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Tu Y, Zhang J, Zhao M, He F. Nomogram establishment for short-term survival prediction in ICU patients with aplastic anemia based on the MIMIC-IV database. Hematology 2024; 29:2339778. [PMID: 38625693 DOI: 10.1080/16078454.2024.2339778] [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: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To establish an efficient nomogram model to predict short-term survival in ICU patients with aplastic anemia (AA). METHODS The data of AA patients in the MIMIC-IV database were obtained and randomly assigned to the training set and testing set in a ratio of 7:3. Independent prognosis factors were identified through univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. The variance inflation factor was calculated to detect the correlation between variables. A nomogram model was built based on independent prognostic factors and risk scores for factors were generated. Model performance was tested using C-index, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, calibration curve, decision curve analysis (DCA) and Kaplan-Meier curve. RESULTS A total of 1,963 AA patients were included. A nomogram model with 7 variables was built, including SAPS II, chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, body temperature, red cell distribution width, saturation of peripheral oxygen, age and mechanical ventilation. The C-indexes in the training set and testing set were 0.642 and 0.643 respectively, indicating certain accuracy of the model. ROC curve showed favorable classification performance of nomogram. The calibration curve reflected that its probabilistic prediction was reliable. DCA revealed good clinical practicability of the model. Moreover, the Kaplan-Meier curve showed that receiving mechanical ventilation could improve the survival status of AA patients in the short term but did not in the later period. CONCLUSION The nomogram model of the short-term survival rate of AA patients was built based on clinical characteristics, and early mechanical ventilation could help improve the short-term survival rate of patients.
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- Yan Tu
- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, People's Republic of China
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Al-Ghazawi Z, Al-Farajat A, Toubasi AA, Tawileh HBA, Qteish A, Aladily TN, Alnaimat F. Pancytopenia with aplastic anemia in systemic lupus erythematosus: case series and literature review. Rheumatol Int 2024; 44:943-953. [PMID: 38512478 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-024-05585-6] [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: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare, potentially catastrophic hematopoiesis failure manifested by pancytopenia and bone marrow aplasia. AA occurrence in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients is extremely rare. The diagnosis may be delayed due to other possible pancytopenia etiologies. Confirmation of peripheral cytopenias diagnosis necessitates a bone marrow aspiration. The management of AA is challenging, and the literature reported using glucocorticoids, danazol, plasmapheresis, cyclophosphamide, intravenous immunoglobulin, and cyclosporine. We report two cases of SLE patients who presented with pancytopenia, with bone marrow biopsy confirmed AA. One case was treated with cyclophosphamide but unfortunately succumbed to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), while the other case was managed with rituximab with a good response. Interestingly, both patients were on azathioprine before the diagnosis of AA. A comprehensive search for reported cases of AA in PubMed, Scopus, and the Directory of Open Access Journals databases was performed to enhance the understanding of the diagnostic and management challenges associated with AA in SLE, facilitating ongoing exploration and research in this field. The decision to do a BM aspiration and biopsy is recommended for SLE patients with an abrupt decline in blood counts and previously stable blood counts.
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- Zaid Al-Ghazawi
- School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan.
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Barade A, Lakshmi KM, Korula A, Abubacker FN, Kulkarni UP, Abraham A, Mathews V, George B, Edison ES. Comparison of telomere length in patients with bone marrow failure syndromes and healthy controls. Eur J Haematol 2024; 112:810-818. [PMID: 38213291 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.14173] [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: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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INTRODUCTION During normal aging, telomeric DNA is gradually lost in dividing somatic cells, and critically short telomeres lead to replicative senescence, apoptosis, or chromosomal instability. We studied telomere length in bone marrow failure syndromes (BMFS) compared to normal healthy population. METHODS Peripheral blood was collected from the participants, and genomic DNA was extracted. Relative telomere length was measured using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS and GraphPad Prism 8.2 software. RESULTS The median age of normal Indian population was 31 (0-60) years. As expected, telomere length (TL) showed a decline with age and no difference in TL between males and females. The median age of 650 patients with aplastic anemia (AA) was 30 (1-60) years. TL was significantly shorter in patients with AA compared to healthy controls (p < .001). In FA and MDS patients, TL was significantly shorter than age-matched healthy controls (p = .028; p < .001), respectively. There was no difference between the median TL in age-matched AA and FA patients (p = .727). However, patients with MDS had shorter TL than age-matched AA (p = .031). CONCLUSION TL in BMF syndrome patients was significantly shorter than age-matched healthy controls.
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- Aruna Barade
- Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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- Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Ciangola G, Santinelli E, McLornan DP, Pagliuca S, Gurnari C. Diagnostic evaluation in bone marrow failure disorders: what have we learnt to help inform the transplant decision in 2024 and beyond? Bone Marrow Transplant 2024; 59:444-450. [PMID: 38291125 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-024-02213-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Aplastic anemia (AA) is the prototypical bone marrow failure syndrome. In the current era of readily available 'molecular annotation', application of comprehensive next-generation sequencing panels has generated novel insights into underlying pathogenetic mechanisms, potentially leading to improvements in personalized therapeutic approaches. New evidence has emerged as to the role of somatic loss of HLA class I allele expression in 'immune-mediated' AA, associated molecular aberrations, and risk of clonal evolution. A deeper understanding has emerged regarding the role of 'myeloid' gene mutations in this context, translating patho-mechanistic insights derived from wider clinical and translational research within the myeloid disorder arena. Here, we review contemporary 'tools' which aid in confirmation of a diagnosis of AA, with an additional focus on their potential in guiding therapeutic options. A specific emphasis is placed upon interpretation and integration of this detailed diagnostic information and how this may inform optimal transplantation strategies.
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- Giulia Ciangola
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Sérvice d'Hématologie Clinique, CHRU de Nancy, Nancy, France
- CNRS UMR 7365 IMoPa, Biopôle de l'Université de Lorraine, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
- Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Peng L, Shi R, Lu F, Zhang G. Spurious High Platelet Count without PLT Flag(S) in a Patient with Severe Aplastic Anaemia. Clin Lab 2024; 70. [PMID: 38623668 DOI: 10.7754/clin.lab.2023.231119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Platelet (PLT) count is one of the most important parameters of automated hematology, as spurious PLT reports could affect medical judgement and bring significant risks. In most cases, spurious PLT will not be reported for review criteria, which will be triggered by abnormal PLT histograms and PLT flag(s). Here, we present a case of severe aplastic anemia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with spurious high platelet count with normal histogram and no PLT flag(s). METHODS The electrical impedance channel (PLT-I) and the fluorescence channel (PLT-F) of Sysmex XN-series hematology analyzer was used to obtain PLT results. Then, the sample was retested by another hematology analyzer MINDRAY BC-7500 [NR] CRP, and incubation was performed to rule out cryoglobulin interference. Furthermore, a microscope was used to estimate the PLT count by the ratio of platelets to red blood cells and observe the morphology of cells. RESULTS Both PLT-I and PLT-F test results were spuriously high, and microscopically assessed platelet counts were relatively reliable. The observed spiny cells and ghost cells caused by hemolysis may have contributed to the inaccuracy of instrumental counting in this case. CONCLUSIONS For special hematologic patients, PLT-I with flags may not be sufficient for screening purposes and PLT-F is not always accurate. Multiple testing methods including manual microscopy are needed.
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Yoshida N. Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric acquired aplastic anemia. Int J Hematol 2024; 119:240-247. [PMID: 36867357 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-023-03564-4] [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: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Acquired aplastic anemia (AA) in children is a rare bone marrow failure that requires several special considerations for its diagnosis and treatment compared with that in adults. The most common issue is the differential diagnosis with refractory cytopenia of childhood and inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, which is crucial for making decisions on the appropriate treatment for pediatric AA. In addition to detailed morphological evaluation, a comprehensive diagnostic work-up that includes genetic analysis using next-generation sequencing will play an increasingly important role in identifying the underlying etiology of pediatric AA. When discussing treatment strategies for children with acquired AA, the long-term sequelae and level of hematopoietic recovery that affect daily or school life should also be considered, although the overall survival rate has reached 90% after immunosuppressive therapy or hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Recent advances in HCT for pediatric patients with acquired AA have been remarkable, with the successful use of upfront bone marrow transplantation from a matched unrelated donor, unrelated cord blood transplantation or haploidentical HCT as salvage treatment, and fludarabine/melphalan-based conditioning regimens. This review discusses current clinical practices in the diagnosis and treatment of acquired AA in children based on the latest data.
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- Nao Yoshida
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Medical Center, Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya First Hospital, 3-35 Michishita-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 453-8511, Japan.
