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Cappellano A, Gorostegui M, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Filho NPC, Valencia D, Chantada L, Sampor C, Serrano MJ, Macedo C, Ramirez O, Sardinas S, Lezcano E, Calderón P, Gamboa Y, Fu L, Gómez W, Schelotto M, Ugaz C, Lobos P, Aguiar SDS, Moreno K, Palma J, Sánchez G, Moschella F, Gassant PYH, Velasquez T, Quintero K, Moreno F, Villarroel M, Fuentes Alabi S, Vasquez L, Challinor J, Chantada GL. International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Global Mapping Programme: Latin American Society of Pediatric Oncology (SLAOP) country-level report. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024; 71:e30973. [PMID: 38556746 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Latin American countries are improving childhood cancer care, showing strong commitment to implement the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, but there are scant publications of the situation at a continental level. METHODS As part of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology Global Mapping project, delegates of each country participating in the Latin American Society of Pediatric Oncology (SLAOP) and chairs of national pediatric oncology societies and cooperative groups were invited to provide information regarding availability of national pediatric cancer control programs (NPCCP), pediatric oncology laws, pediatric oncology tumor registries, and training programs and support to diagnosis and treatment. RESULTS Nineteen of the 20 countries participating in SLAOP responded. National delegates reported nine countries with NPCCP and four of them were launched in the past 5 years. National pediatric tumor registries are available in eight countries, and three provided published survival results. Fellowship programs for training pediatric oncologists are available in 12 countries. National delegates reported that eight countries provide support to most essential diagnosis and treatments and 11 provide partial or minimal support that is supplemented by civil society organizations. Seven countries have a pediatric oncology law. There are three international cooperative groups and four national societies for pediatric oncology. CONCLUSION Despite many challenges, there were dramatic advances in survivorship, access to treatment, and availability of NPCCP in Latin America. Countries with highest social development scores in general provide more complete support and are more likely to have NPCCP, training programs, and reported survival results.
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- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona (PCCB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, IMAT Oncomedica AUNA, Monteria, Hospital Universitario de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Institute of Pediatric Oncology (IOP/GRAACC), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital del Niño Dr Ovidio Aliaga Uria, La Paz, Bolivia
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- Hospital Central Del Instituto de Previsión Social (IPS), Asunción, Paraguay
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- Oncology Unit, National Children's Hospital, San José, Costa Rica
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- Hospital Escuela, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- National Cancer Institute-INCART, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú
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- Hospital Dr Luis Calvo Mackenna, Santiago, Chile
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- Hospital Universitario Dr Luis Razetti, Barcelona Edo Anzoategui, Barcelona, Venezuela
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- Unidad Nacional de Oncologia Pediátrica (UNOP), Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Children's Hospital Dr Jose Renan Esquivel, Panama City, Panama
