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Shinkoda Y, Shirahata A, Fukutake K, Takamatsu J, Shima M, Hanabusa H, Mugishima H, Takedani H, Kawasugi K, Taki M, Matsushita T, Tawa A, Nogami K, Higasa S, Kosaka Y, Fujii T, Sakai M, Migita M, Uchiba M, Kawakami K, Sameshima K, Ohashi Y, Saito H. A phase III clinical trial of a mixture agent of plasma-derived factor VIIa and factor X (MC710) in haemophilia patients with inhibitors. Haemophilia 2016; 23:59-66. [DOI: 10.1111/hae.13050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Y. Shinkoda
- Department of Paediatrics; Kagoshima City Hospital; Kagoshima Japan
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- Kitakyushu Yahata Higashi Hospital; Kitakyushu Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; Tokyo Medical University; Tokyo Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Tokai-Hokuriku Block Blood Center; Seto Aichi Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics; Nara Medical University; Kashihara Nara Japan
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- Department of Haematology; Ogikubo Hospital; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics; Nihon University Itabashi Hospital; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Joint Surgery; Research Hospital of the Institute of Medical Science; the University of Tokyo; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Teikyo University Hospital; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics; St. Marianna University School of Medicine; Kawasaki Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine; Nagoya University Hospital; Nagoya Aichi Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics; National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital; Osaka Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics; Nara Medical University; Kashihara Nara Japan
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- Division of Haematology; Department of Internal Medicine; Hyogo College of Medicine; Nishinomiya Hyogo Japan
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology; Kobe Children's Hospital; Kobe Hyogo Japan
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- Division of Blood Transfusion; Hiroshima University Hospital; Hiroshima Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics; University of Occupational and Environmental Health; Kitakyushu Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics; Kumamoto Red Cross Hospital; Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Blood Transfusion and Cell Therapy; Kumamoto University Hospital; Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics; Kagoshima City Hospital; Kagoshima Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics; Kagoshima City Hospital; Kagoshima Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics; School of Public Health; the University of Tokyo; Tokyo Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center; Nagoya Aichi Japan
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Hosono S, Mugishima H, Takahashi S, Takahashi S, Masaoka N, Yamamoto T, Tamura M. One-time umbilical cord milking after cord cutting has same effectiveness as multiple-time umbilical cord milking in infants born at <29 weeks of gestation: a retrospective study. J Perinatol 2015; 35:590-4. [PMID: 25764329 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2015.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare two strategies to potentiate the effects of placental transfusion in infants born at <29 weeks of gestation. STUDY DESIGN Twenty infants who received one-time umbilical cord milking after umbilical cord cutting were compared with 20 infants from a previous study group who received multiple-time umbilical cord milking. The primary outcome measurements were the probability of not needing a red blood cell (RBC) transfusion during the hospital stay and the total number of RBC transfusions within 21 days after birth. RESULT There was no significant difference in the probability of not needing a transfusion during the hospital stay (P=0.75) and the mean number of RBC transfusions given within the first 21 days of life (1.1±1.8 for the one-time umbilical cord-milking group vs 0.7±1.2 for the multiple-time umbilical cord-milking group, P=0.48). CONCLUSION One-time umbilical cord milking after umbilical cord cutting had similar beneficial effects to multiple-time umbilical cord milking before umbilical cord cutting in very premature infants.
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- S Hosono
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1] Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center, Chiba, Japan [2] Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Neonatal Medicine, Center for Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Saitama Medical University Kawagoe Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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Shirahata A, Fukutake K, Takamatsu J, Shima M, Hanabusa H, Mugishima H, Amano K, Takedani H, Tamashima S, Matsushita T, Tawa A, Tanaka I, Higasa S, Kosaka Y, Fujii T, Sakai M, Migita M, Kawakami K, Ohashi Y, Saito H. A Phase II clinical trial of a mixture of plasma-derived factor VIIa and factor X (MC710) in haemophilia patients with inhibitors: haemostatic efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics. Haemophilia 2013; 19:853-60. [DOI: 10.1111/hae.12205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- A. Shirahata
- Kitakyushu Yahata Higashi Hospital; Kitakyushu Fukuoka
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; Tokyo Medical University; Tokyo
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- Japanese Red Cross Aichi Blood Center; Seto Aichi
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- Department of Paediatrics; Nara Medical University; Kashihara Nara
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- Department of Haematology; Ogikubo Hospital; Tokyo
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- Department of Paediatrics; Nihon University Itabashi Hospital; Tokyo
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; Tokyo Medical University; Tokyo
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- Department of Joint Surgery; Research Hospital of the Institute of Medical Science; The University of Tokyo; Tokyo
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology; Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital; Hamamatsu Shizuoka
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine; Nagoya University Hospital; Nagoya
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- Department of Paediatrics; National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital; Osaka
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- Department of Paediatrics; Nara Medical University; Kashihara Nara
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- Division of Haematology; Department of Internal Medicine; Hyogo College of Medicine; Nishinomiya Hyogo
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology; Kobe Children's Hospital; Kobe
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- Division of the Blood Transfusion; Hiroshima University Hospital; Hiroshima
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- Department of Paediatrics; University of Occupational and Environmental Health; Kitakyushu Fukuoka
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- Department of Paediatrics; Kumamoto Red Cross Hospital; Kumamoto
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- Department of Paediatrics; Kagoshima City Hospital; Kagoshima
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- Department of Biostatistics; School of Public Health; The University of Tokyo; Tokyo
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- National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center; Nagoya Japan
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Makimoto A, Mugishima H, Taga T, Ishida Y, Nagatoshi Y, Ida K, Kumagai M, Kimura T, Ohashi Y, Kaneko M. An investigator-initiated registration-directed phase I/II clinical trial of irinotecan hydrochroride for refractory pediatric solid tumors. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.9547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Kawamoto H, Saito M, Kimura T, Ogawa A, Ishida Y, Taga T, Mugishima H, Makimoto A. Dose-finding study by continuous reassessment method (CRM) for topotecan (TT) in combination with ifosfamide (IF) as a second-line therapy for pediatric solid cancer: Preliminary report of phase I/II study. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.9546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Hosono S, Mugishima H, Fujita H, Hosono A, Okada T, Takahashi S, Masaoka N, Yamamoto T. Blood pressure and urine output during the first 120 h of life in infants born at less than 29 weeks' gestation related to umbilical cord milking. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2009; 94:F328-31. [PMID: 19221402 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.142935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of umbilical cord milking on cardiopulmonary adaptation in very low birth weight infants. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was the secondary analysis of a randomised control study of the effect of umbilical cord milking in premature infants. Forty singleton infants born between 24 and 28 weeks' gestation were randomly assigned to groups in which the umbilical cord was clamped either immediately after birth (control group, n = 20) or after umbilical cord milking (milked group, n = 20). Blood pressure, heart rate, urine output, fluid intake, and ventilatory index values in both groups were measured during the first 120 h after birth. RESULTS There were no significant differences in gestational age or birth weight between the two groups. The initial haemoglobin value was higher in the milked group (mean (SD) 16.5 (1.4) g/dl in the milked vs 14.1 (1.6) g/dl in the control; p<0.01). During the first 12 h, blood pressure was significantly higher in the milked group. Urine output in the milked group was higher than that in the control group during the first 72 h. There were no significant differences in heart rate, water intake, or ventilatory index values between the groups. CONCLUSION Umbilical cord milking may facilitate early stabilisation of both blood pressure and urine output in very low birth weight infants.
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- S Hosono
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Division of Neonatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Abe Y, Okada T, Kuromori Y, Hara M, Saito E, Iwata F, Ayusawa M, Mugishima H. Abstract: P921 APOLIPOPROTEIN A-V IS A POTENT MODULATOR OF HDL AND VLDL COMPONENT IN PREADOLESCENT CHILDREN. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(09)71042-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hosono S, Mugishima H, Fujita H, Hosono A, Minato M, Okada T, Takahashi S, Harada K. Umbilical cord milking reduces the need for red cell transfusions and improves neonatal adaptation in infants born at less than 29 weeks' gestation: a randomised controlled trial. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2008; 93:F14-9. [PMID: 17234653 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.108902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of umbilical cord milking on the need for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and morbidity in very preterm infants. PATIENTS AND METHODS 40 singleton infants born between 24 and 28 weeks' gestation were randomly assigned to receive umbilical cord clamped either immediately (control group, n = 20) or after umbilical cord milking (milked group, n = 20). Primary outcome measures were the probability of not needing transfusion, determined by Kaplan-Meier analysis, and the total number of RBC transfusions. Secondary outcome variables were haemoglobin value and blood pressure at admission. RESULTS There were no significant differences in gestational age and birth weight between the two groups. The milked group was more likely not to have needed red cell transfusion (p = 0.02) and had a decreased number (mean (SD)) of RBC transfusions (milked group 1.7 (3.0) vs controls 4.0 (4.2); p = 0.02). The initial mean (SD) haemoglobin value was higher in the milked group (165 (14) g/l) than in the controls (141 (16) g/l); p<0.01). Mean (SD) blood pressure at admission was significantly higher in the milked group (34 (9) mm Hg) than in the controls 28 (8) mm Hg; p = 0.03). There was no significant difference in mortality between the groups. The milked group had a shorter duration of ventilation or supplemental oxygen than the control group. CONCLUSION Milking the umbilical cord is a safe procedure, reducing the need for RBC transfusions, and the need for circulatory and respiratory support in very preterm infants.
