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Tyrosine kinase inhibitors have improved survival for patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, prognosis for old or unfit patients remains poor. In the INCB84344-201 (formerly GIMEMA LAL 1811) prospective, multicenter, phase 2 trial, we tested the efficacy and safety of ponatinib plus prednisone in newly diagnosed patients with Ph+ ALL ≥60 years, or unfit for intensive chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation.

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  • A clinical study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) versus the combination therapy of bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone (VMP) for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients.
  • The research included untreated patients aged 18-65 with symptomatic multiple myeloma, enrolling at 172 centers within the European Myeloma Network and randomizing them to different treatment groups.
  • After initial treatment with either VMP or HSCT, patients were randomized again to receive consolidation therapy with bortezomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone or no consolidation, with the aim of assessing the overall benefits and outcomes of these treatment
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Objectives: The therapy of advanced, relapsed or refractory primary cutaneous lymphomas is often unsatisfactory. Recent data indicate a favourable pharmacokynetic, pharmacodynamic and toxicity profile of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Peg-Doxo) in primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas, while in primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (PCBCLs), the drug efficacy has never been assessed so far.

Methods: We performed a prospective phase II pilot clinical trial of Peg-Doxo monotherapy (20 mg/m(2)) in PCBCLs.

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The hyperviscosity syndrome classified into pleiocytosic, sclerotic and sieric syndromes according to the blood components involved are characterized by a different degree of clinical signs and symptoms related to rheological modification of blood. Therapeutic management of these syndromes is complex and the choice of apheresis treatment is generally restricted to emergency episodes in order to overcome the acute phase and to reverse the symptoms until definitive therapy is effective.

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