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De Greef J, Averbuch D, Tondeur L, Duréault A, Zuckerman T, Roussel X, Robin C, Xhaard A, Pagliuca S, Beguin Y, Botella-Garcia C, Khanna N, Le Bourgeois A, Van Praet J, Ho A, Kröger N, Ducastelle Leprêtre S, Roos-Weil D, Aljurf M, Blijlevens N, Blau IW, Carlson K, Collin M, Ganser A, Villate A, Lakner J, Martin S, Nagler A, Ram R, Torrent A, Stamouli M, Mikulska M, Gil L, Wendel L, Tridello G, Knelange N, de la Camara R, Lortholary O, Fontanet A, Styczynski J, Maertens J, Coussement J, Lebeaux D. Risk factors for Nocardia infection among allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: A case-control study of the Infectious Diseases Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. J Infect 2024; 88:106162. [PMID: 38663756 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Nocardiosis is a rare but life-threatening infection after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). We aimed at identifying risk factors for nocardiosis after allogeneic HCT and clarifying the effect of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis on its occurrence. METHODS We performed a retrospective multicenter case-control study of patients diagnosed with nocardiosis after allogeneic HCT between January 2000 and December 2018. For each case, two controls were matched by center, transplant date, and age group. Multivariable analysis was conducted using conditional logistic regression to identify potential risk factors for nocardiosis. Kaplan-Meier survival curves of cases and controls were compared using log-rank tests. RESULTS Sixty-four cases and 128 controls were included. Nocardiosis occurred at a median of 9 months after allogeneic HCT (interquartile range: 5-18). After adjustment for potential confounders in a multivariable model, Nocardia infection was associated with tacrolimus use (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 9.9, 95 % confidence interval [95 % CI]: 1.6-62.7), lymphocyte count < 500/µL (aOR 8.9, 95 % CI: 2.3-34.7), male sex (aOR 8.1, 95 % CI: 2.1-31.5), recent use of systemic corticosteroids (aOR 7.9, 95 % CI: 2.2-28.2), and recent CMV infection (aOR 4.3, 95 % CI: 1.2-15.9). Conversely, use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis was associated with a significantly decreased risk of nocardiosis (aOR 0.2, 95 % CI: 0.1-0.8). HCT recipients who developed nocardiosis had a significantly decreased survival, as compared with controls (12-month survival: 58 % and 90 %, respectively; p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS We identified six factors independently associated with the occurrence of nocardiosis among allogeneic HCT recipients. In particular, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis was found to protect against nocardiosis.
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- Julien De Greef
- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Brussels, Belgium
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Emerging Diseases Epidemiology Unit, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, 75015 Paris, France
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- Centre d'Infectiologie Necker Pasteur, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, University of Franche-Comte, INSERM UMR1098, Besançon University Hospital, Besançon, France
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- Department of Hematology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Creteil, France
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- Hematology-Transplantation, Hospital St-Louis, Paris Diderot University, Paris, France
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- Hematology Department, Nancy University Hospital, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège and University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University and University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Nephrology and Infectious Diseases, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende, Brugge, Belgium
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Nordern Centre for Bone Marrow Transplantation Freeman Hospital - Adult HSCT Unit, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hematology Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Service d'hématologie et thérapie cellulaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Medical Clinic III, University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- ICO-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Josep Carreras Research Institute, Badalona, Spain
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), Leiden Study Unit, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), Leiden Study Unit, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), Leiden Study Unit, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), Leiden Study Unit, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain; Infectious Diseases Working Party, EBMT, Spain
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- Centre d'Infectiologie Necker Pasteur, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Emerging Diseases Epidemiology Unit, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, 75015 Paris, France; Unité PACRI, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, 75003 Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Hematology, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier universitaire de Guadeloupe, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France.
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR 6047, Genetics of Biofilms Laboratory, 75015 Paris, France; Département de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Lariboisière, F-75010 Paris, France
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Averbuch D, Tridello G, Wendel L, Itälä-Remes M, Oren I, Karas M, Blijlevens N, Beguin Y, Broers A, Calore E, Cattaneo C, Isaksson C, Robin C, Gadisseur A, Maertens J, De Becker A, Lueck C, Metafuni E, Pichler H, Popova M, Ram R, Yeshurun M, Mikulska M, Camara RDL, Styczynski J. Listeria monocytogenes Infections in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients: Clinical Manifestations and Risk Factors. A Multinational Retrospective Case-Control Study from the Infectious Diseases Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther 2024:S2666-6367(24)00346-4. [PMID: 38621480 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2024.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Listeriosis is rare after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT). Little is known about listeriosis in this population. In this retrospective international case-control study, we evaluated 41 listeriosis episodes occurring between 2000 and 2021 in HCT recipients (111 transplant centers in 30 countries) and assessed risk factors for listeriosis by comparisons with matched controls. The 41 listeriosis episodes (all due to Listeria monocytogenes [LM]) occurred in 30 allogeneic (allo)-HCT recipients and 11 autologous (auto)-HCT recipients at a median of 6.2 months (interquartile range [IQR], 1.6 to 19.3 months) post-HCT. The estimated incidence was 49.8/100,000 allo-HCT recipients and 13.7/100,000 auto-HCT recipients. The most common manifestations in our cohort were fever (n = 39; 95%), headache (n = 9; 22%), diarrhea, and impaired consciousness (n = 8 each; 20%). Four patients (10%) presented with septic shock, and 19 of 38 (50%) were severely lymphocytopenic. Thirty-seven patients (90%) had LM bacteremia. Eleven patients (27%) had neurolisteriosis, of whom 4 presented with nonspecific signs and 5 had normal brain imaging findings. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed high protein and pleocytosis (mainly neutrophilic). Three-month mortality was 17% overall (n = 7), including 27% (n = 3 of 11) in patients with neurolisteriosis and 13% (n = 4 of 30) in those without neurolisteriosis. In the multivariate analysis comparing cases with 74 controls, non-first HCT (odds ratio [OR], 5.84; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.10 to 30.82; P = .038); and lymphocytopenia <500 cells/mm3 (OR, 7.54; 95% CI, 1.50 to 37.83; P = .014) were significantly associated with listeriosis. There were no statistically significant differences in background characteristics, immunosuppression, and cotrimoxazole prophylaxis between cases and controls. HCT recipients are at increased risk for listeriosis compared to the general population. Listeriosis cause severe disease with septic shock and mortality. Neurolisteriosis can present with nonspecific signs and normal imaging. Lymphocytopenia and non-first HCT are associated with an increased risk of listeriosis, and cotrimoxazole was not protective.
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- Dina Averbuch
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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- European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Leiden Study Unit, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Leiden Study Unit, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Infectious Diseases Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Hematology and Oncology Department, Charles University Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, CHU of Liège and University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Division, University Hospital of Padova, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, APHP Henri Mondor Teaching Hospital, Créteil, France
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- Department of Hematology, Stem Cell Transplantation & Coagulation Disorders, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Radiation Oncology, and Hematology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS in Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, St. Anna Children's Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation, RM Gorbacheva Research Institute, Pavlov University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hematology Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institution of Hematology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach-Tikva, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Genova (DISSAL) and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Paediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Gurupriya M, Anuhya G, Sundarmurthy M, Lakshmi AP, Ram R, Siva Kumar V. Abdominal wall calcification in a peritoneal dialysis patient. Trop Doct 2024; 54:147-148. [PMID: 38093193 DOI: 10.1177/00494755231218773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Abdominal wall calcification in a peritoneal dialysis patient has not previously been reported. We describe a 40-year-old lady, a type 2 diabetic and hypertensive for the past 14 years, who did not have any history, clinical features or laboratory results suggesting autoimmune disease, and had not suffered from tuberculosis in the past, but who had been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2016. She had initiated peritoneal dialysis in December 2018.
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- M Gurupriya
- Junior Resident, Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Junior Resident, Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Senior Resident, Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Assistant Professor, Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Medical Superintendent, Professor and Head, Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Senior Professor, Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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Greenbaum U, Yehudai-Ofir D, Beyar Katz O, Shargian L, Jacoby E, Grisaru S, Zuckerman T, Ram R, Avigdor A. [CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELLS (CAR-T CELLS) THERAPY FOR B-CELL HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES - FROM THE ISRAELI SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY AND TRANSFUSION MEDICINE]. Harefuah 2024; 163:236-243. [PMID: 38616634] [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: 04/16/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Using immunotherapy to fight cancer, and specifically, the use of engineered T-cells expressing a chimeric receptor against an antigen found on malignant cells (chimeric antigen receptor, CAR-T cells) constitutes a significant breakthrough in the treatment of the disease. In recent years, several CAR-T therapies have been approved in Europe and the USA, and some are already approved and funded through the national health basket in Israel, for the indications of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma and B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, after the failure of at least two lines of treatment. The treatment with CAR-T cells achieves prolonged remissions and even long-term cure of patients who had a very poor prognosis. However, the treatment involves significant side effects, and requires specific expertise in the management of patients both during the period of preparation for cell transplantation, and following the treatment. During the immediate post-infusion period, the most common adverse reactions are cytokine release syndrome (CRS) which stems from the activation of the immune system, and neurological toxicity that can accompany CRS. These effects require close monitoring, grading their severity, and providing anti-cytokine therapy or steroid therapy until control of symptoms is achieved. Later effects can be persistent cytopenias, immune over-activation, and prolonged immune deficiency. Treatments for additional indications and new CAR-T constructs are being developed and will allow more effective and safer treatment. This article summarizes the principles for CAR-T administration that, as currently provided in Israel, include the short- and long-term follow-up of the patients.
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- Uri Greenbaum
- Hematology Department, Soroka University Medical Center, and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus and The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus and The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy Department, Hadassah University Medical Center and the Faculty of Medicine, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus and The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- BMT and Cellular Therapy Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv Israel
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- Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv
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Meijer SE, Halutz O, Adler A, Levytskyi K, Tau L, Dekel M, Cohen-Poradosu R, Katchman E, Shasha D, Ablin J, Choshen G, Jacob G, Wasserman A, Ingbir M, Cohen YC, Perry C, Ram R, Herishanu Y, Bar On Y, van Thijn E, Rutsinsky N, Harari S, Stern A, Ben-Ami R, Paran Y. Dual anti-viral treatment for persistent COVID-19 in immunocompromised hemato-oncological patients is associated with a favorable prognosis and minor side effects. J Infect Chemother 2024; 30:271-275. [PMID: 37944697 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2023.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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In hemato-oncological patients, COVID-19 can present as a persistent infection with ongoing symptoms and viral replication over a prolonged period of time. Data are scarce on the preferred treatment options for these patients. We describe our experience with a five-day course of dual anti-viral treatment with remdesivir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir for hemato-oncological immunocompromised patients with persistent COVID-19. Fifteen patients with a history of lymphoma, CLL, and MM were included. Eight were male, median age was 74. All patients had an immediate clinical and virological response. In 73 % of patients, PCR for SARS-CoV-2 became negative at the end of treatment and the rest had an increase in PCR cycle threshold (CT) values, with a median increase of 6 cycles. After a follow-up of three months, 60 % of patients remained in full clinical and virological remission. None required invasive mechanical ventilation or died. The side effects we observed, neutropenia, lactatemia and elevated transaminases, were mild and almost all transient in nature. We conclude that dual anti-viral treatment appears to be a valid treatment option for persistent COVID-19.