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- S Hosono
- Dr S Hosono, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan;
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Ochiai T, Suzuki Y, Kato T, Shichino H, Chin M, Mugishima H, Orii T. Natural history of extensive Mongolian spots in mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome): a survey among 52 Japanese patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2007; 21:1082-5. [PMID: 17714129 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02203.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent reports have shown a correlation between extensive Mongolian spots and mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome). However, a statistical survey of the incidence and natural history of extensive Mongolian spots among the patients with Hunter syndrome is lacking. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of extensive Mongolian spots, to determine the natural course of the spots according to age in Japanese patients with Hunter syndrome, and to compare them with the results obtained from the patients' brothers who did not have Hunter syndrome. PATIENTS/METHODS Fifty-two males with Hunter syndrome aged 3 to 40 years were studied. Twenty-five patients were examined in two clinics to determine the existence and characteristics of the spots. We interviewed their families about the spots in their neonates and the natural course of the spots according to their ages. The same survey was done among another 27 patients using a mailed questionnaire to their families. As control, we investigated 21 brothers of the patients by a mailed questionnaire to their families. RESULTS The extensive Mongolian spots are identified in almost all the infants with Hunter syndrome and disappear extremely later in their life. The lesions had a high incidence of deep-blue hyperpigmentation. Regardless of age, the overall incidence was 78%. All of the brothers who did not have Hunter syndrome had common-type Mongolian spots in neonates, which regressed during their childhood. CONCLUSION Our results confirm a strong correlation between extensive Mongolian spots and Hunter syndrome for the Japanese population. The presence of extensive Mongolian blue spots should alert the physician to the possibility of Hunter syndrome.
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- T Ochiai
- Department of Dermatology, Surugadai Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Nagamura-Inoue T, Kodo H, Takahashi TA, Mugishima H, Tojo A, Asano S. Four cases of donor cell-derived AML following unrelated cord blood transplantation for adult patients: experiences of the Tokyo Cord Blood Bank. Cytotherapy 2007; 9:727-8. [PMID: 17917889 DOI: 10.1080/14653240701466339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mugishima H, Ohga S, Ohara A, Kojima S, Fujisawa K, Tsukimoto I. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for Diamond-Blackfan anemia: a report from the Aplastic Anemia Committee of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology. Pediatr Transplant 2007; 11:601-7. [PMID: 17663681 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2006.00616.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Transfusion-dependent Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) patients opt for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) as curative therapy. Clinical outcomes of 19 transplanted Japanese patients were analyzed. Prior to HSCT, 10 patients (53%) suffered hemosiderosis with organ dysfunction, and all eight with short stature (42%) had adverse effects of prednisolone. Median age at the time of HSCT was 56 months. Transplantation sources were 13 bone marrow [six human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched siblings, and six HLA-matched and one HLA-mismatched unrelated donors], five cord blood (two HLA-matched siblings and three HLA-mismatched unrelated donors), and one peripheral blood from haploidentical mother. All 13 patients with bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and two with sibling cord blood transplantation (CBT) had successful engraftment. Of three patients who underwent unrelated CBT, one died after engraftment, and the other two had graft failure but succeeded in a second BMT from an HLA-disparate father and unrelated donor, respectively. One died shortly after haploidentical PBSCT. The five-yr failure-free survival rate after BMT was higher than CBT (100%: 40%, p=0.002). Platelet recovery was slower in seven unrelated BMT than in six sibling BMT (p=0.030). No other factors were associated with engraftment and survival. These results suggest that allogeneic BMT, but not unrelated CBT, is an effective HSCT for refractory DBA.
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- H Mugishima
- Department of Advanced Medicine, Division of Cell Regeneration and Transplantation, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Satomura A, Takahashi S, Fujita T, Matsumoto K, Shichino H, Mugishima H. Anasarca improved by extracorporeal ultrafiltration through an internal shunt in a case of severe haemophilia B with inhibitor and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. Haemophilia 2006; 12:103-5. [PMID: 16409185 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2006.01190.x] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A patient suffering from severe haemophilia B with factor IX inhibitor developed steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. As a result of switching to activated anti-inhibitor coagulant complex (activated prothrombin complex concentrate) agent, FEIBA, bleeding was controlled and internal shunt placement was successful, leading to control of bleeding during extracorporeal ultrafiltration (ECU) therapy. We report this case where regular ECU therapy became possible and as a result anasarca was controlled.
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- A Satomura
- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Matsumoto T, Watanabe H, Ueno T, Tsunemi A, Tahira K, Hatano B, Wakabayashi K, Fuikuda N, Mitsumata M, Mugishima H. Mo-W12:6 The efect of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor on aortic atherosclerosis formation in cholesterol-fed rabbits. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(06)80101-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ito K, Ochiai T, Suzuki H, Chin M, Shichino H, Mugishima H. The effect of haematopoietic stem cell transplant on papules with 'pebbly' appearance in Hunter's syndrome. Br J Dermatol 2004; 151:207-11. [PMID: 15270893 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05944.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hunter's syndrome is associated with several cutaneous findings. For instance, papules with 'pebbly' appearance are a specific marker for the disease. However, it remains uncertain whether they disappear after haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). OBJECTIVES To investigate the papules with 'pebbly' appearance before and after HSCT in infants with Hunter's syndrome, and to clarify the effect of HSCT on papules. PATIENTS We observed five Japanese boys with Hunter's syndrome who had received HSCT at 4-11 years of age. RESULTS The post-HSCT physical examinations revealed that papules disappeared completely within 35 days after the transplant with progressive reduction of cutaneous tightness in all the patients. Histochemical findings showed that papules contained a large amount of hyaluronic acid in the extracellular materials of the dermis and sulphated acid mucopolysaccharides in dermal fibroblasts before HSCT. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that papules with a 'pebbly' appearance fade away through the digestion of a large amount of hyaluronic acid in cutaneous tissues by normal tissue histiocytes or enzymes of donor origin at an early stage after HSCT.
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- K Ito
- Department of Dermatology, Nihon University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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BACKGROUND The importance of early diagnosis in infants with a mild form of Hunter's syndrome should be emphasized. If applied sufficiently early, haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or recombinant enzyme therapy may improve the prognosis. At present, however, diagnosis of the mild form of Hunter's syndrome tends to be delayed, especially in infants with relatively normal intelligence. OBJECTIVES To investigate the occurrence of Mongolian spots in infants with Hunter's syndrome, and to clarify the relationship between the Mongolian spots and Hunter's syndrome clinically and histopathologically. METHODS Seven Japanese boys with Hunter's syndrome who had received HSCT at ages 4-11 years were observed. The cutaneous manifestations of Mongolian spots before HSCT were evaluated, and compared with those after HSCT. In two patients, the hyperpigmentation from the Mongolian spots was examined by light and electron microscopy. RESULTS Pre-HSCT observation revealed that all the patients had an extensive Mongolian spot. These were present at birth and have shown no signs of resolution during the post-HSCT period. Electron microscopic findings showed that pigment-bearing dermal melanocytes contained many free melanosomes in stage IV. These were surrounded by extracellular sheaths and encircled by elastic fibres. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate a strong clinical correlation between the extensive Mongolian spots and Hunter's syndrome. Ultrastructural findings also clearly suggest that the hyperpigmentation is a long-lasting symptom. The recognition of the extensive Mongolian spots is essential as it may lead to early diagnosis in patients with a mild form of Hunter's syndrome.
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- T Ochiai
- Department of Dermatology, Surugadai Nihon University Hospital, 1-8-13 Kanda, Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8309, Japan.
