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Ali AA, Faraj FH. Clinicopathological profile of mastalgia in females: incidence, types, and pathological correlations. a cross-Sectional study. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2023; 85:4764-4772. [PMID: 37811083 PMCID: PMC10553190 DOI: 10.1097/ms9.0000000000001159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Introduction Mastalgia was the most common symptom in patients attending a breast clinic. The two most common types of mastalgia were (cyclical and non-cyclical). The common cause of cyclical was Physiological changes due to premenstrual tension syndrome fibrocystic changes or fibroadenosis and (Aberrations in the Normal Development and Involution of the breast ). Non-cyclical diseases are mainly benign rather than malignant. Solid masses (fibroadenomas), cysts, infections, abscesses, trauma, and nipple discharge (hormones) are rare diseases associated with breast cancer. The aim of this study is to study the incidence of mastalgia, types (cyclical and non-cyclical) and pathological types of mastalgia (benign and malignant pathologies). Material and methods A cross-sectional descriptive study of mastalgia was carried out at the Breast Center Department of Maternity Teaching Hospital located in Erbil, from January 2014 to September 2015. A total of 150 breast pain cases (available clinical data) were studied in detail. Results There are two types of mastalgia based on triple assessments, these are as follows, cyclical 90 cases (60%) and non-cyclical 60 cases (40%). Fibrocystic breast changes or fibroadenosis 35 cases (23.3%) and thirdly nipple discharges as part of fibrocystic (fibroadenosis) five cases (3.3%). Non-cyclical mastalgia was subdivided into benign breast pathologies, fibroadenoma 30 cases (20%), breast cyst 10 cases (6.7%), nipple discharge (hormonal) five cases (3.3%), mastitis three cases (2%) abscess two cases (1.3%), fat necrosis one case (0.7%), and malignant breast pathologies, cancer three cases (2%). Clinicopathological correlations in the current study were highly significant (P<0.005). Conclusion Not all discomfort or pain can be diagnosed as mastalgia; occasionally, chest wall, referral pain, and systemic causes can mimic mastalgia. These results highlight the importance of differentiating between cyclical and non-cyclical mastalgia using clinical assessment, sonography, mammography, and blood investigations. Most mastalgia cases are benign, with cyclical mastalgia primarily related to hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle.
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- Aqeed Abid Ali
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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Torén K, Neitzel RL, Eriksson HP, Andersson E. Cancer incidence among workers in soft paper mills: A cohort study. Am J Ind Med 2023; 66:728-735. [PMID: 37302119 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23508] [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: 03/05/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To elucidate whether occupational exposure to soft paper dust increases the incidence of cancer. METHODS We studied 7988 workers in Swedish soft paper mills from 1960 to 2008, of whom 3233 (2 187 men and 1046 women) had more than 10 years of employment. They were divided into high exposure (>5 mg/m3 for >1 year) or lower exposure to soft paper dust based on a validated job-exposure matrix. They were followed from 1960 to 2019, and person-years at risk were stratified according to gender, age, and calendar-year. The expected numbers of incident tumors were calculated using the Swedish population as the reference, and standardized incidence ratios (SIR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were assessed. RESULTS Among high-exposure workers with more than 10 years of employment, there was an increased incidence of colon cancer (SIR 1.66, 95% CI 1.20-2.31), small intestine cancer (SIR 3.27, 95% CI 1.36-7.86), and thyroid gland cancer (SIR 2.68, 95% CI 1.11-6.43), as well as lung cancer (SIR 1.56, 95% CI 1.12-2.19). Among the lower-exposed workers there was an increased incidence of connective tissue tumors (sarcomas) (SIR 2.26, 95% CI 1.13-4.51) and pleural mesothelioma (SIR 3.29, 95% CI 1.37-7.91). CONCLUSION Workers in soft paper mills with high exposure to soft paper dust have an increased incidence of large and small intestine tumors. Whether the increased risk is caused by paper dust exposure or some unknown associated factors is unclear. The increased incidence of pleural mesothelioma is probably linked to asbestos exposure. The reason for increased incidence of sarcomas is unknown.
