, Nobile, F, D'Arco, A, Levis, A, Primon, V, Tamiazzo, S, Guardigni, L, Pasini, S, Gallamini, A, Pietrantuono, G, Martorelli, M, Fattori, P, Pasquini, E, Galieni, P, Ruggieri, M, Morandi, S, Tajana, M, Amadori, D, Ronconi, S, Cangini, D, Ceccolini, M, Gobbi, M, Ballerini, F, Pane, F, Catalano, L, Cangialosi, C, Vallisa, D, Lazzaro, A, Paladini, G, De Sabbata, G, Mozzana, R, Ciambelli, F, Pinotti, G, Rodeghiero, F, Elice, F, Cantore, N, Volpe, S, Pavone, V, Mele, A, Pogliani, E, Rossini, F, Liberati, A, Majolino, I, De Rosa, L, Amadori, S, Rizzo, M, Lauria, F, Gozzetti, A, Aglietta, M, Capaldi, A, Quarta, G, Mele, G, Storti, S, Fraticelli, V, Morabito, F, Gentile, C, Capalbo, S, Gianni, A, Magni, M, Mettivier, V, Nunziata, G, Rizzoli, V, Giuliani, N, Crugnola, M, Bernasconi, C, Fregoni, V, Visani, G, Olivieri, A, Pizzuti, M, La Verde, G, Moscetti, A, Avvisati, G, Tirindelli, M, Longinotti, M, Podda, L, Gallo, E, Pregno, P, Dammacco, F, Perosa, F, Russo, D, Roccaro, A, Bacigalupo, A, Dominietto, A, Musolino, C, Quartarone, E, Tosi P, Motta MR, Rizzi S, Fanin R, Buttignol S, Foà R, Levi A, Calabrese E, Rambaldi A, Galli M, Rossi G, Ferrari S, Bringhen S, Leoni P, Offidani M, Polloni C, Corradini P, Montefusco V, Torelli G, Narni F, Fioritoni G, Spadano A, Cortelazzo S, Pescosta N, Billio A, Lambertenghi Deliliers G, Baldini L, Onida F, Annaloro C, La Nasa G, Ledda A, Zaccaria A, Cellini C, De Fabritiis P, Caravita T, Siniscalchi A, Cascavilla N, Bosi A, Semenzato G, Gugliotta L, Merli F, Gherlinzoni F, Angelucci E, Martelli M, Petti MC, Pisani F, Leone G, Rossi E, Za T, Fianchi L, Catania G, Spriano M, Ciceri F, Peccatori J, Girlanda S, Santoro A, Castagna L, Palmieri S, Nobile F, D'Arco AM, Levis A, Primon V, Tamiazzo S, Guardigni L, Pasini S, Gallamini A, Pietrantuono G, Martorelli MC, Fattori P, Pasquini E, Galieni P, Ruggieri M, Morandi S, Tajana M, Amadori D, Ronconi S, Cangini D, Ceccolini M, Gobbi M, Ballerini F, Pane F, Catalano L, Cangialosi C, Vallisa D, Lazzaro A, Paladini G, De Sabbata G, Mozzana R, Ciambelli F, Pinotti G, Rodeghiero F, Elice F, Cantore N, Volpe S, Pavone V, Mele A, POGLIANI, ENRICO MARIA, Rossini F, Liberati A, Majolino I, De Rosa L, Amadori S, Rizzo M, Lauria F, Gozzetti A, Aglietta M, Capaldi A, Quarta G, Mele G, Storti S, Fraticelli V, Morabito F, Gentile C, Capalbo S, Gianni A, Magni M, Mettivier V, Nunziata G, Rizzoli V, Giuliani N, Crugnola M, Bernasconi C, Fregoni V, Visani G, Olivieri A, Pizzuti M, La Verde G, Moscetti A, Avvisati G, Tirindelli M, Longinotti M, Podda L, Gallo E, Pregno P, Dammacco F, Perosa F, Russo D, Roccaro A, Bacigalupo A, Dominietto A, Musolino C, Quartarone E., Cavo, M, Pantani, L, Petrucci, M, Patriarca, F, Zamagni, E, Donnarumma, D, Crippa, C, Boccadoro, M, Perrone, G, Falcone, A, Nozzoli, C, Zambello, R, Masini, L, Furlan, A, Brioli, A, Derudas, D, Ballanti, S, Dessanti, M, De Stefano, V, Carella, A, Marcatti, M, Nozza, A, Ferrara, F, Callea, V, Califano, C, Pezzi, A, Baraldi, A, Grasso, M, Musto, P, Palumbo, A, Tosi, P, Motta, M, Rizzi, S, Fanin, R, Buttignol, S, Foà, R, Levi, A, Calabrese, E, Rambaldi, A, Galli, M, Rossi, G, Ferrari, S, Bringhen, S, Leoni, P, Offidani, M, Polloni, C, Corradini, P, Montefusco, V, Torelli, G, Narni, F, Fioritoni, G, Spadano, A, Cortelazzo, S, Pescosta, N, Billio, A, Lambertenghi