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Filter by:The objective of this study is to evaluate the prognostic factors of acute leukemia patients and to invent the molecular genetic test for sensitive detection of minimal residual disease, and thereby this study would contribute to plan the risk adapted treatment. Patients will have samples of blood and/or bone marrow collected during diagnosis process, treatment and/or thereafter
The objective of this study is to evaluate the prognostic factors of acute leukemia patients received stem cell transplantation and to invent the molecular genetic test for sensitive detection of minimal residual disease, and thereby this study would contribute to plan the risk adapted treatment. Patients will have samples of blood and/or bone marrow collected during treatment or thereafter
The aim of this study is to reduce the postoperative hospital stay, without increasing morbidity and mortality postoperative, expressed in terms of rate of complications and readmissions.
HEMATO-BIO-IPC-2013-015 is a monocenter prospective longitudinal study. Our aim is to define predictive clinical and biological factors in acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative disorders by using genomics, genetics and epigenetics, in vitro and in vivo drug sensitivity studies,and translational immonulogy and immunomonitoring studies. HEMATO-BIO primary outcome measure is to identify molecular, genomic and epigenetic, pharmacologic and immunophenotypic alteration in acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative disorders by collecting, at diagnosis and/or complete remission and/or relapse: - tumor samples: marrow aspiration, blood sampling. - non-tumor samples: skin biopsy, buccal swab . from 650 patients treated at our cancer center.
A novel method has been developed to expand natural (NK) cells and enhance their cytotoxicity against cancer cells while maintaining low killing capacity against non-transformed cells. In this method, donor NK cells are expanded by co-culture with the irradiated K562 cell line modified to express membrane bound IL-15 and 41BB ligand (K562-mb15-41BBL). Expression of these proteins in conjunction with unknown stimuli provided by K562 cells promotes selective growth of NK cells. Then, the expanded NK cell population is depleted of T cells to prevent graft versus host disease (GVHD). Expanded and activated NK cells showed powerful anti-leukemic activity against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells in vitro and in animal models of leukemia.Unpublished laboratory results also demonstrated that T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) is extremely sensitive to the cytotoxicity exerted by the expanded and activated NK cells. The present study represents the translation of the laboratory findings into clinical application. The study proposes to determine the feasibility, safety and efficacy of infusing expanded NK cells into patients who have AML or T-lineage ALL which is resistant to standard therapy as demonstrated by persistent minimal residual disease (MRD). Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), who are at high risk to develop AML will also be eligible for the study. In this patient cohort, the study will also investigate the in vivo lifespan and phenotype of the expanded NK cells. The main hypothesis to be tested in this study is that infusion of expanded activated NK cells can produce measurable clinical responses in patients with AML or T-ALL.
To evaluate the effect of a prophylactical therapy with a cough medicine containing ivy leaves dry extract on the frequency of recurrent wheezy bronchitis in toddlers, on the duration of the bronchitis episodes, on the severity and the additional drug demand. A prolonged asymptomatic episode between each wheezy bronchitis due to the therapy is assumed.
The investigators hypothesized that acute bronchitis will be associated with various bacteria and viruses.
PSP (Pancreatic Stone Protein) is a compound naturally produced mainly in the pancreas and the gut. There is evidence from experimental and clinical trials that the levels of PSP in the blood rise in the presence of inflammation or infection. What is not yet well known about PSP is whether it is superior to other established blood tests (e.g. WBC or CRP) in predicting appendicitis in patients that present at the emergency room with abdominal pain and a clinical suspicion of appendicitis.
RATIONALE: Conditioning with total body irradiation (TBI) and fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and anti-thymocyte globulin may induce the engraftment cross the immunologic barrier in the setting of HLA-haploidentical allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. In addition, T-cell depletion may contribute to prevent developing severe acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) in haploidentical transplantation. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TBI, fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and antithymocyte globulin with T-cell depleted graft from haploidentical donors in treating patients with acute leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome.
Intravenous Busulfan (iv-Bu) is commonly used as part of preparation regimen for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients with acute leukemia. Though the pharmacokinetics data are available for population from America, Europe and Japan or Korea in Asia, there are no data in Chinese population. It is shown that high Bu concentration are associated with the toxicity such as veno-occlusion disease and lower concentration is correlated with reduced anti-leukemia effect, thus the monitoring of Bu and/or the strategy to achieve an optimal target Bu concentration are accepted to avoid toxicity while maintain the anti-leukemia effect which may overall improve the outcome of allo-SCT. Thus we conduct the pharmacokinetic study in Chinese population.