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- Kjell Torén
- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Rani P, Dutta K, Kumar V. Drug synergy model for malignant diseases using deep learning. J Bioinform Comput Biol 2023:2350014. [PMID: 37350313 DOI: 10.1142/s0219720023500142] [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] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Drug synergy has emerged as a viable treatment option for malignancy. Drug synergy reduces toxicity, improves therapeutic efficacy, and overcomes drug resistance when compared to single-drug doses. Thus, it has attained significant interest from academics and pharmaceutical organizations. Due to the enormous combinatorial search space, it is impossible to experimentally validate every conceivable combination for synergistic interaction. Due to advancement in artificial intelligence, the computational techniques are being utilized to identify synergistic drug combinations, whereas prior literature has focused on treating certain malignancies. As a result, high-order drug combinations have been given little consideration. Here, DrugSymby, a novel deep-learning model is proposed for predicting drug combinations. To achieve this objective, the data is collected from datasets that include information on anti-cancer drugs, gene expression profiles of malignant cell lines, and screening data against a wide range of malignant cell lines. The proposed model was developed using this data and achieved high performance with f1-score of 0.98, recall of 0.99, and precision of 0.98. The evaluation results of DrugSymby model utilizing drug combination screening data from the NCI-ALMANAC screening dataset indicate drug combination prediction is effective. The proposed model will be used to determine the most successful synergistic drug combinations, and also increase the possibilities of exploring new drug combinations.
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- Pooja Rani
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, HP 177005, India
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, HP 177005, India
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- Information Technology Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab 144027, India
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Ivanenko KA, Prassolov VS, Khabusheva ER. [Transcription Factor Sp1 in the Expression of Genes Encoding Components of MAPK, JAK/STAT, and PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathways]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2022; 56:832-847. [PMID: 36165020 DOI: 10.31857/s0026898422050081] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Sp1 is a transcription factor of the Sp/KLF family that binds to GC-rich motifs in regulatory regions of genes. Sp1 is involved in the regulation of cell proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation, and angiogenesis. A high level of SP1 expression, as well as its aberrant transcriptional activity due to post-translational modifications, is found in cells in oncological diseases, such as lung, breast, pancreatic, thyroid, gastric cancer, and glioma; congenital heart disease, as well as neurodegenerative disorders, including Huntington's and Parkinson's diseases. Binding of Sp1 to GC-rich motifs of the regulatory regions of the genes encoding components of the MAPK, p38, JAK/STAT, PI3K/Akt signaling pathways, is involved in the control of cell proliferation, differentiation, and death. In addition, kinases of these signaling pathways are able to change the transcriptional activity of Sp1 by phosphorylation of certain amino acid residues, which leads to a change in the efficiency of its binding to cofactors and DNA regulatory regions. This review presents data on the relationship between the Sp1 transcription factor and the activity of the MAPK, p38, JAK/STAT, and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways in normal tissues and in various pathologies, including malignant diseases.
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- K A Ivanenko
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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Huang Z, Xu Y, Wan M, Zeng X, Wu J. miR-340: A multifunctional role in human malignant diseases. Int J Biol Sci 2021; 17:236-246. [PMID: 33390846 PMCID: PMC7757049 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.51123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of short non-coding RNAs of approximately 22 nucleotides in length, which function by binding to the 3' UTR sequences of their target mRNAs. It has been reported that dysregulated miRNAs play pivotal roles in numerous diseases, including cancers, such as gastric, breast, colorectal, ovarian, and other cancers. Recent research efforts have been devoted to translating these basic discoveries into clinical applications that could improve the therapeutic outcome in patients with cancer. Early studies have shown that miR-340 may act either as an oncogene or a tumor suppressor by targeting genes related to proliferation, apoptosis, and metastasis, as well as those associated with diagnosis, treatment, chemoresistance, and prognosis. miR-340 has been shown to have a role in other diseases, such as autoimmune diseases, acute stroke, and alcoholic steatohepatitis. Nevertheless, the roles of miR-340 in human malignancies are still unclear, and the associated mechanisms are complex, involving a variety of signaling pathways, such as Wnt/β-catenin and the JAK-STAT pathways. Herein, we review the crucial roles of miR-340 in human cancers through the analysis of the latest research studies, with the aim of clarifying miR-340 function in malignant disease diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, and to propose further investigations.