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Lin F, Cao K, Chang F, Oved JH, Luo M, Fan Z, Schubert J, Wu J, Zhong Y, Gallo DJ, Denenberg EH, Chen J, Fanning EA, Lambert MP, Paessler ME, Surrey LF, Zelley K, MacFarland S, Kurre P, Olson TS, Li MM. Uncovering the Genetic Etiology of Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes Using a Custom-Designed Next-Generation Sequencing Panel. J Mol Diagn 2024; 26:191-201. [PMID: 38103590 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2023.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFS) are a group of heterogeneous disorders that account for ∼30% of pediatric cases of bone marrow failure and are often associated with developmental abnormalities and cancer predisposition. This article reports the laboratory validation and clinical utility of a large-scale, custom-designed next-generation sequencing panel, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) IBMFS panel, for the diagnosis of IBMFS in a cohort of pediatric patients. This panel demonstrated excellent analytic accuracy, with 100% sensitivity, ≥99.99% specificity, and 100% reproducibility on validation samples. In 269 patients with suspected IBMFS, this next-generation sequencing panel was used for identifying single-nucleotide variants, small insertions/deletions, and copy number variations in mosaic or nonmosaic status. Sixty-one pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (54 single-nucleotide variants/insertions/deletions and 7 copy number variations) and 24 hypomorphic variants were identified, resulting in the molecular diagnosis of IBMFS in 21 cases (7.8%) and exclusion of IBMFS with a diagnosis of a blood disorder in 10 cases (3.7%). Secondary findings, including evidence of early hematologic malignancies and other hereditary cancer-predisposition syndromes, were observed in 9 cases (3.3%). The CHOP IBMFS panel was highly sensitive and specific, with a significant increase in the diagnostic yield of IBMFS. These findings suggest that next-generation sequencing-based panel testing should be a part of routine diagnostics in patients with suspected IBMFS.
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- Fumin Lin
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Pediatric Comprehensive Bone Marrow Failure Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Pediatric Comprehensive Bone Marrow Failure Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Pediatric Comprehensive Bone Marrow Failure Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Foucar CE, Foley DH, Aldous J, Burke PW, Pettit KR, Benitez LL, Perissinotti AJ, Marini BL, Boonstra P, Bixby DL. Real-world outcomes with immunosuppressive therapy for aplastic anemia in patients treated at the University of Michigan. Eur J Haematol 2024; 112:424-432. [PMID: 37929654 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.14131] [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: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare bone marrow failure disorder that is treated with either allogeneic stem cell transplant or immunosuppressive therapy (IST) consisting of antithymocyte globulin (ATG), cyclosporine (CSA), and eltrombopag. While outcomes are favorable in younger patients, older patients (>60) have significantly worse long-term survival. The dose of ATG is often reduced in older patients and those with multiple comorbidities given concerns for tolerability. The efficacy and safety of dose-attenuated IST in this population is largely undescribed. We performed a retrospective review of patients with AA treated with IST. Our analysis was confounded by changes in practice patterns and the introduction of eltrombopag. We identified 53 patients >60 years old, of which, 20 received dose-attenuated IST, with no statistically significant difference in overall survival between full and attenuated dose cohorts. Overall response rates in both cohorts were similar at 6 months at 71% and 68%. There were more documented infectious complications in the full dose cohort (13 vs. 3). This supports the consideration of dose-attenuated IST in older patients with concerns about tolerance of IST. Lastly, our data confirmed favorable outcomes of younger patients receiving IST, especially in combination with eltrombopag.
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- Charles E Foucar
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Sciences, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Sciences, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services and Clinical Sciences, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Onishi Y. Aplastic anemia: history and recent developments in diagnosis and treatment. Int J Hematol 2024; 119:217-219. [PMID: 38310173 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-024-03715-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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Acquired aplastic anemia is an immune-mediated disease that targets hematopoietic stem cells, which is diagnosed by findings of peripheral blood pancytopenia and hypocellular bone marrow. Although the diagnostic definition is simple, differential diagnosis from other overlapping hematopoietic disorders such as hypoplastic myelodysplastic syndrome and inherited bone marrow failure syndrome is not easy. Immune suppressive therapy and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation are important treatment approaches for aplastic anemia, and both have advanced in recent years. This issue of Progress in Hematology covers four topics related to aplastic anemia: (1) laboratory markers to identify immune pathophysiology and their role on differential diagnosis and prognosis, (2) the path to combination therapy with horse anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclosporine A, and eltrombopag, (3) more than 60 years of history and recent trends in allogeneic HSCT, and (4) genetic testing for differential diagnosis from IBMFS and novel approaches to transplantation for children including fludarabine/melphalan-based conditioning.
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- Yasushi Onishi
- Department of Hematology, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
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Shao ZH. [How to think about the clinical classifications of acquired aplastic anemia]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2024; 104:465-467. [PMID: 38317357 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20230913-00462] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Paying attention to the diagnosis and classification of acquired aplastic anemia (AA) is the basis for improving the efficacy and the guarantee for the correct exploration of the pathological mechanism, which is of great clinical and academic significance. At present, AA classification is still based on clinical characteristics, which is a historical product of academic development.It is beneficial to guide symptomatic treatment and for the onset of curative treatment. However, the clinical classification of AA cannot replace the pathological mechanism classification to guide the treatment of the root cause. The classification of the pathological mechanism of AA determines the choice of treatment strategy, and can provide a basis for the study of etiology and prevention, and is also the future research direction. Paying attention to the classification of the pathological mechanism of AA is the basis for improving the efficacy and the guarantee for the correct exploration of the pathological mechanism. Modern medicine has entered the era of "molecular targets" and "precision", and how to treat clinical classification based on clinical characteristics is an important issue faced by clinicians. When many different mechanisms of bone marrow failure isolated from AA patients can be accurately identified, that is, when the clinically diagnosed AA has been truly purified into a disease with a clear pathological mechanism, the clinical classification of AA can help to choose the root cause strategy. This article mainly focuses on how to view the clinical classification of AA for the reference of colleagues.
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- Z H Shao
- Department of Hematology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Bone Marrow Failure and Malignant Hemopoietic Clone Control, Tianjin 300052, China
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Steensma DP. Revisiting the first reported case of aplastic anaemia. Br J Haematol 2024; 204:455-458. [PMID: 38044033 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19241] [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: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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The great pathologist Paul Ehrlich in Berlin is commonly credited with describing the first clear case of aplastic anaemia in 1888: a 21-year-old woman who presented with haemorrhage and signs and symptoms of severe anaemia, quickly succumbing to her illness. Ehrlich's description of this patient's background and clinical course allowed individual identification. Re-analysis of this case suggests an inherited bone marrow failure syndrome as a possible additional diagnosis.
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Kashiwagi H, Kuwana M, Murata M, Shimada N, Takafuta T, Yamanouchi J, Kato H, Hato T, Tomiyama Y. Reference guide for the diagnosis of adult primary immune thrombocytopenia, 2023 edition. Int J Hematol 2024; 119:1-13. [PMID: 37957517 PMCID: PMC10770234 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-023-03672-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by isolated thrombocytopenia due to accelerated platelet destruction and impaired platelet production. Diagnosis of ITP is still challenging because ITP has been diagnosed by exclusion. Exclusion of thrombocytopenia due to bone marrow failure is especially important in Japan because of high prevalence of aplastic anemia compared to Western countries. Hence, we propose a new diagnostic criteria involving the measurement of plasma thrombopoietin (TPO) levels and percentage of immature platelet fraction (RP% or IPF%); 1) isolated thrombocytopenia with no morphological evidence of dysplasia in any blood cell type in a blood smear, 2) normal or slightly increased plasma TPO level (< cutoff), 3) elevated RP% or IPF% (> upper limit of normal), and 4) absence of other conditions that potentially cause thrombocytopenia including secondary ITP. A diagnosis of ITP is made if conditions 1-4 are all met. Cases in which criterion 2 or 3 is not met or unavailable are defined as "possible ITP," and diagnosis of ITP can be made mainly by typical clinical course. These new criteria enable us to clearly differentiate ITP from aplastic anemia and other forms of hypoplastic thrombocytopenia and can be highly useful in clinical practice for avoiding unnecessary bone marrow examination as well as for appropriate selection of treatments.
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- Hirokazu Kashiwagi
- Department of Blood Transfusion, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, 2-15, Yamadaoka, Japan.
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Medical Research, International University of Health and Welfare, Ohtawara, Tochigi, Japan
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- Center for Basic Medical Research, International University of Health and Welfare, Ohtawara, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima City Funairi Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Division of Blood Transfusion and Cell Therapy, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Ehime Blood Center, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Gutierrez-Rodrigues F, Patel BA, Groarke EM. When to consider inherited marrow failure syndromes in adults. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2023; 2023:548-555. [PMID: 38066926 PMCID: PMC10727017 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2023000488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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The inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFS) are a heterogenous group of disorders caused by germline mutations in related genes and characterized by bone marrow failure (BMF), disease specific organ involvement, and, in most cases, predisposition to malignancy. Their distinction from immune marrow failure can often be challenging, particularly when presentations occur in adulthood or are atypical. A combination of functional (disease specific assays) and genetic testing is optimal in assessing all new BMF patients for an inherited etiology. However, genetic testing is costly and may not be available worldwide due to resource constraints; in such cases, clinical history, standard laboratory testing, and the use of algorithms can guide diagnosis. Interpretation of genetic results can be challenging and must reflect assessment of pathogenicity, inheritance pattern, clinical phenotype, and specimen type used. Due to the progressive use of genomics, new IBMFS continue to be identified, widening the spectrum of these disorders.