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- Suzy E Meijer
- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Kumari N, Manisha M, Paul S, Ram R. Socioeconomic inequality among smoking and smokeless tobacco uses among males in India: a decomposition analysis. Public Health 2024; 227:176-186. [PMID: 38232566 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVE India is the third-largest tobacco manufacturer and its use in India is characterised by a high prevalence of smoking and smokeless (sl) tobacco use. This results in 1 million deaths per year in the country. Given the high burden of tobacco use, this study examines the regional variations and socio-economic correlates of tobacco use in India. METHODS National Family Health Survey- 5 (2019-2020) have been analysed for the purpose of the study. A sample of 101,839 males aged 15-54 years was included in this study. Primary outcomes of tobacco use were categorised into smoking, smokeless and dual use of smoking and smokeless tobacco use. Bivariate analysis and decomposition analysis was done to study the socio-economic inequality. RESULTS The prevalence of tobacco use among males in India is around 41 percent. As indicated by the results of the logistics regression, age is positively related to smoking among males. Males aged 45-54 years are 2.5 (95 % concentration index [CI]:2.30-2.63) times probable to smoke, 1.4 (95% CI: 1.30-1.47) times probable of smokeless tobacco consumption and 2.2 (95% CI: 2.10-2.35) times more prone to using both types of substances compared to the younger age group. Males who are widower use smokeless 1.69 times (95% CI: 1.44-1.99) higher with reference to unmarried males. Males belonging to Scheduled tribes are 1.2 (95% CI: 1.13-1.25) times more likely to smoke, 1.3 (95% CI: 1.24-1.37) times more likely to use smokeless substances and 1.4 (95% CI: 1.33-1.47) times more likely to have dual use of tobacco than other social groups. Manual workers (both skilled are unskilled) are likely to smoke (odds ratio [OR] = 1.1, 95% CI: 1.02-1.11), use smokeless tobacco (OR = 1.3, 95% CI: 1.23-1.34) and have dual use of tobacco (OR = 1.29, 95% CI: 1.24-1.34) more than that of other categories. The decomposition of the concentration index shows a significant contribution from factors like a no education, ST/SC caste and wealth index. Among the states and union territories, the prevalence of tobacco is high in West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya and Sikkim. CONCLUSION This study is useful for informing target-based prevention policies since it helps in highlighting regions, socio-economic and demographic groups especially vulnerable to tobacco addiction. In India, males from poorer and vulnerable socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to use tobacco. State wise, the eastern zone starting from West Bengal to the North-Eastern states have higher tobacco use than the rest of the country. There is an urgent need to frame policies for controlling the use of tobacco especially among high-risk groups.
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- N Kumari
- Population Research Center, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001, India.
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- Department of Migration and Urban Studies, International Institute for Population Science, Deonar, Mumbai 400088, India.
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- Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.
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- Department of Migration and Urban Studies, International Institute for Population Science, Deonar, Mumbai 400088, India.
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Brami I, Zuckerman T, Ram R, Avni B, Peretz G, Ostrovsky D, Lior Y, Faour C, McElvaney O, McElvaney NG, Lewis EC. Altered Serum Alpha1-Antitrypsin Protease Inhibition before and after Clinical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Association with Risk for Non-Relapse Mortality. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:422. [PMID: 38203593 PMCID: PMC10779144 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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α1-Antitrypsin (AAT), an acute-phase reactant not unsimilar to C-reactive protein (CRP), is a serine protease inhibitor that harbors tissue-protective and immunomodulatory attributes. Its concentrations appropriately increase during conditions of extensive tissue injury, and it induces immune tolerance, in part, by inhibiting the enzymatic activity of the inflammatory serine protease, proteinase 3 (PR3). Typically administered to patients with genetic AAT deficiency, AAT treatment was recently shown to improve outcomes in patients with steroid-refractory graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). GVHD represents a grave outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), a potentially curative intervention for hematological diseases. The procedure requires radio/chemotherapy conditioning of the prospective marrow recipient, a cytotoxic process that causes vast tissue injury and, in some formats, interferes with liver production of AAT. To date, changes in the functional profile of AAT during allogeneic HSCT, and during the cytotoxic intervention that precedes HSCT, are unknown. The present study followed 53 patients scheduled for allogeneic HSCT (trial registration NCT03188601). Serum samples were tested before and after HSCT for AAT and CRP levels and for intrinsic anti-proteolytic activity. The ex vivo response to clinical-grade AAT was tested on circulating patient leukocytes and on a human epithelial cell line treated with patient sera in a gap closure assay. According to the ex vivo experiments, circulating leukocytes responded to AAT with a favorable immune-regulated profile, and epithelial gap closure was enhanced by AAT in sera from GVHD-free patients but not in sera from patients who developed GVHD. According to serum collected prior to HSCT, non-relapse mortality was reliably predicted by combining three components: AAT and CRP levels and serum anti-proteolytic activity. Taken together, HSCT outcomes are significantly affected by the anti-proteolytic function of circulating AAT, supporting early AAT augmentation therapy for allogeneic HSCT patients.
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- Ido Brami
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er-Sheva 8410501, Israel;
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- Hematology Department and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa 3109601, Israel;
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, The Division of Hematology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv 6423906, Israel;
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel;
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- Department of Hematology, Soroka University Medical Center, Be’er-Sheva 8410101, Israel;
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- Clinical Research Center, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er-Sheva 8410101, Israel;
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- Division of Anesthesiology, Pain and Intensive Care, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv 6423906, Israel;
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- Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israeli Institute of Technology, Haifa 3109601, Israel;
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- The Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, D02 YN77 Dublin, Ireland; (O.M.); (N.G.M.)
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- The Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, D02 YN77 Dublin, Ireland; (O.M.); (N.G.M.)
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er-Sheva 8410501, Israel;
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Ram R, Amit O, Adler A, Bar-On Y, Beyar-Katz O, Avivi I, Shasha D, Ben-Ami R. Early Antibiotic Deescalation and Discontinuation in Patients with Febrile Neutropenia after Cellular Therapy: A Single-Center Prospective Unblinded Randomized Trial. Transplant Cell Ther 2023; 29:708.e1-708.e8. [PMID: 37591446 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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The optimal duration of empiric antimicrobial therapy of febrile neutropenia in patients after cellular therapy is unclear. Early deescalation has been suggested by some authorities; however, data are lacking for cellular therapy recipients. We performed a randomized controlled study of cellular therapy recipients with febrile neutropenia to evaluate the safety and noninferiority of an early deescalation and discontinuation antibiotic strategy (EDD arm) versus standard broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment until recovery of neutropenia (standard duration arm). The primary outcome was the fraction of antibiotic-free neutropenia days. We randomized 110 patients to the standard duration arm (n = 51) or EDD arm (n = 59). The fraction of antibiotic-free neutropenia days was higher in the EDD arm compared to the standard duration arm (median, .8 [interquartile range (IQR), .62 to .86] versus .51 [IQR, .17 to .86]; P = .016). This was true for the per-protocol, allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), autologous HCT, and anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy subgroups. Treatment success rate, subsequent fever, death within 30 days, and other common cellular therapy-related toxicities were all similar between the 2 study arms. An EDD antibiotic strategy in patients after cellular therapy was safe and associated with a substantial reduction in broad-spectrum antibiotic utilization without compromising cellular therapy outcomes.
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- Ron Ram
- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty Of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty Of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Infection Disease Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty Of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty Of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty Of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty Of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Infection Disease Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty Of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Infection Disease Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty Of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Lakshmi PA, Christopher LM, Hemalatha N, Fahima S, Sunnesh A, Mathini S, Kumar NP, Rao GV, Amarendra MR, Naveen K, Bhatt GG, Srilakshmi G, Manuel MB, Alekhya B, Virali G, Yagnapriya C, Sindhu M, Pravallika K, Ram R, Kumar VS, Vengamma B. COVID-19 disease in peritoneal dialysis patients: a single centre experience from India. J Nephrol 2023; 36:1457-1460. [PMID: 36450998 PMCID: PMC9713098 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-022-01523-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study presents our data on mortality in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) who developed COVID-19. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, was designated the State COVID Hospital in March 2020. In a retrospective observational study, we collected the data of ESRD patients on PD and identified the risk factors for mortality. RESULTS Prior to the pandemic, 136 patients with ESRD were on peritoneal dialysis at our Institute. Among them, 27 (19.8%) eventually developed COVID-19, and 14 of them (51.8%) died. Serum albumin levels were lower and D-dimer levels were significantly higher in deceased patients than in survivors. DISCUSSION The mortality rate in ESRD patients on PD with COVID-19 at our institution was higher than in other published studies.
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- P Aiswharya Lakshmi
- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India.
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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- Sri Padmavathi Medical College Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences University, Tirupati, India
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Zavaro M, Dangot A, Bar-Lev TH, Amit O, Avivi I, Ram R, Aharon A. The Role of Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) in Chronic Graft vs. Host Disease, and the Potential Function of Placental Cell-Derived EVs as a Therapeutic Tool. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24098126. [PMID: 37175831 PMCID: PMC10179565 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098126] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) presents with dermal inflammation and fibrosis. We investigated the characteristics of extracellular vesicles (EVs) obtained from cGVHD patients, and their potential effects on human dermal fibroblast (NHDF) cells. The anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects of placental EVs were also explored given their known anti-inflammatory properties. Fourteen cGVHD patients' EVs contained higher levels of fibrosis-related proteins, TGFβ and α-smooth muscle actin (αSMA), compared to EVs from thirteen healthy subjects. The exposure of NHDF cells to the patients' EVs increased the NHDF cells' TGFβ and αSMA expressions. Placental EVs derived from placental-expanded cells (PLX) (Pluri Inc.) and human villous trophoblast (HVT) cells expressing the mesenchymal markers CD29, CD73, and CD105, penetrated into both the epidermal keratinocytes (HACATs) and NHDF cells. Stimulation of the HACAT cells with cytokine TNFα/INFγ (0.01-0.1 ng/µL) reduced cell proliferation, while the addition of placental EVs attenuated this effect, increasing and normalizing cell proliferation. The treatment of NHDF cells with a combination of TGFβ and placental HVT EVs reduced the stimulatory effects of TGFβ on αSMA production by over 40% (p = 0.0286). In summary, EVs from patients with cGVHD can serve as a biomarker for the cGVHD state. Placental EVs may be used to regulate dermal inflammation and fibrosis, warranting further investigation of their therapeutic potential.