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- Zheng Huang
- Institute of Genomic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P.R. China.,Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P.R. China
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- Institute of Genomic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Genomic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Genomic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Genomic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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Lebedev TD, Vagapova ER, Astashkova OO, Spirin PV, Prassolov VS. [Inhibition of Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinase JAK2 Reduces Neuroblastoma Cell Growth and Enhances the Action of Doxorubicin]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2020; 54:293-299. [PMID: 32392199 DOI: 10.31857/s0026898420020111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Novel treatments for various types of malignant diseases are warranted. In this study, we evaluated JAK2 inhibitors (Janus kinase 2) for suppressing the growth of malignant neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cells as well as breast and non-small cell lung cancers. Neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cells are the most sensitive to the JAK2 inhibitor AG490. A study of the relative expression of receptors that can activate JAK2 suggests that cell line sensitivity to AG490 may be mediated by IL6-R, IL11-R and/or CSF1-R. AG490 enhances the effect of doxorubicin on neuroblastoma cells. Our findings suggest the possible relevance of JAK2 inhibitors for neuroblastoma therapy, especially in combination with doxorubicin.
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- T D Lebedev
- Enhelgardt Institute of Molecular Biology Russian Аcademy of Science, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Enhelgardt Institute of Molecular Biology Russian Аcademy of Science, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Enhelgardt Institute of Molecular Biology Russian Аcademy of Science, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Enhelgardt Institute of Molecular Biology Russian Аcademy of Science, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Enhelgardt Institute of Molecular Biology Russian Аcademy of Science, Moscow, 119991 Russia.,
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Vagapova ER, Lebedev TD, Tikhonova AD, Goikhman BV, Ivanenko KA, Spirin PV, Prassolov VS. [High Expression Level of SP1, CSF1R, and PAK1 Correlates with Sensitivity of Leukemia Cells to the Antibiotic Mithramycin]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2020; 54:522-528. [PMID: 32492016 DOI: 10.31857/s0026898420030192] [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: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a genetically heterogeneous group of oncological diseases of the hematopoietic system, which are extremely difficult to treat. The development of new targeted drugs (Hylteritinib, Venetoclax) significantly improved the survival of patients, but resistance, as well as cytotoxic anti-leukemia drugs, often occurs. The search for new molecular targets for the development of effective approaches for the treatment of AML is very urgent. In blast cells of patients with AML, mutations, chromosomal rearrangements, and increased expression of a number of non-mutant genes, including transcription factor genes, are detected. The transcription factor Sp 1 binds to GC-rich regions of regulatory regions of various genes and thus controls their expression. Sp1 targets include genes responsible for proliferation, cell cycle regulation, and differentiation. In many malignant diseases, a high level of Sp1 gene expression is associated with an unfavorable prognosis, therefore, Sp1 is considered as a promising therapeutic target for cancer. In this paper, we estimated the expression levels of Sp1 in various malignant tissues. Increased Sp1 expression was detected in samples obtained from patients with AML, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Ewing sarcoma, ovarian and kidney cancer. It is also shown that Sp1 expression correlates with the expression of genes encoding cytokine receptors and growth factors (CSF1R and IL6R), intracellular kinases (CSK, SYK, PAK1, ILK, JAK2), and transcription factor LMO2. The correlation between expression levels of Sp1 and CSF1R, SYK, Jak2 and LMO2 is also characteristic of transplanted human leukemia cells. We measured expression levels of Sp1, CSF1R, ILK, PAK1 in the cells of three transplantable lines of human leukemia and found increased levels of expression of these genes in Kasumi-1 cells. In addition, we showed that Kasumi-1 cells are most sensitive to Mitramycin, a drug that displaces Sp1 from its targets with DNA. Our data indicate the need to identify AML cells that are most sensitive to inhibition of Sp1 activity in order to assess the possibility of suppressing its activity in vivo.