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Yokoyama S, Fukuda N, Li Y, Saito S, Kammatsuse K, Wada M, Matsumoto T, Mugishima H. 3P-0652 Bone marrow implantation therapy for myocardial infarction (porcine study). ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(03)90872-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Matsumoto T, Claesson-Welsh L, Mugishima H. 3P-0630 p38 MAP kinase regulates FGF-2-stimulated angiogenesis. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(03)90851-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Li Y, Yokoyama S, Fukuda N, Takayama T, Saito S, Satomi A, Wada M, Matsumoto T, Matsumoto K, Mugishima H. 3P-0648 Efficiency of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) on cardiac function and cytokines in rat model of acute myocardial infarction. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(03)90868-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Yokoyama S, Li Y, Fukuda N, Saito S, Kanmatsuse K, Kunimoto S, Mugishima H. 4P-1151 Effects of antisense oligodeoxynucleotides to PDGF A-chain on the stent-induced stenosis of pig coronary artery using multipore coating stent. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(03)91407-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ikeda H, Iehara T, Tsuchida Y, Kaneko M, Hata J, Naito H, Iwafuchi M, Ohnuma N, Mugishima H, Toyoda Y, Hamazaki M, Mimaya J, Kondo S, Kawa K, Okada A, Hiyama E, Suita S, Takamatsu H. Experience with International Neuroblastoma Staging System and Pathology Classification. Br J Cancer 2002; 86:1110-6. [PMID: 11953858 PMCID: PMC2364166 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2001] [Revised: 02/04/2002] [Accepted: 02/11/2002] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The International Neuroblastoma Staging System and Pathology Classification were proposed in 1988 and in 1999, respectively, but their clinical value has not yet been fully studied in new patients. Six hundred and forty-four patients with neuroblastoma treated between January 1995 and December 1999 were analysed by these classifications. The 4-year overall survival rate of patients <12 months of age with INSS stages 1, 2A, 2B, 3 and 4S disease was 98.5%, which was significantly higher than the 73.1% rate in stage 4 patients <12 months (P<0.0001). When patients were > or = 12 months, the 4-year overall survival rate of patients with neuroblastoma at 1, 2A, 2B and 3 stages was 100% and that of patients at stage 4 was 48.5% (P<0.0001). As to the International Neuroblastoma Pathology Classification histology, the 4-year overall survival rate was 98.8% in patients with favourable histology and 60.7% in those with unfavourable histology in the <12 months group (P<0.0001). In the > or = 12 months group, the 4-year oral survival of patients with favourable histology was 95.3% and that of patients with unfavourable histology was 50.6% (P<0.0001). Among biological factors, MYCN amplification, DNA diploidy and 1p deletions were significantly associated with poor prognosis in patients <12 months, as were MYCN amplification and DNA diploidy in patients > or = 12 months of age. Multivariate analysis showed that the INSS stage (stage 4 vs other stages) and International Neuroblastoma Pathology Classification histology (unfavourable vs favourable) were significantly and independently associated with the survival of patients undergoing treatment, stratified by age, stage and MYCN amplification (P=0.0002 and P=0.0051, respectively).
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- H Ikeda
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami-Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama 343-8555, Japan
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Shibuya N, Taki T, Mugishima H, Chin M, Tsuchida M, Sako M, Kawa K, Ishii E, Miura I, Yanagisawa M, Hayashi Y. t(10;11)-acute leukemias with MLL-AF10 and MLL-ABI1 chimeric transcripts: specific expression patterns of ABI1 gene in leukemia and solid tumor cell lines. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2001; 32:1-10. [PMID: 11477655 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.1160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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The recurrent translocation t(10;11) is associated with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The AF10 gene on chromosome 10 at band p12 and MLL at 11q23 fuse in the t(10;11)(p12;q23). Recently, we have identified ABI1 as a new partner gene for MLL in an AML patient with a t(10;11)(p11.2;q23). The ABI1 is a human homologue of the mouse Abl-interactor 1 (Abi1), encoding an Abl-binding protein. The ABI1 protein exhibits sequence similarity to homeotic genes, and contains several polyproline stretches and a src homology 3 (SH3) domain. To clarify the clinical features of t(10;11)-leukemias, we investigated 6 samples from acute leukemia patients with t(10;11) and MLL rearrangement and detected MLL-AF10 chimeric transcripts in 5 samples and MLL-ABI1 in one. The patient with MLL-ABI1 chimeric transcript is the second case described, thus confirming that the fusion of the MLL and ABI1 genes is a recurring abnormality. Both of the patients with MLL-ABI1 chimeric transcript are surviving, suggesting that these patients have a better prognosis than the patients with MLL-AF10. To investigate the roles of AF10 and ABI1 further, we examined the expression of these genes in various cell lines and fresh tumor samples using the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction method. Although AF10 was expressed in almost all cell lines similarly, the expression patterns of ABI1 were different between leukemia and solid tumor cell lines, suggesting the distinctive role of each isoform of ABI1 in these cell lines. We also determined the complete mouse Abi1 sequence and found that the sequence matched with human ABI1 better than the originally reported Abi1 sequence. Further functional analysis of the MLL-AF10 and MLL-ABI1 fusion proteins will provide new insights into the leukemogenesis of t(10;11)-AML.
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- N Shibuya
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Ma F, Wada M, Yoshino H, Ebihara Y, Ishii T, Manabe A, Tanaka R, Maekawa T, Ito M, Mugishima H, Asano S, Nakahata T, Tsuji K. Development of human lymphohematopoietic stem and progenitor cells defined by expression of CD34 and CD81. Blood 2001; 97:3755-62. [PMID: 11389013 DOI: 10.1182/blood.v97.12.3755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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In this study, cord blood CD34(+) cells expressed CD81, a member of the transmembrane 4 superfamily, and were classified into 3 subpopulations on the basis of their expression levels: CD34(+)CD81(+), CD34(low)CD81(+), and CD34(+)CD81(high). The lymphohematopoietic activity of each subpopulation was then examined by using suspension and clonogenic cultures for hematopoietic potential, coculture with MS-5 cells for B-cell potential, organ cultures of thymus lobes from nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency disease (NOD/SCID) fetal mice, coculture with stromal cells derived from NOD/SCID fetal-mouse liver tissue for natural killer (NK) cell and mast cell potentials, and xenotransplantation into NOD/SCID mice for long-term repopulating (LTR) ability. CD34(+)CD81(+) cells represented a heterogeneous population that had all the lymphohematopoietic activities, including NOD/SCID mouse-repopulating ability. CD34(low)CD81(+) cells were enriched in erythroid, megakaryocytic, and NK lineage potentials but had lost T-cell and B-cell potentials and LTR ability. The CD34(+)CD81(high) fraction was depleted of most lymphohematopoietic potentials except NK cell and mast cell potentials. Thus, along the differentiation cascade from CD34(+)CD81(+) lymphohematopoietic stem cells, an up-regulation of CD81 or a down-regulation of CD34 results in a change in lymphohematopoietic properties. CD81 may serve as a marker for defining developmental stages of lymphohematopoietic stem cells. (Blood. 2001;97:3755-3762)
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- F Ma
- Divisions of Cellular Therapy and Molecular Therapy, Advanced Clinical Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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Tsurusawa M, Katano N, Asami K, Watanabe A, Koizumi S, Miyake M, Kikuta A, Iwai A, Yamamura Y, Kawano Y, Mugishima H, Sekine I, Matsushita T, Horikoshi Y, Kikuchi M, Anami K, Fujimoto T. [Treatment and prognosis of children with relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma--a report from CCLSG-NHL 890 Study. Children's Cancer and Leukemia Study Group (CCLSG)]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2000; 27:1695-702. [PMID: 11057320] [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: 02/18/2023]
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To address the issue of salvageability in relapsed children with NHL who had all received the same frontline therapy, we retrospectively studied the treatment response and the outcome of 27 children who relapsed following the CCLSG-NHL890 protocol. The reinduction rates and 3-year survival rates (mean +/- SD) were as follows: lymphoblastic lymphoma (LB, n = 9), 44% & 17 +/- 14%; leukemia lymphoma syndrome (LLS, n = 8), 25% & 0%; large cell lymphoma (LC, n = 3) 100% & 67 +/- 27%; Burkitt's lymphoma (B, n = 7) 0% & 0%. Thus, the salvageability of LC lymphoma was good, but the outcome of Burkitt's lymphoma was very poor. CCLSG-NHL960 protocol for LB lymphomas and intensive multiagent regimens for LC lymphomas produced favorable response rates, but the effect of the high-dose Ara-C regimen for Burkitt's lymphoma was not determined. The initial stages of the disease seemed to be associated with the patient outcome: the outcome of the patients in stage IV was inferior to that of patients in stages II or III. Other clinical variables, such as relapse sites, relapse time and BM rescue did not affect the patients' outcome.