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- Mor Zavaro
- Hematology Research Laboratory, Hematology Division, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel
- The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6195001, Israel
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- Hematology Research Laboratory, Hematology Division, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel
- The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6195001, Israel
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- Hematology Research Laboratory, Hematology Division, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel
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- The BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel
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- The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6195001, Israel
- Hematology Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel
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- The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6195001, Israel
- The BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel
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- Hematology Research Laboratory, Hematology Division, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel
- The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6195001, Israel
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Lin C, Schwarzbach A, Sanz J, Montesinos P, Stiff P, Parikh S, Brunstein C, Cutler C, Lindemans CA, Hanna R, Koh LP, Jagasia MH, Valcarcel D, Maziarz RT, Keating AK, Hwang WYK, Rezvani AR, Karras NA, Fernandes JF, Rocha V, Badell I, Ram R, Schiller GJ, Volodin L, Walters MC, Hamerschlak N, Cilloni D, Frankfurt O, McGuirk JP, Kurtzberg J, Sanz G, Simantov R, Horwitz ME. Multicenter Long-Term Follow-Up of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation with Omidubicel: A Pooled Analysis of Five Prospective Clinical Trials. Transplant Cell Ther 2023; 29:338.e1-338.e6. [PMID: 36775201 PMCID: PMC10149622 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
Abstract
Omidubicel is an umbilical cord blood (UCB)-derived ex vivo-expanded cellular therapy product that has demonstrated faster engraftment and fewer infections compared with unmanipulated UCB in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Although the early benefits of omidubicel have been established, long-term outcomes remain unknown. We report on a planned pooled analysis of 5 multicenter clinical trials including 105 patients with hematologic malignancies or sickle cell hemoglobinopathy who underwent omidubicel transplantation at 26 academic transplantation centers worldwide. With a median follow-up of 22 months (range, .3 to 122 months), the 3-year estimated overall survival and disease-free survival were 62.5% and 54.0%, respectively. With up to 10 years of follow-up, omidubicel showed durable trilineage hematopoiesis. Serial quantitative assessments of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD19+, CD116+CD56+, and CD123+ immune subsets revealed median counts remaining within normal ranges through up to 8 years of follow-up. Secondary graft failure occurred in 5 patients (5%) in the first year, with no late cases reported. One case of donor-derived myeloid neoplasm was reported at 40 months post-transplantation. This was also observed in a control arm patient who received only unmanipulated UCB. Overall, omidubicel demonstrated stable trilineage hematopoiesis, immune competence, and graft durability in extended follow-up.
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- Chenyu Lin
- Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario y Polit
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Department of Hematology and Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Haematology and Haemotherapy, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Hematologic Malignancies, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Haematology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore; Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California
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- Pediatric Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Benioff Children's Hospital, University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario y Polit; Health Reserach Institute La Fe, Valencia, Spain; CIBERONC, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
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Shakthi Vel V, Mathini S, Prasanna Kumar N, Krishna Priya N, Navya T, Srilakshmi G, Aishwarya Lakshmi P, Ram R, Siva Kumar V. Mycobacterium leprae as a cause of infection-related glomerulonephritis. Nephrology (Carlton) 2023; 28:254-255. [PMID: 36717765 DOI: 10.1111/nep.14146] [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] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- V Shakthi Vel
- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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Henig I, Isenberg J, Yehudai-Ofir D, Leiba R, Ringelstein-Harlev S, Ram R, Avni B, Amit O, Grisariu S, Azoulay T, Slouzkey I, Zuckerman T. Third BNT162b2 mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Dose Significantly Enhances Immunogenicity in Recipients of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Vaccines (Basel) 2023; 11:vaccines11040775. [PMID: 37112688 PMCID: PMC10145595 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11040775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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COVID-19-related mortality among hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients in the pre-vaccine era ranged between 22 and 33%. The Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine demonstrated significant immunogenicity and efficacy in the healthy population; however, its long-term effects on allogeneic HSCT recipients remained unclear. Our study longitudinally evaluated humoral and cellular responses to the BNT162b2 vaccine in adult allogeneic HSCT patients. A positive response was defined as antibody titers ≥ 150 AU/mL post-second vaccination. Among 77 included patients, 51 (66.2%) responded to vaccination. Response-associated factors were female gender, recent anti-CD20 therapy, and a longer interval between transplant and vaccination. Response rates reached 83.7% in patients vaccinated >12 months post-transplant. At 6 months post-second vaccination, antibody titers dropped, but were significantly increased with the booster dose. Moreover, 43% (6/14) of non-responders to the second vaccination acquired sufficient antibody titers after booster administration, resulting in an overall response rate of 79.5% for the entire cohort. The BNT162b2 vaccine was effective in allogeneic transplant recipients. Although antibody titers decreased with time, the third vaccination led to their significant elevation, with 93% of third-dose responders maintaining titers above 150 AU/mL at 3 months post-administration.
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Katz OB, Perry C, Greenzaid SG, Ofir DY, Luttwak E, Avni B, Zuckerman T, Sdayoor I, Stepensky P, Harlev SR, Bar-On Y, Libster D, Sharvit L, Amit O, Greenbaum U, Gold R, Herishanu Y, Benyamini N, Avivi I, Ram R. Response Rates of Extra-Nodal Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma to anti CD19-CAR T Cells - a Real Word Retrospective Multi-Center Study. Eur J Haematol 2023. [PMID: 36964939 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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Chimeric antigen receptor T-cells (CAR-T) are widely used for the treatment of relapsed/refractory Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The data for CAR-T cell therapy in patients with extra-nodal(EN) lymphoma is restricted. We included 126 consecutive patients with DLBCL treated with commercially available CAR-T cells (tisagenlecleucel, n=100, 79.4% and axicabtagene ciloleucel, n=26, 20.6%). At lymphodepletion, 72/126(57%) had EN disease, 42/126(33%) patients had nodal disease (ND)-only and 12/126(10%) showed no disease assessed by PET-CT. There were no significant differences in CAR-T related toxicities and in the median PFS between EN patients and ND [10.76(95% CI: 7.8-13.6) vs 14.1 (95% CI:10-18.1) months, p =0.126)]. Similarly, median OS was not significantly different [15.36 (95% CI 12.5-18.2) vs. 18.4 (95% CI 14.8-22.1) months, p =0.100]. Subgroup analysis according to the number of EN involved sites showed that median PFS and OS were significantly higher in patients with <3 EN sites [12.3 months (95% CI 9-15.5)] vs 4.28 months (95% CI 0.6-7.9), p=0.010] compared to patients with >2 EN sites, respectively [16.5 months (95% CI 13.4-19.6) vs 8.7 months (95% CI 4.6-12.8), p=0.05]. In multivariate cox regression analysis, increased number sites of EN disease and high LDH at lymphodepletion negatively impacted PFS (p=0.021 and <0.001, respectively), while sex, type of product administered, age and performance status did not predict PFS and OS. Of note, all the patients with involvement of gastrointestinal tract (n= 9), urinary tract (n= 9), or pharynx (n= 3) at lymphodepletion, progressed or had an early relapse. In conclusions, patients with >2 EN sites at lymphodepletion have significantly worse clinical outcomes compared to patients with < 3 EN sites. Patients with specific sites of EN disease may demonstrate grim prognosis.
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- Ofrat Beyar Katz
- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cancer Immunotherapy Hadassah Medical Center Jerusalem
- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cancer Immunotherapy Hadassah Medical Center Jerusalem
- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cancer Immunotherapy Hadassah Medical Center Jerusalem
- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Bone Marrow Transplant and cellular therapy, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cancer Immunotherapy Hadassah Medical Center Jerusalem
- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Bone Marrow Transplant and cellular therapy, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Soroka University Medical center and Faculty of Health and Science, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Bone Marrow Transplant and cellular therapy, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Bone Marrow Transplant and cellular therapy, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Shargian L, Amit O, Bernstine H, Gurion R, Gafter-Gvili A, Rozovski U, Pasvolsky O, Perets G, Horowitz NA, Halloun J, Perry C, Avivi I, Raanani P, Yeshurun M, Ram R. The role of additional chemotherapy prior to autologous HCT in patients with relapse/refractory DLBCL in partial remission-A retrospective multicenter study. Eur J Haematol 2023; 110:149-156. [PMID: 36251268 PMCID: PMC10092282 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the role of additional chemotherapy before autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in patients with relapse/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who achieve partial remission following first salvage therapy. METHODS We conducted a multicenter retrospective study of all adult patients with DLBCL who underwent HCT between 2008 and 2020 and achieved partial response (PR) after the first salvage and were either referred directly to HCT (n = 47) or received additional salvage therapy before HCT (n = 22). RESULTS Post-HCT CR rate and progression-free survival were comparable between the two groups (66% vs. 68%, p = .86 and median not reached vs. 10.2 months [95% confidence interval, CI 7.1-12.3], p = .27, respectively). Median overall survival (OS) and estimated 3-year OS favored patients who were directly referred to HCT (105.8 [95% CI 63-148] months vs. 14.5 [95% CI 0-44] months, p = .035, and 65% [95% CI 51%-75%] vs. 40% [95% CI 21%-53%], p = .035, respectively). In Cox regression model, while International Prognostic Index and primary refractory versus relapse disease did not impact OS, allocation to a second salvage regimen and older age were both associated with inferior survival (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.57 95% CI 1.1-5.8, p = .023 and HR = 1.04 95% CI 0.99-1.2, p = .064, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Referring patients with chemotherapy-sensitive disease in PR directly to HCT is associated with better OS compared to those receiving additional lines of treatment.
