Publications by authors named "E Metafuni"

Background: Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) has been demonstrated as an effective treatment for graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). The inline system was developed by Therakos in 1987. Recently, Fresenius Kabi implemented an integration of cell separator Amicus and a UVA photoactivation device (Phelix), realizing an inline photopheresis system.

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Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are an unmet medical need with no established standard of care, significantly affecting the patient quality of life and posing a challenge for clinicians. The anti-CD38 IgG-kappa Daratumumab appears to be a safe and efficace treatment compared to prior drugs. Our study is a prospective monocentric investigation assessing the use of daratumumab in these complications following allo-HSCT.

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Introduction: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) occurs in 0.7-5.6% of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, especially from unrelated or haploidentical donor or after lympho-depleted transplant; the majority of cases are represented by warm AIHA, occurring in a full donor chimerism setting.

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  • Primary mediastinal germ-cell tumors (PMGCTs) represent a small percentage of all germ-cell tumors, notably having a poorer prognosis compared to gonadal tumors, with low overall survival rates especially in cases with metastases.
  • A retrospective study assessed the effectiveness of high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) for treating 69 adult male patients with primary mediastinal non-seminoma germ cell tumors (PMNSGCT), primarily using carboplatin/etoposide.
  • Results showed that upfront HDC significantly improved progression-free survival and overall survival rates, with a 2-year overall survival rate of 43.3% for the cohort, while identifying predictors for better
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