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Moyon Q, Pineton de Chambrun M, Gousseff M, Mathian A, Hie M, Urbanski G, Verlicchi F, Faguer S, Dossier A, Lega JC, Riviere S, Saadoun D, Graveleau J, Lucchini-Lecomte MJ, Christides C, Le Moal S, Bibes B, Malizia G, Ruivard M, Blaison G, Alric L, Agard C, Soubrier M, Viallard JF, Levesque H, Rivard GE, Tieulie N, Hot A, Lovey PY, Hanslik T, Lhote F, Eble V, Álvarez Troncoso J, Aujayeb A, Quentric P, Taieb D, Cohen-Aubart F, Lambert M, Amoura Z. Intravenous Immunoglobulins Tapering and Withdrawal in Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome (Clarkson Disease). J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2022; 10:2889-2895. [PMID: 35870726 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS), also known as Clarkson disease, is a very rare condition characterized by recurrent life-threatening episodes of vascular hyperpermeability in the presence of a monoclonal gammopathy. Extended intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment is associated with fewer recurrences and improved survival, but the optimal treatment dosage and duration remain unknown. OBJECTIVE We aim to evaluate the safety of IVIG tapering and withdrawal in patients with SCLS. METHODS We conducted a retrospective multicenter study including all adult patients with monoclonal gammopathy-associated SCLS from the EurêClark registry who received at least 1 course of IVIG. The primary end point was overall survival according to IVIG withdrawal. RESULTS Fifty-nine patients of mean ± SD age 51 ± 13 years were included. Overall cumulative probabilities of 2-, 5-, 10- and 15-year survival were 100%, 85%, 72%, 44%, respectively. The IVIG was withdrawn at least once in 18 patients (31%; W+ group) and never in 41 patients (69%; W- group). Cumulative probabilities of 10-year survival in W+ versus W- groups were 50% and 83% (log rank test, P = .02), respectively. Relapse rate and the median number of relapses in the W+ versus the W- groups were 72% versus 58% (P = 0.3) and 2.5 (0.3-4) versus 1 (0-2) (P = .03), respectively. The IVIG tapering was not statistically associated with increased person-year incidence of attacks using a mixed linear model. CONCLUSIONS The IVIG withdrawal was associated with increased mortality and higher rate of recurrence in SCLS patients. The IVIG tapering might be cautiously considered in stable SCLS patients.
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- Quentin Moyon
- Sorbonne Université, APHP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut E3M, Service de Médecine Interne 2; Centre de Référence National Lupus Systémique, Syndrome des Anticorps Anti-phospholipides et Autres Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, APHP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut E3M, Service de Médecine Interne 2; Centre de Référence National Lupus Systémique, Syndrome des Anticorps Anti-phospholipides et Autres Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS_1166-ICAN, Institut de Cardiométabolisme et Nutrition (ICAN), Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), and AP-HP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département d'Immunologie, Paris, France.