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Liang H, Kong X, Ren Y, Wang H, Liu E, Sun F, Zhu G, Zhang Q, Zhou Y. Application of serum Raman spectroscopy in rapid and early discrimination of aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2023; 302:123008. [PMID: 37328404 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123008] [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] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Raman spectroscopy of hematological diseases has gained attention from various researchers. However, serum analysis of bone marrow failure (BMF), represented by aplastic anemia (AA) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) has not been fully investigated. In this study, we aimed at establishing a simple, non-invasive serum detection method for AA and MDS. METHOD Serum samples from 35 AA patients (N = 35), MDS patients (N = 25), and control volunteers (N = 23) were systematically analyzed via laser Raman spectroscopy, and orthogonal partial least squares discrimination analysis (OPLS-DA). Then, discrimination models between the BMFs and control were constructed and evaluated using the prediction set. RESULTS Compared to control volunteers, serum spectral data for BMF patients were specific. The intensities of Raman peaks representing nucleic acids (726, 781, 786, 1078, 1190, 1415 cm-1), proteins (1221 cm-1), phospholipid/cholesterol (1285 cm-1), and β-carotene (1162 cm-1) significantly decreased, while the intensity of lipids (1437 and 1446 cm-1) significantly increased. Intensities of Raman peaks representing nucleic acids (726 cm-1) and collagen (1344 cm-1) in the AA group were significantly lower than in the control group. Intensities of Raman peaks representing nucleic acids (726 and 786 cm-1), proteins (1003 cm-1), and collagen (1344 cm-1) in the MDS group were significantly lower than those of the control group. The intensity of Raman peaks representing lipids (1437 and 1443 cm-1) in the MDS group was significantly higher than in the control group. Patients with AA and MDS exhibited increased serum triglyceride levels and decreased high-density lipoprotein levels. CONCLUSIONS The relationship between serological test data for patients and typing of AA and MDS provides essential information for rapid and early identification of BMF. This study shows the potential of Raman spectroscopy for non-invasive detection of different BMF types.
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- Haoyue Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China; Tianjin Institutes of Health Science, Tianjin 301600, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tianjin Geriatrics Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China; Tianjin Institutes of Health Science, Tianjin 301600, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China; Tianjin Institutes of Health Science, Tianjin 301600, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China; Tianjin Institutes of Health Science, Tianjin 301600, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China; Tianjin Institutes of Health Science, Tianjin 301600, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China; Tianjin Institutes of Health Science, Tianjin 301600, China.
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tianjin Geriatrics Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China; Tianjin Institutes of Health Science, Tianjin 301600, China.
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Jia J, Wang S, Kang Y, Liu X, Xu L. Porcine antilymphocyte globulin versus rabbit antithymocyte globulin for intensive immunosuppressive therapy of acquired aplastic anemia: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther 2023; 61:551-560. [PMID: 37877292 DOI: 10.5414/cp204379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Several studies have reported that porcine antilymphocyte globulin (pALG) has a significant effect on aplastic anemia (AA), but their conclusions are inconsistent. To objectively evaluate its efficacy and safety, a meta-analysis was conducted. MATERIALS AND METHODS We systematically searched the relevant literature on pALG vs. rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) as the first-line treatment in AA patients until August 31, 2022, in electronic databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, etc. Two researchers independently extracted data and evaluated the quality of the study. Stata 14.0 was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS 50 studies were included in the analysis. The overall responses at 3, 6, and 12 months between the pALG group and rATG group were equivalent. We analyzed early mortality, total mortality, relapse rates, and 5-year survival after the administration of pALG or rATG, and there was no significant difference between the pALG and rATG groups. In our study, the incidence of infection in the pALG group was better than that in the rATG group, OR = 0.63, 95% CI (0.44 - 0.88), p = 0.008, which showed a statistically significant difference. CONCLUSION The efficacy of pALG in AA patients is equivalent to that of rATG. rATG was associated with a significantly higher incidence rate of infection than pALG.
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Fattizzo B, Gurnari C, Cassanello G, Bortolotti M, Awada H, Giammarco S, Consonni D, Sica S, Gandhi S, Trikha R, Large J, Salter S, Maciejewski JP, Barcellini W, Kulasekararaj AG. Deciphering treatment patterns in non-severe/moderate aplastic anemia: an international observational study. Leukemia 2023; 37:2479-2485. [PMID: 37794100 PMCID: PMC10681892 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-023-02047-z] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Non-severe aplastic anemia is a rare bone marrow failure disorder characterized by variable degrees and combination of cytopenias, with limited data on management and outcome. We describe a large multicentric series of 259 patients, focusing on clinical and molecular features, treatment, evolution, and survival. The majority required treatment with cyclosporine (CyA) alone (N = 84) or in combination with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG,44) or eltrombopag (20), eltrombopag alone (10), or others (25) including androgens. Similar outcomes were observed across different strategies, with a 6-month overall response rate of 73% for CyA, 74% for ATG plus CyA, 68% for CyA plus eltrombopag, 87% for eltrombopag, and 79% for others. Notably, 56 patients (39%), mainly receiving CyA plus eltrombopag, achieved a trilineage response (p = 0.02). Progression to myeloid neoplasms was limited (8%) and not related to mutational status. Hemolytic PNH developed in 10% of cases, being predicted by detection of small clones at diagnosis. Survival was negatively impacted by age, male gender, LDH, platelets/erythrocyte transfusion need, and somatic mutations by NGS, and positively by higher neutrophils at diagnosis, PNH clones, and trilineage response at 6 and 12 months. Multivariable analysis confirmed the detrimental role of age and the favorable association with PNH clone and trilineage response at 6 months.
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- Bruno Fattizzo
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Hematological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Hematological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Hematological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Hematological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Hematological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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Sakamoto T, Obara N, Maruyama Y, Kato T, Kurita N, Hattori K, Suehara Y, Nishikii H, Yokoyama Y, Sakata-Yanagimoto M, Usuki K, Chiba S. Repeated immunosuppressive rabbit antithymocyte globulin therapy for adult patients with relapsed or refractory aplastic anemia. Eur J Haematol 2023; 111:768-776. [PMID: 37549934 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.14075] [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: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Immunosuppressive therapy (IST) with antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and cyclosporin A is the standard treatment for aplastic anemia (AA). However, the efficacy of repeated IST with rabbit ATG (rATG) as salvage therapy remains unclear in patients with relapsed or refractory AA. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of IST2 with rATG (IST2-rATG) in 19 consecutive patients with relapsed or refractory AA who received first-line IST with rATG in two centers between 2009 and 2020. RESULTS The overall 6-month response rate of the patients was 58%. The response rates were similar between patients with relapsed and refractory AA. The presence of glycophosphatidylinositol-deficient blood cells was associated with a better response to IST2-rATG. Despite retreatment with the same rATG, serum disease and severe allergic reactions were not observed. CONCLUSION IST2-rATG is effective and safe for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed and refractory AA after receiving first-line IST with rATG.
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- Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
- Division of Advanced Hemato-Oncology, Transborder Medical Research Center, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Cuccuini W, Collonge-Rame MA, Auger N, Douet-Guilbert N, Coster L, Lafage-Pochitaloff M. Cytogenetics in the management of bone marrow failure syndromes: Guidelines from the Groupe Francophone de Cytogénétique Hématologique (GFCH). Curr Res Transl Med 2023; 71:103423. [PMID: 38016422 DOI: 10.1016/j.retram.2023.103423] [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: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Bone marrow failure syndromes are rare disorders characterized by bone marrow hypocellularity and resultant peripheral cytopenias. The most frequent form is acquired, so-called aplastic anemia or idiopathic aplastic anemia, an auto-immune disorder frequently associated with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, whereas inherited bone marrow failure syndromes are related to pathogenic germline variants. Among newly identified germline variants, GATA2 deficiency and SAMD9/9L syndromes have a special significance. Other germline variants impacting biological processes, such as DNA repair, telomere biology, and ribosome biogenesis, may cause major syndromes including Fanconi anemia, dyskeratosis congenita, Diamond-Blackfan anemia, and Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. Bone marrow failure syndromes are at risk of secondary progression towards myeloid neoplasms in the form of myelodysplastic neoplasms or acute myeloid leukemia. Acquired clonal cytogenetic abnormalities may be present before or at the onset of progression; some have prognostic value and/or represent somatic rescue mechanisms in inherited syndromes. On the other hand, the differential diagnosis between aplastic anemia and hypoplastic myelodysplastic neoplasm remains challenging. Here we discuss the value of cytogenetic abnormalities in bone marrow failure syndromes and propose recommendations for cytogenetic diagnosis and follow-up.
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- Wendy Cuccuini
- Laboratoire d'Hématologie, Unité de Cytogénétique, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), 75475, Paris Cedex 10, France.
