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    Anti-tumor activity of selinexor in combination with antineoplastic agents in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

    Despite recent relevant therapeutic progresses, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) remains an incurable disease. Selinexor, an oral inhibitor of the nuclear export protein XPO1, is active as single agent in di...

    Candida Vitale, Valentina Griggio, Maria Todaro, Chiara Riganti in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Thrombotic and bleeding complications in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and severe COVID-19: a study of ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL

    Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may be more susceptible to COVID-19 related poor outcomes, including thrombosis and death, due to the advanced age, the presence of comorbidities, and the disea...

    Darko Antic, Natasa Milic, Thomas Chatzikonstantinou in Journal of Hematology & Oncology (2022)

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    COVID-19 severity and mortality in patients with CLL: an update of the international ERIC and Campus CLL study

    Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may be more susceptible to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to age, disease, and treatment-related immunosuppression. We aimed to assess risk factors of ...

    Thomas Chatzikonstantinou, Anargyros Kapetanakis, Lydia Scarfò in Leukemia (2021)

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    Response to the conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

    Pneumococcal (PC) vaccination is recommended for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). However, response to vaccines has been investigated in a small series of CLL patients. We analyzed the antibod...

    Francesca Romana Mauro, Diana Giannarelli, Clementina Maria Galluzzo in Leukemia (2021)

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    Validation of a survival-risk score (SRS) in relapsed/refractory CLL patients treated with idelalisib–rituximab

    Massimo Gentile, Enrica Antonia Martino, Andrea Visentin in Blood Cancer Journal (2020)

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    COVID-19 severity and mortality in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a joint study by ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL, and CLL Campus

    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a disease of the elderly, characterized by immunodeficiency. Hence, patients with CLL might be considered more susceptible to severe complications from COVID-19. We undert...

    Lydia Scarfò, Thomas Chatzikonstantinou, Gian Matteo Rigolin, Giulia Quaresmini in Leukemia (2020)

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    Richter Syndrome in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

    The term Richter syndrome (RS) indicates the transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) into an aggressive lymphoma. RS is a rare complication with an aggressive clinical course, bearing an unfavorab...

    Candida Vitale, Alessandra Ferrajoli in Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports (2016)

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    Vγ9Vδ2 T cell-based immunotherapy in hematological malignancies: from bench to bedside

    Many hematological malignancies consist of tumor cells that are spontaneously recognized and killed by Vγ9Vδ2 T cells. These tumor cells generate high amounts of intracellular phosphorylated metabolites mimick...

    Barbara Castella, Candida Vitale, Marta Coscia in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2011)