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- E R Vagapova
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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Czyżewski K, Gałązka P, Frączkiewicz J, Salamonowicz M, Szmydki-Baran A, Zając-Spychała O, Gryniewicz-Kwiatkowska O, Zalas-Więcek P, Chełmecka-Wiktorczyk L, Irga-Jaworska N, Bień E, Ociepa T, Wawryków P, Tomaszewska R, Płonowski M, Pierlejewski F, Gamrot-Pyka Z, Małas Z, Urbanek-Dądela A, Stolpa W, Zaucha-Prażmo A, Goździk J, Chaber R, Gil L, Styczyński J. Epidemiology and outcome of invasive fungal disease in children after hematopoietic cell transplantation or treated for malignancy: Impact of national programme of antifungal prophylaxis. Mycoses 2020; 62:990-998. [PMID: 31429997 DOI: 10.1111/myc.12990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The objective of the study was the analysis of incidence and outcome of invasive fungal disease (IFD) in children treated for malignancy (PHO, paediatric hematology-oncology) or undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) over a period of six consecutive years in nationwide study. A total number of 5628 patients with newly diagnosed malignancies and 971 patients after HCT (741 allo-HCT and 230 auto-HCT) were screened for infectious complications in biennial reports. IFD incidence was lower among PHO patients: 8.8% vs 21.2% (P < .0001) and survival from IFD was better: 94.2% vs 84.1% (P < .0001). Auto-HCT patients had lower incidence (10.9% vs 24.4%) and lower mortality than allo-HCT patients. Introduction of national antifungal prophylaxis programme in HCT and acute leukaemia patients decreased incidence of IFD in HCT (from 23.1% to 13.4%) and AML on conventional chemotherapy (from 36% to 23%) but not in ALL patients during chemotherapy. In multivariate analysis, the incidence of IFD was higher in patients after HCT, diagnosed for ALL, AML or NHL, and in patients > 10 years old. Factors contributing to death with infection were as follows: undergoing HCT, diagnosis of acute leukaemia (ALL or AML) and duration of treatment of infection > 21 days. In conclusion, the incidence of IFD in allo-HCT and in AML patients on chemotherapy has decreased after introduction of national programme of antifungal prophylaxis, while the incidence of IFD in ALL patients on chemotherapy did not change significantly. The outcome of IFD both in PHO and HCT patients has largely improved in comparison with historical international data.
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- Krzysztof Czyżewski
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology and Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chorzow Pediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Pediatric, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Stem Cell Transplant Center, Department of Clinical Immunology and Transplantology, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, University Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Berisha M, Miftari-Basholli F, Ramadani N, Gashi S, Hoxha R, Kocinaj D. Impact of the National Population Register in Improving the Health Information System of Malignant Diseases in Kosova. Acta Inform Med 2018; 26:62-66. [PMID: 29719317 PMCID: PMC5869284 DOI: 10.5455/aim.2018.26.62-66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Introduction Malignant diseases are serious socio-medical problem, being that they cause grave problems in terms of health, social and economic perspective to an individual, in particular, and society in general. A proper reporting and monitoring system enables adequate calculation of indicators and evidence based decision making. Aim The study aims to examine the appearance of malignancies diagnosed and reported in Kosovo for a three years period: 2012, 2013, and 2014 by its modalities such as by the years of appearance, gender, age, and most frequent types of malignancies. Material and methods The study is a retrospective cohort research whereas source data we used are reports of malignant diseases from National Cancer Register (NCR) in the Health Information System (HIS) at the National Institute of Public Health of Kosova (NIPHK). Results and discussions In Kosova during years 2012, 2013 and 2014 a total of 7437 cases of malignant diseases were reported; in 2012 were 31%, in 2013 were 24.3%, and during 2014 higher number of cases were reported, 3320 or 44.6%. During the reporting period, the appearance of malignant diseases in both sexes is about equal, with a light predominance of male cases with 50.8% (or 3780 cases), while by age group were represented with the elderly, from ages 50 to 79 years with 5111 cases or 68.8% of total malignancies. Conclusion The highest number of malignant diseases was reported during year 2014 due to better reporting through HIS and NCR. Malignancies attacked both genders equally, whereas the most common types of malignancies were: melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of the skin, malignant diseases of the respiratory and intrathoracic organs, digestive tract, breast and female genital tract. The most affected the older ones.