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- Service de médecine interne, Centre Hospitalier (CH) Bretagne Atlantique, Vannes, France
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- Sorbonne Université, APHP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut E3M, Service de Médecine Interne 2; Centre de Référence National Lupus Systémique, Syndrome des Anticorps Anti-phospholipides et Autres Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, APHP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut E3M, Service de Médecine Interne 2; Centre de Référence National Lupus Systémique, Syndrome des Anticorps Anti-phospholipides et Autres Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne et d'Immunologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Département de Néphrologie Et Transplantation D'organes, Centre de Référence Des Maladies Rénales Rares, INSERM U1297 (I2MC, équipe 12), CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Service de médecine interne, CHU Bichat, APHP, Paris, France
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- Service de médecine interne et pathologies vasculaires, CHU Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, Lyon; Univ Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558 Laboratoire de Biologie et Biométrie Evolutive
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- Service de médecine interne, Hôpital S(t)-Eloi, CHRU, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Sorbonne Universités, AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Centre National de Références Maladies Autoimmunes et Systémiques Rares, Centre National de Références Maladies Autoinflammatoires Rares et Amylose Inflammatoire, and INSERM, UMR S 959, Immunology- Immunopathology-Immunotherapy (I3), Paris, France
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- Service de médecine interne, Hôpital d'Estaing, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de médecine interne, Hôpital Pasteur, Colmar, France
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- Service de médecine interne, Pôle digestif, CHU Rangueil, Toulouse 3 University, Toulouse, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, service de médecine interne, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, Hôpital Gabriel-Montpied, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de médecine interne, Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, 76031 Rouen, France
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- Service de médecine interne, CHU Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Université Versailles Saint Quentin, APHP, CHU Ambroise Paré, Service de médecine interne, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Service de médecine interne, Hôpital Delafontaine, Saint-Denis, France
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Unidad de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Newcastle, UK
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- Sorbonne Université, APHP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut E3M, Service de Médecine Interne 2; Centre de Référence National Lupus Systémique, Syndrome des Anticorps Anti-phospholipides et Autres Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), and AP-HP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département d'Immunologie, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, APHP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut E3M, Service de Médecine Interne 2; Centre de Référence National Lupus Systémique, Syndrome des Anticorps Anti-phospholipides et Autres Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, APHP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut E3M, Service de Médecine Interne 2; Centre de Référence National Lupus Systémique, Syndrome des Anticorps Anti-phospholipides et Autres Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Paris, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Département de Médecine Interne et d'Immunologie Clinique, Centre National de Référence Maladies Systémiques et Auto-immunes Rares Nord et Nord-Ouest de France (CeRAINO), European Reference Network on Rare Connective Tissue and Musculoskeletal Diseases Network (ReCONNECT), INSERM, UMR 1167, RID-AGE, F-59000 Lille, France; Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Département de Médecine Interne et d'Immunologie Clinique, Centre National de Référence Maladies Systémiques et Auto-immunes Rares Nord et Nord-Ouest de France (CeRAINO), European Reference Network on Rare Connective Tissue and Musculoskeletal Diseases Network (ReCONNECT), INSERM, UMR 1167, RID-AGE, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Sorbonne Université, APHP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut E3M, Service de Médecine Interne 2; Centre de Référence National Lupus Systémique, Syndrome des Anticorps Anti-phospholipides et Autres Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Paris, France
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Xie Z, Børset M, Svéen K, Bøe OW, Chan EC, Lack JB, Hornick KM, Verlicchi F, Eisch AR, Melchio R, Dudek AZ, Druey KM. Markers of endothelial glycocalyx dysfunction in Clarkson disease. Lab Invest 2022; 20:380. [PMID: 36038904 PMCID: PMC9421105 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-022-03587-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clarkson disease (monoclonal gammopathy-associated idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome, ISCLS) is a rare idiopathic condition marked by transient, relapsing-remitting episodes of systemic microvascular hyper-permeability, which liberates plasma fluid and macromolecules into the peripheral tissues. This pathology manifests clinically as the abrupt onset of hypotensive shock, hemoconcentration, and hypoalbuminemia. METHODS We analysed endothelial glycocalyx (eGCX)-related markers in plasma from patients with ISCLS during acute disease flares and convalescence by ELISA and comprehensive proteomic profiling. We evaluated eGCX-related components and gene expression in cultured endothelial cells using RNA-sequencing, real-time PCR, and fluorescence staining. RESULTS Serum levels of eGCX-related core components including hyaluronic acid (HA) and the core proteoglycan soluble syndecan-1 (sCD138) were elevated at baseline and during acute ISCLS flares. Serial measurements demonstrated that sCD138 levels peaked during the recovery (post-leak) phase of the illness. Proteomic analysis of matched acute and convalescent ISCLS plasma revealed increased abundance of eGCX-related proteins, including glypicans, thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1), and eGCX-degrading enzymes in acute compared to remission plasma. Abundance of endothelial cell damage markers did not differ in acute and baseline plasma. Expression of several eGCX-related genes and surface carbohydrate content in endothelial cells from patients with ISCLS did not differ significantly from that observed in healthy control cells. CONCLUSIONS eGCX dysfunction, but not endothelial injury, may contribute to clinical symptoms of acute ISCLS. Serum levels of of eGCX components including sCD138 may be measured during acute episodes of ISCLS to monitor clinical status and therapeutic responses.