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- Oncobiologie Génétique Bioinformatique UF Cytogénétique et Génétique Moléculaire, CHU de Besançon, Hôpital Minjoz, 25030, Besançon, France
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- Laboratoire de Cytogénétique/Génétique des Tumeurs, Gustave Roussy, 94805, Villejuif, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Chromosomique, CHU Brest, Hôpital Morvan, 29609, Brest Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'Hématologie, Secteur de Cytogénétique, Institut Universitaire de Cancérologie de Toulouse, CHU de Toulouse, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire de Cytogénétique Hématologique, CHU Timone, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM), Aix Marseille Université, 13005, Marseille, France
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Abdolrasouli A, Schelenz S. Answer to the Photo Quiz: Bloodstream infection in a neutropenic patient with severe aplastic anemia. J Clin Microbiol 2023; 61:e0057623. [PMID: 37732748 PMCID: PMC10575292 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00576-23] [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: 09/22/2023] Open
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- Alireza Abdolrasouli
- Department of Medical Microbiology, King’s College hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, King’s College hospital, London, United Kingdom
- School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King’s College, London, United Kingdom
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Abdolrasouli A, Schelenz S. Photo Quiz: Bloodstream infection in a neutropenic patient with severe aplastic anemia. J Clin Microbiol 2023; 61:e0056623. [PMID: 37732749 PMCID: PMC10575194 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00566-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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- Alireza Abdolrasouli
- Department of Medical Microbiology, King’s College hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, King’s College hospital, London, United Kingdom
- School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King’s College, London, United Kingdom
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Yu W, Wang Q, Ge M, Shi X. Natural killer cells in peripheral blood at diagnosis predict response to immunosuppressive therapy in severe aplastic anemia. Clin Exp Med 2023; 23:1815-1822. [PMID: 36244022 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-022-00909-x] [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: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Immunosuppressive therapy (IST) consisting of antihuman thymocyte globulin and cyclosporine A is the first-line therapy for patients with severe aplastic anemia (AA) who are ineligible for undergoing bone marrow transplantation. The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlation between natural killer (NK) cells and response to IST in SAA patients. We retrospectively included 93 AA patients and detected NK cells in peripheral blood by flow cytometry. Both the proportion and absolute number of NK cells in newly diagnosed SAA patients were significantly lower than in controls, while the proportion and absolute number of NK cells in complete remission patients treated with IST were remarkably increased compared with treatment-naïve SAA patients. Additionally, the absolute number of NK cells at diagnosis was positively correlated with initial blood counts. For SAA patients receiving IST, the proportion of NK cells at baseline and 6 months was significantly higher in responders than in non-responders. Unexpectedly, we found that the increase in the proportion of NK cells at 6 months after IST was closely related to the recovery of hematopoiesis. ROC curve identified 7.3% of NK cells proportion at diagnosis as the cutoff value to predict response to IST. The response rate was higher in NK proportion high group than in NK proportion low group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis further confirmed the independent predictive value of NK cells proportion in assessing IST response. The proportion of NK cells at diagnosis may serve as a promising predictor of response to IST in patients with SAA.
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- Wei Yu
- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266555, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266555, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, 288 Nanjing Road, Tianjin, 300020, People's Republic of China.
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266555, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
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Vissers L, van der Burg M, Lankester A, Smiers F, Mohseny A. Optimizing diagnostic methods and stem cell transplantation outcomes in pediatric bone marrow failure: a 50-year single center experience. Eur J Pediatr 2023; 182:4195-4203. [PMID: 37439851 PMCID: PMC10570154 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05093-y] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Peripheral blood cytopenia, a frequent presenting symptom in pediatric patients, can be caused by bone marrow failure (BMF). Timely identification of patients with non-reversible BMF is of crucial importance to reduce the risks of invasive infections and bleeding complications. Most pediatric patients with severe persistent cytopenia, independent of the underlying cause, are offered allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) as curative therapy. Here we report on our management guidelines and HSCT outcomes of pediatric BMF patients to pinpoint improvements and future challenges. We formulated recommendations based on this 50 years' experience, which were implemented at our center in 2017. By analysis of the HSCT cohort of 2017-2023, the 5-year outcome data is presented and compared to historical outcome data. In addition, outcomes of patients transplanted for identified inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFS) are compared to severe aplastic anemia (SAA) outcomes to underline the often multiorgan disease in IBMFS with implications for long-term survival. Survival of pediatric patients with irreversible BMF has improved tremendously. SAA patients transplanted after 2017 had a superior 5-year overall (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) of 97% and 85% compared to 68% and 59% in the cohort transplanted before 2017 (p = 0.0011 and p = 0.017). A similar trend was seen for BMF, with an OS and EFS of 89% for those transplanted after 2017 compared to 62% and 59% (p > 0.05). This improvement is mainly related to better survival in the first months after HSCT. The long-term survival after HSCT is lower in IBMFS patients as compared to SAA patients due to secondary malignancies and multiorgan toxicity. Conclusion: Unbiased protocolized in-depth diagnostic strategies are crucial to increase the frequency of identifiable causes within the heterogeneous group of pediatric BMF. A comprehensive approach to identify the cause of BMF can prevent treatment delay and be useful to tailor treatment and follow-up protocols. What is Known: • Irreversible BMF in pediatric patients can be caused by a wide spectrum of underlying diseases including (pre)malignant disease, IBMFS and AA. Identifying the exact underlying cause of BMF is crucial for tailored therapy, however often challenging and time-consuming. • Frontline allogeneic HSCT is offered to most pediatric patients with severe BMF as curative treatment. What is New: • Protocolized unbiased diagnostics, short time to treatment (< 3 months) and maximal supportive care until curative treatment can prevent complications with a negative effect on survival such as infection and bleeding. • Personalized follow-up protocols for IBMFS patients are essential to prevent a second decline in survival due to long-term treatment toxicity and extra-hematological disease complications.
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- Lotte Vissers
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Willem-Alexander Children's Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Willem-Alexander Children's Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Willem-Alexander Children's Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Willem-Alexander Children's Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Willem-Alexander Children's Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Shamim N, Khan MA, Iftikhar R, Akram Z, Jamshaid H, Rehman J, Chaudhry QUN, Ghafoor T. To determine the frequency of aldehyde dehydrogenase type 2 (aldh2) deficiency in aplastic anaemia: A single center experience from pakistan. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2023; 35:462-465. [PMID: 38404093 DOI: 10.55519/jamc-03-12025] [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] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND Aplastic anaemia is a rare bone marrow failure syndrome and is defined by pancytopenia associated with a hypo-cellular bone marrow with no increase in reticulin and the absence of any abnormal infiltrate. The objective of the study was to determine the frequency of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase type 2 (ALDH2) deficiency in patients with Aplastic Anaemia and investigate its correlation with patient and disease characteristics. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre Rawalpindi from 01-08-2022-01-02-2023, over 6 months. METHODS A total of 56 patients who were diagnosed with aplastic anaemia during this period, fulfilling inclusion criteria were enrolled. Patients were genotyped as GG (homozygous) and GA (heterozygous). GG had normal ALDH2, while GA were patients with ALDH2 deficiency. Data was collected on the patient's demographics, type and severity of anaemia, type of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and frequency of ALDH2 deficiency. Results were analyzed for ALDH2 deficiency and its correlation with patient and disease characteristics was investigated. RESULTS A total of 56 patients were included in the study. The median age of the patients was 28 years (20-39). According to the type of aplastic anaemia, 2 (3.6%) had Fanconi anaemia and 54 (96.4%) had acquired aplastic anaemia. In our study, 18 (32.1%) patients had undergone HSCT while the remaining 38 (67.9%) could not undergo HSCT. The frequency of the presence of ALDH2 deficiency was 2 (3.6%). There was no statistically significant correlation between the frequency of ALDH2 deficiency with variables like gender, age distribution, type of aplastic anaemia, the severity of aplastic anaemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplant. CONCLUSIONS We concluded from our study the frequency of ALDH2 was rare in patients with aplastic anaemia. There was no statistically significant correlation between the frequency of ALDH2 deficiency with variables like gender, age distribution, type of aplastic anaemia, the severity of aplastic anaemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, CMH Medical Complex, Rawalpindi-Pakistan
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Gutierrez-Rodrigues F, Munger E, Ma X, Groarke EM, Tang Y, Patel BA, Catto LFB, Clé DV, Niewisch MR, Alves-Paiva RM, Donaires FS, Pinto AL, Borges G, Santana BA, McReynolds LJ, Giri N, Altintas B, Fan X, Shalhoub R, Siwy CM, Diamond C, Raffo DQ, Craft K, Kajigaya S, Summers RM, Liu P, Cunningham L, Hickstein DD, Dunbar CE, Pasquini R, De Oliveira MM, Velloso EDRP, Alter BP, Savage SA, Bonfim C, Wu CO, Calado RT, Young NS. Differential diagnosis of bone marrow failure syndromes guided by machine learning. Blood 2023; 141:2100-2113. [PMID: 36542832 PMCID: PMC10163315 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022017518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The choice to postpone treatment while awaiting genetic testing can result in significant delay in definitive therapies in patients with severe pancytopenia. Conversely, the misdiagnosis of inherited bone marrow failure (BMF) can expose patients to ineffectual and expensive therapies, toxic transplant conditioning regimens, and inappropriate use of an affected family member as a stem cell donor. To predict the likelihood of patients having acquired or inherited BMF, we developed a 2-step data-driven machine-learning model using 25 clinical and laboratory variables typically recorded at the initial clinical encounter. For model development, patients were labeled as having acquired or inherited BMF depending on their genomic data. Data sets were unbiasedly clustered, and an ensemble model was trained with cases from the largest cluster of a training cohort (n = 359) and validated with an independent cohort (n = 127). Cluster A, the largest group, was mostly immune or inherited aplastic anemia, whereas cluster B comprised underrepresented BMF phenotypes and was not included in the next step of data modeling because of a small sample size. The ensemble cluster A-specific model was accurate (89%) to predict BMF etiology, correctly predicting inherited and likely immune BMF in 79% and 92% of cases, respectively. Our model represents a practical guide for BMF diagnosis and highlights the importance of clinical and laboratory variables in the initial evaluation, particularly telomere length. Our tool can be potentially used by general hematologists and health care providers not specialized in BMF, and in under-resourced centers, to prioritize patients for genetic testing or for expeditious treatment.
