Publications by authors named "P Kottaridis"

Introduction: Lower diversity of the gut microbiome prior to allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) correlates with reduced survival after the intervention. Most patients undergoing HCT for a haematological malignancy have previously received intensive chemotherapy, resulting in prolonged neutropenic episodes requiring broad-spectrum antibiotics; use of these has been linked to reduced microbiome diversity. Intestinal microbiota transplant (IMT) is a novel treatment approach that restores this diversity.

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Objectives: Deauville scores (DS) from PET/CT imaging are increasingly being used to direct response-adjusted treatment strategies in lymphoma, including large B cell lymphomas (LBCL). We aimed to investigate the outcome of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) in LBCL and the role played by pre-transplant disease status, as determined by DS.

Methods: We performed a retrospective, observational study of adults treated with a T-cell depleted alloHSCT for de novo DLBCL or high-grade transformation.

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Article Synopsis
  • NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has a generally good prognosis, but many patients still relapse, and traditional risk factors only include FLT3-ITD mutations and adverse karyotypes due to inconsistent findings from other factors.* -
  • A study involving 1,357 patients revealed that specific mutations (FLT3-ITD, DNMT3A, WT1, and certain NPM1 mutations) correlate with poorer overall survival and are linked to measurable residual disease (MRD) status.* -
  • Intensified chemotherapy using the FLAG-Ida regimen showed better outcomes across all patient subgroups, with particularly notable improvements for those in high-risk molecular categories.*
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Selection of patients with NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for allogeneic transplant in first complete remission (CR1-allo) remains controversial because of a lack of robust data. Consequently, some centers consider baseline FLT3-internal tandem duplication (ITD) an indication for transplant, and others rely on measurable residual disease (MRD) status. Using prospective data from the United Kingdom National Cancer Research Institute AML17 and AML19 studies, we examined the impact of CR1-allo according to peripheral blood NPM1 MRD status measured by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction after 2 courses of induction chemotherapy.

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Purpose: To determine the optimal induction chemotherapy regimen for younger adults with newly diagnosed AML without known adverse risk cytogenetics.

Patients And Methods: One thousand thirty-three patients were randomly assigned to intensified (fludarabine, cytarabine, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and idarubicin [FLAG-Ida]) or standard (daunorubicin and Ara-C [DA]) induction chemotherapy, with one or two doses of gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO). The primary end point was overall survival (OS).

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