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- M Tsurusawa
- Dept. of Pediatrics, Aichi Medical University
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Kojima S, Hibi S, Kosaka Y, Yamamoto M, Tsuchida M, Mugishima H, Sugita K, Yabe H, Ohara A, Tsukimoto I. Immunosuppressive therapy using antithymocyte globulin, cyclosporine, and danazol with or without human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in children with acquired aplastic anemia. Blood 2000; 96:2049-54. [PMID: 10979946] [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: 02/17/2023] Open
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A prospective multicenter trial of 119 children 1 to 18 years of age with newly diagnosed aplastic anemia (AA) was conducted, comparing treatment using antithymocyte globulin (ATG), cyclosporine (CyA), and danazol (DAN) with or without rhG-CSF (400 microg/m(2), day on days 1-90). All children with very severe AA received rhG-CSF (VSAA group, n = 50). The other children were randomized to receive ATG, CyA, DAN, and rhG-CSF (G-CSF+ group, n = 35) or ATG, CyA, and DAN without rhG-CSF (G-CSF- group, n = 34). After 6 months, the hematologic response rate was 71%, 55%, and 77% in the VSAA group, G-CSF+ group, and G-CSF- group, respectively. There was no difference in the incidence of febrile episodes and documented infections between the G-CSF+ and G-CSF- groups. Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) was attempted in 22 patients in whom initial immunosuppressive therapy (IST; n = 18) failed or in whom a relapse occurred after an initial response (n = 4). Nineteen of the 22 patients are alive and well after a median follow-up of 18 months (range, 3 to 66 months) since BMT. The probability of survival at 4 years was 83% +/- 7% in the VSAA group, 91% +/- 5% in the G-CSF+ group, and 93% +/- 6% in the G-CSF- group. Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)/acute myeloid leukemia (AML) developed in one patient in each of the three groups; the overall risk for MDS/AML was 3% +/- 2% at 4 years. Because the results of IST were encouraging, it is suggested that children with AA receive IST as first-line therapy if there is no human leukocyte antigen-matched sibling donor.
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- S Kojima
- Japan Childhood Aplastic Anemia Study Group, Nagoya, Japan.
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Nagata T, Mugishima H, Yoden A, Yoshikawa K, Oguni T, Yamashiro K, Yamamori S, Harada K. A case of monoclonal gammopathy associated with acute myelomonocytic leukemia with eosinophilia suggested to be the result of lineage infidelity. Am J Hematol 2000; 65:66-71. [PMID: 10936867 DOI: 10.1002/1096-8652(200009)65:1<66::aid-ajh12>3.0.co;2-t] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Acute myelomonocytic leukemia (AMMoL) accompanied by monoclonal gammopathy is a rare condition, and its pathogenesis and the cytogenetic mechanism of such leukemogenesis have not been determined in detail. A case of AMMoL with eosinophilia accompanied by immunoglobulin G kappa monoclonal gammopathy is described. Immunophenotypic studies of the peripheral blood and bone marrow mononuclear cells revealed no evidence of abnormally proliferating cells of B-lineage. DNA analyses of bone marrow mononuclear cells containing leukemic cells revealed rearrangement of the kappa-light chain (Igkappa) gene and c-myc and c-jun proto-oncogenes. The intensities of the rearranged bands for these genes on Southern blot analysis suggested the existence of a major population of leukemic cells with rearranged Igkappa gene and minor population(s) of leukemic cells with rearranged c-myc and/or c-jun proto-oncogene(s) in the patient's bone marrow and indicated the occurrence of genetic evolutionary changes in leukemic cells in this patient before starting chemotherapy. These results suggest that these leukemic cells are the most likely candidate for immunoglobulin G kappa monoclonal protein production, and structural abnormalities of c-myc and c-jun proto-oncogenes may have contributed to the evolution of leukemic cells in this patient.
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MESH Headings
- Blotting, Southern
- Bone Marrow Cells/chemistry
- Cell Division
- Child, Preschool
- DNA/analysis
- Eosinophilia/complications
- Gene Rearrangement
- Genes, fos
- Genes, jun
- Genes, myc
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G
- Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains/genetics
- Immunophenotyping
- Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute/complications
- Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute/genetics
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/chemistry
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology
- Male
- Paraproteinemias/complications
- Paraproteinemias/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Mas
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- T Nagata
- Department of Pediatrics, Nihon University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Nagata T, Takahashi Y, Asai S, Ishii Y, Mugishima H, Suzuki T, Chin M, Harada K, Koshinaga S, Ishikawa K. The high level of hCDC10 gene expression in neuroblastoma may be associated with favorable characteristics of the tumor. J Surg Res 2000; 92:267-75. [PMID: 10896833 DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2000.5918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The biological behavior of neuroblastomas detected through mass screening (MS, </=1 year of age) and that of mass screening-negative later-presenting (MSN, >1 year of age) neuroblastomas have been reported to differ in many studies. To investigate the biological differences between these two groups, we analyzed the differences in mRNA profiles. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed the mRNA profiles of MS and MSN neuroblastomas using differential display, and cloned and sequenced the bands differentially expressed between these two groups. Using the RNA analysis by polymerase chain reaction (RNA-PCR) method, the relative amount of mRNA in tumor tissue in each sample was measured. Associations between relative amount of mRNA and clinical and genetic variables related to patient prognosis and the effect of the level of mRNA expression on survival probability were investigated using statistical methods. RESULTS Using differential display and RNA-PCR, we found that the mRNA for the human homologue of the yeast cdc10 gene (hCDC10) identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae was expressed at a higher level in the MS group of patients than in the MSN group of patients (0.554 +/- 0.197 for MS neuroblastoma, n = 24 and 0.244 +/- 0.179 for MSN neuroblastoma, n = 10, P < 0.01), and this difference was suggested to be independent of the histologic subtype of tumor. A high level of hCDC10 mRNA expression in neuroblastomas (relative amount of hCDC10 mRNA > 0.35) was also suggested to be associated with younger age at diagnosis (</=1 year of age, P < 0.01), favorable clinical stage (I, II, and IVs, P < 0. 01), and favorable histology in the Shimada classification (P < 0. 01), whereas a low level of hCDC10 mRNA expression (relative amount of hCDC10 mRNA </=0.35) was suggested to be associated with the progression of clinical stage (P < 0.01) and N-myc gene amplification (>1 copy, P < 0.05). Patients with neuroblastomas with a high level of hCDC10 mRNA expression were suggested to have a better prognosis than those with a low level of hCDC10 mRNA expression (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS A high level of hCDC10 mRNA expression in neuroblastomas may be associated with favorable clinical and biological characteristics, and the expression of hCDC10 mRNA in neuroblastomas may affect the clinical and biological characteristics of this type of tumor.
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- T Nagata
- Department of Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-0032, Japan.
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Yamada T, Tachibana A, Shimizu T, Mugishima H, Okubo M, Sasaki MS. Novel mutations of the FANCG gene causing alternative splicing in Japanese Fanconi anemia. J Hum Genet 2000; 45:159-66. [PMID: 10807541 DOI: 10.1007/s100380050203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Fanconi anemia (FA), an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a progressive pancytopenia associated with congenital anomalies and high predisposition to malignancies, is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous disease. At least eight complementation groups (FA-A to FA-H) have been identified. Previously, we studied mutations of the FANCA gene, responsible for FA-A, and found pathogenic mutations in 12 of 15 unclassified Japanese FA patients. Here, we further studied an additional 5 FA patients for sequence alterations of the FANCA gene and found pathogenic mutations in 2 of them. We further analyzed mutations of the FANCC and FANCG genes, responsible for FA-C and FA-G, respectively, in the remaining 6 FA patients. Although there was no alterations in the FANCC gene in these 6 patients, two novel mutations of the FANCG gene, causing aberrant RNA splicing, were detected in 2 FA patients. One was a base substitution from G to C of the invariant GT dinucleotides at the splice donor site of intron 3, resulting in the skipping of exon 3, as well as the skipping of exons 3 and 4. The other was a base substitution from C to T in exon 8, creating a nonsense codon (Q356X). This mutation resulted in the exclusion of a sequence of 18 nucleotides containing the mutation from the mRNA, without affecting the splicing potential of either the authentic or the cryptic splice donor site. Collectively, 14 of the 20 unclassified Japanese FA patients belong to the FA-A group, 2 belong to the FA-G group, and none belongs to the FA-C group.