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- Fernanda Gutierrez-Rodrigues
- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
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- Imaging Biomarkers and Computer-Aided Diagnosis Laboratory, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology, and Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology, and Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Clinical Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology, and Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology, and Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology, and Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology, and Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Clinical Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Clinical Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Clinical Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Translational Stem Cell Biology Branch, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Clinical Reseach Infomatics, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
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- Translational and Functional Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
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- Imaging Biomarkers and Computer-Aided Diagnosis Laboratory, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
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- Translational and Functional Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Translational and Functional Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, PR
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- Hemotherapy and Cell Therapy Branch, Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil
- Service of Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy and Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31) HCFMUSP, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Clinical Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Clinical Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, PR
- Instituto de Pesquisa Pele Pequeno Principe, Curitiba, PR
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- Office of Biostatistics Research, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology, and Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
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Pancytopenia in children with celiac disease (CeD) is postulated to be due to nutritional deficiency such as vitamin B12, folate and copper or an autoimmune process resulting in aplastic anemia with hypoplastic marrow. In the present case series, we report the profile and explore the etiology of pancytopenia among children with CeD. There are only a few case reports of pancytopenia in children with CeD. We enrolled newly diagnosed cases of CeD and pancytopenia presenting in the celiac disease clinic over three years. Detailed evaluation was carried out for the cause of pancytopenia. We followed up on the cases for compliance and response to gluten-free diet at three months, six months and 12 months. Twenty patients were eligible for inclusion. They were divided into two groups: one with aplastic anemia with hypoplastic marrow labeled as Gp CeD-AA and the other with megaloblastic/nutritional anemia labeled as Gp CeD-MA. Patients in Gp CeD-MA presented with classical symptoms of CeD as recurrent diarrhea, abdomen distension, pallor and poor weight gain. They had none or just one transfusion requirement and had an early and complete recovery from pancytopenia. Patients in Gp CeD-AA presented with atypical symptoms such as epistaxis, short stature, fever, pallor and weakness. They had a multiple blood transfusion requirement and had delayed and partial recovery from pancytopenia. Pancytopenia is not a disease in itself but is the presentation of an underlying disease. It can occur due to various coexisting disorders in children with CeD, which can be as simple as nutritional deficiencies to as complex as an autoimmune process or malignancy. CeD should be included in the differential diagnosis of aplastic anemia as CeD and aplastic anemia both have a similar pathological process involving T cell destruction of tissues.
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- Shailja Vajpayee
- Pediatric Medicine Department, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, 302 004, India
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- Pediatric Medicine Department, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, 302 004, India.
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- Pediatric Medicine Department, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, 302 004, India
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- Pathology Department, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, 302 004, India
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Goronkova O, Novichkova G, Salimova T, Kalinina I, Baidildina D, Petrova U, Antonova K, Sadovskaya M, Suntsova E, Evseev D, Matveev V, Venyov D, Khachatryan L, Litvinov D, Pshonkin A, Ovsyannikova G, Kotskaya N, Gobadze D, Olshanskaya Y, Popov A, Raykina E, Mironenko O, Voronin K, Purbueva B, Boichenko E, Dinikina Y, Guseynova E, Sherstnev D, Kalinina E, Mezentsev S, Streneva O, Yudina N, Plaksina O, Erega E, Maschan M, Maschan A. Efficacy of combined immunosuppression with or without eltrombopag in children with newly diagnosed aplastic anemia. Blood Adv 2023; 7:953-962. [PMID: 35446936 PMCID: PMC10027512 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006716] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We compared the efficacy and safety of eltrombopag (ELTR) combined with immunosuppressive therapy (IST) and IST alone in treatment-naïve children with severe (SAA) and very severe (vSAA) aplastic anemia. Ninety-eight pediatric patients were randomized to receive horse antithymocyte globulin (hATG) and cyclosporin A (CsA) with (n = 49) or without (n = 49) ELTR. The primary endpoint was the overall response rate (ORR) at 4 months. After 4 months, nonresponders were crossed over to the alternative group. In all patients, the ORR in ELTR + IST and IST groups was similar (65% vs 53%; P = .218); however, the complete response (CR) rate was significantly higher in the ELTR + IST group (31% vs 12%; P = .027). In severity subgroups, the ORR was 89% vs 57% (P = .028) in favor of IST + ELTR in SAA, but it did not differ in patients with vSAA (52% vs 50%; P = .902). At 6 months after the crossover, 61% of initial ELTR(-) patients achieved a response compared with 17% of initial ELTR(+) patients (P = .016). No significant difference in ELTR + IST and IST groups was observed in the 3-year overall survival (OS) (89% vs 91%; P = .673) or the 3-year event-free survival (EFS) (53% vs 41%; P = .326). There was no unexpected toxicity related to ELTR. Adding ELTR to standard IST was well tolerated and increased the CR rate. The greatest benefit from ELTR combined with IST was observed in patients with SAA but not in those with vSAA. The second course of IST resulted in a high ORR in initial ELTR(-) patients who added ELTR and had limited efficacy among patients who received ELTR upfront. This trial was registered at Clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT03413306.
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- Olga Goronkova
- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- St. Petersburg Children's City Hospital No 1, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Almazov National Medical Research Center, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Shustov University Clinical Hospital No 3 of Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia
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- Samara Regional Clinical Children's Hospital, Samara, Russia
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- Ekaterinburg Regional Clinical Children's Hospital, Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- Voronezh Regional Clinical Children's Hospital No 1, Voronezh, Russia
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- Regional Clinical Children's Hospital, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
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- Piotrovich Regional Clinical Children's Hospital, Khabarovsk, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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Li Y, Xiong YZ, Fan HH, Jing LP, Li JP, Lin QS, Xu CH, Li Y, Ye L, Jiao M, Yang Y, Li Y, Yang WR, Peng GX, Zhou K, Zhao X, Zhang L, Zhang FK. [Metagenomic next-generation sequencing of plasma for the identification of bloodstream infectious pathogens in severe aplastic anemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:236-241. [PMID: 37356986 PMCID: PMC10119722 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2023.03.010] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the diagnostic value of cell-free plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) pathogen identification for severe aplastic anemia (SAA) bloodstream infection. Methods: From February 2021 to February 2022, mNGS and conventional detection methods (blood culture, etc.) were used to detect 33 samples from 29 consecutive AA patients admitted to the Anemia Diagnosis and Treatment Center of the Hematology Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences to assess the diagnostic consistency of mNGS and conventional detection, as well as the impact on clinical treatment benefits and clinical accuracy. Results: ①Among the 33 samples evaluated by mNGS and conventional detection methods, 25 cases (75.76%) carried potential pathogenic microorganisms. A total of 72 pathogenic microorganisms were identified from all cases, of which 65 (90.28%) were detected only by mNGS. ②All 33 cases were evaluated for diagnostic consistency, of which 2 cases (6.06%) were Composite, 18 cases (54.55%) were mNGS only, 2 cases (6.06%) were Conventional method only, 1 case (3.03%) was both common compliances (mNGS/Conventional testing) , and 10 cases (30.3%) were completely non-conforming (None) . ③All 33 cases were evaluated for clinical treatment benefit. Among them, 8 cases (24.24%) received Initiation of targeted treatment, 1 case (3.03%) received Treatment de-escalation, 13 cases (39.39%) received Confirmation, and the remaining 11 cases (33.33%) received No clinical benefit. ④ The sensitivity of 80.77%, specificity of 70.00%, positive predictive value of 63.64%, negative predictive value of 84.85%, positive likelihood ratio of 2.692, and negative likelihood ratio of 0.275 distinguished mNGS from conventional detection methods (21/12 vs 5/28, P<0.001) . Conclusion: mNGS can not only contribute to accurately diagnosing bloodstream infection in patients with aplastic anemia, but can also help to guide accurate anti-infection treatment, and the clinical accuracy is high.