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- Hospital Nacional de Ninos Benjamin Bloom y Centro Medico Ayudame a Vivir, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, Unit of Noncommunicable Diseases, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona (PCCB), Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital Pereira Rosell Fundación Perez-Scremini, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Gaytan-Morales F, Alejo-Gonzalez F, Reyes-Lopez A, Palomo M, Rodriguez-Romo L, Villareal-Martínez L, Sandoval-González A, Lopez-Facundo A, Tejocote-Romero I, Cárdenas-Cardos R, Aguilar-Ortiz M, Arreguin-Gonzalez F, Baños-Rodriguez E, Cortes-Alva D, Ellis-Irigoyen A, García-Becerra G, Rodriguez-Campos M, Gonzalez-Montalvo P, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Olaya-Vargas A. Pediatric mature B-cell NHL, early referral and supportive care problems in a developing country. Hematology 2018; 24:79-83. [DOI: 10.1080/10245332.2018.1510087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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- Felix Gaytan-Morales
- Servicio de Oncología, Hospital Infantil de México, Dr. Federico Gómez., Cuauhtémoc, México City, México
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- Centro para Estudios Economicos y Sociales en Salud, Hospital Infantil de México, Cuauhtémoc, México City, México
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- Servicio de Oncología, Hospital Infantil de México, Dr. Federico Gómez., Cuauhtémoc, México City, México
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Centro Universitario Contra el Cáncer, Hospital Universitario U.A.N.L, Monterrey, NL, México
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- Servicio de Oncología Pediátrica, Centro Medico Nacional 20 de Noviembre ISSSTE, Mexico City, México
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- Servicio de Oncología Pediátrica, Centro Medico Nacional 20 de Noviembre ISSSTE, Mexico City, México
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- Servicio de Oncología Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Santiago de Querétaro, México
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Rodriguez-Romo L, Olaya Vargas A, Gupta S, Shalkow-Klincovstein J, Vega-Vega L, Reyes-Lopez A, Cicero-Oneto C, Mejia-Arangure J, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Pineiro-Retif R, Lopez-Facundo A, de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez M, Tejocote I, Brennan K, Booth CM. Delivery of Pediatric Cancer Care in Mexico: A National Survey. J Glob Oncol 2018; 4:1-12. [PMID: 30084750 PMCID: PMC6223522 DOI: 10.1200/jgo.17.00238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose Limited data describe the delivery of pediatric cancer care in Mexico. We report a nationwide survey of pediatric cancer units. Methods An electronic survey was distributed to 74 pediatric cancer units in Mexico to describe case volumes; organization of care; and availability of medical/surgical specialists, supportive care, complex therapies, and diagnostic services. Centers were classified as low (< 30 new patients/year), medium (30 to 59/year) and high (≥ 60/year). Results Sixty-two centers completed the survey (response rate, 84%). The median annual new case volume per center was 50 (interquartile range [IQR], 23 to 81). Thirty-four percent (n = 21), 26% (n = 16), and 40% (n = 25) of units were low-, medium-, and high-volume centers, respectively. Treatment units reported a median of two pediatric oncologists (IQR, 2) and one pediatric hematologist (IQR, 1 to 2). Availability of medical and surgical subspecialists varied by center size, with substantially more specialist support at higher-volume centers ( P < .01). Multidisciplinary tumor boards are available at 29% (six of 21), 56% (nine of 16), and 76% (19 of 25) of low- to high-volume centers, respectively ( P = .005). Radiation and palliative care services are available at 42% (n = 26) and 63% (n = 36) of all centers, which did not vary by center volume. Educational support for hospitalized children and school reintegration programs are available at 56% (n = 36) and 58% (n = 36) of centers, respectively. One third (38% [n = 23]) of centers reported that at least one half of patients were lost to follow-up during the transition from pediatric to adult programs. Conclusion A large variation exists in annual case volumes across Mexican pediatric cancer centers. Additional efforts to increase access to multidisciplinary, supportive, and palliative care across all pediatric cancer units in Mexico are required.