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- Zhihui Xie
- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National, Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health, (NIAID/NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 11N238A, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, St. Olav's University, Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National, Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health, (NIAID/NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 11N238A, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- NIAID Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource, NIAID/NIH, Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- NIAID Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource, NIAID/NIH, Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Transfusion Medicine Faenza-Lugo, Transfusion Service Ravenna, Romagna Health Unit, Ravenna, Italy
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National, Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health, (NIAID/NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 11N238A, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Santa Croce E Carle' Hospital, Via Michele Coppino 26, Cuneo, Italy
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National, Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health, (NIAID/NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 11N238A, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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Pecker MS, Hammudi M, Melchio R, Eisch AR, Verlicchi F, Druey KM. Management of Acute Episodes of Clarkson Disease (Monoclonal Gammopathy-Associated Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome) With Intravenous Immunoglobulins. AIM Clinical Cases 2022; 1. [PMID: 36119848 PMCID: PMC9481058 DOI: 10.7326/aimcc.2022.0496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Monoclonal gammopathy-associated idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome (ISCLS, Clarkson disease) is a rare disorder defined by transient but recurrent bouts of hypotensive shock and anasarca resulting from plasma extravasation. Although prophylactic treatment with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG, 1–2 g/kg/mo) prevents most disease flares, its utility for acute episodes of ISCLS is unclear. Here, we report the results of a retrospective study of subjects with acute ISCLS treated at or near the onset of symptoms with IVIG. We found that administration of IVIG with minimal additional intravenous fluids was safe and associated with rapid clinical improvement. IVIG given close to the onset of ISCLS-related symptoms is associated with a favorable outcome.
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- Mark S. Pecker
- Department of Internal Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Internal Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Transfusion Medicine Faenza-Lugo, Transfusion Service Ravenna, Romagna Health Unit, Ravenna, Italy
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- Lung and Vascular Inflammation Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Pineton de Chambrun M, Moyon Q, Faguer S, Urbanski G, Mathian A, Zucman N, Werner M, Luyt CE, Verlicchi F, Amoura Z, Gousseff M, Mauhin W, Hot A, Lega JC, Lambert M, Riviere S, Dossier A, Ruivard M, Lhote F, Blaison G, Merceron S, Zapella N, Alric L, Agard C, Lacout M, Saadoun D, Graveleau J, Soubrier M, Haroche J, Boileau J, Lucchini-Lecomte MJ, Hanslik T, Christides C, Levesque H, Talasczka A, Bulte C, Hachulla E, Decaux O, Sonneville R, Ibouanga F, Arnulf B, Benedit M, Viallard JF, Tieulie N, Haddad F, Moulin B, Cohen-Aubert F, Lovey PY, le Moal S, Bibes B, Rivard GE, Rondeau E, Malizia G, Debourdeau P, Abgueguen P, Bosseray A, Devaquet J, Presne C, Liferman F, Limal N, Argaud L, Hernu R, de la Salle S, Faguer S, Urbanski G, Zucman N, Werner M, Luyt CE, Moyon Q, Verlicchi F, Troncoso JÁ, Harty J, Godmer P, Hie M, Papo T, Hatron PY, Mathian A, Amoura Z. The consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on patients with monoclonal gammopathy-associated systemic capillary leak syndrome (Clarkson disease). J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2022; 10:626-629. [PMID: 34890829 PMCID: PMC8648572 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Marc Pineton de Chambrun
- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France,Institut de Cardiométabolisme et Nutrition (ICAN), INSERM, UMRS_1166-ICAN, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France,Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, APHP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne Université Centre de Référence National Lupus Systémique, Syndrome des Anticorps Anti-Phospholipides et Autres Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Paris, France,Corresponding author: Marc Pineton de Chambrun, MD, MSc, Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83, boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France,Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, APHP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne Université Centre de Référence National Lupus Systémique, Syndrome des Anticorps Anti-Phospholipides et Autres Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Paris, France
