GLORIA

GEOMAR Library Ocean Research Information Access

Your email was sent successfully. Check your inbox.

An error occurred while sending the email. Please try again.

Proceed reservation?

Export
  • 1
    In: Leukemia & Lymphoma, Informa UK Limited, Vol. 60, No. 12 ( 2019-10-15), p. 3058-3062
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1042-8194 , 1029-2403
    Language: English
    Publisher: Informa UK Limited
    Publication Date: 2019
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 2030637-4
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 2
    In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 140, No. Supplement 1 ( 2022-11-15), p. 3309-3311
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0006-4971 , 1528-0020
    RVK:
    RVK:
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Society of Hematology
    Publication Date: 2022
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 1468538-3
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 80069-7
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 3
    In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 120, No. 21 ( 2012-11-16), p. 1484-1484
    Abstract: Abstract 1484 Introduction: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is more common among patients over the age of 60, who also historically have a poorer prognosis. It is unclear which patients will benefit most from intensive chemotherapy; prognostic factors have been identified to risk-stratify these patients, but tend to consider characteristics specific to the disease such as cytogenetics [Lancet 2010; 376: 2000–08], and may not account for patient comorbidities that preceded the diagnosis of AML. Increased body mass index (BMI) has been associated with an increased incidence of various malignancies, including AML [The Oncologist 2010; 15: 1083–1101] , and is increasingly prevalent among the general population. We sought to determine whether patient BMI at time of AML diagnosis is related to overall survival among patients older than age 60. Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of all patients diagnosed at Massachusetts General Hospital with records available in the electronic medical record between January 1, 1992 and May 1, 2011. Patients were identified using billing codes and pathology records and underwent chart review to confirm a diagnosis of AML. Patients were included in this review if they had a pathologically-confirmed new diagnosis of AML, were older than age 60 at the time of diagnosis, and were given cytarabine-based induction chemotherapy. We collected past medical history, presenting labs, patient cytopathology, weight, and height at diagnosis. Overall survival (OS) was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, with 95% confidence intervals calculated using Greenwood's formula. We then performed a stepwise multivariable Cox regression analysis, pre-specifying that a variable had to be significant at the 0.3 level before it could be entered into the model, while a variable in the model had to be significant at the 0.05 level for it to remain in the model. Results: We identified 152 patients with AML diagnosed after the age of 60. The median age was 68 years (range 60–87); 54% of patients were male, and 86% were white. Patient disease was identified as de novo in 50%, and secondary in 50%. Cytogenetics, when available (86.2% of patients), were most commonly normal (37.5%) or poor risk (34.2%); only 1.3% of patients were good risk. The median OS for all patients was 269 days (95% CI 217–323). The 60 day OS for all patients was 83% (95% CI 77–89%). Using the log-rank test to perform a univariate analysis, worsened OS was associated with increased age (P=0.024); body mass index (BMI) 〈 27, the median BMI in our cohort, (P=0.011); presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) (P=0.042); and with cytogenetics (P=0.013). The multivariable analysis of the Cox proportional-hazards model found that the hazard rate for death was increased with older age (HR 1.53, P=0.027, 95% CI 1.05–2.24), lower BMI 〈 27 (HR 1.93, P=0.002, 95% CI 1.28–2.92) and cytogenetics (P 〈 0.05). After multivariable analysis we did not find a significant association between OS and CAD, diabetes, gender, race, de novo vs. secondary disease, or presenting hematocrit, sodium, or total bilirubin. Conclusions: Patients over the age of 60 with a new diagnosis of AML carry a poor prognosis; comorbid disease at the time of presentation may assist a clinician in risk stratification of this age group. Intriguingly, BMI greater than or equal to 27 was associated with improved OS among patients older than 60 treated at our institution. Additional studies will be necessary to determine the causal factors of worse survival in patients older than age 60 who have normal BMI compared to obese patients and to identify approaches that will ameliorate these poorer outcomes in this population. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0006-4971 , 1528-0020
    RVK:
    RVK:
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Society of Hematology
    Publication Date: 2012
