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Maria Giuseppina Cefalo
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Open AccessVenetoclax plus cyclophosphamide and topotecan in heavily pre-treated relapsed metastatic neuroblastoma: a single center case series
The prognosis of relapsed/refractory (R/R) neuroblastoma (NB) is dismal, calling for new therapeutic strategies. Venetoclax (VEN) is a highly selective, potent, orally bioavailable, BCL-2 inhibitor small-molec...
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Open AccessNeutralizing IFNγ improves safety without compromising efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy in B-cell malignancies
Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy may achieve long-lasting remission in patients with B-cell malignancies not responding to conventional therapies. However, potentially severe and hard-to-manage...
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Imaging post-177Lu-peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in a child with advanced progressive somatostatin-receptor-positive medulloblastoma
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Open AccessPediatric spinal glioblastoma of the conus medullaris: a case report of long survival
High-grade gliomas of the spinal cord represent a rare entity in children. Their biology, behavior, and controversial treatment options have been discussed in a few pediatric cases. These tumors are associated...
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T Cell Immunotherapy for Immune Reconstitution and GVHD Prevention After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Many different studies have demonstrated that early recovery of the adaptive immune system after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is predominantly sustained by peripheral expansion of ...
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Open AccessBehavioral disorders as unusual presentation of pediatric extraventricular neurocytoma: report on two cases and review of the literature
Extraventricular neurocytomas (EVNs) are rare parenchymal brain tumors, distinct from central neurocytomas that are typically located within the supratentorial ventricular system. Seizures and headache represe...
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Open AccessMobilization of healthy donors with plerixafor affects the cellular composition of T-cell receptor (TCR)-αβ/CD19-depleted haploidentical stem cell grafts
HLA-haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is suitable for patients lacking related or unrelated HLA-matched donors. Herein, we investigated whether plerixafor (MZ), as an adjunct to G-C...
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Open AccessCongenital cystic eye associated with a low-grade cerebellar lesion that spontaneously regressed
Congenital cystic eye is an exceedingly rare ocular malformative disease, originated from the failure in the invagination of the optic vesicle during the fetal period and it can be associated with other ocular...
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Delayed diagnosis of Kawasaki syndrome and thrombosis of a medium-sized aneurysm of the anterior descending coronary artery: case report and literature review
A 7-year-old child was first admitted for persistent fever of 15-day duration and suspected meningitis. Kawasaki syndrome was lately diagnosed upon the recognition of an extensive diffuse coronary artery damag...
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Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is a major manifestation of liver toxicity associated with conventional and high-dose chemotherapy in children affected by hematologic malignancies and certain solid tumors...
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Aplastic anaemia in childhood. Description of two cases and review of the literature
Childhood aplastic anaemia (AA) is an uncommon but potentially fatal haematological disorder. Patients with AA receive supportive care based on transfusions and timely treatment of opportunistic infections, al...
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome in children receiving phenobarbital therapy and cranial radiotherapy
