Publications by authors named "T V Popkova"

Aims: To evaluate antibody response to mRNA vaccine, identify subgroups with poor response and to determine long-term antibody durability in hematological patients.

Materials And Methods: We have vaccinated 292 patients with all hematological malignancies with a third dose of mRNA COMIRNATY vaccine with a 12-month follow-up period in our center in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Results: Antibody response for the whole cohort exceeded 74% through the whole 12-month follow-up.

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  • Inflammation from cytokines, especially IL-6, is linked to increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, particularly in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, but the impact of IL-6 inhibitors like tocilizumab on CVD is unclear.
  • A study of 45 RA patients on long-term tocilizumab therapy showed no significant increase in cardiovascular risk or structural changes in carotid arteries, and cholesterol levels remained stable for those not on statins.
  • For patients on statins, there were significant improvements in cholesterol metrics, including a 43% increase in beneficial HDL-C and reductions in total cholesterol and atherogenicity, with associations found between cholesterol changes and inflammation markers.
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Minimal residual disease (MRD) is one of the most important prognostic factors in multiple myeloma (MM) and a valid surrogate for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Recently, MRD negativity was approved as an early clinical endpoint for accelerated drug approval in MM. Nevertheless, there is limited evidence of MRD utility in real-world setting.

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Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most prevalent hematological malignancy, characterized by infiltration of the bone marrow by malignant plasma cells. Extramedullary disease (EMD) represents a more aggressive condition involving the migration of a subclone of plasma cells to paraskeletal or extraskeletal sites. Liquid biopsies could improve and speed diagnosis, as they can better capture the disease heterogeneity while lowering patients' discomfort due to minimal invasiveness.

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