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- Liat Shargian
- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Hematology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Soroka Medical center and Faculty of Medicine, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and BMT, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.,The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Hematology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Hematology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Hematology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Freund T, Baxter SK, Walsh T, Golan H, Kapelushnik J, Abramsohn-Goldenberg M, Benor S, Sarid N, Ram R, Alcalay Y, Segel R, Renbaum P, Stepensky P, King MC, Torgerson TR, Hagin D. Clinically Complex LRBA Deficiency Due to a Founder Allele in the Georgian Jewish Population. J Clin Immunol 2023; 43:151-164. [PMID: 36063261 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-022-01358-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Pathogenic variants in LRBA, encoding the LPS Responsive Beige-Like Anchor (LRBA) protein, are responsible for recessive, early-onset hypogammaglobulinemia, severe multi-organ autoimmunity, and lymphoproliferation, with increased risk for malignancy. LRBA deficiency has a wide clinical spectrum with variable age of onset and disease severity. Three apparently unrelated patients with LRBA deficiency, of Georgian Jewish descent, were homozygous for LRBA c.6640C > T, p.R2214*, leading to a stop upstream of the LRBA BEACH domain. Despite carrying the same LRBA genotype, the three patients differed in clinical course: the first patient was asymptomatic until age 25 years; the second presented with failure to thrive at age 3 months; and the third presented at age 7 years with immune cytopenias and severe infections. Two of the patients developed malignancies: the first patient was diagnosed with recurrent Hodgkin's disease at age 36 years, and the second patient developed aggressive gastric cancer at age 15 years. Among Georgian Jews, the carrier frequency of the LRBA p.R2214* allele was 1.6% (4 of 236 Georgian Jewish controls). The allele was absent from other populations. Haplotype analysis showed a shared origin of the mutation. These three patients revealed a pathogenic LRBA founder allele in the Georgian Jewish population, support the diverse and complex clinical spectrum of LRBA deficiency, and support the possibility that LRBA deficiency predisposes to malignancy.
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- Tal Freund
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Medicine and Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology Department, Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Department of Hematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka Medical Center and The Center of Advanced Research and Education in Reproduction (CARER), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Service, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Service, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Medical Genetics Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Medical Genetics Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medicine and Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.,Allen Institute for Immunology, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Chihara D, Gras L, Zinger N, Kröger N, Mayer J, Passweg J, De Latour RP, Byrne J, Krüger W, Bohn JP, Platzbecker U, Blau IW, Bonifazi F, Helbig G, McDonald A, Mistrik M, Mohty M, Ram R, Sanz J, Llamas CV, Kreitman RJ, Hayden PJ, McLornan D, Tournilhac O, Van Gelder M, Yakoub-Agha I. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant for hairy cell leukemia: EBMT experience. Haematologica 2022. [DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2022.281754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Hashmi S, Ram R. The great Lazar-a Graft-versus-host-disease patient! Bone Marrow Transplant 2022; 57:1469-1470. [PMID: 35804054 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-022-01707-5] [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] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shahrukh Hashmi
- Division of Hematology, Dept. of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. .,Dept. of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Shimony S, Canaani J, Kugler E, Nachmias B, Ram R, Henig I, Frisch A, Ganzel C, Vainstein V, Moshe Y, Aumann S, Yeshurun M, Ofran Y, Raanani P, Wolach O. Gilteritinib monotherapy for relapsed/refractory FLT3 mutated acute myeloid leukemia: a real-world, multi-center, matched analysis. Ann Hematol 2022; 101:2001-2010. [PMID: 35739428 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-022-04895-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Patients with FLT3-mutated relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have a dismal prognosis. Gilteritinib is a FLT3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) recently approved for patients with R/R AML. We aimed to characterize real-world data regarding gilteritinib treatment in FLT3-mutated R/R AML and to compare outcomes with matched FLT3-mutated R/R AML patients treated with chemotherapy-based salvage regimens. Twenty-five patients from six academic centers were treated with gilteritinib for FLT3-mutated R/R AML. Eighty percent were treated with a prior intensive induction regimen and 40% of them received prior TKI therapy. Twelve patients (48%) achieved complete response (CR) with gilteritinib. The estimated median overall survival (OS) of the entire cohort was eight (CI 95% 0-16.2) months and was significantly higher in patients who achieved CR compared to those who did not (16.3 months, CI 95% 0-36.2 vs. 2.6 months, CI 95% 1.47-3.7; p value = 0.046). In a multivariate cox regression analysis, achievement of CR was the only predictor for longer OS (HR 0.33 95% CI 0.11-0.97, p = 0.044). Prior TKI exposure did not affect OS but was associated with better event-free survival (HR 0.15 95% CI 0.03-0.71, p = 0.016). An age and ELN-risk matched comparison between patients treated with gilteritinib and intensive salvage revealed similar response rates (50% in both groups); median OS was 9.6 months (CI 95% 2.3-16.8) vs. 7 months (CI 95% 5.1-8.9) in gilteritinib and matched controls, respectively (p = 0.869). In conclusion, in the real-world setting, gilteritinib is effective, including in heavily pre-treated, TKI exposed patients.
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- Shai Shimony
- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Hematology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University Faculty, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine - Technion, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine - Technion, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University Faculty, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University Faculty, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University Faculty, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University Faculty, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Wolach O, Frisch A, Shargian L, Yeshurun M, Apel A, Vainstein V, Moshe Y, Shimony S, Amit O, Bar-On Y, Ofran Y, Raanani P, Nachmias B, Ram R. Venetoclax in combination with FLAG-IDA-based protocol for patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a real-world analysis. Ann Hematol 2022; 101:1719-1726. [PMID: 35732976 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-022-04883-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Venetoclax in combination with intensive therapies is explored in both the upfront and relapse/refractory (R/R) setting, and available data suggest that such regimens are effective albeit with added hematological and infectious toxicity. We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated with venetoclax in combination with FLAG-IDA protocol. Twenty-five patients were included in this analysis (median age 53.4 years). Most patients were treated for R/R AML (n = 24, 96%) with a median of one (range 0-3) previous lines of therapy and 44% of patients (n = 11) having prior allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Median follow-up was 10 (range, 4-26) months. Platelet and neutrophil recovery were observed at a median of 31 (95% CI 17.6-38.3) and 23 (95% CI 20-28) days, respectively. The most common adverse events were infectious (blood stream infections, 48% and invasive fungal infections, 32%). Thirty-day mortality was 12%. Composite complete remission (CRc) was 72% for the entire cohort and 91% in patients treated for post-HCT relapse. Incidences of relapse-free and overall survival at 12 months were 67% (95% CI 58-76%) and 50% (95% CI 31-69%), respectively. Real-world data show that the addition of venetoclax to FLAG-IDA protocol is effective in patients with high-risk AML, most notably in the post-HCT relapse setting. Prophylaxis and surveillance for infections are crucial.
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- Ofir Wolach
- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Jabotinsky 39, Petah Tikva, Israel. .,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Jabotinsky 39, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Jabotinsky 39, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Hematology, Shamir Medical Center (Formerly Assaf Harofe Medical Center), Be'er Ya'akov, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Jabotinsky 39, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Leukemia department, Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Hematology Department, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Jabotinsky 39, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Beyar-Katz O, Perry C, On YB, Amit O, Gutwein O, Wolach O, Kedar R, Pikovsky O, Avivi I, Gold R, Ben-Ezra J, Shasha D, Ami RB, Ram R. Thrombopoietin receptor agonist for treating bone marrow aplasia following anti-CD19 CAR-T cells-single-center experience. Ann Hematol 2022; 101:1769-1776. [PMID: 35731278 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-022-04889-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Anti CD-19 chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells demonstrate effective early anti-tumor response; however, impaired hematopoietic recovery is observed in about 30% of patients with prolonged cytopenia appearing as an unmet need for optimal treatment. All adult patients given commercially available anti CD-19 CAR-T for diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) were screened at 21-28 days after CAR-T infusion for cytopenia. In case of severe persistent cytopenia, patients were given TPO receptor agonists. Initial dose of eltrombopag was 50 mg/day and gradually increased to a maximal dose of 150 mg/day. Romiplostim was given as subcutaneous injection once a week for 2 doses (125 mcg). Response was defined as transfusion independency along with resolution of severe neutropenia (ANC > 500 /microL) and/or platelets > 20,000/microL for three consecutive values on different days. TPO receptor agonists were tapered down when response was met. From May 2019 to December 2021, 93 patients were eligible (74%, tisagenlecleucel and 26%, axicabtagene ciloleucel). The median age was 69 (range, 19-85) years. Six patients (6.5%) (tisagenlecleucel, n = 4 or axicabtagene ciloleucel, n = 2) demonstrated prolonged severe cytopenia and were treated with TPO receptor agonists (eltrombopag, n = 4; romiplastim, n = 1, both drugs, n = 1). Median time from CAR-T infusion to initiation of TPO receptor agonist was 43 (range, 21-55) days. All patients were transfusion-dependent and were given daily GCSF prior to TPO receptor agonist administration. Response to TPO receptor agonists was seen in all 6 patients. Median time from TPO receptor agonist initiation to resolution of cytopenia was 22 (range, 8-124) days for Hb, 27 (range, 6-38) days for platelets, and 29 (range, 7-61) days for neutrophils. A complete resolution of all blood counts (ANC > 500 /microL and platelets > 20,000/microL and hemoglobin > 8 gr/dL) was seen in 5/6 patients. No toxicity was observed during the therapy course. This paper supports further investigation of TPO receptor agonists in the treatment of persistent cytopenia following CAR-T cell therapy.
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- Ofrat Beyar-Katz
- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St, Tel Aviv, Israel. .,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Souraski Medical Center, 6 Weitzman Street, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Ramla, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah-Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
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- Hematology Institute, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Souraski Medical Center, 6 Weitzman Street, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Pathology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Infectious Disease, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Infectious Disease, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Zeiser R, Russo D, Ram R, Hashmi S, Chakraverty R, Moritz Middeke J, Giebel S, Sarkar R, Gowda M, Gunes S, Stefanelli T, Lee SJ, Teshima T, Locatelli F. P1389: RUXOLITINIB DEMONSTRATES A GREATER CORTICOSTEROID-SPARING EFFECT THAN BEST AVAILABLE THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH CORTICOSTEROID-REFRACTORY/DEPENDENT CHRONIC GRAFT-VS-HOST DISEASE. Hemasphere 2022. [PMCID: PMC9429566 DOI: 10.1097/01.hs9.0000848416.66197.62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Chelvam SP, Lee E, Huang J, Wu Y, Abdul Rahim AB, Ram R, Yong D, Springs S. Process Development and Manufacturing: ANOMALY DETECTION FOR MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION IN MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELL CULTURE. Cytotherapy 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1465-3249(22)00112-8] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Saiag E, Grupper A, Avivi I, Elkayam O, Ram R, Herishanu Y, Cohen Y, Perry C, Furer V, Katchman H, Rabinowich L, Ben-Yehoyada M, Halperin T, Baruch R, Goldshmidt H, Hagin D, Ben-Ami R, Sprecher E, Bomze D. The effect of a third-dose BNT162b2 vaccine on anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels in immunosuppressed patients. Clin Microbiol Infect 2022; 28:735.e5-735.e8. [PMID: 35183747 PMCID: PMC8853982 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The recent surge in coronavirus disease 2019 cases led to the consideration of a booster vaccine in previously vaccinated immunosuppressed individuals. However, the immunogenic effect of a third-dose severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine in immunosuppressed patients is still unknown. METHODS This was an observational cohort study of 279 previously vaccinated immunosuppressed patients followed at a single tertiary hospital in Israel. Patients were administered a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine (BNT162b2) between July 14 and July 21, 2021. Levels of IgG antibodies against the spike receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 were measured 3 to 4 weeks after vaccination. RESULTS Of the cohort of 279 patients, 124 (44.4%) had haematologic malignancies, 57 (20.4%) had rheumatologic diseases, and 98 (35.1%) were solid organ-transplant recipients. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels increased in 74.9% of cases. Across the entire cohort, the median absolute antibody levels (expressed in AU/mL) increased from 7 (interquartile range (IQR), 0.1-69) to 243 (IQR, 2-4749) after the booster dose. The response significantly varied across subgroups: The transplant cohort showed the greatest increase in absolute antibody levels (from 52 (IQR, 7.25-184.5) to 1824 (IQR, 161-9686)), followed by the rheumatology (from 22 (IQR, 1-106) to 1291 (IQR, 6-6231)) and haemato-oncology (from 1 (IQR, 0.1-7) to 7.5 (IQR, 0.1-407.5)) cohorts. The χ2 test was 8.30 for difference in fold change (p = 0.016). Of the 193 patients who were seronegative at baseline, 76 became seropositive after vaccination, corresponding to a 39.4% (95% CI, 32.8%-46.4%) seroconversion rate. Transplant patients had the highest seroconversion rate (58.3% (95% CI, 44.3%-71.2%)), followed by rheumatology (44.1% (95% CI, 28.9%-60.5%)) and haemato-oncology (29.7% (95% CI, 22%-38.8%); χ2 = 11.87; p = 0.003) patients. DISCUSSION A third dose of BNT162b2 is immunogenic in most immunosuppressed individuals, although antibody response may differ based on the type of disease and immunosuppression. The antibody level that correlates with protection is still unknown; thus, future studies are needed to evaluate clinical outcomes.
