Publications by authors named "Monica Tozzi"
Novel Drug Combinations and Donor Lymphocyte Infusions Allow Prolonged Disease Control in Multiple Myeloma Patients Relapsing after Allogeneic Transplantation.
Transplant Cell Ther
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) offers curative potential for multiple myeloma patients but is effective in only a minority, with some patients experiencing long-term survival after relapse thanks to a combination of antimyeloma drugs and donor T cells.
- A study evaluating 242 multiple myeloma patients who underwent allo-SCT revealed a median overall survival of 39.4 months and highlighted factors like older age and previous therapies that predict shorter survival outcomes.
- Among 118 relapsed patients, various treatments were employed, with a significant portion receiving multiple lines of salvage therapy, including chemotherapy and immunomodulating agents, demonstrating a diverse treatment approach post-relapse.
Article Synopsis
- * The study focused on analyzing memory B cells and antibody responses in allo-HCT recipients after receiving multiple doses of the mRNA-1273 vaccine, noting a significant increase in spike-specific B cells post-vaccination.
- * Results showed that these patients require more booster doses to achieve a similar immune response to healthy individuals, with a majority developing immunity against both the original virus and the BA.1 variant.
Thrombosis of small and large vessels is reported as a key player in COVID-19 severity. However, host genetic determinants of this susceptibility are still unclear. Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura is a severe autosomal recessive disorder characterized by uncleaved ultra-large vWF and thrombotic microangiopathy, frequently triggered by infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNitrogen-containing bisphosphonates (N-BPs) inhibit osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and are widely used for tumor-associated osteolysis. The mechanism of action of these drugs has not been completely clarified, but it has been observed that N-BPs may inhibit squalene synthase or farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase. Zoledronic acid (ZA) represents a novel N-BP which also has antitumor activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFungal infections due to Aspergillus are a frequent cause of transplant-related mortality. For this reason, leukemic patients with severe fungal infection are usually excluded from conventional allotransplantation. Recently, some authors suggested a role for non-myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in this subset of patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecently, several reports have been published claiming the efficacy of anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (rituximab) in the treatment of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) and some related autoimmune complications. We used anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody in a patient with advanced stage and heavily pre-treated B-CLL with a concomitant bone marrow aplasia requiring a remarkable transfusional support of both red blood cells and platelets. The treatment was conducted according to standard dosage and schedule and the patient did not experience any severe side effect.
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