Publications by authors named "Yuliya Kostina"

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  • * A case study highlights the successful use of intrathecal chemotherapy (methotrexate, cytarabine, and dexamethasone) as the first-line treatment for a patient with stage IV Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma dealing with grade IV CAR-T cell-associated ICANS.
  • * The treatment led to a quick resolution of ICANS, allowing the cessation of systemic corticosteroids and maintaining CAR-T cell function, resulting in the patient being disease-free for 9 months post-therapy.
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In this paper, the erythrocytes of healthy donors and people with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 were tested by Raman spectroscopy and laser interference microscopy. We argue that erythrocytes (red blood cells) in COVID-19 patients have an irregular shape, and their morphometric characteristics are impaired in comparison to healthy red blood cells. Raman spectroscopy also allows us to detect a decreased oxygen transport function of these erythrocytes.

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