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- Département de Néphrologie et Transplantation d'Organes, Centre de Référence Des Maladies Rénales Rares, INSERM U1297 (I2MC, Équipe 12), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne et d’Immunologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, APHP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne Université Centre de Référence National Lupus Systémique, Syndrome des Anticorps Anti-Phospholipides et Autres Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Louis Mourier, APHP, DMU ESPRIT, Université de Paris, Colombes, France
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- Service de Réanimation Chirurgicale Adulte, AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, Université Paris Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France,Institut de Cardiométabolisme et Nutrition (ICAN), INSERM, UMRS_1166-ICAN, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne 2, Institut E3M, APHP, Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne Université Centre de Référence National Lupus Systémique, Syndrome des Anticorps Anti-Phospholipides et Autres Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Paris, France
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Verlicchi F, Pacilli P, Bragliani A, Rapuano S, Dini D, Vincenzi D. Electronic remote blood issue combined with a computer-controlled, automated refrigerator for major surgery in operating theatres at a distance from the transfusion service. Transfusion 2017; 58:372-378. [PMID: 29193169 DOI: 10.1111/trf.14418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 10/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The difficulty of supplying red blood cells within an adequate time to patients undergoing surgery is a known problem for transfusion services, particularly if the operating theater is located at some distance from the blood bank. The consequences frequently are that more blood is ordered than required; several units are allocated and issued; and unused units must be returned to the blood bank. Some sparse reports have demonstrated that remote blood issue systems can improve the efficiency of issuing blood. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS This study describes a computer-controlled, self-service, remote blood-release system, combined with an automated refrigerator, installed in a hospital at which major surgery was performed, located 5 kilometers away from the transfusion service. With this system, red blood cell units were electronically allocated to patients immediately before release, when the units actually were needed. Two 2-year periods, before and after implementation of the system, were compared. RESULTS After implementation of the system, the ratio of red blood cell units returned to the transfusion service was reduced from 48.9% to 1.6% of the issued units (8852 of 18,090 vs. 182 of 11,152 units; p < 0.0001), and the issue-to-transfusion ratio was reduced from 1.96 to 1.02. An increase in the number of transfused red blood cell units was observed, probably mainly due to changes in the number and complexity of surgical procedures. No transfusion errors occurred in the two periods. CONCLUSION The current results demonstrate that the remote blood-release system is safe and useful for improving the efficiency of blood issue for patients in remote operating theatres.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Hospital Health Direction, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy
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Berti P, Verlicchi F, Fiorin F, Guaschino R, Cangemi A. The use of telemedicine in Italian Blood Banks: a nationwide survey. Blood Transfus 2014; 12 Suppl 1:s131-6. [PMID: 23149141 PMCID: PMC3934294 DOI: 10.2450/2012.0112-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Telemedicine is defined as the use of electronic information and communication technologies to provide health care between distant people. Many activities in transfusion medicine could benefit from the application of telemedicine. To map the spread of the use of telemedicine in transfusion medicine in Italy, the Italian Society of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology (SIMTI) performed a nationwide survey: the results are presented in this paper. MATERIALS AND METHODS A survey, dealing with different aspects of the use of telemedicine, was performed by sending a questionnaire to 280 Italian Blood Centres. The survey was designed to evaluate the diffusion of telemedicine and the features of the systems, with special attention to the systems' safety and legal adequacy. One section of the questionnaire was designed to identify the features of the systems considered essential by the respondents. RESULTS Out of 280 Blood Services contacted, 196 (70%) filled in at least one of the questions of the online questionnaire. Globally the use of some form of telemedicine was reported by 70% of the respondents. Telemedicine is used for remote validation of laboratory tests by 32% of the Centres that responded, for remote biological validation of blood units by 34% and for assignment of blood components by 29%. Less frequently, telemedicine is used to control electronic refrigerators, for electronic blood requests and for bed-side identification of patients. DISCUSSION The use of telemedicine is widespread in Italian Blood Services. There appears to be some heterogeneity between structures with regards to the evaluation of the systems' safety and their legal adequacy. No telemedicine system should be introduced into practice until it has proven to have the same standards of safety as the corresponding "on site" activity.