Deliliers, G, Baldini, L, Onida, F, Annaloro, C, La Nasa, G, Ledda, A, Zaccaria, A, Cellini, C, De Fabritiis, P, Caravita, T, Siniscalchi, A, Cascavilla, N, Bosi, A, Semenzato, G, Gugliotta, L, Merli, F, Gherlinzoni, F, Angelucci, E, Martelli, M, Petti, M, Pisani, F, Leone, G, Rossi, E, Za, T, Fianchi, L, Catania, G, Spriano, M, Ciceri, F, Peccatori, J, Girlanda, S, Santoro, A, Castagna, L, Palmieri, S, Nobile, F, D'Arco, A, Levis, A, Primon, V, Tamiazzo, S, Guardigni, L, Pasini, S, Gallamini, A, Pietrantuono, G, Martorelli, M, Fattori, P, Pasquini, E, Galieni, P, Ruggieri, M, Morandi, S, Tajana, M, Amadori, D, Ronconi, S, Cangini, D, Ceccolini, M, Gobbi, M, Ballerini, F, Pane, F, Catalano, L, Cangialosi, C, Vallisa, D, Lazzaro, A, Paladini, G, De Sabbata, G, Mozzana, R, Ciambelli, F, Pinotti, G, Rodeghiero, F, Elice, F, Cantore, N, Volpe, S, Pavone, V, Mele, A, Pogliani, E, Rossini, F, Liberati, A, Majolino, I, De Rosa, L, Amadori, S, Rizzo, M, Lauria, F, Gozzetti, A, Aglietta, M, Capaldi, A, Quarta, G, Mele, G, Storti, S, Fraticelli, V, Morabito, F, Gentile, C, Capalbo, S, Gianni, A, Magni, M, Mettivier, V, Nunziata, G, Rizzoli, V, Giuliani, N, Crugnola, M, Bernasconi, C, Fregoni, V, Visani, G, Olivieri, A, Pizzuti, M, La Verde, G, Moscetti, A, Avvisati, G, Tirindelli, M, Longinotti, M, Podda, L, Gallo, E, Pregno, P, Dammacco, F, Perosa, F, Russo, D, Roccaro, A, Bacigalupo, A, Dominietto, A, Musolino, C, Quartarone, E, Tosi P, Motta MR, Rizzi S, Fanin R, Buttignol S, Foà R, Levi A, Calabrese E, Rambaldi A, Galli M, Rossi G, Ferrari S, Bringhen S, Leoni P, Offidani M, Polloni C, Corradini P, Montefusco V, Torelli G, Narni F, Fioritoni G, Spadano A, Cortelazzo S, Pescosta N, Billio A, Lambertenghi Deliliers G, Baldini L, Onida F, Annaloro C, La Nasa G, Ledda A, Zaccaria A, Cellini C, De Fabritiis P, Caravita T, Siniscalchi A, Cascavilla N, Bosi A, Semenzato G, Gugliotta L, Merli F, Gherlinzoni F, Angelucci E, Martelli M, Petti MC, Pisani F, Leone G, Rossi E, Za T, Fianchi L, Catania G, Spriano M, Ciceri F, Peccatori J, Girlanda S, Santoro A, Castagna L, Palmieri S, Nobile F, D'Arco AM, Levis A, Primon V, Tamiazzo S, Guardigni L, Pasini S, Gallamini A, Pietrantuono G, Martorelli MC, Fattori P, Pasquini E, Galieni P, Ruggieri M, Morandi S, Tajana M, Amadori D, Ronconi S, Cangini D, Ceccolini M, Gobbi M, Ballerini F, Pane F, Catalano L, Cangialosi C, Vallisa D, Lazzaro A, Paladini G, De Sabbata G, Mozzana R, Ciambelli F, Pinotti G, Rodeghiero F, Elice F, Cantore N, Volpe S, Pavone V, Mele A, POGLIANI, ENRICO MARIA, Rossini F, Liberati A, Majolino I, De Rosa L, Amadori S, Rizzo M, Lauria F, Gozzetti A, Aglietta M, Capaldi A, Quarta G, Mele G, Storti S, Fraticelli V, Morabito F, Gentile C, Capalbo S, Gianni A, Magni M, Mettivier V, Nunziata G, Rizzoli V, Giuliani N, Crugnola M, Bernasconi C, Fregoni V, Visani G, Olivieri A, Pizzuti M, La Verde G, Moscetti A, Avvisati G, Tirindelli M, Longinotti M, Podda L, Gallo E, Pregno P, Dammacco F, Perosa F, Russo D, Roccaro A, Bacigalupo A, Dominietto A, Musolino C, and Quartarone E.