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- Y Li
- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China Microbiology Laboratory Tianjin Union Precision Medical Diagnostic Co., Ltd, Tianjin 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
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Fu R, Wang T. [Interpretiation of guidelines for the diagnosis and management of aplastic anemia in China (2022)]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:188-192. [PMID: 37356979 PMCID: PMC10119731 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2023.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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- R Fu
- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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Zhang L, Mao J, Lian Y, Liang Q, Li W, Zhao J, Pan H, Gao Z, Fang L, Yuan W, Chu Y, Shi J. Mass cytometry analysis identifies T cell immune signature of aplastic anemia and predicts the response to cyclosporine. Ann Hematol 2023; 102:529-539. [PMID: 36680600 PMCID: PMC9862246 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-023-05097-6] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Aplastic anemia (AA) is an auto-activated T cell-mediated bone marrow failure. Cyclosporine is often used to treat non-severe AA, which demonstrates a more heterogeneous condition than severe AA. The response rate to cyclosporine is only around 50% in non-severe AA. To better predict response to cyclosporine and pinpoint who is the appropriate candidate for cyclosporine, we performed phenotypic and functional T cell immune signature at single cell level by mass cytometry from 30 patients with non-severe AA. Unexpectedly, non-significant differences of T cell subsets were observed between AA and healthy control or cyclosporine-responder and non-responders. Interestingly, when screening the expression of co-inhibitory molecules, T cell trafficking mediators, and cytokines, we found an increase of cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) on T cells in response to cyclosporine and a lower level of CTLA-4 on CD8+ T cells was correlated to hematologic response. Moreover, a decreased expression of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) on naive T cells and a lower level of interleukin-9 (IL-9) on T helpers also predicted a better response to cyclosporine, respectively. Therefore, the T cell immune signature, especially in CTAL-4, S1P1, and IL-9, has a predictive value for response to cyclosporine. Collectively, our study implies that immune signature analysis of T cell by mass cytometry is a useful tool to make a strategic decision on cyclosporine treatment of AA.
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- Lele Zhang
- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China.
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- Regenerative Medicine Clinic, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China.
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Westers TM, Alhan C, Visser-Wisselaar HA, Chitu DA, van de Loosdrecht AA. Dysplasia and PNH-type cells in bone marrow aspirates of myelodysplastic syndromes. Cytometry B Clin Cytom 2023; 104:162-172. [PMID: 34806840 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.22038] [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] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Flow cytometry is increasingly applied in cytopenic patients suspected for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Analysis includes evaluation of antigen expression patterns in granulocytes of which, for example, partial lack of CD16 may indicate dysplasia, but presence of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)-type cells should be considered. However, diagnostic bone marrow (BM) samples hamper PNH analysis because immature stages in the granulo-/monocytic compartment lack expression of certain glycophosphatidyl-inositol-anchored proteins. In this prospective study, we evaluated the presence of PNH-type cells in BM next to aberrancies from routine MDS immunophenotyping. METHODS We combined antibodies defining maturation trajectories with FLAER. Validation of the designed method against routine PNH analysis and parallel analysis of BM and blood samples revealed similar results (granulocytes: Wilcoxon p = 0.25 and p = 0.82, respectively). We analyzed BM samples from 134 MDS, 17 chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, 15 aplastic anemia (AA), 1 PNH, 51 non-clonal cytopenic controls, and 12 normal controls. RESULTS Most AA/PNH-BM samples showed clear PNH clones: median 1.1% (0%-35%); CD16 loss on mature neutrophils paralleled PNH-clone sizes. In MDS-BM, only 3.7% of cases showed ≥0.1% PNH-type cells, whereas partial CD16 loss was more frequent and abundant. CONCLUSIONS Our findings confirm that dysplastic features in MDS-BM may point to presence of PNH-type cells, though only few cases displayed FLAER-negative cells. We showed that identification of these cells in the granulocyte compartment of BM specimen is feasible, but-according to international guidelines-results need to be confirmed in peripheral blood.
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- Theresia M Westers
- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Location VU University Medical Center, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Location VU University Medical Center, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, HOVON Data Center, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, HOVON Data Center, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Location VU University Medical Center, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFS) have significantly improved disease understanding and patient outcomes. Still, IBMFS present clinical challenges that require further progress. This review aims to provide an overview of the current state of diagnosis and treatment modalities of the major IBMFS seen in paediatrics and present areas of prioritization for future research. RECENT FINDINGS Haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for IBMFS has greatly improved in recent years, shifting the research and clinical focus towards cancer predispositions and adverse effects of treatment. Each year, additional novel genes and pathogenic variants are described, and genotype-phenotype mapping becomes more sophisticated. Moreover, novel therapeutics exploring disease-specific mechanisms show promise to complement HCT and treat patients who cannot undergo current treatment options. SUMMARY Research on IBMFS should have short-term and long-term goals. Immediate challenges include solidifying diagnostic and treatment guidelines, cancer detection and treatment, and continued optimization of HCT. Long-term goals should emphasize genotype-phenotype mapping, genetic screening tools and gene-targeted therapy.
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- Joseph Deng
- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Cesaro S, Donadieu J, Cipolli M, Dalle JH, Styczynski J, Masetti R, Strahm B, Mauro M, Alseraihy A, Aljurf M, Dufour C, de la Tour RP. Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients Affected by Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome: Expert Consensus and Recommendations From the EBMT Severe Aplastic Anaemia Working Party. Transplant Cell Ther 2022; 28:637-649. [PMID: 35870777 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.07.010] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Shwachman-Diamond syndrome is a rare disorder that can develop malignant and nonmalignant hematological complications. Overall, 10% to 20% of Shwachman-Diamond patients need hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), but most centers have a limited experience and different approaches. The European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation-Severe Aplastic Anaemia Working Party promoted an expert consensus to propose recommendations regarding key issues in the management of Shwachman-Diamond patients with hematological complications. The main items identified as relevant for improving survival were: the importance of regular and structured hematologic follow-up, the potential reduction of transplant-related mortality by using reduced-intensity conditioning regimens, the limitation of total body irradiation, particularly for non-malignant severe cytopenia/bone marrow failure, the early diagnosis of clonal malignant evolution and early recognition of an indication for HSCT. Finally, the poor results of HSCT in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, irrespective of cytoreductive chemotherapy treatment received prior to transplantation, highlights the need for innovative approaches. © 2023 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Simone Cesaro
- Paediatric Haematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy.
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Registre National des Neutropénies Chroniques, AP-HP Trousseau Hospital, Paris, France
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- Cystic Fibrosis and Shwachman Diamond Regional Centre, Italian Registry of Shwachman Diamond Disease, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Robert Debré Hospital, GHU APHP Nord Université de Paris, France
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Jurasz University Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Paediatric Oncology and Haematology "Lalla Seràgnoli," Paediatric Unit-IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Paediatric Haematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Haematology Unit, IRCCS G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- French Reference Centre for Aplastic Anaemia and Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria, Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, APHP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris University, Paris, France
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McReynolds LJ, Rafati M, Wang Y, Ballew BJ, Kim J, Williams VV, Zhou W, Hendricks RM, Dagnall C, Freedman ND, Carter B, Strollo S, Hicks B, Zhu B, Jones K, Paczesny S, Marsh SGE, Spellman SR, He M, Wang T, Lee SJ, Savage SA, Gadalla SM. Genetic testing in severe aplastic anemia is required for optimal hematopoietic cell transplant outcomes. Blood 2022; 140:909-921. [PMID: 35776903 PMCID: PMC9412004 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022016508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) can have an unrecognized inherited bone marrow failure syndrome (IBMFS) because of phenotypic heterogeneity. We curated germline genetic variants in 104 IBMFS-associated genes from exome sequencing performed on 732 patients who underwent hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) between 1989 and 2015 for acquired SAA. Patients with pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants fitting known disease zygosity patterns were deemed unrecognized IBMFS. Carriers were defined as patients with a single P/LP variant in an autosomal recessive gene or females with an X-linked recessive P/LP variant. Cox proportional hazard models were used for survival analysis with follow-up until 2017. We identified 113 P/LP single-nucleotide variants or small insertions/deletions and 10 copy number variants across 42 genes in 121 patients. Ninety-one patients had 105 in silico predicted deleterious variants of uncertain significance (dVUS). Forty-eight patients (6.6%) had an unrecognized IBMFS (33% adults), and 73 (10%) were carriers. No survival difference between dVUS and acquired SAA was noted. Compared with acquired SAA (no P/LP variants), patients with unrecognized IBMFS, but not carriers, had worse survival after HCT (IBMFS hazard ratio [HR], 2.13; 95% confidence interval[CI], 1.40-3.24; P = .0004; carriers HR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.62-1.50; P = .86). Results were similar in analyses restricted to patients receiving reduced-intensity conditioning (n = 448; HR IBMFS = 2.39; P = .01). The excess mortality risk in unrecognized IBMFS attributed to death from organ failure (HR = 4.88; P < .0001). Genetic testing should be part of the diagnostic evaluation for all patients with SAA to tailor therapeutic regimens. Carriers of a pathogenic variant in an IBMFS gene can follow HCT regimens for acquired SAA.