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- Transfusion Service, Department of Clinical Pathology and Transfusion Medicine, Ravenna, Italy
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- Immunohaematology and Transfusion Service, Varese, Italy
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Fasola G, Lo Greco P, Calori E, Zilli M, Verlicchi F, Motta MR, Ricci P, Baccarani M, Tura S. Pharmacokinetics of high-dose cyclophosphamide for bone marrow transplantation. Haematologica 1991; 76:120-5. [PMID: 1937169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite the fact that high-dose cyclophosphamide (CP) is currently used for both cancer treatment and bone marrow transplantation, its pharmacokinetics is not well defined. METHODS Serum and urine concentrations of CP were determined in 19 patients who received 2 or more high doses of CP before bone marrow transplantation. RESULTS Urinary recovery ranged between 1% and 32% and was essentially the same after the first and the second CP dose. In contrast, the pattern of disappearance from the serum of the two doses of CP was substantially different. The serum half-life of the first dose varied over a wide range (4.4 to 25.0 h, mean 8.7 +/- 4.6 h), while the half-life of the second dose was always shorter (1.7 to 6.0 h, mean 3.6 +/- 0.9 h). Accordingly, the CP area under the curve (AUC) of the first dose was much more variable and was always much higher than the CP AUC of the second dose. Therefore, prior administration of CP resulted in a very significant increase of CP metabolism. CONCLUSIONS These differences can be relevant to the outcome of treatment, and suggest that the metabolism of CP can be manipulated and can be made more homogeneous, either by giving a priming dose of CP (leading to a lower CP AUC, to a faster conversion into activated metabolites and to the exposure of host cells to a higher concentration of the metabolites for a shorter time) or by giving the drug as a continuous infusion over a longer time, to obtain the opposite results.
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- G Fasola
- Cattedra di Ematologia, Università di Udine, Italy
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Verlicchi F, Boschi S, Visani G, Guidi A, Tosi P, Cavo M, Tura S. Evidence for increased intracellular transport of m-sarcolysine (alkylating moiety) when combined with two amino acid analogs (PTT-119). Blut 1990; 61:311-3. [PMID: 2271778 DOI: 10.1007/bf01732884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PTT-119 is an antineoplastic agent in which an alkylating moiety, m-sarcolysine, is linked to two amino acid analogs. Previous studies showed a higher "in vitro" cytotoxicity of PTT-119 when compared to free m-sarcolysine; the mechanisms of this enhanced activity are not completely understood. In this study we incubated peripheral blood cells from 8 chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients with both m-sarcolysine and equimolar concentrations of PTT-119, measuring the intracellular concentration of the alkylating moiety. We observed a significantly higher intracellular concentration of m-sarcolysine in cells incubated with the peptide-bound drug than with the free drug (58.3 +/- 39.6 versus 4.4 +/- 1.9 ng/10(6) cells; P = 0.013). This observation could explain the higher cytotoxic activity of PTT-119 and the lack of cross-resistance with melphalan.
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- F Verlicchi
- L. e A. Seràgnoli Haematology Institute, University of Bologna, Italy
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Rosti G, Bandini G, Miggiano MC, Albertazzi L, Ricci P, Verlicchi F, Pileri S, Tura S. An unusual case of Candida tropicalis sepsis in a patient submitted to allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Haematologica 1990; 75:480-1. [PMID: 2097267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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We describe an exceptional case of Candida tropicalis sepsis in a patient submitted to allogeneic BMT; the diagnosis was made on a peripheral blood smear, when the pt was neutropenic and only mildly febrile. The combination of GM-CSF to accelerate hematological recovery and the possibility of administering large doses of a liposomal form of Amphotericin B were the contributing factors to the resolution of the infection.