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- T Yamada
- Radiation Biology Center, Kyoto University, Japan
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Imashuku S, Obayashi M, Hosoi G, Sako M, Chen J, Mugishima H, Tsunamoto K, Hibi S, Todo S. Splenectomy in haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: report of histopathological changes with CD19+ B-cell depletion and therapeutic results. Br J Haematol 2000; 108:505-10. [PMID: 10759706 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.01904.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 11/20/2022]
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The pathogenesis of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in children without a known familial pattern of inheritance is often difficult to establish. Splenic enlargement, one of the main clinical findings in this disorder, has led to the use of splenectomy for uncontrollable coagulopathy, persistent cytopenia or both. This procedure is also thought to be a useful tool in making a differential diagnosis in cases of the immunochemotherapy-resistant HLH. We report here five cases of splenectomized childhood HLH, in which subsets of mononuclear spleen cells were analysed either by flow cytometry or immunohistochemistry, and the results were compared with those from cases of hereditary spherocytosis (controls). There was a statistically significant depletion of CD19+ B cells in the HLH cases (3.8 +/- 3.2% vs. 52.6 +/- 4.5%, P < 0. 0001) associated with an increase of T cells in three cases and of natural killer cells in another. The histopathological findings included atrophic white pulps, B-cell depletion with fibrosis and haemosiderosis in all five cases. Despite temporary therapeutic benefits, three of the HLH patients had a rapidly deteriorating post-splenectomy course and all three eventually died. These results demonstrate striking depletion of B cells in the enlarged spleens of children with HLH, which may be an intrinsic feature of HLH pathogenesis. Further study is needed to establish the therapeutic value of splenectomy in this disease.
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- S Imashuku
- Division of Paediatrics, Children's Research Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Kawa K, Ohnuma N, Kaneko M, Yamamoto K, Etoh T, Mugishima H, Ohhira M, Yokoyama J, Bessho F, Honna T, Yoshizawa J, Nakada K, Iwafuchi M, Nozaki T, Mimaya J, Sawada T, Nakamura T, Miyata H, Yamato K, Tsuchida Y. Long-term survivors of advanced neuroblastoma with MYCN amplification: A report of 19 patients surviving disease-free for more than 66 months. J Clin Oncol 1999; 17:3216-20. [PMID: 10506621 DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.10.3216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE According to initial reports, stage 4 neuroblastoma patients with amplification of the MYCN proto-oncogene developed progressive disease within 8 months. The prognosis for such patients, however, should now be reevaluated in light of recent results achieved with up-to-date combination chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with stage 3, 4, and 4S neuroblastoma and more than 10 copies of MYCN received induction chemotherapy, which from January 1985 to February 1991 consisted of regimen A(1 )(cyclophosphamide 1,200 mg/m(2) on day 1, vincristine 1.5 mg/m(2) on day 1, pirarubicin 40 mg/m(2) on day 3, and cisplatin 90 mg/m(2) on day 5) and from March 1991 to September 1993 consisted of regimen A(3 )(cyclophosphamide 1,200 mg/m(2) on days 1 and 2, pirarubicin 40 mg/m(2) on day 3, etoposide 100 mg/m(2) on days 1 through 5, and continuous infusion cisplatin 25 mg/m(2) on days 1 through 5). Most of these patients underwent radical surgery to remove the original tumor and local metastases, irradiation, and supralethal preconditioning regimens, followed by blood stem-cell transplantation (SCT). Data on the patients were collected in December 1998, and the factors contributing to disease-free survival were analyzed. RESULTS During the study period, 66 patients with more than 10 copies of MYCN were treated. Five of nine patients with stage 3 disease, 13 of 55 with stage 4, and one of two with stage 4S survived for at least 66 months. It is interesting that all but one patient who survived for more than 66 months underwent SCT, in contrast with only five of 45 patients who died. CONCLUSION Not all patients with advanced neuroblastoma who have more than 10 copies of MYCN will die. The requisites for survival in such patients seem to be intensive induction chemotherapy, effective surgery, irradiation, and the use of SCT.
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- K Kawa
- Study Group of Japan for Treatment of Advanced Neuroblastoma, Izumi, Japan
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Nagata T, Mugishima H, Shichino H, Suzuki T, Chin M, Koshinaga S, Inoue M, Harada K. Karyotypic analyses of hepatoblastoma. Report of two cases and review of the literature suggesting chromosomal loci responsible for the pathogenesis of this disease. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 1999; 114:42-50. [PMID: 10526534 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(99)00033-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Two cases of fetal hepatoblastoma with unique karyotypic changes are described. One was a 17-month-old boy with multiple unbalanced chromosomal translocations, resulting in four types of derivative chromosomes involving chromosomal loci at 1q21, 1q32, 2q23, 6q27, 7p22, and 21p12, partial tetrasomy of 1q, partial trisomy of 2q, and partial monosomy of 21p. The clonal karyotype of this tumor was 46,XY,der(2)t(1;2)(q32;q37), der(6)t(1;6)(q12;q27), der(7)t(2;7)(q23;p22), der(21)t(2;21) (q23;p12). In the other case, a 4-year-old girl, karyotypic analyses revealed trisomy 2 and 8, and the clonal karyotype of this case was 48,XX,+2,+8. Review of these cases together with previous reports suggested the significance of chromosomal changes including numerical abnormalities of 1q, 2(or 2q), 20, and 8 (or 8q), and breakage of 1q and 2q in the development of hepatoblastoma. The results presented herein underscore the significance of numerical abnormalities of chromosomal regions 1q and 2q and of chromosome 8 in the development of hepatoblastoma, in addition to abnormalities of 6q27, 7p22, and 21p12-13 as other chromosomal loci that may be responsible for the pathogenesis of this embryonal type of tumor.
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- T Nagata
- Department of Pediatrics, Nihon University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Sawada T, Matsumura T, Mugishima H, Kaneko M, Ohira M, Sugimoto T, Onuma N, Sakurai M, Takeda T. [Clinical evaluation of granisetron (BRL43694) in nausea and vomiting induced by anticancer drugs--pediatrics]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1999; 26:1295-304. [PMID: 10478183] [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: 02/13/2023]
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Granisetron has been used widely for the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with anticancer drugs in adult patients with cancer. This multi-center open study was conducted to study the efficacy, safety and usefulness of granisetron in children with cancer. Among 166 evaluable patients, the efficacy rate (percentage of "remarkably effective" or "effective") was 84.9% and the usefulness rate (percentage of "extremely useful" or "useful") was 87.3%. No serious adverse effects were observed. As granisetron 40 micrograms/kg had an excellent antiemetic effect and a high degree of safety against nausea and vomiting associated with anticancer drugs, it was shown to be useful for children with cancer.
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- T Sawada
- Dept. of Pediatrics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
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Suzuki T, Mugishima H, Yamada A, Nagata T, Shichino H, Chin M, Imashuku S, Harada K. Development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia following hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: is it secondary leukemia? Int J Hematol 1999; 70:58-9. [PMID: 10446498] [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: 02/13/2023]
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Mugishima H. [High-dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplant in the treatment of advanced neuroblastoma]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1999; 26:1056-67. [PMID: 10431577] [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: 02/13/2023]
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Encouraging results have been reported with high-dose chemotherapy followed by hematopoietic stem cell transplant in the treatment of advanced neuroblastoma. However, relapse remains a significant problem. Since 1991, the stratification of patients with advanced neuroblastoma into different therapeutic regimens based on N-myc amplification has been carried out in Japan. To evaluate the advantage of the use of hematopoietic stem cell transplant in the treatment strategy, randomized clinical studies should be conducted to compare such treatment with conventional chemotherapy.
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- H Mugishima
- Department of Pediatrics, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kaneko M, Tsuchida Y, Uchino J, Takeda T, Iwafuchi M, Ohnuma N, Mugishima H, Yokoyama J, Nishihira H, Nakada K, Sasaki S, Sawada T, Kawa K, Nagahara N, Suita S, Sawaguchi S. Treatment results of advanced neuroblastoma with the first Japanese study group protocol. Study Group of Japan for Treatment of Advanced Neuroblastoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1999; 21:190-7. [PMID: 10363851 DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199905000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To elucidate the efficacy of intensive induction and consolidation chemotherapy regimens (Study Group of Japan for Advanced Neuroblastoma [JANB] 85) for patients with advanced neuroblastoma aged 1 year or older. PATIENT AND METHODS One hundred fifty-seven patients with newly diagnosed advanced neuroblastoma were entered into this study between January 1985 and December 1990. Eligible patients were 12 months old or older with stage III or IV disease. The patients first received six cyclic courses of intensive induction chemotherapy (designated regimen A1) consisting of cyclophosphamide (1,200 mg/m2), vincristine (1.5 mg/m2), tetrahydro-pyranyl Adriamycin (pirarubicin; 40 mg/m2), and cisplatin (90 mg/m2). The patients were further treated with three different consolidation protocols: 3-[(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl]-1-(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosour ea, dacarbazine, and bone marrow transplantation. RESULTS Overall survival rates for patients with stage III disease without reference to the consolidation protocols were 80.8%, 76.9%, and 66.3% at 2, 5, and 10 years, respectively. The overall survival rates for patients with stage IV disease were 58.8%, 34.4%, and 28.9% at 2, 5, and 10 years, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences between the three consolidation treatment groups. Patients who did not achieve complete remission (CR) with induction chemotherapy and surgery all died, suggesting that CR is essential for the cure of advanced neuroblastoma. The overall 5-year survival rate of the 24 patients with N-myc amplified stage III and IV disease was 33.3%, and the longest survival time of a relapse-free patient was 103 months. CONCLUSION The intensive induction chemotherapy regimen used in this study may be of significant value in increasing the CR rate and survival for patients with N-myc amplified and nonamplified advanced neuroblastoma.