Abstract

In a randomized, phase 3 study, superior complete/near-complete response (CR/nCR) rates and extended progression-free survival were demonstrated with bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone (VTD) versus thalidomide-dexamethasone (TD) as induction therapy before, and consolidation after, double autologous stem cell transplantation for newly diagnosed myeloma patients (intention-to-treat analysis; VTD, n = 236; TD, n = 238). This per-protocol analysis (VTD, n = 160; TD, n = 161) specifically assessed the efficacy and safety of consolidation with VTD or TD. Before starting consolidation, CR/nCR rates were not significantly different in the VTD (63.1%) and TD arms (54.7%). After consolidation, CR (60.6% vs 46.6%) and CR/nCR (73.1% vs 60.9%) rates were significantly higher for VTD-treated versus TD-treated patients. VTD consolidation significantly increased CR and CR/nCR rates, but TD did not (McNemar test). With a median follow-up of 30.4 months from start of consolidation, 3-year progression-free survival was significantly longer for the VTD group (60% vs 48% for TD). Grade 2 or 3 peripheral neuropathy (8.1% vs 2.4%) was more frequent with VTD (grade 3, 0.6%) versus TD consolidation. The superior efficacy of VTD versus TD as induction was retained despite readministration as consolidation therapy after double autologous transplantation. VTD consolidation therapy significantly contributed to improved clinical outcomes observed for patients randomly assigned to the VTD arm of the study. The study is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01134484.

Published
2012

46. Molecular 'warning' CML patients: a retrospective study of Gruppo Triveneto LMC

Author

Binotto, G., Tiribelli, M., Massimiliano BONIFACIO, Maino, E., Calistri, E., Gianesello, Ilaria, Bertorelle, R., Gherlinzoni, F., Ambrosetti, Achille, Fanin, R., and Semenzato, G.

Subjects
imatinib, warning, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, predictors of response, molecular response, warning, ELN 2013 recommendations, imatinib, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, ELN 2013 recommendations, molecular response, predictors of response
Published
2015

48. Bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone is superior to thalidomide-dexamethasone as consolidation therapy following autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Author