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo
- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Queen’s University; Kelly Brennan and Christopher M. Booth, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute, Kingston; Sumit Gupta, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laura Rodriguez and Rafael Pineiro-Retif, Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León; Alberto Olaya Vargas and Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Alfonso Reyes-Lopez and Carlo Cicero-Oneto, Hospital Infantil de México; Juan Mejia-Arangure, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI; Maria de los Angeles Del Campo-Martinez, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Mexico City; Lourdes Vega-Vega, Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Querétaro; Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara; Aracely Lopez-Facundo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México; and Isidoro Tejocote, Hospital para el Nino del Instituto Materno Infantil, México, México, Toluca, Mexico
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Sanchez-Zubieta F, Friedrich P, Galvez-Galvez B, Gonzalez-Lopez RC, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Gupta S, Horton S, Bhakta N. The cost and cost-effectiveness of a pediatric cancer unit (PCU) in the context of universal health coverage (UHC): A report from the Childhood Cancer 2030 Network. J Clin Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e18891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CA
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Jaimovich G, Rolon JM, Baldomero H, Rivas M, Hanesman I, Bouzas L, Bonfim C, Palma J, Kardus-Urueta A, Ubidia D, Bujan-Boza W, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Ruiz-Argüelles G, Gomez-Almaguer D, Espino G, Fanilla E, Gonzalez D, Carrasco A, Galeano S, Borelli G, Hernandez-Gimenez M, Pasquini M, Kodera Y, Gratwohl A, Gratwohl M, Nuñez J, Szer J, Gale RP, Niederwieser D, Seber A. Latin America: the next region for haematopoietic transplant progress. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 52:798. [PMID: 28465623 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Escobedo-Melendez G, Gonzalez M, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Sanchez F, Caniza M. Surveillance of Infections in a Pediatric Oncologic Unit and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit in a Tertiary Public Hospital in Jalisco, Mexico. Open Forum Infect Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw172.1868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Griselda Escobedo-Melendez
- Hematology and Oncology Pediatric, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara JIM, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Institute for Research in Cancer of the Child and Adolescents, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Hematology and Oncology Pediatric, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara JIM, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Institute for Research in Cancer of the Child and Adolescents, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Hematology and Oncology Pediatric, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara JIM, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Institute for Research in Cancer of the Child and Adolescents, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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Gonzalez-Ramella O, Freigeiro D, Castellanos ME, Arancibia AM, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Metzger ML. Joining forces for children with cancer in Latin America. Lancet Oncol 2016; 17:701-703. [DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(16)30133-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Marinez del Campo-Navarro RM, Perez-Garcia M, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Campos-Gutierrez M, Aguilar-Escobedo D, Orozco-Alvarado AL, Gonzalez-Llano O, Mancias-Guerra C, del Campo-Martinez MDLA, Montero-Ponce I, Gaytan-Morales F, Pompa-Garza MT, Muñoz-Ronquillo T, Amador-Sanchez R, Olaya-Vargas A. Results of Hematopoietic STEM CELL Transplantation for Primary Immunodeficiencies in Children in Mexico: A Multicentric Report. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2013.12.285] [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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Jimenez-Perez MI, Jave-Suarez LF, Ortiz-Lazareno PC, Bravo-Cuellar A, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Aguilar-Lemarroy A, Hernandez-Flores G, Pereira-Suarez AL, Daneri-Navarro A, del Toro-Arreola S. Cervical cancer cell lines expressing NKG2D-ligands are able to down-modulate the NKG2D receptor on NKL cells with functional implications. BMC Immunol 2012; 13:7. [PMID: 22316211 PMCID: PMC3364150 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2172-13-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2011] [Accepted: 02/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cervical cancer represents the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women worldwide. Natural killer (NK) cells play an important role in the defense against viruses, intracellular bacteria and tumors. NKG2D, an activating receptor on NK cells, recognizes MHC class I chain-related molecules, such as MICA/B and members of the ULBP/RAET1 family. Tumor-derived soluble NKG2D-ligands have been shown to down-modulate the expression of NKG2D on NK cells. In addition to the down-modulation induced by soluble NKG2D-ligands, it has recently been described that persistent cell-cell contact can also down-modulate NKG2D expression. The goal of this study was to determine whether the NKG2D receptor is down-modulated by cell-cell contact with cervical cancer cells and whether this down-modulation might be associated with changes in NK cell activity. RESULTS We demonstrate that NKG2D expressed on NKL cells is down-modulated by direct cell contact with cervical cancer cell lines HeLa, SiHa, and C33A, but not with non-tumorigenic keratinocytes (HaCaT). Moreover, this down-modulation had functional implications. We found expression of NKG2D-ligands in all cervical cancer cell lines, but the patterns of ligand distribution were different in each cell line. Cervical cancer cell lines co-cultured with NKL cells or fresh NK cells induced a marked diminution of NKG2D expression on NKL cells. Additionally, the cytotoxic activity of NKL cells against K562 targets was compromised after co-culture with HeLa and SiHa cells, while co-culture with C33A increased the cytotoxic activity of the NKL cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that differential expression of NKG2D-ligands in cervical cancer cell lines might be associated with the down-modulation of NKG2D, as well as with changes in the cytotoxic activity of NKL cells after cell-cell contact with the tumor cells.