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- M Kaneko
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Tsuchida Y, Hayashi Y, Asami K, Yamamoto K, Yokoyama J, Mugishima H, Honna T, Mimaya J, Hara F, Sawada T, Matsumura T, Suita S, Sugimoto T, Kaneko M. Effects of granisetron in children undergoing high-dose chemotherapy: a multi-institutional, cross-over study. Int J Oncol 1999; 14:673-9. [PMID: 10087313 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.14.4.673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/05/2022] Open
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The efficacy of granisetron hydrochloride 20 microg/kg and 40 microg/kg were compared using a cross-over method to determine the optimal dose in children with solid tumors receiving high-dose chemotherapy. Granisetron controlled the onset of vomiting in 17 of 23 patients (73.9%) who were given 40 microg/kg of granisetron, while 8 of 21 patients (38.1%) were free of vomiting in the 20 microg/kg group. The average frequency of vomiting was 7.22 times in the 20 microg/kg dose versus 4.44 times in the 40 microg/kg dose. No safety problems were associated with either dose. The 40 microg/kg dose of granisetron appears to be more optimal.
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- Y Tsuchida
- Gunma Children's Medical Center, Hokkitsu, Seta-gun, Gunma 377-8577, Japan
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Tsurusawa M, Katano N, Yamamoto Y, Hirota T, Koizumi S, Watanabe A, Takeda T, Hatae Y, Yatabe M, Mimaya J, Gushiken T, Nishi K, Anami K, Kikuta A, Kanegane H, Asami K, Nishikawa K, Sekine I, Kawano Y, Iwai A, Furuyama T, Ijichi O, Miyake M, Mugishima H, Fujimoto T. Improvement in CNS protective treatment in non-high-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report from the Japanese Children's Cancer and Leukemia Study Group. Med Pediatr Oncol 1999; 32:259-6. [PMID: 10102019 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(199904)32:4<259::aid-mpo4>3.0.co;2-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prevention of central nervous system (CNS) leukemia by early introduction of therapy to this sanctuary site is an essential component of modern treatment strategy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, the optimal form of preventive CNS therapy remains debatable. PROCEDURE To address this issue, we evaluated the efficacy of CNS preventive therapy for 572 children with ALL who achieved complete remission in the Children's Cancer and Leukemia Study Group (CCLSG) ALL874 (1987-1990) and ALL911 (1991-1993) studies. They received risk-directed therapy based on age and leukocyte count. In the ALL 874 study, the non-high-risk (low-risk [LR] + intermediate risk [IR]) patients were randomly assigned to the conventional cranial irradiation (CRT) regimen (L874A and I874A) and the high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) regimen without CRT (L874B and I874B). The former patients received 18-Gy CRT plus 3 doses of intrathecal (i.t.) MTX and the latter patients received 3 courses of HDMTX at 2 g/m2 plus 13 doses of ITMTX (L874B) or 4 courses of HDMTX at 4.5 g/m2 plus 1 dose of ITMTX (I874B). RESULTS The 7-year probabilities (+/- SE) of CNS relapse-free survival were 97.3% +/- 2.6% (L874A, n = 41) vs. 90.3% +/- 5.3% (L874B, n = 39) (P = 0.25) in the LR patients, and 100% (I874A, n = 55) vs. 78.5% +/- 6.5% (I874B, n = 54) (P = 0.002) in the IR patients. The corresponding disease-free survival (DFS) rates were 79.4% +/- 6.5% vs. 74.4% +/- 7.3% (P = 0.62) in the LR group and 63.3% +/- 6.8% vs. 58.3% +/- 7.2% (P = 0.66) in the IR group. Thus, the HDMTX regimen could not provide better protection of CNS relapse as compared with the CRT regimen, although their overall efficacy was not significantly different. In the ALL 911 study, intensive systemic chemotherapy with extended i,t, injections of MTX plus cytarabine achieved a high CNS relapse-free survival (98% +/- 1.9% at 7 years) and a favorable DFS (85.5% +/- 5% at 7 years) in the IR patients. The patients in the high-risk (HR) group in both ALL874 and ALL911 studies received the 18-Gy or 24-Gy CRT with intensive systemic chemotherapy. Their 7-year probabilities of CNS relapse-free survival ranged from 88% to 95%, among which the T-ALL patients had a risk of CNS leukemia, which was 3-4 times higher compared with B-precursor ALL patients. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that long-term intrathecal CNS prophylaxis as well as appropriate systemic therapy for the non-high-risk patients can provide protection against CNS relapse equivalent to that provided by cranial irradiation.
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- M Tsurusawa
- Department of Pediatrics, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
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We report an 11-year-old girl with growth failure caused by long-term administration of 13-cis-retinoic acid after bone marrow transplantation for neuroblastoma. Her growth velocity was 1-2 cm/year after 13-cis-retinoic acid administration. Her endocrinological findings were normal except for peak growth hormone levels of 6.4 ng/ml (clonidine) and 9.7 ng/ml (arginine). IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 were normal. It is not possible to conclude that her severe growth failure was caused by partial growth hormone deficiency, but premature epiphyseal closure was seen on radiographic examination. We concluded that the growth failure was caused by pediatric cancer therapy for the musculoskeletal system but not by endocrinological disturbance.
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- Y Inamo
- Department of General Pediatrics, Nihon University Nerima-Hikarigaoka Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Mugishima H, Harada K, Chin M, Suzuki T, Takagi K, Hayakawa S, Sato K, Klein JP, Gale RP. Effects of long-term cryopreservation on hematopoietic progenitor cells in umbilical cord blood. Bone Marrow Transplant 1999; 23:395-6. [PMID: 10100584 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 11/08/2022]
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There is considerable interest in developing banks of frozen umbilical cord blood cells for transplants but it is uncertain how long frozen cells survive. Our objective was to determine the recovery of frozen umbilical cord blood cells. We quantitated recovery of hematopoietic progenitor cells (CFU-GM, BFU-E, and CFU-GEMM) from frozen umbilical cord blood cells stored for up to 12 years. Decay rates of CFU-GM, BFU-E and CFU-GEMM (d, expressed as percent of viable cells recovered (95% confidence interval) were 0.9930 (0.9889-0.9970), 0.9840 (0.9769-0.9911) and 0.9817 (0.9707-0.9927). Time-dependent recoveries, calculated by the formula d(k), (k = frozen storage interval in years) were >90% at 10 years. We conclude that frozen cord blood cells can be stored safely for prolonged intervals without substantial loss in hematopoietic progenitor cells.
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- H Mugishima
- Department of Pediatrics, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Sakakibara M, Koizumi S, Saikawa Y, Wada H, Ichihara T, Sato H, Horita S, Mugishima H, Kaneko Y, Koike K. Membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase-1 expression and activation of gelatinase A as prognostic markers in advanced pediatric neuroblastoma. Cancer 1999; 85:231-9. [PMID: 9921997 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990101)85:1<231::aid-cncr31>3.0.co;2-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recently a novel membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MT-MMP-1) was discovered to be a specific activator of progelatinase A, and was correlated with tumor invasion. To the authors' knowledge, no information regarding the expression of MT-MMP-1 has been reported in childhood malignancies. In this study, the authors attempted to elucidate the specific mechanisms that underlay the invasive behavior of neuroblastoma (NB) cells with respect to the expression of MT-MMP-1 and its determined prognostic value, especially in pediatric patients with advanced Evans' Stage IV NB. METHODS Thirty specimens from surgically excised NB (mainly Stage IV) were collected retrospectively. The total levels of progelatinase A (68 kilodaltons [kD]) and its activated form (62 kD) in the tumor lysates were quantified by gelatin zymography. The expression of MT-MMP-1 was estimated by immunostaining with a monoclonal antibody (113-5B7). RESULTS Progelatinase A and the activated form were detected in each of the 30 specimens. The gelatinase A activation ratio, 62 kD/(62 kD + 68 kD), strongly correlated with the high levels of MT-MMP-1 expression found in specimens of advanced tumor stage. In the patients with advanced Stage IV NB, the activation ratio was strongly associated with unfavorable clinical outcome; the 5-year survival was 88.9% in the patients with a low activation ratio (< or = 26%) versus only 21.2% in the patients with a high activation ratio (>26%). CONCLUSIONS Gelatinase A activation correlates with high expression of MT-MMP-1 on NB cells and is associated strongly with advanced stage and poor clinical outcome. These results are consistent with the notion that MT-MMP-1 expression is an important prognostic determinant of the biologic behavior of NB.