Cavo, Michele, Pantani, Lucia, Petrucci, Maria Teresa, Patriarca, Francesca, Zamagni, Elena, Donnarumma, Daniela, Crippa, Claudia, Boccadoro, Mario, Perrone, Giulia, Falcone, Antonietta, Nozzoli, Chiara, Zambello, Renato, Masini, Luciano, Furlan, Anna, Brioli, Annamaria, Derudas, Daniele, Ballanti, Stelvio, Dessanti, Maria Laura, De Stefano, Valerio, Carella, Angelo Michele, Marcatti, Magda, Nozza, Andrea, Ferrara, Felicetto, Callea, Vincenzo, Califano, Catello, Pezzi, Annalisa, Baraldi, Anna, Grasso, Mariella, Musto, Pellegrino, Palumbo, Antonio COLLABORATORI: Tosi, P, Motta, Mr, Rizzi, S, Fanin, R, Buttignol, S, Foà, R, Levi, A, Calabrese, E, Rambaldi, A, Galli, M, Rossi, G, Ferrari, S, Bringhen, S, Leoni, P, Offidani, M, Polloni, C, Corradini, P, Montefusco, V, Torelli, G, Narni, Franco, Fioritoni, G, Spadano, A, Cortelazzo, S, Pescosta, N, Billio, A, Lambertenghi Deliliers, G, Baldini, L, Onida, F, Annaloro, C, La Nasa, G, Ledda, A, Zaccaria, A, Cellini, C, De Fabritiis, P, Caravita, T, Siniscalchi, A, Cascavilla, N, Bosi, A, Semenzato, G, Gugliotta, L, Merli, F, Gherlinzoni, F, Angelucci, E, Martelli, M, Petti, Mc, Pisani, F, Leone, G, Rossi, E, Za, T, Fianchi, L, Catania, G, Spriano, M, Ciceri, F, Peccatori, J, Girlanda, S, Santoro, A, Castagna, L, Palmieri, S, Nobile, F, D'Arco, Am, Levis, A, Primon, V, Tamiazzo, S, Guardigni, L, Pasini, S, Gallamini, A, Pietrantuono, G, Martorelli, Mc, Fattori, P, Pasquini, E, Galieni, P, Ruggieri, M, Morandi, S, Tajana, M, Amadori, D, Ronconi, S, Cangini, D, Ceccolini, M, Gobbi, M, Ballerini, F, Pane, F, Catalano, L, Cangialosi, C, Vallisa, D, Lazzaro, A, Paladini, G, De Sabbata, G, Mozzana, R, Ciambelli, F, Pinotti, G, Rodeghiero, F, Elice, F, Cantore, N, Volpe, S, Pavone, V, Mele, A, Pogliani, E, Rossini, F, Liberati, A, Majolino, I, De Rosa, L, Amadori, S, Rizzo, M, Lauria, F, Gozzetti, A, Aglietta, M, Capaldi, A, Quarta, G, Mele, G, Storti, S, Fraticelli, V, Morabito, F, Gentile, C, Capalbo, S, Gianni, A, Magni, M, Mettivier, V, Nunziata, G, Rizzoli, V, Giuliani, N, Crugnola, M, Bernasconi, C, Fregoni, V, Visani, G, Olivieri, A, Pizzuti, M, La Verde, G, Moscetti, A, Avvisati, G, Tirindelli, M, Longinotti, M, Podda, L, Gallo, E, Pregno, P, Dammacco, F, Perosa, F, Russo, D, Roccaro, A, Bacigalupo, A, Dominietto, A, Musolino, C, Quartarone, E., Cavo M, Pantani L, Petrucci MT, Patriarca F, Zamagni E, Donnarumma D, Crippa C, Boccadoro M, Perrone G, Falcone A, Nozzoli C, Zambello R, Masini L, Furlan A, Brioli A, Derudas D, Ballanti S, Dessanti ML, De Stefano V, Carella AM, Marcatti M, Nozza A, Ferrara F, Callea V, Califano C, Pezzi A, Baraldi A, Grasso M, Musto P, Palumbo A., Cavo, Michele, Pantani, Lucia, Petrucci, Maria Teresa, Patriarca, Francesca, Zamagni, Elena, Donnarumma, Daniela, Crippa, Claudia, Boccadoro, Mario, Perrone, Giulia, Falcone, Antonietta, Nozzoli, Chiara, Zambello, Renato, Masini, Luciano, Furlan, Anna, Brioli, Annamaria, Derudas, Daniele, Ballanti, Stelvio, Dessanti, Maria Laura, De Stefano, Valerio, Carella, Angelo Michele, Marcatti, Magda, Nozza, Andrea, Ferrara, Felicetto, Callea, Vincenzo, Califano, Catello, Pezzi, Annalisa, Baraldi, Anna, Grasso, Mariella, Musto, Pellegrino, Palumbo, Antonio, Cavo, M, Pantani, L, Petrucci, M, Patriarca, F, Zamagni, E, Donnarumma, D, Crippa, C, Boccadoro, M, Perrone, G, Falcone, A, Nozzoli, C, Zambello, R, Masini, L, Furlan, A, Brioli, A, Derudas, D, Ballanti, S, Dessanti, M, De Stefano, V, Carella, A, Marcatti, M, Nozza, A, Ferrara, F, Callea, V, Califano, C, Pezzi, A, Baraldi, A, Grasso, M, Musto, P, Palumbo, A, Tosi, P, Motta, M, Rizzi, S, Fanin, R, Buttignol, S, Foà, R, Levi, A, Calabrese, E, Rambaldi, A, Galli, M, Rossi, G, Ferrari, S, Bringhen, S, Leoni, P, Offidani, M, Polloni, C, Corradini, P, Montefusco, V, Torelli, G, Narni, F, Fioritoni, G, Spadano, A, Cortelazzo, S, Pescosta, N, Billio, A, Lambertenghi Deliliers, G, Baldini, L, Onida, F, Annaloro, C, La Nasa, G, Ledda, A, Zaccaria, A, Cellini, C, De Fabritiis, P, Caravita, T, Siniscalchi, A, Cascavilla, N, Bosi, A, Semenzato, G, Gugliotta, L, Merli, F, Gherlinzoni, F, Angelucci, E, Martelli, M, Petti, M, Pisani, F, Leone, G, Rossi, E, Za, T, Fianchi, L, Catania, G, Spriano, M, Ciceri, F, Peccatori, J, Girlanda, S, Santoro, A, Castagna, L, Palmieri, S, Nobile, F, D'Arco, A, Levis, A, Primon, V, Tamiazzo, S, Guardigni, L, Pasini, S, Gallamini, A, Pietrantuono, G, Martorelli, M, Fattori, P, Pasquini, E, Galieni, P, Ruggieri, M, Morandi, S, Tajana, M, Amadori, D, Ronconi, S, Cangini, D, Ceccolini, M, Gobbi, M, Ballerini, F, Pane, F, Catalano, L, Cangialosi, C, Vallisa, D, Lazzaro, A, Paladini, G, De Sabbata, G, Mozzana, R, Ciambelli, F, Pinotti, G, Rodeghiero, F, Elice, F, Cantore, N, Volpe, S, Pavone, V, Mele, A, Pogliani, E, Rossini, F, Liberati, A, Majolino, I, De Rosa, L, Amadori, S, Rizzo, M, Lauria, F, Gozzetti, A, Aglietta, M, Capaldi, A, Quarta, G, Mele, G, Storti, S, Fraticelli, V, Morabito, F, Gentile, C, Capalbo, S, Gianni, A, Magni, M, Mettivier, V, Nunziata, G, Rizzoli, V, Giuliani, N, Crugnola, M, Bernasconi, C, Fregoni, V, Visani, G, Olivieri, A, Pizzuti, M, La Verde, G, Moscetti, A, Avvisati, G, Tirindelli, M, Longinotti, M, Podda, L, Gallo, E, Pregno, P, Dammacco, F, Perosa, F, Russo, D, Roccaro, A, Bacigalupo, A, Dominietto, A, Musolino, C, and Quartarone, E