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- Merita Berisha
- National Institute of Public Health of Kosova, Proshtina, Kosovo.,Medical Faculty, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
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- National Institute of Public Health of Kosova, Proshtina, Kosovo.,Medical Faculty, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
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- National Institute of Public Health of Kosova, Proshtina, Kosovo.,Medical Faculty, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
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- National Institute of Public Health of Kosova, Proshtina, Kosovo.,Medical Faculty, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
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Diminished serum albumin level can be observed in inflammatory processes. Serum albumin level also reduces - irrespective of the presence of malnutrition - in locally advanced or metastatic malignancies. Low serum albumin level may have an influence also on the results of anticancer therapy (e.g., drug pharmacokinetics, adverse drug reactions). Extensive data of the literature and empirical experience prove the better prognosis of patients involved in nutritional therapy. Based on the most relevent data of the literature, the authors summarize the studies which have revealed the close correlation between the baseline serum albumin level and the prognosis of malignant diseases. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(3): 96-106.
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- Dániel Deme
- Onkológiai Osztály, Szent Lázár Megyei Kórház Salgótarján, Füleki út 54-56., 3100
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- Onkológiai Osztály, Szent Lázár Megyei Kórház Salgótarján, Füleki út 54-56., 3100.,Geriátriai Tanszéki Csoport, Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Budapest
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Glycolysis is increased in most of the malignant cells, providing the largest proportion of energy needed for cell proliferation. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) catalyses the reversible process of pyruvate to lactate in anaerobic condition. LDHA isoenzyme expressed mainly by malignant cells, significantly increases lactate formation. Lactate induces the proliferation of oxygenated malignant cells, angiogenesis, and inhibits the innate and adaptive immune responses. Baseline serum LDH elevation correlates with shorter survival. The authors review the relevant studies exploring the correlation between LDH elevation and the prognosis of malignant diseases. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(50): 1977-1988.
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- Dániel Deme
- Onkológiai Osztály, Szent Lázár Megyei Kórház Salgótarján, Füleki út 54-56., 3100
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- Onkológiai Osztály, Szent Lázár Megyei Kórház Salgótarján, Füleki út 54-56., 3100.,Geriátriai Tanszéki Csoport, Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudomániy Kar Budapest
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Tang X, Fang J, Yu J, Li Z, Chen J, Sun X, Zhu Y, Hu S, Qin M, Tang Y, Luan Z. Clinical outcomes of unrelated cord blood transplantation in children with malignant and non- malignant diseases: Multicenter experience in China. Pediatr Transplant 2018; 22. [PMID: 29239497 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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This multicenter retrospective study included 184 children with malignant and non-malignant diseases who underwent UCBT between January 1998 and August 2012. The malignant disease group included 101 children with ALL, AML, CML, JMML, and MDS, and the non-malignant disease group included 83 children with PID, β-thalassemia, IMD BMF, and HLH. The median duration to neutrophil and platelet engraftment was 16 and 35 days in the malignant disease group vs 15 and 38 days in the non-malignant disease group. The cumulative incidence of grade II-IV aGVHD and cGVHD was 25.6% and 13.5% in the malignant disease group vs 19.7% and 11.1% in the non-malignant disease group, respectively. The median duration and cumulative incidence of neutrophil and platelet engraftment, and the cumulative incidence of grade II-IV aGVHD and cGVHD were similar between the two groups. Of the 184 pediatric patients, 114 patients survived during a median follow-up period of 14 months (range 4-138). The 5-year OS and DFS were not statistically different between the two groups (56.3% and 46.1% in malignant disease group vs 68.5% and 52.8% in non-malignant disease group). The above results indicate that UCB is a viable source for HSCT for children with malignant or non-malignant diseases, especially in urgent cases.