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- Esther Saiag
- Division of Information Systems and Operations, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Department of Nephrology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Division of Haematology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Division of Haematology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Division of Haematology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Division of Haematology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Division of Haematology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Division of Haematology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Division of Clinical Laboratories, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Allergy and Immunology Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Moshe Y, Ram R. Cardiac Disorders Associated with Cellular Therapy and Novel Agents for Acute Leukemia. Isr Med Assoc J 2022; 24:170-174. [PMID: 35347930] [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: 06/14/2023]
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Several novel strategies have emerged in the last decade as potential therapies for patients with chemorefractory lymphoproliferative diseases and acute leukemia. While these treatments include exciting drugs that dramatically change the landscape of treatment, the organ-toxicity profile associated with these therapies may be significant. This article focuses on cardiac disorders associated with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, as well as with novel regimens for acute leukemia.
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- Yakir Moshe
- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Ram R, Freund T, Halperin T, Ben-Ami R, Amit O, Bar-On Y, Beyar-Katz O, Eilaty N, Gold R, Kay S, Glait-Santar C, Hagin D. Immunogenicity of a third dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in Patients with impaired B cell reconstitution after cellular therapy - a Single Center Prospective Cohort Study. Transplant Cell Ther 2022; 28:278.e1-278.e4. [PMID: 35182795 PMCID: PMC8848544 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Patients with delayed B-cell reconstitution/B-cell aplasia after cellular therapy show decreased immunogenicity to the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. We prospectively evaluated both humoral and cellular immune response to a third vaccine dose in patients after allogeneic HCT (n = 10) or CD19-based chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T) therapy (n = 6) with low absolute B cell numbers and who failed to mount a humeral response after 2 vaccine doses. Humoral response was documented in 40% and 17% after allogeneic HCT and CAR-T therapy, respectively. None of the patients with complete B-cell aplasia developed anti-vaccine antibodies. Cellular response was documented in all patients after allogeneic HCT and in 83% of the patients after CAR-T. T-cell subclasses levels were not predictive for response, while a longer duration from infusion of cells was associated with a better cellular response. We conclude that cellular response develops with repeated vaccine doses even in patients with B-cell aplasia or delayed B-cell reconstitution, and these patients should therefore be vaccinated. These results should be considered in future studies analyzing immunogenicity in this population. Larger and longer follow-up studies are required to confirm whether cellular immunogenicity translates into vaccine efficacy.
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- Ron Ram
- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
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- Laboratory for HIV diagnosis, the AIDS Center, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Infectious Diseases Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
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Avivi I, Perry C, Segman Y, Amit O, Bar-On Y, Katz OB, Gold R, Ribakovsky E, Avigdor A, Vainstein V, Goldschmidt N, Ringelstein-Harlev S, Horowitz NA, Gutwein O, Gurion R, Itchaki G, Abadi U, Nemets A, Sofer O, Vezker M, Tadmor T, Dally N, Filanovsky K, Leiba M, Sarid N, Benyamini N, Luttwak E, Herishanu Y, Ram R. Polatuzumab-based regimen or CAR T cell for patients with refractory/relapsed DLBCL-a matched cohort analysis. Ann Hematol 2022; 101:755-762. [PMID: 35083525 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-021-04749-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Polatuzumab (Pola)-based regimens and chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cells provide superior outcome compared to conventional chemoimmunotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL). Choosing between these strategies remains controversial. The efficacy of CAR T versus Pola-rituximab(R) /Pola-bendamustine(B)-R in R/R DLBCL patients after failing ≥2 lines of treatment was compared in a retrospective, 'real-world' study. Propensity score matching, for age, lymphoma category (de-novo/transformed), number of prior lines, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status and lactate dehydrogenase level, was applied to control for differences in patients' characteristics. Response rate, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were analyzed. A total of 82 patients, treated with CAR T (n=41) or Pola-based regimens (n=41), were included. No treatment-related deaths occurred with CAR T vs. 3 (7.3%) with Pola. The overall and complete response rates were 83% and 58% with CAR T vs. 66% and 44% with Pola-based-regimens (p=0.077 and p=0.18, respectively). At a median follow-up of 9 months (range 1-19.2) and 16 months (range 0.7-25.3) for the CAR T and Pola arm respectively, the median PFS has not been reached for CAR T vs. 5.6 months for Pola (95% CI 3.6-7.6, p=0.014). Median OS has not been reached for CAR T vs. 10.8 months (95% CI 2.2-19.4) for Pola (p=0.026). To conclude, in a real-world setting, treatment with CAR T achieved superior PFS and OS compared to Pola-based regimens in patients with R/R DLBCL.
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- Irit Avivi
- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tzrifin, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Rabin Medical Center, Petch Tikva, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Rabin Medical Center, Petch Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Soroka University Medical Center, Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Hematology Unit, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Hematology Unit, Ziv Medical Center, Zefat, Israel
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- Hematology Institute, Assuta Medical Center, Ashdod, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Gomel N, Levinger E, Ram R, Limon D, Habot-Wilner Z. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Relapse Limited to the Anterior Chamber of the Eye and Treated with Novel CAR T-Cell Therapy. Case Rep Ophthalmol 2021; 12:994-1001. [PMID: 35111036 PMCID: PMC8787493 DOI: 10.1159/000521200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a malignant neoplasm of the blood stem cells, characterized by increased formation of immature lymphocytes. Ocular manifestations may vary with ocular, adnexal, and orbital involvement. In this case report, we describe the first case of extramedullary relapse of ALL limited to the anterior chamber of the eye treated with the novel chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T)-cell therapy and provide a literature review of cases of ALL relapse in the anterior chamber. A 21-year-old male with a history of B-cell ALL presented with a unilateral blurry vision in his left eye. Ocular examination revealed the presence of cells +3 in the anterior chamber and a 1.5-mm hypopyon. Anterior chamber aspiration confirmed a B-ALL relapse. The patient was successfully treated with radiotherapy of his left eye and received CTL-019 transduced T cells (tisagenlecleucel; Novartis) with cytarabine as a bridging chemotherapy treatment. On the last examination, 18 months after the first presentation, the patient presented a complete ocular remission with no systemic or CNS involvement. ALL relapse may involve the anterior chamber of the eye, and an accurate diagnosis is crucial to enable a fast and appropriate treatment. Novel CAR T-cell immunotherapy, combined with ocular irradiation, may be considered in such cases.
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- Nir Gomel
- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Radiotherapy, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- *Zohar Habot-Wilner,
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Pasvolsky O, Shimony S, Ram R, Shimoni A, Shargian L, Avni B, Wolach O, Shochat T, Yerushalmi R, Amit O, Raanani P, Yeshurun M. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia in first complete remission after 5-azacitidine and venetoclax: a multicenter retrospective study. Ann Hematol 2021; 101:379-387. [PMID: 34628534 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-021-04693-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The combination of hypomethylating agents and venetoclax has revolutionized the therapeutic landscape of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), especially for patients previously deemed unfit for curative-intent treatment. Some of these patients undergo allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (alloHCT); yet, there are scarce data regarding transplantation outcomes. We conducted a multicenter nationwide retrospective cohort study, including patients with AML who underwent alloHCT in CR1 after frontline treatment with azacitidine plus venetoclax only (aza-ven group). We collected a historical control group of patients who achieved CR1 after first-line intensive chemotherapy only, followed by alloHCT (intensive group). Patients in the aza-ven group (n = 24) were transplanted between 2019 and 2021. Compared to the intensive group, patients in the aza-ven group were older (median age 71.7 vs. 58.4 years), had higher incidence of therapy-related AML and AML with antecedent hematologic disorder and had more often adverse cytogenetics. They had a higher percentage of allografts from matched-unrelated donors, and reduced intensity conditioning was more commonly used. The estimated 12 months non relapse mortality was 19.1% in the aza-ven group and 11.8% in the intensive group. The estimated 12 months relapse-free survival and overall survival were 58% and 63% in the aza-ven group and 54% and 70% in the intensive group, respectively. The cumulative incidence of acute GVHD at 6 months and of chronic GVHD at 12 months were 58% and 40% in the aza-ven group and 62% and 42% in the intensive group, respectively. Analysis of the aza-ven group revealed that HCT-CI score and ELN risk category were predictive of RFS in both univariate analysis as well as multivariate analysis. Our data suggests that alloHCT for AML patients achieving first CR with aza-ven appears feasible, with short-term post-transplant outcomes similar to those expected after traditional intensive chemotherapy.