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- Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD
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- Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD
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- Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD
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- Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Population Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Population Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA
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- Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD
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- Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD
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- Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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- Anthony Nolan Research Institute and University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, MN
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, MN
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and
- Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; and
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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Danewa A, Kalra M, Sachdeva A, Sachdeva P, Bansal D, Bhat S, Sachdeva D, Rani S, Yadav SP, Katewa S, Kumar A, Muniratnam D, Agarwal BR, Seth T, Mahajan A, Dua V, Kharya G, Misra R, Desai D, Gunasekaran V, Srivastava V. Diagnosis and Management of Acquired Aplastic Anemia: Consensus Statement of Indian Academy of Pediatrics. Indian Pediatr 2022; 59:467-475. [PMID: 35105820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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JUSTIFICATION In India, there is a lack of uniformity of treatment strategies for aplastic anemia (AA), and many children are managed only with supportive care due to non-availability of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). PROCESS Eminent national faculty members were invited to participate in the process of forming a consensus statement in Hyderabad in July, 2016. Draft guidelines were circulated to all members, and comments received in a online meeting in October, 2020 were incorporated into the final draft. These were approved by all experts. OBJECTIVE To facilitate appropriate management of children with acquired aplastic anemia. RECOMMENDATIONS Key recommendations are: i) A bone marrow biopsy is must to make a diagnosis of AA; ii) Rule out inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFS), connective tissue disorders, viral infections, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), drug or heavy metal induced marrow suppression in all cases of AA; iii) Conservative approach to transfusions should be followed, with a target to keep hemoglobin >6 g/dL in children with no co-morbidities; iv) HLA-matched sibling donor HSCT is the preferred choice of treatment for newly diagnosed very severe/ severe AA; v) In absence of HLA-matched family donor, a matched unrelated donor (MUD) transplant or immunosuppressive therapy (IST) should be considered as alternate choice based on physician expertise; vi) Fludarabine, cyclophos-phamide and anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) based conditioning with cyclosporine and methotrexate as graft versus host disease (GvHD) prophylaxis is the preferred regimen; vii) Horse ATG and cyclosporine are the recommended drugs for IST. One should wait for 3-6 months for the response assessment and consideration of next line therapy.
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- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. Correspondence to: Dr Anupam Sachdeva, Director, Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation unit, Institute for Child Health, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110 060.
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- Narayana Health City, Bangalore, Karnataka
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- Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, Haryana
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Walter J, Kricheldorf K, Isfort S, Brümmendorf TH, Panse J, Beier F. Antibody titers after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in patients with aplastic anemia-A single-center study. Eur J Haematol 2022; 108:528-531. [PMID: 35175647 PMCID: PMC9111278 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Jeanette Walter
- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Stem Cell TransplantationMedical FacultyRWTH Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
- Center for Integrated OncologyAachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD)AachenGermany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Stem Cell TransplantationMedical FacultyRWTH Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
- Center for Integrated OncologyAachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD)AachenGermany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Stem Cell TransplantationMedical FacultyRWTH Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
- Center for Integrated OncologyAachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD)AachenGermany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Stem Cell TransplantationMedical FacultyRWTH Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
- Center for Integrated OncologyAachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD)AachenGermany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Stem Cell TransplantationMedical FacultyRWTH Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
- Center for Integrated OncologyAachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD)AachenGermany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Stem Cell TransplantationMedical FacultyRWTH Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
- Center for Integrated OncologyAachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD)AachenGermany
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Dawidowski J, Pietrzak A. Rare causes of anemia in liver diseases. ADV CLIN EXP MED 2022; 31:567-574. [PMID: 35275448 DOI: 10.17219/acem/145984] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Anemia is a common finding among patients with liver diseases. Patients who suffer from anemia are at a higher risk of liver function decompensation and hospitalization. It affects significantly their quality of life and contributes to mortality. Anemia is present in 70% of patients with liver cirrhosis and with varying incidence accompanies other liver disorders. As the etiology of anemia in liver diseases is multifactorial, various cases represent different clinical entities. Anemia accompanying hepatic disorders can be broadly divided into several types, such as anemia associated with blood loss, as well as aplastic, hemolytic and micronutrient deficiency anemia. However, it is sometimes difficult to delineate between those types in the clinical practice, as several pathophysiological causes can be present in one patient. It is reported that the most common cause of anemia in liver disease is blood loss and iron deficiency. Still, the incidence of unclear cases reaching over 50% suggests that other types of anemia can be underdiagnosed. This review comprehensively describes less frequent types of anemia associated with liver disease, namely hemolytic and aplastic anemia (AA). Hemolytic anemia can complicate autoimmune liver diseases or be a manifestation of membranopathy of red blood cells, dependent on severe hepatic function impairment or alcoholic liver disease. Aplastic anemia is best known as a sequela of viral hepatitis, but some degree of bone marrow inhibition can complicate virtually all advanced liver diseases.
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- Jakub Dawidowski
- II Gastroenterology Department, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
- Gastroenterology Department, Bielanski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
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- II Gastroenterology Department, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
- Gastroenterology Department, Bielanski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
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Mathew MN, Mishra K, Singh K, Parmanik SK. Absolute Neutrophil Count in Cases of Pancytopenia. J Assoc Physicians India 2022; 70:11-12. [PMID: 35443536] [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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Pancytopenia is a common cause of hematological consultation. Common underlying causes include vitamin deficiency (vitamin B12, folic acid), drugs (hydroxyurea, phenytoin, methotrexate), and bone marrow failure syndrome. Aplastic anemia is one of the rarest hematological diseases and presents as pancytopenia. However, it is the most sinister one and is a hematological emergency that needs urgent medical attention. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is a measure of disease severity and is expected to be low in patients with pancytopenia of any cause. Aim & Objective: We aimed to analyze the absolute neutrophil count (ANC) level in patients presenting with pancytopenia. Material & Method: This prospective, observational study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in northern India. We included patients with pancytopenia diagnosed at our center or reported to our center for therapy. ANC was measured before starting therapy. Observation: One hundred twenty-seven patients were included in this study. After evaluation, megaloblastic anemia was the commonest underlying cause in 42 (33%) patients followed by myelodysplastic syndrome in 31 (24.4%) patients. Twenty-three (18.1%) patients having pancytopenia were diagnosed with aplastic anemia. Other causes included leukemia, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and drugs. The median age was 37 years (range 18-75 years), and 67 (52.75%) were male. The mean hemoglobin was 5.5 g/dL (95% CI ±1.9). The median WBC was 2570/cmm (300-3130) and the median platelet was 36000/cmm (2000-92000). The median ANC in patients with aplastic anemia was 594/cmm (range 25- 3850). When compared, the ANC level was significantly lower in aplastic anemia than other causes of pancytopenia (p<0.001). Conclusion: On univariate and multivariate analysis ANC was significantly lower at baseline in patients of aplastic anemia. A longer follow-up of the patients will be required to assess the value of ANC in predicting response to therapy.
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Wang HQ, Shao ZH. [Exclusive diagnosis of aplastic anemia]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:830-832. [PMID: 35330574 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20211207-02728] [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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As an independent disease, aplastic anemia (AA) has been recognized for more than a century. When AA is diagnosed, other non-AA bone marrow failures should be excluded. It is termed as exclusive diagnosis of AA. The exclusive diagnosis of AA is helplessly based on that there is no parameter by which AA can be sensitively and specifically diagnosed now. So further searching for the meaningful diagnostic parameters of AA should be carried on to establish a direct diagnostic protocol of this disease and make it possible to differentiate it clearly from other bone marrow failure disease such as congenenital bone marrow failure, hypoplastic myelodysplastic syndromes, AA-paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria syndromes, large granules lymphocyte leukemia, clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance, immunorelated pancytopenia, acute hemopoietic arresting and idiopathic cytopenia of undetermined significance. The new markers and technologies being helpful for distinguishing AA from other bone marrow failures should be used in diagnosing AA. Correct understanding and application of exclusive diagnosis is not only related to the correctness of diagnosis and treatment of excluded diseases, but also to the quality of AA diagnosis, treatment and research.
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- H Q Wang
- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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Kato S, Nakano Y, Nakano Y, Okamoto K, Takasugi N, Hidaka M, Sekiguchi M, Hiwatari M, Kurano M, Kato M. COVID-19 in an adolescent with aplastic anemia undergoing immunosuppressive therapy: A case report and details of antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022; 69:e29332. [PMID: 34486212 PMCID: PMC8662025 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Shota Kato
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of MedicineThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of MedicineThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
- Department of Cell Therapy and Transplantation MedicineThe University of Tokyo HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Clinical LaboratoryThe University of Tokyo HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Infectious DiseasesThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of MedicineThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of MedicineThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of MedicineThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of MedicineThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
- Department of Cell Therapy and Transplantation MedicineThe University of Tokyo HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Clinical LaboratoryThe University of Tokyo HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of MedicineThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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Avenoso D, Marsh JCW, Potter V, Pagliuca A, Slade S, Dignan F, Tholouli E, Mittal S, Davis B, Tauro S, Kesse-Adu R, Griffin M, Payne E, Gandhi S, Kulasekararaj AG. SARS-CoV-2 infection in aplastic anemia. Haematologica 2022; 107:541-543. [PMID: 34670361 PMCID: PMC8804560 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2021.279928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Lai SY, Liu F, Chang L, Che GL, Yang QX, Jiang YM, Teng J. OUP accepted manuscript. Lab Med 2022; 53:e123-e125. [PMID: 35075476 DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmab123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Shu-Yu Lai
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, and Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, and Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, and Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, and Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, and Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, and Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, and Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Narla A. When to worry about inherited bone marrow failure and myeloid malignancy predisposition syndromes in the setting of a hypocellular marrow. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2021; 2021:153-156. [PMID: 34889379 PMCID: PMC8791095 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2021000246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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With our increasing understanding of inherited marrow failure and myeloid malignancy predisposition syndromes, it has become clear that there is a wide phenotypic spectrum and that these diseases must be considered in the differential diagnosis of both children and adults with unexplained defects in hematopoiesis. Moreover, these conditions are not as rare as previously believed and may present as aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, or malignancy over a range of ages. Establishing the correct diagnosis is essential because it has implications for treatment, medical management, cancer screening, and family planning. Our goal is to highlight insights into the pathophysiology of these diseases, review cryptic presentations of these syndromes, and provide useful references for the practicing hematologist.