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou, China
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- West China Second University Hospital/West China Women's and Children's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Soochow University Affiliated Children's Hospital, Suzhou, China
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- Zhe Jiang University School of Medicine Children Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Chronic inflammation has a key role in the pathogenesis of malignancy. C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced due to the induction of inflammatory cytokines primarily in hepatocytes. In case of malignant diseases CRP might be elevated without any other condition of inflammation. Thus in the literature the authors searched for correlation between CRP levels and the course of malignant diseases. Normal CRP level measured at baseline correlates with longer overall survival in early staged malignancies. Lower CRP level at baseline predicts better prognosis in locally advanced or metastatic stages. Based on the available data, baseline CRP might be a prognostic factor in oncological diseases. Further prospective studies are warranted in various locally advanced and metastatic malignancies to clarify a possible prognostic and predictive role of CRP. Orv. Hetil., 2017, 158(7), 243-256.
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- Dániel Deme
- Onkológiai Osztály, Szent Lázár Megyei Kórház Salgótarján, Füleki út 54-56., 3100
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- Onkológiai Osztály, Szent Lázár Megyei Kórház Salgótarján, Füleki út 54-56., 3100.,Onkológiai Osztály, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Kórház Budapest
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Zulfiqar AA, Sui Seng X, Duhamel E, Kadri N, Doucet J, Andres E. [What to do before a hypervitaminia B12 in the elderly]. Soins Gerontol 2017; 22:41-43. [PMID: 28413015 DOI: 10.1016/j.sger.2017.02.010] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Hypervitanimia B12 is an early marker of serious pathologies. These include solid neoplasms, malignant blood diseases and acute/chronic hepatopathies. Hypervitaminemia B12 in geriatrics is thereby an indicator in the diagnosis and prognosis of these conditions.
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- Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar
- Département de médecine interne-gériatrie-thérapeutique, CHU Rouen, Hôpital Saint-Julien, 76000 Rouen, France.
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- Département de médecine interne-gériatrie-thérapeutique, CHU Rouen, Hôpital Saint-Julien, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Département de médecine interne-gériatrie-thérapeutique, CHU Rouen, Hôpital Saint-Julien, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Département de médecine interne-gériatrie-thérapeutique, CHU Rouen, Hôpital Saint-Julien, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Département de médecine interne-gériatrie-thérapeutique, CHU Rouen, Hôpital Saint-Julien, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Département de médecine interne, CHRU Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Carcinogenesis is etiologically associated with somatic mutations of critical genes. Recently, a number of somatic mutations and key molecules have been found to be involved in functional networks affecting cancer progression. Suitable animal models are required to validate cancer-promoting or -inhibiting capacities of these mutants and molecules. Sleeping Beauty transposon system consists of a transposon that carries gene(s) of interest and a transposase that recognizes, excises, and reinserts genes in given location of the genome. It can create both gain-of-function and loss-of-function mutations, thus being frequently chosen to investigate the etiological mechanisms and gene therapy for cancers in animal models. In this review, we summarized current advances of Sleeping Beauty transposon system in revealing molecular mechanism of cancers and improving gene therapy. Understanding molecular mechanisms by which driver mutations contribute to carcinogenesis and metastasis may pave the way for the development of innovative prophylactic and therapeutic strategies against malignant diseases.
