Prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia in the general population: data from southern Switzerland.

Aims And Background: To evaluate the outcome of adult patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland and to identify prognostic factors, time to progression and overall survival.

Methods And Study Design: Data of all adult patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia from January 1984 to December 2003 were collected retrospectively. Univariate and multivariate analysis for time to progression and overall survival were performed.

"In vitro" and multicolor phenotypic characterization of cell subpopulations identified in fresh human adipose tissue stromal vascular fraction and in the derived mesenchymal stem cells.

Background: The stromal vascular fraction (SVF) is a heterogeneous cell population derived from the adipose tissue. There is still a lack of information concerning the characterization of the cell subpopulations constituting the SVF as well as its mesenchymal and haematopoietic potential. Furthermore there are great variations in its phenotypical characterization.