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- Oren Pasvolsky
- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, 39 Ze'ev Jabotinsky Rd, 49100, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, 39 Ze'ev Jabotinsky Rd, 49100, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, 39 Ze'ev Jabotinsky Rd, 49100, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center and Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, 39 Ze'ev Jabotinsky Rd, 49100, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Statistical Consultant, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, 39 Ze'ev Jabotinsky Rd, 49100, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, 39 Ze'ev Jabotinsky Rd, 49100, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Beyar-Katz O, Kikozashvili N, Bar On Y, Amit O, Perry C, Avivi I, Gold R, Herishanu Y, Benyamini N, Duek A, Ben-Ami R, Shasha D, Ram R. Characteristics and recognition of early infections in patients treated with commercial anti-CD19 CAR-T cells. Eur J Haematol 2021; 108:52-60. [PMID: 34564876 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The characteristics of infections following chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells targeting CD19 in real-word population are obscure. We analyzed infections' characteristics in the first month among consecutive patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) (n = 60, median age, 69.3 years), treated with commercial CAR-T cells. ECOG performance status (PS) was 2-3 in most patients (58%). Infections were observed in 45% of patients (16, 27%, bacterial infections, and 14, 23%, viral infections). Bacterial infection included clinically documented infection in 7 (Pneumonia, n = 5; periodontal infection, n = 1; and cellulitis, n = 1) and microbiology documented infection (MDI) in 9 patients (Gram-negative rod, n = 5; Gram-positive cocci, n = 3, bacteremia; polymicrobial, n = 1). The most common viral infection was cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation (n = 10, 17%) leading to initiation of anti-CMV treatment in 6 (60%) among these patients. None had CMV disease. In univariate analysis, immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) was associated with higher incidence of bacterial infection (OR=4.5, P = .018), while there was a trend for lower incidence of bacterial infections in patients with chemosensitive disease to bridging therapy (OR=0.375, P = .074). Age or PS was not associated with increased risk of bacterial infection. Increase in C-reactive protein (CRP) prior to fever onset was associated with microbiologically documented infections. We conclude that infections are common in the first month following CAR-T-cell administration, however, were not increased in elderly patients or those presenting with poorer PS. Increase in CRP prior to fever onset could support infection over cytokine release syndrome.
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- Ofrat Beyar-Katz
- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Institute, University Hospital Assuta Ashdod, Ashdod, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Infectious Diseases Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Infectious Diseases Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Yashphe EL, Ram R, Avivi I, Ben-Ami R. Predictors of Early and Late Mortality for Patients with Hematologic Malignancy and Invasive Mold Disease. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7090697. [PMID: 34575735 PMCID: PMC8467626 DOI: 10.3390/jof7090697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Invasive mold infections (IMI) are leading infectious causes of mortality among patients with hematological malignancies. Objectives: To determine the relative contribution of host, disease, and treatment-related factors to patient survival. Methods: An observational, retrospective cohort study reviewing the medical records of patients with hematological malignancy and IMI (2006–2016). Causes of death were classified up to 90 days after diagnosis. Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression analyses were used to determine risk factors for early, late, and overall mortality. Results: Eighty-six patients with IMI were included; 29 (34%) and 41 (47%) died within 6 and 12 weeks of diagnosis, respectively. Death was attributed to IMI in 22 (53.6%) patients, all of whom died within 45 days of diagnosis. Risk factors for early mortality were elevated serum galactomannan, treatment with amphotericin B, IMI progression 3 weeks after diagnosis, and lymphoma undergoing HCT. Late mortality was associated with relapsed/refractory malignancy and elevated serum galactomannan. Conclusions: In this single-center study of patients with IMI, infections were the most frequent causes of death, and time-dependent risk factors for death were identified. These results may help direct risk-assessment and monitoring of patients undergoing treatment of IMI.
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- Eva L. Yashphe
- Internal Medicine T, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel;
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Service, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel; (R.R.); (I.A.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Service, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel; (R.R.); (I.A.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
- Infectious Diseases Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +972-3-697-4347
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Zeiser R, Polverelli N, Ram R, Hashmi SK, Chakraverty R, Middeke JM, Musso M, Giebel S, Uzay A, Langmuir P, Hollaender N, Gowda M, Stefanelli T, Lee SJ, Teshima T, Locatelli F. Ruxolitinib for Glucocorticoid-Refractory Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. N Engl J Med 2021; 385:228-238. [PMID: 34260836 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2033122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.0] [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: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a major complication of allogeneic stem-cell transplantation, becomes glucocorticoid-refractory or glucocorticoid-dependent in approximately 50% of patients. Robust data from phase 3 randomized studies evaluating second-line therapy for chronic GVHD are lacking. In retrospective surveys, ruxolitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK1-JAK2) inhibitor, showed potential efficacy in patients with glucocorticoid-refractory or -dependent chronic GVHD. METHODS This phase 3 open-label, randomized trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib at a dose of 10 mg twice daily, as compared with the investigator's choice of therapy from a list of 10 commonly used options considered best available care (control), in patients 12 years of age or older with moderate or severe glucocorticoid-refractory or -dependent chronic GVHD. The primary end point was overall response (complete or partial response) at week 24; key secondary end points were failure-free survival and improved score on the modified Lee Symptom Scale at week 24. RESULTS A total of 329 patients underwent randomization; 165 patients were assigned to receive ruxolitinib and 164 patients to receive control therapy. Overall response at week 24 was greater in the ruxolitinib group than in the control group (49.7% vs. 25.6%; odds ratio, 2.99; P<0.001). Ruxolitinib led to longer median failure-free survival than control (>18.6 months vs. 5.7 months; hazard ratio, 0.37; P<0.001) and higher symptom response (24.2% vs. 11.0%; odds ratio, 2.62; P = 0.001). The most common (occurring in ≥10% patients) adverse events of grade 3 or higher up to week 24 were thrombocytopenia (15.2% in the ruxolitinib group and 10.1% in the control group) and anemia (12.7% and 7.6%, respectively). The incidence of cytomegalovirus infections and reactivations was similar in the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Among patients with glucocorticoid-refractory or -dependent chronic GVHD, ruxolitinib led to significantly greater overall response, failure-free survival, and symptom response. The incidence of thrombocytopenia and anemia was greater with ruxolitinib. (Funded by Novartis and Incyte; REACH3 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03112603.).
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- Robert Zeiser
- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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- From the Department of Medicine I, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg (R.Z.), and Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden (J.M.M.) - both in Germany; the Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia (N.P.), UOC di Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico "la Maddalena," Palermo (M.M.), and Dipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome (F.L.) - all in Italy; the BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (R.R.); the Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (S.K.H.); the Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (S.K.H.); UCL Cancer Institute, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London (R.C.); the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland (S.G.); Acibadem University Hospital, Hematology Department, Istanbul, Turkey (A.U.); Incyte, Wilmington, DE (P.L.); Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland (N.H., T.S.); Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (M.G.); the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle (S.J.L.); and the Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (T.T.)
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Ram R, Grisariu S, Shargian-Alon L, Amit O, Bar-On Y, Stepensky P, Yeshurun M, Avni B, Hagin D, Perry C, Gurion R, Sarid N, Herishanu Y, Gold R, Glait-Santar C, Kay S, Avivi I. Toxicity and efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma above the age of 70 years compare to younger patients - a matched control multi-center cohort study. Haematologica 2021; 107:1111-1118. [PMID: 34233446 PMCID: PMC9052918 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2021.278288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Data regarding efficacy and toxicity of chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy in the elderly, geriatric population are insufficient. In 2019, tisagenlecleucel and axicabtagene-ciloleucel were commercially approved for relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. From May 2019 onwards, 47 relapsed/refractory diffuse large Bcell lymphoma patients, ≥70 years underwent lymphopharesis in three Israeli centers. Elderly (n=41, mean age 76.2 years) and young (n=41, mean age 55.4 years) patients were matched based on ECOG performance status and lactose dehydrogenase levels. There were no differences in CD4/CD8 ratio (P=0.94), %CD4 naive (P=0.92), %CD8 naive (P=0.44) and exhaustion markers (both HLA-DR and PD-1) between CAR-T cell products in both cohorts. Forty-one elderly patients (87%) received CAR-T cell infusion. There were no differences in the incidence of grade ≥3 cytokine-release-syndrome (P=0.29), grade≥3 neurotoxicity (P=0.54), and duration of hospitalization (P=0.55) between elderly and younger patients. There was no difference in median D7-CAR-T cell expansion (P=0.145). Response rates were similar between the two groups (complete response 46% and partial response 17% in the elderly group, P=0.337). Non-relapse mortality at 1 and 3 months was 0 in both groups. With a median follow-up of 7 months (range, 1.3-17.2 months), 6- and 12-months progression-free and overall survival in elderly patients were 39% and 32%, and 74% and 69%, respectively. EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaires, obtained at 1 month, showed worsening of disability and cancer-related-symptoms in elderly versus younger patients. We conclude that outcomes of CAR-T cell therapy are comparable between elderly, geriatric and younger patients, indicating that age as per se should not preclude CAR-T cell administration. Longer rehabilitation therapy is essential to improve disabilities and long-term symptoms.
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- Ron Ram
- BMT Unit, Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv.
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation Hadassah University Hospital and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Medicine
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv, Israel; Institute of Hematology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva
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- BMT Unit, Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv
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- BMT Unit, Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation Hadassah University Hospital and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Medicine
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv, Israel; Institute of Hematology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation Hadassah University Hospital and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Medicine
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv, Israel; Immunology Unit, Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Aviv
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- BMT Unit, Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv, Israel; Institute of Hematology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva
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- BMT Unit, Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv
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- BMT Unit, Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv
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- BMT Unit, Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Aviv
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- BMT Unit, Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv
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- BMT Unit, Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv
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- BMT Unit, Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Aviv University, Aviv
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Ram R, Hagin D, Kikozashvilli N, Freund T, Amit O, Bar-On Y, Beyar-Katz O, Shefer G, Moshiashvili MM, Karni C, Gold R, Kay S, Glait-Santar C, Eshel R, Perry C, Avivi I, Apel A, Benyamini N, Shasha D, Ben-Ami R. Safety and Immunogenicity of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Patients after Allogeneic HCT or CD19-based CART therapy-A Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:788-794. [PMID: 34214738 PMCID: PMC8242200 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Data are scarce regarding both the safety and immunogenicity of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in patients undergoing immune cell therapy; thus, we prospectively evaluated these two domains in patients receiving this vaccine after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT; n = 66) or after CD19-based chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CART) therapy (n = 14). Overall, the vaccine was well tolerated, with mild non-hematologic vaccine-reported adverse events in a minority of the patients. Twelve percent of the patients after the first dose and 10% of the patients after the second dose developed cytopenia, and there were three cases of graft-versus-host disease exacerbation after each dose. A single case of impending graft rejection was summarized as possibly related. Evaluation of immunogenicity showed that 57% of patients after CART infusion and 75% patients after allogeneic HCT had evidence of humoral and/or cellular response to the vaccine. The Cox regression model indicated that longer time from infusion of cells, female sex, and higher CD19+ cells were associated with a positive humoral response, whereas a higher CD4+/CD8+ ratio was correlated with a positive cellular response, as confirmed by the ELISpot test. We conclude that the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine has impressive immunogenicity in patients after allogeneic HCT or CART. Adverse events were mostly mild and transient, but some significant hematologic events were observed; hence, patients should be closely monitored.