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Key Words
- 7, 12-dimethylbenzanthracene/12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
- Alb-Cre, Albumin promoter-Cre
- CAG promoter, CMV enhancer/chicken β-actin promoter
- CAR, chimeric antigen receptor
- CIS, common insertion site
- CMV, chimeric cytomegalovirus
- CRC, colorectal cancer
- Cre, cyclization recombination enzyme
- DDE, Asp, Asp, Glu
- DMBA/TPA
- DR, direct orientation
- Fah, fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase gene
- GWAS, gnome wide analysis study
- HBV, Hepatitis B Virus
- HBx, HBV X protein
- HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma
- IRs, inverted repeat sequences
- LsL, loxP-stop-loxP
- MPNSTs, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
- MSCV, murine stem cell virus
- PAI, Pro, Ala, Ile
- PBMCs, peripheral blood mononuclear cells
- RED, Arg, Glu, Asp
- RosaSBaseLsL, Cre-inducible SBase allele
- Rtl1, Retrotransposon-like 1
- SB, Sleeping Beauty
- SBase, Sleeping Beauty transposase
- Sleeping Beauty transposon system
- StatinAE, angiostatin-endostatin fusion gene
- Trp53, transformation related protein 53
- animal model
- driver
- gene function
- gene therapy
- malignant diseases
- sgRNA, single guide RNA
- shp53, short hairpin RNA against the Trp53 gene
- somatic mutation
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- Xiaomei Hou
- a Department of Epidemiology ; Second Military Medical University ; Shanghai , China
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Styczynski J, Czyzewski K, Wysocki M, Gryniewicz-Kwiatkowska O, Kolodziejczyk-Gietka A, Salamonowicz M, Hutnik L, Zajac-Spychala O, Zaucha-Prazmo A, Chelmecka-Wiktorczyk L, Siewiera K, Fraczkiewicz J, Malas Z, Tomaszewska R, Irga-Jaworska N, Plonowski M, Ociepa T, Pierlejewski F, Gamrot Z, Urbanek-Dadela A, Gozdzik J, Stolpa W, Dembowska-Baginska B, Perek D, Matysiak M, Wachowiak J, Kowalczyk J, Balwierz W, Kalwak K, Chybicka A, Badowska W, Szczepanski T, Drozynska E, Krawczuk-Rybak M, Urasinski T, Mlynarski W, Woszczyk M, Karolczyk G, Sobol-Milejska G, Gil L. Increased risk of infections and infection-related mortality in children undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation compared to conventional anticancer therapy: a multicentre nationwide study. Clin Microbiol Infect 2015; 22:179.e1-179.e10. [PMID: 26493843 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This nationwide multicentre study analysed the epidemiology of bacterial, viral and fungal infections in paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and paediatric haematology and oncology (PHO) patients over a period of 24 consecutive months, including incidence, hazard risk and outcome of infections as well as occurrence of multidrug-resistant bacteria. During this period, 308 HSCTs were performed and 1768 children were newly diagnosed for malignancy. Compared to PHO, the risk in HSCT patients was significantly higher for all infections (hazard ratio (HR) 2.7), bacterial (HR 1.4), fungal (HR 3.5) and viral (HR 15.7) infections. The risk was higher in allo- than auto-HSCT for bacterial (HR 1.4), fungal (HR 3.2) and viral (HR 17.7) infections. The incidence of resistant bacteria was higher in HSCT than in PHO patients for both G-negative (72.5% vs. 59.2%) and G-positive (41.4% vs. 20.5%) strains. Cumulative incidence of bacterial, fungal and viral infections in HSCT patients was 33.9, 22.8 and 38.3%, respectively. Cumulative incidence of viral infections in allo-HSCT was 28.0% for cytomegalovirus, 18.5% for BK virus, 15.5% for Epstein-Barr virus, 9.5% for adenovirus, 2.6% for varicella zoster virus, 0.9% for influenza, 0.9% for human herpesvirus 6 and 0.3% for hepatitis B virus. Survival rates from infections were lower in HSCT than in PHO patients in bacterial (96.0 vs. 98.2%), fungal (75.5 vs. 94.6%) and most viral infections. In conclusion, the risk of any infections and the occurrence of resistant bacterial strains in allo-HSCT patients were higher than in auto-HSCT and PHO patients, while the outcome of infections was better in the PHO setting.
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- J Styczynski
- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Haematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Haematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Chorzow Paediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Kielce, Poland
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- Stem Cell Transplant Center, University Children's Hospital, Department of Clinical Immunology and Transplantology, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Division of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Paediatric, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, University Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Haematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Haematology and Oncology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical University, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Oncology, Medical University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology and Diabetology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Chorzow Paediatric and Oncology Center, Chorzow, Poland
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- Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Children Hospital, Kielce, Poland
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- Division of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology and Chemotherapy, Department of Paediatric, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Haematology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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