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 1468538-3
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 80069-7
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 4
    In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 120, No. 21 ( 2012-11-16), p. 1041-1041
    Abstract: Abstract 1041 Introduction Granulocytic Sarcoma (GS), also known as chloroma or myeloblastoma, is a rare neoplasm composed of immature myeloid cells occurring in any extramedullary organ, most commonly in the lymph node and soft tissue. It can occur as an isolated lesion, or in conjunction with a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myeloproliferative disorder (MPD) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). GS has been generally associated with more aggressive disease and a poor prognosis. Although it has been described in the literature in small case series, the clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with GS associated with AML, MDS, MPD or as an isolated lesion have not been thoroughly described. We therefore studied our institutional experience of granulocytic sarcoma to gain further insight into the clinical features and associations of this disease. Methods We conducted a retrospective medical record review of patients who presented with GS to Massachusetts General Hospital from 1994 through 2011. In total, 35 patients with GS were identified. Kaplan Meier method was used to estimate overall survival (OS). OS was defined as the duration from the time of diagnosis of GS to date of death; patients still alive at the time of analysis were censored. Patients were categorized into three groups for analysis depending on the presence of bone marrow disease: primary (isolated) GS, GS associated with AML, and GS associated with MDS or MPD. Result Of 35 patients with GS, 20 (57%) were associated with a diagnosis of AML, 10 (29%) presented with either MDS or MPD, and 5 (14%) presented with primary GS. Of the AML-associated GS, 13 occurred concurrently with AML at diagnosis and 7 presented as AML relapse. Of the 10 cases of GS with either MDS or MPD, one patient presented with MDS and 9 with MPD. The median age of all patients was 57 years old; 19 of 35 patients were female. Median white blood count (WBC) was 4.6 (th/cmm) (IQR 3.5–8.8) for patients with AML-associated GS and 20.2 (th/cmm) (IQR 9.7–61) for those with MDS/MPD-associated GS. One year survival was 10% (95% CI 0.5 – 35.8%) in MDS/MPD associated GS, 49.5% (95% CI 26.5 – 68.9%) in AML associated GS, and 60% (95% CI 12.6 to 88.2%) in primary GS. The most common area of involvement in patients with AML-associated GS was the nervous system (22%). In contrast, among patients with MPD/MDS-associated GS, the most commonly involved site was bone (45%) (Table 1). 63% of all patients had one site of involvement with GS at presentation. The most common presenting symptom was pain either caused by a mass or lymphadenopathy. Cytogenetics were normal for the majority of patients. Interestingly, however, one AML patient and one patient with primary GS presented with a 9;22 translocation, two AML presented with other cytogenetic abnormalities involving chromosome 9 (t(9;11)(p22;q23) & add(9)(q34)), and three others, including one with primary GS, displayed abnormalities at chromosome 11, specifically 11q23 (Table 2). Conclusions With this study, we provide a single institution experience of granulocytic sarcoma, a rare manifestation of myeloid neoplasms. Interestingly, we found variable presentation with different patterns of site involvement and white blood counts in patients with GS associated with AML and in those with GS associated with MPD/MDS. Additionally, certain karyotypic abnormalities were over-represented in patients with GS, including t(9;22) and translocations involving chromosome 11q23. Finally, in our small series, patients with a diagnosis of GS associated with MPD/MDS had worsened outcomes compared to those with AML-associated GS or primary GS. Larger, prospective studies are needed to better and more fully assess outcomes in these patients. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0006-4971 , 1528-0020
    RVK:
    RVK:
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Society of Hematology
    Publication Date: 2012
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 1468538-3
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 80069-7
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 5
    In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 132, No. Supplement 1 ( 2018-11-29), p. 4364-4364