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- Ron Ram
- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Endocrinology Laboratory, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Endocrinology Laboratory, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Hematology Ward, Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Haraofeh), Zerifin, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Infectious Diseases Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Infectious Diseases Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Pasvolsky O, Shargian L, Rozovski U, Wolach O, Ram R, Shapira MY, Avni B, Stepensky P, Israeli M, Vidal-Fisher L, Shpilberg O, Raanani P, Yeshurun M. Eltrombopag for enhancement of platelet engraftment in patients undergoing allogeneic cord blood transplantation. Leuk Lymphoma 2021; 62:2747-2754. [PMID: 34013829 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1929957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Platelet recovery after allogeneic umbilical cord blood (UCB) transplantation is delayed compared to other graft sources. We conducted a multicenter phase 2a study to explore whether eltrombopag, a thrombopoietin-receptor agonist, would enhance platelet recovery after UCB transplantation. Between 02/2013 and 07/2016, 12 (10 adults, 2 children) individuals (median age 50; range 6-74 years) with hematological malignancies in complete remission were enrolled. Eltrombopag was given for a median of 76 (range 15-175) days and was safe even at doses of 300 mg/day. Median time to neutrophil engraftment was 23 (range 16-40) days. Median time to platelets >20,000/µl and >50,000/µl was 55 (range 25-199) and 66 (range 31-230) days, respectively. A historical cohort comparison did not reveal an advantage for eltrombopag. In conclusion, in the present study eltrombopag seems safe. Based on our limited data, it seems unlikely that eltrombopag could enhance platelet engraftment after UCB transplantation.
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- Oren Pasvolsky
- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Assuta Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Ariel University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Shimony S, Yeshurun M, Wolach O, Ram R, Rozovski U, Shargian L, Zukerman T, Amit O, Bar-On Y, Krayem B, Avni B, Peretz G, Raanani P, Pasvolsky O. Post-transplantation maintenance with sorafenib or midostaurin for FLT3 positive AML patients - a multicenter retrospective observational study. Leuk Lymphoma 2021; 62:2475-2481. [PMID: 33879026 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1913145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The role of post allogeneic stem-cell transplantation (AlloSCT) FLT3 inhibition for acute myeloid leukemia in the real-world setting is unclear, especially in the era of widespread pre-transplant use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). In a multicenter nationwide study, we assessed 41 patients who were treated with post-transplant TKIs (sorafenib, n = 23, midostaurin, n = 18). The majority also received TKIs pre-transplant (n = 32, 79%). After a median follow up of 10 months post-transplant (range 3-53.6), 29 patients (71%) were alive and in complete remission. Similar results were seen in a subgroup analysis of pre-transplant TKI recipients (78%). In Univariate analysis, HCT-CI score < 4 and Type of TKI (sorafenib versus midostaurin) predicted longer overall survival. Seventeen patients (41%) suffered from side effects and seven patients (17%) stopped TKI therapy due to adverse events. Overall, our data suggest that post-transplant use of TKIs is safe and effective in an era of their widespread use prior to AlloSCT.
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- Shai Shimony
- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine - Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine - Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center and Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Soroka Medical center and Faculty of Medicine, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Zeiser R, Polverelli N, Ram R, Hashmi SK, Chakraverty R, Langmuir P, Hollaender N, Gowda M, Stefanelli T, Locatelli F, Teshima T, Lee SJ. Ruxolitinib (RUX) Vs Best Available Therapy (BAT) in Patients (Pts) with Glucocorticoid-Refractory Chronic Graft-Vs-Host Disease (cGVHD): Primary Findings from the Phase 3, Randomized REACH3 Study. Transplant Cell Ther 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-6367(21)00108-1] [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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Amit O, On YB, Perez G, Shargian-Alon L, Yeshurun M, Ram R. Venetoclax and donor lymphocyte infusion for early relapsed acute myeloid leukemia after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. A retrospective multicenter trial. Ann Hematol 2021; 100:817-824. [PMID: 33442793 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-021-04398-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Prognosis in patients with post allogeneic HCT-early relapse of acute myeloid leukemia (<6 months post HCT) is dismal and response to salvage treatment is < 20%. In addition, majority of patients at this early point are unable to withstand intensive salvage chemotherapy. We hypothesized that the combination of donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) and venetoclax may result in increased response in this difficult to treat patient group. We retrospectively analyzed 22 patients from February 2017-December 2019, who were given the Venetoclax/DLI combination. Median age was 65 (43-75) years. There were no cases of tumor lysis syndrome. Microbiology documented infections occurred in 8 patients (36%). Majority were able to tolerate the protocol without admissions. Acute GVHD was observed in 4 (18%) patients and cGVHD was observed in 6 (27%) patients. Overall response was observed in 11 (50%) patients (CR, n = 4; CRi, n = 1; CRp, n = 4; MLFS n = 2). Median time to response was 28 (18-67) days and median cycles of venetoclax 2 [1-8] and duration of response were 135 (31-564) days. Median survival was 6.1 months (95% CI .73-11.4). Cox regression model for survival showed decreased WBC at relapse, GVHD and better performance status were associated with better survival. These results may endorse the hypothesis that enhancing alloreactivity combined with venetoclax is safe and efficacious and should be further investigated in prospective trials.
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- Odelia Amit
- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St, Tel Aviv, Israel. .,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman St, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Ram R, Alekhya BN, Varalakshmi B, Lakshmi BS, Manuel M, Amarendra MR, Naveen K, Sameera NS, Sunnesh A, Kumar VS. Water drinking practices in adpkd patients: A questionnaire based study. Indian J Nephrol 2021; 31:507-510. [PMID: 35068755 PMCID: PMC8722552 DOI: 10.4103/ijn.ijn_379_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction: Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) who have normal renal function (creatinine clearance, >90 ml per minute per 1.73 m2 of body-surface area) might potentially benefit from frequent water intake that would be sufficient to reduce plasma AVP levels and decrease the average urine osmolality, bringing it closer to that of plasma. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the patients of ADPKD, chronic kidney disease stages 1–5 were included. We formed a questionnaire on the dietary recommendation to the patients. The questions enquired whether the patients received the recommendation from the faculty and the postgraduates of the nephrology department that (a) they should consume at least 3000 mL of water per day, (b) that they should not consume coffee and tea,(c) adherence of patients to the advice of the nephrologists. Results: Of 294 patients, 142 (48.2%) did not receive any dietary recommendation. The rest 152 (51.7%) were given the appropriate dietary recommendation. Majority of the patients mentioned that they lacked the access to the water when they intend to consume. Despite the advice from the nephrologists, 95 (32.3%) failed to observe the abstinence from coffee and tea. The reason expressed for not quitting coffee and tea was the force of the habit. Conclusion: Treating doctorsfailed to inform 48% of patients the proper diet. Only 20.3% of patients consumed >3.0 litre of water per day. The demand of the agricultural work at a place away from home deprived majority of the participants of the study from the potable water.
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Lakshmi S, Varalakshmi B, Sameera NS, Sunnesh A, Ram R, Kumar VS. Nephrology Postgraduate Training in Peritoneal Dialysis: An Online Survey. Indian J Nephrol 2020; 30:277-282. [PMID: 33273794 PMCID: PMC7699655 DOI: 10.4103/ijn.ijn_184_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Introduction: One of the reasons for the peritoneal dialysis (PD) underutilization is related to the training of nephrology postgraduates in PD. This notion is not yet investigated in our country. Methods: We gathered the emails of the heads of the departments of nephrology of all medical colleges and the institutes, which impart DM nephrology post-graduation. We sent the questionnaire framed on the postgraduate training of PD. We received the questionnaire responses anonymously. The broad headings in the questionnaire are information on training resources, training activities, perceived adequacy of the training, and the factors, which limit the utilization of PD. Results: There are 42 medical colleges and institutes (excluding Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences) that impart DM nephrology post-graduation in our country. Of these, 30 heads of the departments had responded. More than half of the heads of the department felt that the PD training postgraduates were inadequate. When asked to describe the reason for the perceived inadequacy of PD training, the primary reason noted included was insufficient numbers of PD patients (66.67%). Discussion: The conclusion may be drawn from our study that the postgraduate training in PD in our country is gratifying. Our hypothesis that a lacuna in postgraduate training in PD may be one of the reasons for the underutilization of PD seems ungrounded.
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- Sangeetha Lakshmi
- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Katuri Medical College and Hospital, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Luttwak E, Hagin D, Perry C, Wolach O, Itchaki G, Amit O, Bar-On Y, Freund T, Kay S, Eshel R, Avivi I, Ram R. Anti-CD19 CAR-T therapy for EBV-negative posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease-a single center case series. Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 56:1031-1037. [PMID: 33230187 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01145-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a potentially fatal disorder arising after solid organ or hematopoietic cell transplantation. Survival rates of PTLD with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) phenotype have improved due to the introduction of rituximab, however, reports on curative management of refractory PTLD are scarce. Here, we describe successful management of three patients with refractory EBV-negative PTLD with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. All patients continued calcineurin inhibitors throughout the whole course of treatment. T-cell immunophenotyping was performed on both the apheresed cells and CAR-T product to investigate the T-cell compartment subpopulations. All three patients responded to a single infusion of tisagenlecleucel and two of them achieved CR. Toxicity profile was similar to other patients with non-PTLD DLBCL treated with CAR-T. No transplanted graft dysfunction was observed during the course of therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating that patients with EBV-negative refractory PTLD may benefit from CAR-T therapy, similarly to other patients with relapse/refractory DLBCL. A larger cohort of patients is needed to further establish proof-of-concept.