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- Anupama Narla
- Correspondence Anupama Narla, Stanford University School of Medicine, CCSR South 1215b, 269 Campus Dr, Stanford, CA 94305-5162; e-mail:
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The overlap in clinical presentation and bone marrow features of acquired and inherited causes of hypocellular marrow failure poses a significant diagnostic challenge in real case scenarios, particularly in nonsevere disease. The distinction between acquired aplastic anemia (aAA), hypocellular myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and inherited bone marrow failure syndromes presenting with marrow hypocellularity is critical to inform appropriate care. Here, we review the workup of hypocellular marrow failure in adolescents through adults. Given the limitations of relying on clinical stigmata or family history to identify patients with inherited etiologies, we outline a diagnostic approach incorporating comprehensive genetic testing in patients with hypocellular marrow failure that does not require immediate therapy and thus allows time to complete the evaluation. We also review the clinical utility of marrow array to detect acquired 6p copy number-neutral loss of heterozygosity to support a diagnosis of aAA, the complexities of telomere length testing in patients with aAA, short telomere syndromes, and other inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, as well as the limitations of somatic mutation testing for mutations in myeloid malignancy genes for discriminating between the various diagnostic possibilities.
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- Siobán Keel
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Correspondence Siobán Keel, University of Washington, Division of Hematology, Seattle, WA 98105; e-mail:
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Iwamoto N, Matsumoto Y, Tochitani K, Uchiyama H. Capnocytophaga sputigena Sepsis in a Severe Aplastic Anemia Patient. Intern Med 2021; 60:3843. [PMID: 34120998 PMCID: PMC8710386 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6665-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Nobuki Iwamoto
- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Japan
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- Hanno Hock
- From the Departments of Medicine (H.H., M.J.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), and Pathology (L.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Departments of Medicine (H.H., M.J.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), and Pathology (L.R.M.), Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear (H.R.K.) - all in Boston; and the Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York (E.A.M.)
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- From the Departments of Medicine (H.H., M.J.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), and Pathology (L.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Departments of Medicine (H.H., M.J.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), and Pathology (L.R.M.), Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear (H.R.K.) - all in Boston; and the Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York (E.A.M.)
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- From the Departments of Medicine (H.H., M.J.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), and Pathology (L.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Departments of Medicine (H.H., M.J.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), and Pathology (L.R.M.), Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear (H.R.K.) - all in Boston; and the Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York (E.A.M.)
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- From the Departments of Medicine (H.H., M.J.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), and Pathology (L.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Departments of Medicine (H.H., M.J.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), and Pathology (L.R.M.), Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear (H.R.K.) - all in Boston; and the Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York (E.A.M.)
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- From the Departments of Medicine (H.H., M.J.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), and Pathology (L.R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Departments of Medicine (H.H., M.J.F.), Radiology (H.R.K.), and Pathology (L.R.M.), Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear (H.R.K.) - all in Boston; and the Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York (E.A.M.)
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Kemme S, Feldman AG, Mack C. Severe Seronegative Hepatitis-associated Aplastic Anemia: Looking for the Best Treatment. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2021; 73:e48. [PMID: 34016886 PMCID: PMC8373680 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- Sarah Kemme
- Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and the Digestive Health Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, CO
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Richards SJ, Painter D, Dickinson AJ, Griffin M, Munir T, Arnold L, Payne D, Pike A, Muus P, Hill A, Newton DJ, McKinley C, Jones R, Kelly R, Smith A, Roman E, Hillmen P. The incidence and prevalence of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria and aplastic anaemia PNH syndrome: A retrospective analysis of the UK's population-based haematological malignancy research network 2004-2018. Eur J Haematol 2021; 107:211-218. [PMID: 34060690 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES A retrospective population-based study to determine the incidence and prevalence of patients with the rare blood disease paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH). METHODS All patients were identified by flow cytometric detection of blood cells deficient in glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) linked proteins at a single diagnostic reference laboratory that serves the Yorkshire based, Haematological Malignancy Research Network (HMRN) with a population of 3.8 million. RESULTS One hundred and ninety-seven patients with detectable PNH clones at a level of >0.01% in at least two lineages of cells (neutrophils, monocytes and/or red cells) were identified over a 15-year period (2004-2018). Of these, 88% had aplastic anaemia (AA), 8% classical PNH and 3% myelodysplastic syndrome. The overall incidence rate was estimated at 0.35 cases per 100 000 people per year. This equates to 220 cases newly diagnosed in the United Kingdom each year. The overall prevalence rate was 3.81 per 100 000, this equates to an estimated 2400 prevalent cases in the UK. The overall and relative 5-year survival rates were 72% and 82.7%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that classical haemolytic PNH is a rare disease and represents only a small proportion overall of patients with detectable PNH cells, the majority of which have aplastic anaemia.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anemia, Aplastic/complications
- Anemia, Aplastic/diagnosis
- Anemia, Aplastic/epidemiology
- Anemia, Aplastic/history
- Biomarkers
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal/complications
- Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal/diagnosis
- Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal/epidemiology
- Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal/history
- History, 21st Century
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Incidence
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Population Surveillance
- Prevalence
- Retrospective Studies
- Syndrome
- United Kingdom/epidemiology
- Young Adult
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- Stephen J Richards
- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Epidemiology and Cancer Statistics Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Service, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Service, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Department of Haematology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Leeds, UK
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- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Epidemiology and Cancer Statistics Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Epidemiology and Cancer Statistics Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Department of Haematology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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Kidoguchi K, Kubota Y, Fujimoto S, Sakata Y, Kizuka-Sano H, Yamaguchi K, Ureshino H, Katsuya H, Ando T, Esaki M, Kimura S. Aplastic Anemia in a Patient with Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome. Intern Med 2021; 60:1601-1605. [PMID: 33994447 PMCID: PMC8188031 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6468-20] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS) is a rare polyposis disorder accompanied by alopecia and onychodystrophy. A 63-year-old man with a history of CCS and repeated embolism developed progressive thrombocytopenia and mild anemia. Laboratory testing, a bone marrow examination, and magnetic resonance imaging of the spine resulted in a diagnosis of concurrent aplastic anemia (AA). Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)-type cells were detected in a peripheral blood specimen. In addition, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) included DRB1*15:01 and DRB1*15:02. Mesalazine was discontinued in consideration of possible drug-induced pancytopenia. Immunosuppressive therapy ameliorated both the gastrointestinal symptoms of CCS and pancytopenia. A common autoimmune abnormality might underlie both CCS and AA.
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- Keisuke Kidoguchi
- Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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Ito E, Toki T, Kamio T, Terui K. [New insights into inherited bone marrow failure syndrome]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2021; 62:1455-1464. [PMID: 34732617 DOI: 10.11406/rinketsu.62.1455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFS) are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders characterized by bone marrow failure, congenital anomalies, and increased risk of malignant disease. Next generation sequencing methods have greatly facilitated the discovery of genetic etiology in IBMFS. Recently, de novo mutations activating TP53 were detected in patients with BMFS, mimicking Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA), using whole exome sequencing, and these patients were recognized as having a novel disorder. This discovery provides important insights into the previously postulated connection between p53 activation and IBMFS. Furthermore, a novel IBMFS, aldehyde degradation deficiency syndrome, was found in patients with aplastic anemia resembling Fanconi anemia (FA). This disorder is caused by combined inactivating mutations in ADH5 and ALDH2 coding formaldehyde-detoxifying enzymes. In this review, we highlight recent studies on DBA, FA, and their related diseases in Japan.
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- Etsuro Ito
- Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
- Department of Community Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
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Hagestande S, Kvam AK, Lothe IMB, Gjelberg HK, Bruserud Ø, Tvedt THA. Aplastic anaemia. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2020; 140:20-0139. [PMID: 33322881 DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Aplastic anaemia is a rare form of bone marrow failure characterised by loss of haematopoietic stem cells, bone marrow suppression and insufficient production of blood cells. If left untreated, the condition is very serious with short life expectancy, but a large proportion of patients recover with the aid of immunosuppression or allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
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