    Abstract: Background Recurrent mutations in the spliceosome complex are seen in myeloid malignancies, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Mutations are detected most frequently in SF3B1, SRSF2, or U2AF1, and are largely mutually exclusive. Recently, a novel SF3B1 modulator, H3B-8800, entered phase-I clinical trials. While the impact of spliceosome mutations at diagnosis and at the time of transplant has been described, there is limited data about the outcomes of patients with splicing factor-mutated disease after the initiation of standard frontline chemotherapies: induction chemotherapy (IC) or hypomethylating agents (HMA). Methods Patients with MDS, CMML, or AML with a spliceosome mutation and treated with chemotherapy were identified. Disease risk was assessed using standard criteria (IPSS-R for MDS, ELN for AML, and CPSS for CMML). Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from start of treatment until death and censored at last known alive. Event free survival (EFS) was defined as the time from start of treatment until relapse, new therapy, or death. We identified the first therapy for newly diagnosed disease (induction chemotherapy, HMA, bone marrow transplant, or other), and grouped remissions as CR (complete remission) or CRi (complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery). Outcomes were assessed by disease type, mutation, and initial therapy. EFS and OS were estimated by the method of Kaplan and Meier. Results We identified 88 patients diagnosed with AML, CMML, or MDS harboring a mutation in SF3B1 (n=24), SRSF2 (n=43), or U2AF1 (n=21). The median follow-up of the cohort was 637 days. The median age at diagnosis was 69.5 years (33-90), and there was no difference according to mutation (p=0.907). A diagnosis of AML was slightly more common among patients with SRSF2 mutations at the time of treatment, but this was not statistically significant (27/43, p=0.07). Patients with SF3B1 mutations were less likely to have co-mutated ASXL1 (12%, vs 42% with U2AF1 and 40% with SRSF2, p=0.0384). SRSF2 disease more often had co-mutated IDH2 (26%, vs 0% with U2AF1 and 4% with SF3B1, p=0.01). Other co-mutations did not vary significantly between U2AF1, SF3B1, or SRSF2-mutated disease (Figure 1). Patients who had a mutation in SF3B1 had a longer duration from diagnosis to first therapy (median 65 days, range 0-1159) than those with U2AF1 (median 39d) or SRSF2 (median 9d) mutations (p=0.045). A total of 31 patients received induction chemotherapy, while 50 received HMA as initial therapy; 3 patients were transplanted, and 5 received other chemotherapies (e.g. enasidenib). The remission rate for patients treated with induction was 55%, and there was no difference in rate of remission (CR+CRi) according to mutation type (U2AF1 50%, SF3B1 60%, SRSF2 53%, p=1.00). Patients treated with HMA had a remission rate of 22%, with a trend toward lower remission rates in SF3B1-mutated disease (0/11, vs. U2AF1 20% and SRSF2 33%, p=0.08). We performed a multivariate analysis for overall survival incorporating mutation type, initial treatment, disease risk group, age at the time of treatment, and disease (MDS, AML, or CMML). Compared to MDS, there was no difference in OS according to whether patients had splicing-factor mutated AML (p=0.45) or CMML (p=0.61) (Figure 2). Interestingly, although CR rates differed between all patients receiving induction or HMA, there was no difference in OS between these same groups (Figure 3, p=0.803). Conclusion In this study, there was no difference in response to frontline treatment for SF3B1-mutated myeloid malignancies compared to U2AF1- or SRSF2-mutated disease. Interestingly, there was no difference in survival according to whether patients had splicing-factor mutated AML, MDS, or CMML at the time of treatment; moreover, there was no difference in survival with induction compared to HMA therapy. Together, these point to a rationale to include AML, MDS, and CMML patients together on trials targeting these mutations, and the general need to improve on the poor outcomes with standard induction or HMA therapy. Disclosures Amrein: Takeda: Research Funding. Fathi:Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Boston Biomedical: Consultancy, Honoraria; Jazz: Honoraria; Astellas: Honoraria; Agios: Honoraria, Research Funding; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy, Honoraria; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria. Brunner:Novartis: Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0006-4971 , 1528-0020
    RVK:
    RVK:
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Society of Hematology
    Publication Date: 2018
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 1468538-3
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 80069-7
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 6
    In: Leukemia Research, Elsevier BV, Vol. 38, No. 7 ( 2014-07), p. 773-780
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0145-2126
    Language: English
    Publisher: Elsevier BV
    Publication Date: 2014
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 2008028-1
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 7
    In: Cancer, Wiley, Vol. 121, No. 16 ( 2015-08-15), p. 2840-2848
    Abstract: Older patients with acute myeloid leukemia spend a significant portion of their life after diagnosis in the hospital or clinic, and they are likely to die in the hospital. Despite their poor prognosis, older patients with acute myeloid leukemia infrequently receive palliative care or hospice services.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0008-543X , 1097-0142
    URL: Issue