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- Efrat Luttwak
- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. .,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Immunology Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Immunology Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- BMT Unit, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Averbuch D, Tridello G, Hoek J, Mikulska M, Pabst T, Yaňez San Segundo L, Akan H, Özçelik T, Donnini I, Klyasova G, Botelho de Sousa A, Zuckerman T, Tecchio C, de la Camara R, Aki SZ, Ljungman P, Gülbas Z, Nicolas-Virelizier E, Calore E, Perruccio K, Ram R, Annaloro C, Martino R, Avni B, Shaw PJ, Jungova A, Codeluppi K, O'Brien T, Waszczuk-Gajda A, Batlle M, Pouli A, Lueck C, Gil L, Iacobelli S, Styczynski J, Engelhard D, Cesaro S. Intercontinental study on pre-engraftment and post-engraftment Gram-negative rods bacteremia in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients: Risk factors and association with mortality. J Infect 2020; 81:882-894. [PMID: 33186673 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We present here data on Gram-negative rods bacteremia (GNRB) rates, risk factors and associated mortality. METHODS Data on GNRB episodes were prospectively collected in 65 allo-/67 auto-HSCT centers in 24 countries (Europe, Asia, Australia). In patients with and without GNRB, we compared: demography, underlying disease, HSCT-related data, center` fluoroquinolone prophylaxis (FQP) policy and accreditation status, and involvement of infection control team (ICT). RESULTS The GNRB cumulative incidence among 2818 allo-HSCT was: pre-engraftment (pre-eng-allo-HSCT), 8.4 (95% CI 7-9%), post-engraftment (post-eng-allo-HSCT), 5.8% (95%CI: 5-7%); among 3152 auto-HSCT, pre-eng-auto-HSCT, 6.6% (95%CI: 6-7%), post-eng-auto-HSCT, 0.7% (95%CI: 0.4-1.1%). GNRB, especially MDR, was associated with increased mortality. Multivariate analysis revealed the following GNRB risk factors: (a) pre-eng-allo-HSCT: south-eastern Europe center location, underlying diseases not at complete remission, and cord blood source; (b) post-eng-allo-HSCT: center location not in northwestern Europe; underlying non-malignant disease, not providing FQP and never accredited. (c) pre-eng-auto-HSCT: older age, autoimmune and malignant (vs. plasma cell) disease, and ICT absence. CONCLUSIONS Benefit of FQP should be explored in prospective studies. Increased GNRB risk in auto-HSCT patients transplanted for autoimmune diseases is worrying. Infection control and being accredited are possibly protective against bacteremia. GNRB are associated with increased mortality.
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Mother and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy.
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- National Research Center for Hematology, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Anadolu Medical Center Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.
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- Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
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- Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sourasky Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
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- Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
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- The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
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- Hematology, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale -IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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- University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
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- Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Mother and Child Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy.
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Sarid N, Bokstein F, Blumenthal DT, Weiss-Meilik A, Gibstein L, Avivi I, Perry C, Ram R. Impact of contemporary regimens on the outcomes and toxicity of primary CNS lymphoma: a single-center retrospective analysis of 73 patients. J Neurooncol 2020; 151:211-220. [PMID: 33099747 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03654-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare disease with a dismal prognosis compared to its systemic large B-cell lymphoma counterpart. Real world data are limited, when considering a uniform backbone treatment. METHODS A retrospective study of all adult patients treated sequentially with a high-dose methotrexate (HD MTX)-based regimen in a single tertiary medical center between 2003 and 2019. RESULTS The 2015-2019 period differed from its predecessor in that most patients were treated with an HD MTX-based polychemotherapy regimen as opposed to HD MTX monotherapy (81% vs. 13%, P < .001), rituximab was given as standard of care (100% vs. 56%, P < .01), and most induction-responsive patients received consolidation treatment (70% vs. 18%, P = .01). The median progression-free and overall survival (OS) for the entire cohort (n = 73, mean age 64 years) was 9.9 and 29.8 months, respectively. Patients diagnosed between 2015 and 2019 had superior OS (P = .03) compared to those treated earlier. An interim partial response (PR) state, documented after two cycles of chemotherapy, was associated with increased incidence of progression, with only 33% of those patients achieving end-of-induction complete response. Twenty-three percent of patients developed thrombotic events and 44% developed grade 3-4 infections. HD MTX-based polychemotherapy induction was associated with both increase in thrombotic and infection incidence. CONCLUSIONS Contemporary HD MTX-based combination therapies suggestively improved the outcomes for PCNSL, but at a cost of increased incidence of toxicity. Patients who achieve an interim PR status are at a high risk for treatment failure.
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- Nadav Sarid
- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel. .,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Division of Oncology, Neuro-Oncology Service, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Oncology, Neuro-Oncology Service, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Clinical Operation Research and Quality Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Herishanu Y, Levi S, Kamdjou T, Bornstein Y, Ram R, Benyamini N, Varon D, Avivi I, Perry C. Obinutuzumab in the treatment of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and immune thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2020; 192:e1-e4. [PMID: 33095444 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yair Herishanu
- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Coagulation unit, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Segman Y, Ribakovsky E, Avigdor A, Goldhecht Y, Vainstein V, Goldschmidt N, Harlev S, Horwitz N, Gutwein O, Gurion R, Itchaki G, Abadi U, Nemets A, Sofer O, Zektser M, Tadmor T, Dally N, Filanovsky K, Leiba M, Sarid N, Benyamini N, Herishanu Y, Ram R, Perry C, Avivi I. Outcome of relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients treated with polatuzumab vedotin-based therapy: real-life experience. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 62:118-124. [PMID: 32981410 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1824069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The efficacy of polatuzumab vedotin in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma outside clinical study are undetermined. This retrospective study examined the efficacy and safety of polatuzumab vedotin administered in real life settings. Forty-seven patients, 31 with de-novo DLBCL and 16 with transformed lymphoma, treated with polatuzumab-based regimen in 14 Israeli centers between June 2018 and November 2019, were included. Median age was 66.1 years (60.4-78.8) and median number of prior lines was 3 (2-7). The overall response rate was 61% (n = 29), including 40% complete responses (n = 19) and 21% (n = 10) partial responses. The median overall survival and progression-free survival were 8.3 months and 5.6 months, respectively. An ECOG PS ≥2 predicted a decreased overall survival (p = 0.045). Primary refractory vs relapsed disease (p = 0.005) and transformed vs de-novo DLBCL (p = 0.039) were associated with shorter PFS (p = 0.027). Our data show that polatuzumab-based regimen is an effective and tolerable treatment in relapsed/refractory DLBCL.
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- Yafit Segman
- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Haifa and the Rappaport Faculty of medicine of the Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Haifa and the Rappaport Faculty of medicine of the Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tzrifin, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Rabin Medical Center, Petch Tikvah, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Rabin Medical Center, Petch Tikvah, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Soroka University Medical Center, Negev Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Hematology Unit, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Hematology Unit, Ziv Medical Center, Zefat, Israel
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- Assuta Medical Center, Hematology Institute, Ashdod, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Rhabdomyolysis may develop due to hypothyroidism alone without any precipitating factors, but such reports are rare. We report as such the first manifestation of hypothyroidism.
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- DB Varalakshmi
- Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, Katuri Medical College, Guntur, India
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- Medical Superintendent, Professor and Head, Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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- Senior Professor, Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India
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Ganzel C, Ram R, Gural A, Wolach O, Gino-Moor S, Vainstein V, Nachmias B, Apel A, Koren-Michowitz M, Pasvolsky O, Yerushalmi R, Danylesko I, Cohen Y, Peretz G, Moshe Y, Zektser M, Yeganeh S, Rowe JM, Ofran Y. Venetoclax is safe and efficacious in relapsed/refractory AML. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:2221-2225. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1761964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Chezi Ganzel
- Department of Hematology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tzrifin, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Laniado Medical Center, Netanya, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Tel Aviv (Sourasky) Medical Center and Sackler faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya, Tiberias, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- Department of Hematology, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Inbar T, Sobeh Khalil S, Ram R, Ganzel C, Ofran Y. Low risk for viral reactivation during induction for acute myeloid leukemia in patients with resolved hepatitis B infection. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:1260-1262. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1702187] [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: 10/25/2022]
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- Tsofia Inbar
- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hematology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
- Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Technion, Israel
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Luttwak E, Amit O, Avivi I, Trestman S, Eshel R, Cohen YC, Ram R. Bortezomib washout duration prior to stem cell mobilization in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Eur J Haematol 2020; 105:30-34. [PMID: 32124519 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the impact of washout period in patients with multiple myeloma between bortezomib-based induction regimens and the collection of stem cells. METHODS This was a single-center historical prospective study, including all sequential newly diagnosed patients with myeloma between 2012 and 2017 that were given a first-line bortezomib-based induction therapy (≤6 cycles) followed by stem cell collection (n = 75). RESULTS We found a statistically significant correlation between the days from last dose of bortezomib and both CD34+ cells/kg yield on the first collection day and the overall collected CD34+ cells/kg (r = .466, P < .001, and r = .341, P = .03, respectively). The optimal receiver operating curve's cutoff point was 8.5 days (79% sensitivity and 71% specificity, P = .001). On multivariate analysis, timing of last dose of bortezomib remained statistically significant (P = .01). Based on this, we developed a model to predict the total collected CD34+ cells/kg = 11.76 + 0.13 (timing in days of last dose of bortezomib) -0.1 (age) -1.39 (if female) -0.01 (≥PR) -1.35 (if prior radiation). CONCLUSIONS Timing of last dose of bortezomib may predict a successful collection. A washout period of 9 days is associated with a better collection yield. A prospective validation of this novel finding is required.
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- Efrat Luttwak
- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Apel A, Ofran Y, Wolach O, Shimony S, Ram R, Levi I, Zektser M, Koren-Michowitz M. Safety and efficacy of blinatumomab: a real world data. Ann Hematol 2020; 99:835-838. [PMID: 32076826 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-019-03854-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Despite improvement in survival of newly diagnosed adult precursor B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (B-ALL), the results of relapsed/refractory disease are poor. Blinatumomab, a bispecific monoclonal antibody directed against CD19/CD3 show clinical activity against relapsed/refractory B-ALL and in minimal residual disease (MRD)-positive patients.We report our "real-world" experience with blinatumomab in patients with relapsed/refractory B-ALL.Twenty-one patients, at a median age 52 years with median disease duration of 10 months, were included. Indications for treatment were hematological relapse (n = 17), MRD positivity (n = 2), inability to continue intensive chemotherapy (n = 1), and bridging to a second alloSCT (n = 1). Blinatumomab was given as first salvage in 11 patients and after at least one prior salvage treatment in eight.Complete response (CR) was newly achieved in 47% and was maintained in 75% of patients with baseline CR. At a median follow-up of 12.4 months, 13 patients were alive, and 11 in CR. Median leukemia-free survival was 8.7 months, and median overall survival was 15.2 months. Median leukemia-free survival and overall survival were not reached in patients proceeding to alloSCT compared to 5.1 and 15.2 months, respectively, for patients who did not receive stem cell transplantation.Treatment was well tolerated with neurological events reported in two patients (10%) and GI events in three patients (14%). Cytokine storm was reported in four patients (19%).In conclusion, treatment with blinatumomab is effective and tolerable in adult patients with relapsed/refractory B-ALL outside of a clinical trial stetting.
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- Arie Apel
- Hematology Department, Shamir (Asaf Harofe) Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Belinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Belinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Hematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheba, Israel
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- Hematology Department, Shamir (Asaf Harofe) Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.,Sacklar School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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