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- G Rosti
- Istituto di Ematologia L. e A. Seràgnoli, Ospedale S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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Visani G, Lemoli RM, Tosi P, Verlicchi F, Gamberi B, Cenacchi AR, Colombini R, Fogli M, Russo D, Zuffa E. Sensitivity of chronic myeloid leukemia hemopoietic progenitors to PTT-119 in combination with human recombinant interferon alpha and gamma. Blut 1990; 60:287-90. [PMID: 2112414 DOI: 10.1007/bf01736230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PTT-119, a new synthetic alkylating compound, has shown a marked "in vitro" inhibitory effect on chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) granulo-monocytic precursors (CFU-GM) at doses greater than 5 micrograms/ml. Based on previous experiences of synergistic associations between alkylating drugs and biological modifiers, we tested the effects of low doses of PTT-119 (from 0.1 to 1 microgram/ml) in concert with alpha, gamma, or alpha + gamma interferons and compared to IFNs alone, in order to investigate an alternative choice for treatment of CML patients in chronic phase. Our results showed a significantly higher CFU-GM cloning inhibition after addition of 100 or 1,000 U/ml of alpha IFN to 0.1 microgram/ml PTT-119 (from 39.6% +/- 26.6 SD to 80.7% +/- 10 SD and 91.5% +/- 8 SD, respectively), while gamma IFN resulted in only a slight increase in colony growth inhibition when compared to the drug used alone. The association of alpha plus gamma IFN coupled with PTT-119 treatment did not significantly improve the results observed after exposure of leukemic progenitors to PTT-119 and alpha IFN alone. We conclude that a combined treatment with PTT-119 and IFN is probably worth testing both for purging methods before autologous bone marrow transplantation and for in vivo administration in chronic myeloid leukemia.
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- G Visani
- Istituto di Ematologia L. e A. Seràgnoli, Università di Bologna, Italy
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Visani G, Dinota A, Tosi P, Verlicchi F, Motta MR, Rizzi S, Colombini R, Cenacchi A, Fogli M, Lemoli RM. Cryopreserved autologous bone marrow transplantation in patients with acute nonlymphoid leukemia: chemotherapy before harvesting is the main factor in delaying hematological recovery. Cryobiology 1990; 27:103-6. [PMID: 2331884 DOI: 10.1016/0011-2240(90)90001-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We analyzed the kinetics of hematological recovery after autologous bone marrow transplantation in 13 patients with acute nonlymphoid leukemias (ANLL). A comparison was made with 31 patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) whose bone marrow was harvested and cryopreserved, either at diagnosis or after intensive chemotherapy. Hematological recovery of ANLL patients was similar to that of pretreated NHL patients and significantly slower than that of untreated NHL patients. We suggest that chemotherapy before harvest (more than the possible decreased stem cell marrow potentiality resulting from the underlying disease) appears to be the main factor responsible for delayed recovery after autologous bone marrow transplantation in ANLL.
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- G Visani
- Institute of Hematology L. e A. Seràgnoli, Bologna University, Italy
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Verlicchi F, Ricci P, Bassi A, Benfenati D, Bandini G, Rosti G, Calori E, Borghi C, Tura S. Systemic broad-spectrum antimicrobial prophylaxis in hematological patients after intensive antineoplastic chemotherapy. Haematologica 1990; 75:91-3. [PMID: 2338294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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We performed a pilot study on 13 heavily treated hematologic patients, in whom a systemic broad-spectrum antimicrobial prophylaxis was started after the end of the antineoplastic treatment. Results were compared to a historical control group of patients with similar characteristics, in whom antibody were started at the appearance of fever. We observed a remarkable reduction in infectious fevers (1 versus 7, p = 0.03) and a disappearance of bacterial sepsis (0 versus 7, p = 0.005). The length of treatment was longer (18.6 versus 12.0 days, p = 0.06); no side effects were seen. We conclude that this seems to be a promising and safe approach, whose role in the management of selected neutropenic patients could be evaluated with further, wider studies.
