简介:Neurochirurgie,2008Jun21.INTRODUCTION:Neoangiogenesisisacriticalfeaturethatcandifferentiatehigh-gradefromlow-gradeglioma.Conven-tionalMRimagingdoesnotassessthishistologicalfeatureaccurately.Thegoalofthisstudywastoevaluatethegaininrel-ativecerebralbloodvolumemeasurementusingperfusionMRIinthemanagementofcerebralgliomas.MATERIALSAND
简介:Objective:Thisretrospectivestudyexaminedriskfactorsforcytomegalovirus(CMV)infectionafterumbilicalcordbloodtransplantation(UCBT)andtheimpactofCMVinfectiononpatientsurvival.Methods:Inall176patients,plasmaCMVDNAwasnegativepriortothetransplantation,andexaminedtwiceaweekfor100d,andthenonceweeklyforadditional300d.Preemptiveantiviraltherapy(ganciclovirorfoscarnet)wasstartedinpatientswith>1,000/mLcopiesofCMVDNAbutnofull-blownCMVdisease,andwasdiscontinuedupontwoconsecutivenegativereportsofbloodCMVDNAtest.ThesurvivalandriskfactorsforCMVinfectionordiseasewereexaminedusinglogisticregression.Results:CMVinfectiondevelopedin71%(125/176)ofthepatients,withamedianonsetof32d.Fourpatients(2.3%)developedCMVdisease.Neitherthe5-yearoverallsurvival(OS)norevent-freesurvival(EFS)differedsignificantlyininfectedpatientsvs.thosewithnoinfection(59.4%vs.64.8%,P=0.194;53.4%vs.59.1%,P=0.226).AstepwisemultivariateanalysisindicatedanassociationofCMVinfectionwithage,high-doseglucocorticoids,thenumberoftransplantedCD34+cells,andthenumberofplatelettransfusion,butnotwithgender,theconditioningregimen,andthedayofneutrophilrecoveryandchronicgraft-versushostdisease(cGVHD).Conclusions:CMVinfectionisverycommonafterUCBT,butdoesnotseemtoaffectlong-termsurvivalwithpreemptiveantiviraltreatment.
简介:Objective:MemorystemTcells(Tscm)haveattractedattentionbecauseoftheirenhancedself-renewal,multipotentcapacity,andanti-tumorcapacities.However,littleisknownaboutTscminpatientswithrenalclearcellcarcinoma(RCC)andtheroleofWntsignalinginthesecells.WeevaluatedTscmfromRCCpatientsconcerningtheiractivationofWntsignalinginvitroandexploredthemechanismofpreferentialsurvival.Methods:FlowcytometryidentifiedsurfacemarkersandcytokinesproducedfromaccumulatedTscminthepresenceoftheglycogensynthasekinasebetainhibitorTWS119.Apoptosiswasevaluatedafterinductionusingtumornecrosisfactor-alpha.ImmunofluorescenceandWesternblotanalyseswereusedtoinvestigatetheactivationofthenuclearfactor-kappaB(NF-КB)pathway.Results:RCCpatientshadasimilarpercentageofCD4~+andCD8~+Tscmashealthydonors.ActivationofWntsignalingbyTWS119resultedintheaccumulationofTscminactivatedTcells,butreversalofdifferentiatedTcellstoTscmwasnotachieved.PreferentialsurvivalofTscmwasassociatedwithincreasedanti-apoptoticabilitymediateddownstreamoftheNF-КBactivationpathway.Conclusions:ThefindingthatTscmcanaccumulatebyWntsignalinginvitroinbloodfromRCCpatientswillhelpindevisingnewcancertherapystrategiesofTscm-basedadoptiveimmunotherapy,suchasdendriticcell-stimulatedTscm,andTcellreceptororchimericantigenreceptor-engineeredTscm.
简介:Myeloidsarcoma(MS)isararehematologicalneoplasmthatdevelopseitherdenovoorconcurrentlywithacutemyeloidleukemia(AML).ThisneoplasmcanalsobeaninitialmanifestationofrelapseinapreviouslytreatedAMLthatisinremission.A44-year-oldmalepatientwasdiagnosedwithtestisMSinalocalhospitalinAugust2010.Afteronemonth,bonemarrowbiopsyandaspirationconfirmedthediagnosisofAML.Allogeneicmobilizationperipheralbloodstemcelltransplantationwasperformed,withthesisterofthepatientasdonor,aftercompleteremission(CR)wasachievedbychemotherapy.Fivemonthsaftertreatment,anadrenalmasswasdetectedbypositronemissiontomography-computedtomography(PET-CT).Radiotherapywasperformedforthelocalizedmassafteramultidisciplinaryteam(MDT)discussion.ThepatientisstillaliveasofMay2013,withnoevidenceofrecurrentMSorleukemia.