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- Miriam I Jimenez-Perez
- Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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Del Toro-Arreola S, Arreygue-Garcia N, Aguilar-Lemarroy A, Cid-Arregui A, Jimenez-Perez M, Haramati J, Barros-Nuñez P, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Del Toro-Arreola A, Ortiz-Lazareno P, Hernandez-Flores G, Bravo-Cuellar A, Daneri-Navarro A, Jave-Suarez LF. MHC class I-related chain A and B ligands are differentially expressed in human cervical cancer cell lines. Cancer Cell Int 2011; 11:15. [PMID: 21631944 PMCID: PMC3120738 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-11-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Natural killer (NK) cells are an important resource of the innate immune system directly involved in the spontaneous recognition and lysis of virus-infected and tumor cells. An exquisite balance of inhibitory and activating receptors tightly controls the NK cell activity. At present, one of the best-characterized activating receptors is NKG2D, which promotes the NK-mediated lysis of target cells by binding to a family of cell surface ligands encoded by the MHC class I chain-related (MIC) genes, among others. The goal of this study was to describe the expression pattern of MICA and MICB at the molecular and cellular levels in human cervical cancer cell lines infected or not with human papillomavirus, as well as in a non-tumorigenic keratinocyte cell line. RESULTS Here we show that MICA and MICB exhibit differential expression patterns among HPV-infected (SiHa and HeLa) and non-infected cell lines (C33-A, a tumor cell line, and HaCaT, an immortalized keratinocyte cell line). Cell surface expression of MICA was higher than cell surface expression of MICB in the HPV-positive cell lines; in contrast, HPV-negative cells expressed lower levels of MICA. Interestingly, the MICA levels observed in C33-A cells were overcome by significantly higher MICB expression. Also, all cell lines released higher amounts of soluble MICB than of soluble MICA into the cell culture supernatant, although this was most pronounced in C33-A cells. Additionally, Real-Time PCR analysis demonstrated that MICA was strongly upregulated after genotoxic stress. CONCLUSIONS This study provides evidence that even when MICA and MICB share a high degree of homology at both genomic and protein levels, differential regulation of their expression and cell surface appearance might be occurring in cervical cancer-derived cells.
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- Susana Del Toro-Arreola
- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- División de Inmunología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- División de Inmunología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Translational Immunology Unit, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Im Neuenheimer Feld 280 69120-Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.,División de Inmunología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- División de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- División de Inmunología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- División de Inmunología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- División de Inmunología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- División de Inmunología, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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Martinez-Albarran M, Perez-Molina JDJ, Gallegos-Castorena S, Sanchez-Zubieta F, Del Toro-Arreola S, Troyo-Sanroman R, Gonzalez-Ramella O. Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein serum levels as markers of infection in a pediatric population with febrile neutropenia and cancer. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2009; 26:414-25. [PMID: 19657991 DOI: 10.3109/08880010903044797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Procalcitonin and C-reactive-protein are inflammatory markers for sepsis. The authors evaluated their sensitivity and specificity in pediatric patients with cancer and febrile neutropenia. PROCEDURE Serum procalcitonin and C-reactive-protein were evaluated. Patients (n = 54) were divided into 2 groups, with severe infection (n = 18) or without documented infection (n = 36). RESULTS Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein were significantly higher in the high-risk group. Procalcitonin displayed 72.2% sensitivity and 80.5% specificity. C-reactive-protein had a sensitivity of 77.7% and specificity of 77.2%. CONCLUSIONS Procalcitonin is an accurate predictor of bacterial infection in neutropenic children, while C-reactive-protein may be a better screening test in emergency settings.