    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2015
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 1479932-7
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 2599218-1
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 2594979-2
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 1429-1
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 8
    In: Cancer, Wiley, Vol. 126, No. 6 ( 2020-03-15), p. 1264-1273
    Abstract: In the current phase 1 study, the combination of brentuximab vedotin, an antibody‐drug conjugate targeting CD30, and re‐induction chemotherapy (mitoxantrone, etoposide, and cytarabine) was found to be safe for patients with CD30‐expressing relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia. The results suggest that CD30 may be a target of further exploration in this patient population.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0008-543X , 1097-0142
    URL: Issue
    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2020
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 1479932-7
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 2599218-1
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 2594979-2
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 1429-1
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 9
    In: American Journal of Hematology, Wiley, Vol. 93, No. 2 ( 2018-02), p. 254-261
    Abstract: Patients with relapsed AML have a poor prognosis and limited responses to standard chemotherapy. Lenalidomide is an immunomodulatory drug that may modulate anti‐tumor immunity. We performed a study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of lenalidomide with mitoxantrone, etoposide and cytarabine (MEC) in relapsed/refractory AML. Adult patients with relapsed/refractory AML were eligible for this phase I dose‐escalation study. We enrolled 35 patients using a “3 + 3” design, with a 10 patient expansion cohort at the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). Lenalidomide was initially given days 1‐14 and MEC days 4‐8; due to delayed count recovery, the protocol was amended to administer lenalidomide days 1‐10. The dose of lenalidomide was then escalated starting at 5 mg/d (5‐10‐25‐50). The primary objective was tolerability and MTD determination, with secondary outcomes including overall survival (OS). The MTD of lenalidomide combined with MEC was 50 mg/d days 1‐10. Among the 35 enrolled patients, 12 achieved complete remission (CR) (34%, 90%CI 21‐50%); 30‐day mortality was 6% and 60‐day mortality 13%. The median OS for all patients was 11.5 months. Among 17 patients treated at the MTD, 7 attained CR (41%); the median OS was not reached while 12‐month OS was 61%. Following therapy with MEC and lenalidomide, patient CD4+ and CD8+ T‐cells demonstrated increased inflammatory responses to autologous tumor lysate. The combination of MEC and lenalidomide is tolerable with an RP2D of lenalidomide 50 mg/d days 1‐10, yielding encouraging response rates. Further studies are planned to explore the potential immunomodulatory effect of lenalidomide and MEC.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0361-8609 , 1096-8652
    URL: Issue
    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2018
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 1492749-4
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 10
    In: American Journal of Hematology, Wiley, Vol. 88, No. 8 ( 2013-08), p. 642-646
    Abstract: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is more common and more lethal among patients over the age of 60. Increased body mass index (BMI) has been associated with a higher incidence of various malignancies, including AML. We sought to determine whether patient BMI at the time of AML diagnosis is related to overall survival (OS) among elderly patients. We identified 97 patients with AML diagnosed after the age of 60 and treated with cytarabine‐based induction chemotherapy. The median age was 68 years (range 60–87); 52% of patients were male, and our study population was predominantly white (89% of patients). The median OS for all patients was 316 days (95% CI 246–459). The hazard ratio for mortality was increased among patients with a BMI 〈 25 compared to BMI ≥ 30 (HR 2.14, P = 0.009, 95% CI 1.21–3.77), as well as with older age (HR 1.76, P = 0.015, 95% CI 1.12–2.79) and with secondary versus de novo disease (HR 1.95, P = 0.006, 95% CI 1.21–3.14). After multivariable analysis, we did not find a significant association between OS and other potential confounders such as coronary artery disease or diabetes among these patients. We conclude that increased BMI was independently associated with improved OS among older AML patients at our institution. Am. J. Hematol. 88:642–646, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0361-8609 , 1096-8652
    URL: Issue
    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2013
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 1492749-4
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
Close ⊗
This website uses cookies and the analysis tool Matomo. More information can be found here...