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- F Verlicchi
- Istituto di Ematologia L. e A. Seràgnoli, Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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Tosi P, Visani G, Colombini R, Verlicchi F, Benfenati D, Cenacchi A, Russo D, Zuffa E, Papadopulu P, Tura S. Phase II study of bisantrene in relapsed/refractory acute non lymphoid leukemias (ANLL). Haematologica 1989; 74:555-8. [PMID: 2628237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The antileukemic activity of Bisantrene, a new anthracene derivative, has been evaluated in a phase II clinical study in 10 patients affected by refractory or primary relapsed ANLL. The patients received an induction course consisting of 250 mg/m2/day for 7 days followed, in case of CR, by 250 mg/m2/day for 3 days (consolidation treatment). In case of partial response a reinduction course (250 mg/m2/day for 3 days) was administered. Four out of the 10 patients obtained CR (3 of them after a single induction course). No significant toxic effect was noticed, apart from fever (due to myelosuppression) and hypotension in one patient who soon recovered without residual effects. These preliminary results could suggest further evaluation of Bisantrene in association with other drugs in both relapsed patients and those at onset of the disease.
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Visani G, Dinota A, Verlicchi F, Bandini G, Ricci P, Motta MR, Rizzi S, Lemoli RM, Poluzzi C, Gherlinzoni F. Autologous bone marrow transplantation in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: comparison of different parameters in predicting the kinetics of haematological recovery. Bone Marrow Transplant 1988; 3:599-605. [PMID: 2905614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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We analysed the kinetics of haematological recovery after autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) in 31 patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, of whom 14 had received chemotherapy and 17 had received no chemotherapy before marrow harvesting. The time for recovery of polymorph (PMN) and platelet numbers was assessed in relation to patient's sex, age, the numbers of mononuclear cells (MNC) and of granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming cells (CFU-GM) reinfused, the therapy before harvesting and the conditioning regimens. The results showed that the most important factor influencing the speed of haematological recovery was therapy before marrow collection; recovery was faster in patients not treated before harvesting than in those treated. The mean day for PMN recovery to 0.5 x 10(9)/l was 14.6 vs 21.8 (p less than 0.001); the mean day for platelet recovery to 50 x 10(9)/l was 16.5 vs 44.4 (p less than 0.00002). The other parameters assessed did not correlate with the kinetics of haemopoietic recovery. We conclude that NHL patients who undergo ABMT without chemotherapy prior to marrow harvest have rapid haematological recovery, which suggests that better timing of the harvest could be of value in the management of NHL patients for whom 'reinforcement' with ABMT is scheduled.
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- G Visani
- Institute of Haematology L. e A. Seragnoli, Bologna University, Italy
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Mazza P, Gherlinzoni F, Kemna G, Poletti G, Zinzani PL, Verlicchi F, Lauria F, Fiacchini M, Pileri S, Rivano MT. Clinicopathological study on non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Haematologica 1987; 72:351-7. [PMID: 3117637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Tura S, Mazza P, Zinzani PL, Verlicchi F, Baccarani M, Lauria F, Fiacchini M, Gobbi M, Bandini G, Emiliani E. Hodgkin's disease (HD): a historical perspective. Eur J Cancer Clin Oncol 1986; 22:1315-23. [PMID: 2435555 DOI: 10.1016/0277-5379(86)90139-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Five hundred and seven patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), forming the basis of our 18 years experience, are retrospectively analyzed. Four therapeutic periods are recognizable: The 1966-1970 period was characterized by the absence of treatment and management policy. The 55 patients entered in this period experienced 70 and 56% survival at 5 and 10 yr, respectively, from diagnosis. The 1971-1974 period was characterized by the increasing knowledge of staging relevance and therapeutic approaches. The 153 patients who were treated in this period experienced 72 and 60% survival at 5 and 10 yr, respectively. The 1975-1980 period was characterized by a large combination of MOPP and radiotherapy. The 216 patients who entered this period observed 80 and 72.5% survival at 5 and 10 yr, respectively. The last therapeutic period (1980 to present time) is characterized by the increasing relevance of prognostic factors and alternating use of MOPP and ABVD as non-cross resistant regimen. The 83 patients who entered this period showed 90% survival at 5 yr. Both survival and disease-free survival were positively influenced by the change of therapeutic strategies during the four periods (P less than 0.005). Although better results have been recorded moving from one to the next therapeutic period, the present policy has been also based on the recognition of a high number of late complications due to the therapy. Preliminary results about the present therapeutic experience seem to indicate both a good remission rate and low incidence of complications.
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