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- Manuel Martinez-Albarran
- Departamento de Hematologia y Oncologia Pediatrica, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Juan I. Menchaca, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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Gallegos-Castorena S, Medina-Sanson A, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Sánchez-Zubieta F, Martínez-Avalos A. Improved treatment results in Mexican children with acute myeloid leukemia using a Medical Research Council (MRC)-acute myeloid leukemia 10 modified protocol. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 50:1132-7. [DOI: 10.1080/10428190902964768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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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Perfecto-Avalos Y, Borbolla Escoboza J, Villela-Martiez L, Scott S, Vela-Ojeda J, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Baltazar-Arellano S, Lopez-Hernandez M. 347: Correlation Between FOXP3 Gene Polymorphisms in Donors, and the Severity of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients after Related Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2007.12.357] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Jave-Suarez L, Arreygue-Garcia N, Aguilar-Lemarrroy A, Jimenez-Perez M, Arregui A, Toro-Arreola AD, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Navarro AD, Bravo-Cuellar A, Del Toro Arreola S. Su.71. MHC Class-I Related Chain B and Not Chain A is Preferentially Expressed on Human Cervical Cancer Cell Lines. Clin Immunol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2008.03.422] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Arreygue-Garcia N, Daneri-Navarro A, del Toro-Arreola A, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Delgado-Rizo V, Albarran-Somoza B, Zaitseva G, Flores-Torales E, del Toro-Arreola S. F.127. Serum Levels of MHC Class I Chain-Related Molecule (MICA) Is Augmented in Patients with Cervical Cancer. Clin Immunol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2006.04.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Handgretinger R, Greil J, Schürmann U, Lang P, Gonzalez-Ramella O, Schmidt I, Führer R, Niethammer D, Klingebiel T. Positive selection and transplantation of peripheral CD34+ progenitor cells: feasibility and purging efficacy in pediatric patients with neuroblastoma. J Hematother 1997; 6:235-42. [PMID: 9234178 DOI: 10.1089/scd.1.1997.6.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Peripheral stem cells were mobilized and collected in 20 children with stage 4 neuroblastoma. A total of 37 leukaphereses were performed in the 20 patients. The mean number of collected cells was 5.6 +/- 2.4 x 10(8)/kg (range 1.9-10.5), and the number of collected CD34+ progenitors was 6.1 +/- 6.3 x 10(6)/kg (range 0.75-21.7). CD34-positive selection was performed using the CellPro method. Of the adsorbed cells, 42 +/- 20% (range 4.3-76.6) stained positively for CD34, and the number of positively selected CD34+ cells was 2.0 +/- 1.9 x 10(6)/kg (range 0.09-7.1). The mean recovery of CD34+ cells was 36 +/- 20% (range 6-67). For detection of contaminating neuroblastoma cells before and after CD34-positive selection, a murine antidisialoganglioside GD2 antibody (14.G2a) was used, followed by the alkaline phosphatase antialkaline phosphatase (APAAP) method. Before the positive selection, various numbers of contaminating neuroblastoma cells were found in the leukaphereses of 7 patients. After positive selection, neuroblastoma cells were still detectable in all 7 patients, with a mean log depletion of tumor cells of 1.41 +/- 0.45 (range 0.69-2.13). In 1 patient, contaminating neuroblastoma cells were found only after CD34-positive selection. In 15 of the 20 patients, high-dose chemotherapy was performed, and positively selected CD34+ cells were reinfused in 12 patients. In 10 of these, the mean time to reach > 0.5 x 10(9)/L granulocytes was 12.3 +/- 1.7 days (range 10-16). One patient died at day 7 due to sepsis, and in 1 patient the backup was given at day 15. Because of the low number of collected CD34+ cells, 3 patients were grafted with a combination of unmanipulated PBSC and CD34+ progenitors. In summary, we have shown that positive selection of peripheral CD34+ progenitors is feasible in pediatric patients. However, strategies to improve the recovery of the CD34+ cells and the purging efficacy of this method (i.e., higher enrichment of CD34+ cells, combination of positive and negative selection methods) should be evaluated further.
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