Subjects
Male, Boronic Acid, medicine.medical_treatment, PLUS DEXAMETHASONE, Phases of clinical research, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Biochemistry, Antineoplastic Agent, Bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone, Bortezomib, Immunosuppressive Agent, Autologous stem-cell transplantation, MULTIPLE MYELOMA, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, thalidomide-dexamethasone, Multiple myeloma, RANDOMIZED PHASE-3, LENALIDOMIDE, STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, PHASE-III TRIAL, Hematology, Middle Aged, CHEMOTHERAPY, Prognosis, Boronic Acids, Combined Modality Therapy, Thalidomide, Transplantation, Autologou, Pyrazines, HIGH-DOSE MELPHALAN, INDUCTION TREATMENT, Female, Autologous, Immunosuppressive Agents, Pyrazine, Human, medicine.drug, MAINTENANCE THERAPY, medicine.medical_specialty, DOXORUBICIN, Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal, Prognosi, Immunology, Urology, Antineoplastic Agents, dexamethasone, Transplantation, Autologous, Disease-Free Survival, Dexamethasone, Humans, Multiple Myeloma, Cell Biology, medicine, Autologous transplantation, METAANALYSIS, Transplantation, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocol, Hormonal, business.industry, medicine.disease, Surgery, business, Settore MED/15 - Malattie del Sangue
Abstract