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- M Sakakibara
- Department of Pediatrics, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Iwai T, Yokota S, Nakao M, Okamoto T, Taniwaki M, Onodera N, Watanabe A, Kikuta A, Tanaka A, Asami K, Sekine I, Mugishima H, Nishimura Y, Koizumi S, Horikoshi Y, Mimaya J, Ohta S, Nishikawa K, Iwai A, Shimokawa T, Nakayama M, Kawakami K, Gushiken T, Hyakuna N, Fujimoto T. Internal tandem duplication of the FLT3 gene and clinical evaluation in childhood acute myeloid leukemia. The Children's Cancer and Leukemia Study Group, Japan. Leukemia 1999; 13:38-43. [PMID: 10049058 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 11/10/2022]
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We analyzed tandem duplication in the juxtamembrane (JM) domain of the FLT3 (FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3/FLK2, CD135) gene in 94 children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and evaluated its correlation with clinical features. Longer polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products were observed in five patients; 1/3 of M0, 119 of M1, 1/39 of M2, 1/9 of M3 and 1/12 of M5. The sequence analyses of abnormal PCR products showed that all the abnormal products were derived from tandem duplications involving the JM domain and that all the lengthened sequences were in-frame as we previously reported. Statistical analyses revealed a significantly lower incidence of the tandem duplication in childhood AML patients than in adult patients (P < 0.05), and significantly shorter disease-free survival in patients with mutant FLT3 than in patients with wild-type FLT3 (P < 0.05). Our results suggest that the tandem duplication in the JM domain of the FLT3 gene is not a frequent phenomenon but might be a factor of poor prognosis in childhood patients with AML.
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- T Iwai
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
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Hirayama M, Azuma E, Kumamoto T, Qi J, Kobayashi M, Komada Y, Inui T, Miyake M, Mugishima H, Hamazaki M, Sakurai M. Late-onset unilateral renal dysfunction combined with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and bronchial asthma following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a child. Bone Marrow Transplant 1998; 22:923-6. [PMID: 9827823 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 11/08/2022]
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We report a child with T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed late-onset multiple complications after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation from an HLA-matched sibling. The preparative regimen consisted of total body irradiation (TBI, 12 Gy), splenic irradiation (6 Gy) and cytosine arabinoside (3 g/m2 x 10). Splenic irradiation was added because of persistent splenomegaly in spite of intensive chemotherapy. He developed bronchial asthma 1 1/2 years post transplant. He presented with microhematuria and proteinuria 4 1/2 years post-transplant, which were due to unilateral left renal dysfunction. He developed type II, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus 8 years post-transplant. A biopsy from the left kidney was not compatible with diabetic nephropathy. All these complications appear to be independently related to BMT, particularly TBI and/or splenic irradiation.
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- M Hirayama
- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Immunology, Mie University, Japan
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Imashuku S, Hibi S, Tabata Y, Sako M, Sekine Y, Hirayama K, Sakazaki H, Maeda N, Kito H, Shichino H, Mugishima H. Biomarker and morphological characteristics of Epstein-Barr virus-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Med Pediatr Oncol 1998; 31:131-7. [PMID: 9722893 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(199809)31:3<131::aid-mpo1>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Viruses may induce primary as well as secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), but it may not be possible to discriminate between these two in patients with a negative family history. Among these HLH cases, fulminant and fatal virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (VAHS) occurs mostly in relation to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Although the immunological characteristics of EB-VAHS were previously reported, data on non-EB-VAHS were sporadic and fragmentary. This study has compared the clearly distinguishable groups of EBV-positive vs. EBV-negative HLH cases. PROCEDURE Among 26 patients with EBV-related HLH and 12 patients with non-EBV HLH, peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) subsets and serum concentrations of cytokines at the active phase of the disease were compared. Blood and bone marrow smears were also compared. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The frequency of the CD3+HLADR+ subset in PBMC (median 34.3% vs. 4.8%), of serum concentrations of interferon (IFN)-gamma (median 105 U/ml vs. 2.4 U/ml), and of soluble interleukin-2-receptor (sIL-2R) (median 14,700 U/ml vs. 3,412 U/ml) were significantly different between these two groups. Morphological characteristics were noted for EBV-related HLH cases. Mortality also differed between these two groups, 9/26 vs. 0/12 (P = 0.05). Data indicate pronounced immunological imbalance and poor prognosis in EBV-related HLH cases. These parameters could be useful for determining an EBV involvement as well as risk factors in the early care and treatment of HLH patients.
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- S Imashuku
- Division of Pediatrics, Children's Research Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
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Kaneko M, Nishihira H, Mugishima H, Ohnuma N, Nakada K, Kawa K, Fukuzawa M, Suita S, Sera Y, Tsuchida Y. Stratification of treatment of stage 4 neuroblastoma patients based on N-myc amplification status. Study Group of Japan for Treatment of Advanced Neuroblastoma, Tokyo, Japan. Med Pediatr Oncol 1998; 31:1-7. [PMID: 9607422 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(199807)31:1<1::aid-mpo1>3.0.co;2-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND It has been shown that children aged more than 12 months with stage 3 and 4 neuroblastoma with N-myc amplification do worse than those without amplification. Development of an innovative chemotherapeutic protocol for patients in such an extremely poor-risk group was the purpose of this study. PROCEDURE Since March 1991 a new protocol for the treatment of advanced neuroblastoma was started. When N-myc was amplified more than 10-fold, patients received regimen A3, in which cyclophosphamide 1,200 mg/m2 was given on days 1 and 2; hence the dose of cytotoxic drugs was doubled. Patients with fewer than 10 copies of N-myc received regimen new A1, which is very similar to regimen A1 that had been used until March 1991 for all patients with advanced neuroblastoma with/without N-myc amplification. The efficacy of regimen A3 was evaluated. RESULTS The relapse-free survival rate at 1 and 2 years for stage 4 patients older than 12 months of age with N-myc amplification of more than 10-fold was 43% and 29%, respectively, with regimen A1 and that for the same subgroup of patients treated with regimen A3 since March 1991 was 79% and 49%, respectively; the difference is statistically significant. On the other hand, there were no differences in the relapse-free survival rate at 1 year and 2 years for stage 4 patients with fewer than 10 copies of N-myc between those treated with regimen A1 and those treated with new A1 since March 1991. CONCLUSIONS Stratification based on N-myc amplification into new A1 and A3 treatment protocols is of significant clinical importance. Regimen A3 was well tolerated and showed an improvement in clinical results in stage 4 patients with N-myc amplified more than 10-fold.
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- M Kaneko
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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Eguchi H, Takaue Y, Kawano Y, Watanabe A, Watanabe T, Kikuta A, Koizumi S, Matsumura T, Sawada A, Horikoshi Y, Sekine Y, Koyama T, Shimokawa T, Shimizu K, Kawasaki K, Mugishima H, Takayama J, Ohira M, Ogawa M. Peripheral blood stem cell autografts for the treatment of children over 1 year old with stage IV neuroblastoma: a long-term follow-up. Bone Marrow Transplant 1998; 21:1011-4. [PMID: 9632274 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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: 02/07/2023]
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This is the first report of the long-term therapeutic results in 22 children more than 1 year old with stage IV neuroblastoma who were treated with autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT). The median age of the patients at PBSCT was 4 years (1 to 10 years) and seven of the 17 patients who were evaluated for N-myc amplification were positive. PBSC were collected by a median of four aphereses per patient. The patients underwent PBSCT from 6 to 21 months after the start of therapy (median 10.5 months) at which time 13 patients were in CR, seven were in PR, and two had refractory disease. Multi-drug therapy using the 'high-MEC' regimen consisting of carboplatinum (400 mg/m2) and VP-16 (200 mg/m2) on days -7 to -4, and melphalan (90 mg/m2) on days -3 and -2, was the primary cytoreductive regimen. The median number of infused MNC and CFU-GM was, respectively, 4.3 x 10(8)/kg and 2.4 x 10(5)/kg. After PBSCT, three patients died of regimen-related toxicities and one patient who was transplanted with refractory disease died of disease progression without any benefit from transplantation. Hematological recovery was evaluated in 21 patients, excluding one early death. The median number of days required to achieve an AGC of >0.5 x 10(9)/l and platelet count of >50 x 10(9)/l were, respectively, 11 and 46. Eleven patients relapsed 3 to 50 months after PBSCT, and currently seven patients (5/13 who were transplanted in CR and 2/7 in PR) are surviving disease-free at 52 to 84 months. Although the retrospective nature of this study and several variables prevent a meaningful analysis, the overall results still support the feasibility of developing a prospective study of PBSCT with a larger number of children with high-risk neuroblastoma.
