Int J Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Res
July 2024
Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), which can be observed at a rate of 30-80% after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is an important complication that adversely affects the survival and quality of the life of patientsPosttransplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) effectively prevents GvHD after HLA-haploidentical ASCT. In our study, the use of PTCy in 1-antigen HLA-mismatched unrelated donor (9/10MMUD) ASCT was compared with standard GvHD prophylaxis in HLA-identical related donor (MRD) ASCT. We conducted a retrospective study of the comparison of 42 patients with 9/10 MMUD ASCT receiving PTCy+Methotrexate (MTX)+Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) and 37 patients with HLA-identical MRD who received MTX+CNI in 3 bone marrow transplantation centers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Effective mobilization of Stem Cells(SCs) to peripheral blood (PB) is crucial for obtaining sufficient CD34 cell numbers via apheresis. The ratio of pre-apheresis PB CD34 cells is the best parameter for predicting the product CD34 cell count. However, quantitating CD34 PB cells requires flow cytometry, which usually takes two or more hours to obtain the results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: We aimed to evaluate the characteristics of the patients with a rheumatologic disease who underwent TPE.
Method: A single-center, retrospective study was conducted between January 2016 and June 2023.
Results: Twenty patients with a median age of 51 years received a median of 6 TPE sessions.
Background: Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have an increased risk of developing second primary cancers (SPC). The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of SPC in CLL patients and determine the relationship between these cancers and their treatment status, cytogenetic factors, and other risk factors.
Methods: The study was designed as multicenter and retroprospective.
Objective: Standard-dose methyl-prednisolone (methyl-Pd) is generally preferred as the first-line treatment in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) unless there is an urgent indication to increase the platelet value. A significant proportion of patients (around 40%) does not benefit from this treatment. This study investigated whether pretreatment platelet level and other hemogram indices in patients with ITP patients can be used to predict early response to standard-dose methyl-Pd treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMaintenance therapy in APL is still a standard especially in high-risk patients treated with chemotherapy+ATRA combination whereas the role of the maintenance therapy in low-risk patients is controversial. This study aims to compare the efficacy and toxicity of ATRA monotherapy and ATRA+MTX+ 6-MP combination as the maintenance treatment for 2 years in APL patients who achieved molecular complete response after induction and consolidation with ATRA+chemotherapy. A total of 71 patients from 4 different centers were included in this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a thrombotic microangiopathy caused by accumulation of ultra-large von Willebrand factor (vWF) due to the significantly reduced activity ADAMTS13. Limited studies have been published examining the blood group as an epidemiological factor that can contribute to development of TTP. It has been suggested that due to low vWF levels, the distribution of the "O" blood group among TTP patients may be lower than anticipated compared to the blood group distribution rates in the normal population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Clin Pract
December 2021
Aim Of The Study: Subconjunctival haemorrage (SCH) is a frequent bleeding manifestation and a common cause of visits to the primary care. Trauma in young patients and vascular damage such as hypertension in the elderly are the most common causes of SCH and the prevalence of haematological diseases is <1%. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of congenital or acquired bleeding disorders in patients with once or recurrent SCH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol
July 2021
Objectives: Obesity and related diseases have become one of the most important health problems in the modern age. In addition to its clinical use in the treatment of obesity, bariatric surgery reduces obesity-induced inflammation. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a cheap and easily attainable inflammatory marker.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We use massive transfusion in various clinical conditions and it is associated with high mortality. Although some massive transfusion protocols improve patient outcomes, the clinical circumstances requiring it are not well defined.
Methods: MATRA-A is a multicenter retrospective study.
Fibromyalgia (FM) is known a common painful syndrome and its frequency is increased in inflammatory rheumatic diseases. We aimed to assess FM frequency in axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) patients and age- and sex-matched healthy controls with the 2011 ACR FM criteria. We evaluated the association between receiving biologic disease-modifying antirheumatoid drugs (bDMARD) and presence of FM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To determine circulating levels of the soluble TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (sTWEAK)and its association with demographic and biochemical parameters in a young group of patients with newly diagnosed and never treated hypertension.
Methods: A total of 51 patients (mean age 21.7 ±1.
A case with early presentation of acute lymphocytic leukemia with bilaterally enlarged kidneys and liver is presented. Both hepatic and renal infiltration with leukemic cells is a rare manifestation of acute lymphocytic leukemia.
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