In a randomized, phase 3 study, superior complete/near-complete response (CR/nCR) rates and extended progression-free survival were demonstrated with bortezomib-thalidomide-dexamethasone (VTD) versus thalidomide-dexamethasone (TD) as induction therapy before, and consolidation after, double autologous stem cell transplantation for newly diagnosed myeloma patients (intention-to-treat analysis; VTD, n = 236; TD, n = 238). This per-protocol analysis (VTD, n = 160; TD, n = 161) specifically assessed the efficacy and safety of consolidation with VTD or TD. Before starting consolidation, CR/nCR rates were not significantly different in the VTD (63.1%) and TD arms (54.7%). After consolidation, CR (60.6% vs 46.6%) and CR/nCR (73.1% vs 60.9%) rates were significantly higher for VTD-treated versus TD-treated patients. VTD consolidation significantly increased CR and CR/nCR rates, but TD did not (McNemar test). With a median follow-up of 30.4 months from start of consolidation, 3-year progression-free survival was significantly longer for the VTD group (60% vs 48% for TD). Grade 2 or 3 peripheral neuropathy (8.1% vs 2.4%) was more frequent with VTD (grade 3, 0.6%) versus TD consolidation. The superior efficacy of VTD versus TD as induction was retained despite readministration as consolidation therapy after double autologous transplantation. VTD consolidation therapy significantly contributed to improved clinical outcomes observed for patients randomly assigned to the VTD arm of the study. The study is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01134484.

Published
2012

49. Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis May Present during Adulthood: Clinical and Genetic Features of a Small Series

Author

Sieni E, Cetica V, Piccin A, Gherlinzoni F, Rabusin M, Attard L, Bosi A, Pende D, Moretta L, Aricò M., SASSO, Ferdinando Carlo, Sieni, E, Cetica, V, Piccin, A, Gherlinzoni, F, Sasso, Ferdinando Carlo, Rabusin, M, Attard, L, Bosi, A, Pende, D, Moretta, L, and Aricò, M.

Abstract

Familial Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is a rare immune deficiency with defective cytotoxic function. The age at onset is usually young and the natural course is rapidly fatal if untreated. A later onset of the disease has been sporadically reported even in adolescents and adults. We report the results of our retrospective data collection of all cases diagnosed with FHL at an age of 18 years or older and enrolled in the Italian Registry of HLH. All cases were diagnosed with FHL based on evidence of genetic defect in one FHL-related gene. A total of 11 patients were diagnosed with FHL. They were 9 males and 2 females, from 10 unrelated families; their age ranged between 18 and 43 years (median, 23 years). Family history was unremarkable in eight families at the time of the diagnosis. Their genetic diagnoses are: FHL2 (n = 6), FHL3 (n = 2), FHL5 (n = 1), XLP1 (n = 2). Clinical, molecular and functional data are described. These data confirm that FHL may present beyond the pediatric age and up to the fifth decade. FHL2 due to perforin defect is the most frequently reported subtype. Adult specialists should consider FHL in the differential diagnosis of patients with cytopenia and liver or central nervous system disorders, especially when a lymphoproliferative disease is suspected but eventually not confirmed. FHL may turn to be fatal within a short time course even in adults. This risk, together with the continuous improvement in the transplant technique, especially in the area of transplant from matched unrelated donor, resulting in reduced treatment related mortality, might suggest a wider use of SCT in this population. Current diagnostic approach allows prompt identification of patients by flow-cytometry screening, then confirmed by the genetic study, and treatment with chemoimmunotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation.