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- H Eguchi
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan
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Hirota T, Fujimoto T, Katano N, Tsurasawa M, Eguchi H, Nakadate N, Kamitamari A, Kawakami K, Nishikawa K, Asami K, Shirahata A, Koizumi S, Mugishima H, Gushiken T, Hyakuna N, Imaizumi M, Komatu K, Takitani K, Miyake M, Yanase T. [Treatment results of intermittent and cyclic regimen with ATRA and chemotherapy in childhood acute promyelocytic leukemia. Children's Cancer and Leukemia Study Group]. Rinsho Ketsueki 1997; 38:1177-82. [PMID: 9423334] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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An intermittent and cyclic regimen with All-Trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA) and intensive chemotherapy was conducted due to pharmacokinetic studies on ATRA for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) in children. We have treated 17 children with APL using ATRA for remission induction followed by an intermittent schedule of ATRA plus intensive chemotherapy (APL-ATRA protocol). There were 10 males and 7 females. The median age was 9.0 years old. The median baseline white blood cell count was 12.1 x 10(3)/microliter, hemoglobin 7.8 g/dl, platelet 4.5 x 10(4) microliters at diagnosis. Sixteen patients showed t(15; 17) translocation. RT-PCR analysis was available in 15 patients and showed PML/RAR alpha rearrangement in all patients. Overall, 13 or 17 newly diagnosed patients (88%) achieved complete remission and EFS was 67%. Compared to the control (same chemotherapy without ATRA regimen), remission induction and EFS were significantly increased. The toxicity of ATRA consisted of retinoic acid syndrome in 1 and pseudotumor cerebli in another. Other toxicities included headache, chelitis, gastrointestinal trouble and bone pain. These results suggest that intermittent and cyclic regimen with ATRA and intensive chemotherapy (APL-ATRA protocol) is highly effective for APL patients.
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- T Hirota
- Department of Pediatrics, Aichi Medical University
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Nishimura G, Mugishima H, Hirao J, Yamato M. Generalized metaphyseal modification with cone-shaped epiphyses following long-term administration of 13-cis-retinoic acid. Eur J Pediatr 1997; 156:432-5. [PMID: 9208235 DOI: 10.1007/s004310050631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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UNLABELLED We report on a 6-year-old girl with short stature which developed following the administration of 13-cis-retinoic acid (a synthetic derivative of vitamin A or retinoid) for 40 months as adjunct chemotherapy for neuroblastoma. Radiographic examination suggested osteophyte formation in the cervical spine, which is the most common skeletal manifestation of retinoid toxicity [10, 11]. In addition, severe metaphyseal cupping with a cone-shaped epiphysis primarily affecting rapidly growing long bones was found, which represented impaired enchondral ossification. This epi-metaphyseal alteration, though unusually severe, was reminiscent of the premature epiphyseal closure which has been described as an adverse effect of 13-cis-retinoic acid [10-12]. Other minor skeletal changes included posterior scalloping of the vertebral bodies and increased interpediculate distances, which were related to a widened spinal canal found on CT. A literature search disclosed several primary skeletal dysplasias with superficial radiological similarities to those of the present patient. However, these entities showed significant clinical and radiological differences from our patient. CONCLUSION The precise cause of the generalized skeletal alteration in the present patient remained unknown, but it conceivably resulted from the administration of 13-cis-retinoic acid.
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- G Nishimura
- Department of Radiology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi-ken, Japan
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Suzuki T, Mugishima H, Chin M, Takamura M, Shichino H, Nagata T, Harada K. Case of neuroblastoma with differing cytologic and molecular biologic features at primary and metastatic sites. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1997; 19:176-7. [PMID: 9149754 DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199703000-00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Imashuku S, Hibi S, Morinaga S, Takagi K, Chen J, Mugishima H, Ishii T, Sako M, Arakawa H, Kato M. Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in association with granular lymphocyte proliferative disorders in early childhood: characteristic bone marrow morphology. Br J Haematol 1997; 96:708-14. [PMID: 9074410 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.d01-2082.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 02/04/2023]
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Five paediatric cases of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) which showed proliferation of granular atypical lymphocytoid cells in bone marrow are reported. All cases were girls aged 8 months to 4 years who had marked hepatosplenomegaly. Marker analysis on peripheral blood mononuclear cells revealed an increase in the CD3+HLADR+ subset in three cases and the CD3- CD56+ subset in one case. An Epstein-Barr virus genome was detected in three cases, and monoclonality was confirmed in two cases. A characteristic morphology of large granular lymphocytes (LGL) was identified, with elongated bizarre features that resembled horsetail-, tadpole-, cucumber- or shooting star-type configurations on the bone marrow smear. Serum concentrations of soluble interleukin-2 receptor and interferon-gamma were elevated in all cases. All five cases required multi-agent chemotherapy which resulted in two complete remission, two partial remissions and one no response. Refinement of treatment is required for these paediatric GLPD cases which probably comprise a specific high-risk subgroup among secondary HLH patients which had previously escaped notice.
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- S Imashuku
- Division of Paediatrics, Children's Research Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
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Mimaya J, Horikoshi Y, Shimizu H, Maeda H, Koizumi S, Kawakami K, Watanabe A, Utsumi J, Kikuta A, Oka T, Mugishima H, Kawamura N, Gushiken T, Ohta S, Yamamura Y, Ishida Y, Sekine I, Okada N, Fujimoto T. [Myelogenous leukemia in children. ANLL9205 study by Children's Cancer and Leukemia Study Group (CCLSG)]. Rinsho Ketsueki 1997; 38:100-7. [PMID: 9059063] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Treatment results were evaluated in 45 children with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) treated on the ANLL-9205 protocol of the Children's Cancer Leukemia Study Group (CCLSG, Japan). In this protocol, terarubicin (THP-ADR), vincristine and continuous infusion of cytosine arabinoside (Ara C) were applied for remission induction therapy (AVC), and VP16+ high dose Ara C were used sequentially for 32 or 48 weeks. Eleven patients received stem cell transplantation. Thirty-eight out of the 43 eligible patients (88.4%) achieved complete remission, and the overall 3-year event-free survival (EFS) was 55.6% (S.E.,10%). This favorable response was attributed mainly to the high induction rate of patients with the M5, M7 FAB subtypes and higher WBC counts (> or = 10 x 10(9)/L). There was no difference in the 3-year EFS of these patients who discontinued treatment between 32 weeks and 48 weeks. Serious toxicities were not observed in this study. These findings suggest that the ANLL-9205 protocol is an effective and safe treatment regimen for childhood AML. When comparing the treatment period of 32 or 48 weeks, the difference was not statistically significant.
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- J Mimaya
- Division of Hemotology and Oncology, Shizuoka Children's Hospital
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Shichino H, Mugishima H, Takamura M, Shimada T, Suzuki T, Chin M, Harada K, Ryo S, Kojima S. Treatment of aplastic anemia with antithymocyte globulin, cyclosporin A, methylprednisolone, danazol and recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor. Acta Paediatr Jpn 1996; 38:644-7. [PMID: 9002302 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1996.tb03724.x] [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: 02/03/2023]
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The main purpose of the present study was to determine the response rate to immunosuppressive therapy combined with recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) and its efficacy for preventing infections in patients with severe aplastic anemia. The treatments included one course of antithymocyte globulin, cyclosporin A, methylprednisolone, danazole and rhG-CSF. Three patients had very severe aplastic anemia and two had moderate aplastic anemia. One patient relapsed 13 months following the first course of therapy and received a second course. Five patients received six courses of treatment and the response rate at 6 months was 83.3%. All patients achieved an absolute neutrophil count of greater than 1.0 x 10(9)/L within 40 days. All patients with a complete response are transfusion-free and doing well. All five patients are currently alive and have not had any episode of infection for 17-53 months. The results of the study indicate that this therapy may improve the poor prognosis of young patients with severe aplastic anemia. It has a good response rate and induces a rather rapid increase in the neutrophil count, which protects against life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections.
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- H Shichino
- Department of Pediatrics, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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