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Stringent patient selection improves outcomes in systemic light-chain amyloidosis after autologous stem cell transplantation in the upfront and relapsed setting

Haematologica, 2014
Christopher P. Venner, Julian D. Gillmore, Sajitha Sachchithanantham, Shameem Mahmood, Thirusha Lane, Darren Foard, Murielle Roussel, Lisa Rannigan, Simon DJ Gibbs, Jennifer H Pinney, Carol J. Whelan, Helen J. Lachmann, Philip N. Hawkins, Ashutosh D. Wechalekar   +13 more
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Renal dysfunction in symptomatic Waldenström macroglobulinaemia: A nationwide Italian multicentre study

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Renal dysfunction represents a possible underrecognized complication of symptomatic WM; this condition correlates with adverse global and disease‐specific clinical outcomes. Summary The prognostic significance of impaired renal function in Waldenström macroglobulinaemia (WM) remains poorly defined.
Nicolò Danesin, Francesco Autore, Anna Maria Frustaci, Gianmarco Favrin, Emanuele Cencini, Alessandro Noto, Irene Dogliotti, Jacopo Olivieri, Marcello Riva, Isacco Ferrarini, Anna Maria Barbui, Sara Steffanoni, Dario Marino, Benedetta Puccini, Piero Maria Stefani, Rita Rizzi, Michele Merli, Angela Ferrari, Stefano Luminari, Carlo Visco, Livio Trentin, Andrea Visentin, Annarita Conconi, Simone Ferrero, Marzia Varettoni, Alessandra Tedeschi, Luca Laurenti, Francesco Piazza   +27 more
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Serum free light chain concentration and ratio‐based criterion for myeloma‐defining event, in its current version, is untenable

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Summary Clinical decision‐making based on myeloma‐defining event criteria using thresholds for involved serum free light chain level of 10 mg/dL and ratio of involved to uninvolved light chain of >100 is a poor indicator for the risk of progression to multiple myeloma.
Gurmukh Singh
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BUSM Dean's report [PDF]

, 2002
Reports from the Office of the Dean, Boston University School of ...
Office of the Dean, Boston University School of Medicine
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Daratumumab plus bortezomib and dexamethasone (Dara‐VD) in newly diagnosed Mayo 2004 stage IIIA and IIIB light‐chain amyloidosis: Long‐term follow‐up results from a prospective phase 2 study

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Summary Anti‐CD38 monoclonal antibodies dramatically improve the prognosis in immunoglobulin light‐chain (AL) amyloidosis, yet patients with end‐stage (Mayo 2004 IIIB) disease are typically excluded from prospective trials. To evaluate the daratumumab plus bortezomib and dexamethasone (Dara‐VD) regimen in Mayo 2004 stage III patients, we conducted a ...
Gao Xue‐min, Xu Chengyang, Gao Ya‐juan, Guan Ai, Xu Yi, Chang Long, Shen Kai‐ni, Li Jian   +7 more
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A new staging system for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis in the era of specific amyloidosis therapies

ESC Heart Failure
Objectives Currently, there are two prognosis staging systems validated for transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR). We sought to develop a new staging system dedicated to hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv) patients on specific treatments. Methods and
Gabriela Neculae, Amira Zaroui, Robert Adam, Mounira Kharoubi, Benoit Funalot, Daniel Coriu, Ruxandra Jurcut, Thibaud Damy   +7 more
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An unusual case of multiple myeloma [PDF]

, 2013
The case concerns the unusual presentation of a non-secretory multiple myeloma with diarrhoea secondary to large bowel infiltration. In December 2009, a 74-year-old lady presented to hospital and complained of a two year history of intermittent ...
Delicata, Julian, Farrugia, Daniel
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Adequacy of Single Random Skin Biopsy With Subcutaneous Sampling for the Diagnosis of Intravascular Lymphoma

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Random skin biopsy (RSB) is a valuable method for diagnosis of intravascular lymphoma (IVL). Previous studies have performed RSB at multiple locations. This study aimed to evaluate the adequacy of a single RSB site and the appropriate depth of the biopsies for diagnosing IVL. Methods The study included 209 patients who underwent RSB
Phitsinee Purngpiputtrakul, Panitta Sitthinamsuwan, Sanya Sukpanichnant, Penvadee Pattanaprichakul, Manasmon Chairatchaneeboon, Yingyong Chinthammitr, Pochamana Phisalprapa   +6 more
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Multiple Myeloma : an update on disease biology and therapy [PDF]

, 2004
Multiple myeloma is a malignancy of immunoglobulin producing plasma cells. Clinical features include bone pain due to lytic bone lesions or pathological fractures, anemia, symptomatic hypercalcemia, renal insufficiency, recurrent infections and ...
Cook, Rachel J., Dingli, David
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A Two‐Dimensional Plot of Cell Aggregates and Their Largest Nuclei Distinguishes Benign From Malignant Pleural Effusion Cytology Specimens

Cytopathology, EarlyView.
Scatter plots from all cases were categorized into four plot types. Cytologically negative cases mainly exhibited Small cluster (S‐type) and Horizontal (H‐type) patterns, whereas cytologically positive cases predominantly showed Vertical (V‐type) and Diagonal (D‐type) patterns.
Rio Kaneko, Sayaka Kobayashi, Hayato Ikota, Rio Shibanuma, Yoshimi Nishijima, Takeshi Hisada, Hideaki Yokoo, Masanao Saio   +7 more
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