Published
2012

50. GENETIC VARIATIONS IN ADH1A AND CYP2E1 STRONGLY AFFECTS RESPONSE AND TOXICITY TO A COMBINATION OF GEMTUZUMAB OZOGAMICIN PLUS FLUDARABINE, CYTARABINE, IDARUBICIN IN CD33-POSITIVE ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA (AML) PATIENTS

Author

IACOBUCCI, ILARIA, LONETTI, ANNALISA, SAZZINI, MARCO, FORMICA, SERENA, OTTAVIANI, EMANUELA, PAPAYANNIDIS, CRISTINA, ASTOLFI, ANNALISA, PAOLINI, STEFANIA, ABBENANTE, MARIACHIARA, CATTINA, FEDERICA, MARTINELLI, GIOVANNI, Candoni A, Ferrari A, Michelutti A, Toffoletti E, Parisi S, Russo D, Damiani D, Gherlinzoni F, Gottardi M, Baccarani M, Fanin R, Iacobucci I, Lonetti A, Candoni A, Sazzini M, Formica S, Ottaviani E, Ferrari A, Papayannidis C, Michelutti A, Toffoletti E, Astolfi A, Paolini S, Abbenante M, Parisi S, Cattina F, Russo D, Damiani D, Gherlinzoni F, Gottardi M, Baccarani M, Fanin R, and Martinelli G

Subjects
pharmacogenomic, DMET, ACUTE MYELOID LEUKAEMIA
Abstract

Background: Genetic heterogeneity in drug-metabolizing enzyme and transporter genes affects specific drug-related phenotypes in cancer. In order to investigate a relationship between genetic variation and response in AML, we comprehensively assessed the allele frequencies of 1936 genetic variations of 225 absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion genes in 94 CD33-positive AML patients younger than 65 years, using the new Affymetrix drug-metabolizing enzyme and transport (DMET Plus) genotyping platform. Patients and methods: All patients were enrolled in a phase III multicenter clinical trial combining low dose of Gemtuzumab-ozogamicin (GO) with FLAI regimen (Fludarabine, Cytarabine, Idarubicin) as Induction chemotherapy (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00909168). Cytogenetics, multidrug-resistance phenotype, FLT3 and NPM mutation status, as well as WT1 quantitative expression analyses were performed at diagnosis. Furthermore, high-resolution single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array and DMET genotyping analyses (Affymetrix) were also performed. Results: Of the 94 patients, genotype results were evaluable for 91 cases. The median call rate was 99.48 (range, 96.32-100). Firstly, we tested the association among SNPs and response to the induction cycle (FLAI + GO) comparing the genotyping profile of 80 patients in complete (85%) and partial (3%) remission with that of patients (12%) with no response. A highly significant difference (p < 0.001) in the allele frequency of 2 variants, in complete linkage disequilibrium, in the alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme (ADH1A) was found. ADH1A metabolizes the conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde which is thereafter converted to acetate by ALDH1, which is well known as stem cell marker. These variants were not associated with high risk AML, FLT3 and NPM1 mutations, but strongly influenced response to the induction phase also in a multivariate analysis. Secondly, SNPs were stratified according to liver toxicity and a significant difference in the allele frequency in CYP2E1, involved in the alcohol metabolism was found to be associated with a grade I/II liver toxicity. Conclusions: Genetic variations in ADH1A and CYP2E1 genes were for the first time identified and associated with response and toxicity in AML patients treated with a combination of GO and FLAI regimen. Supported by European LeukemiaNet, AIL, AIRC, FIRB 2006, Ateneo RFO grants, Project of integrated program, Programma di Ricerca Regione – Università 2007–2009.

Published
2011

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