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Open AccessUtility of the refined EBMT diagnostic and severity criteria 2023 for sinusoidal obstruction syndrome/veno-occlusive disease
Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome/veno-occlusive disease (SOS/VOD) is a life-threatening complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Early diagnosis of SOS/VOD is associated with improved cli...
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Optimal treatment for Philadelphia-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first remission in the era of high-intensity chemotherapy
The optimal treatment for Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in first complete remission (CR1) has not been established in the high-intensity chemotherapy era. The outcome...
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Combination of clofarabine, etoposide, and cyclophosphamide in adult relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a phase 1/2 dose-escalation study by the Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group
This phase 1/2 study aimed to identify the maximum tolerated dose, the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D), and efficacy of the clofarabine, etoposide, and cyclophosphamide combination regimen in adult patients wi...
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Myeloablative intravenous busulfan-containing regimens for allo-HSCT in AML or MDS patients over 54 years old: combined results of three phase II studies
An optimal pretransplant conditioning regimen for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in older adults has not been established. Three prospective multicenter phase II studies were co...
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Correction to: A phase II study of lenalidomide consolidation and maintenance therapy after autologous PBSCT in patients with multiple myeloma
In the original publication of this article, “Conflict of interest” was published incorrectly. The corrected “Conflict of interest” is given below for your reading.
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A phase II study of lenalidomide consolidation and maintenance therapy after autologous PBSCT in patients with multiple myeloma
The efficacy and safety of lenalidomide (LEN) consolidation therapy and subsequent LEN maintenance therapy after high-dose therapy with autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (auto-PBSCT) were e...
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Open AccessMulticenter phase 1/2 study of forodesine in patients with relapsed peripheral T cell lymphoma
Peripheral T cell lymphomas are an aggressive group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas with poor outcomes for most subtypes and no accepted standard of care for relapsed patients. This study evaluated the efficacy and s...
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Correction to: Multicenter phase 1/2 study of forodesine in patients with relapsed peripheral T cell lymphoma
The original version of this article contained a mistake in Fig. 4. The horizontal axis should be 36 instead of 60.
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Efficacy and safety of obinutuzumab in patients with previously untreated follicular lymphoma: a subgroup analysis of patients enrolled in Japan in the randomized phase III GALLIUM trial
GALLIUM is a global phase III study that demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) with obinutuzumab plus chemotherapy (G-chemo) versus r...
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Early lymphocyte recovery predicts clinical outcome after HSCT with mycophenolate mofetil prophylaxis in the Japanese population
Immune reconstitution affects clinical outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and it has been suggested that lymphocyte recovery affects survival after HSCT. However, few stu...
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Pharmacokinetics of intravenous mycophenolate mofetil in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell-transplanted Japanese patients
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is increasingly used among Japanese patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT). Because pharmacokinetic data for MMF in the Asian population a...
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A prospective study of the antiemetic effect of palonosetron in malignant lymphoma patients treated with the CHOP regimen
To identify strategies for reducing emesis induced by the CHOP regimen, which includes high-dose steroids, we prospectively evaluated the efficacy of palonosetron in Japanese patients. Palonosetron was adminis...
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Efficacy of upfront high-dose chemotherapy plus rituximab followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for untreated high-intermediate-, and high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a multicenter prospective phase II study (JSCT-NHL04)
To evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of upfront high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) and rituximab (R) followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (auto-PBSCT) in patients with newly diagnos...
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Tolvaptan as an alternative treatment for refractory fluid retention associated with sinusoidal obstruction syndrome after allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Tolvaptan is an oral vasopressin V2-receptor antagonist recognized as effective for fluid retention associated with congestive heart failure and liver cirrhosis. However, there have been no reports concerning ...
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Erratum to: Intercrop** green manure crops—effects on rooting patterns
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Intercrop** green manure crops—effects on rooting patterns
Greater productivity under intercrop** has been attributed to the complementary use of environmental resources. However, the rooting pattern of component species under intercrop**, which is an important mo...
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Phase II study of tacrolimus and methotrexate for prophylaxis of acute graft-versus-host disease after HLA-A, B, and DRB1 genotypically mismatched unrelated bone marrow transplantation among Japanese patients
Bone marrow transplantation from unrelated donors (UR-BMT) has been considered to be effective for patients with hematological malignancies who have no suitable related donor. However, disparities of HLA betwe...
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Current and future perspectives on the TARGET system: the registration system for Glivec® established by the JSH
Since hematology is a highly specialized field, an individual physician may not have much direct treatment experience with a given disease. Therefore, the Japanese Society of Hematology (JSH) has discussed est...
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Successful Treatment of Minimal Residual Disease—Positive Philadelphia Chromosome—Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Imatinib Followed by Reduced-Intensity Unrelated Cord Blood Transplantation after Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
We describe a 35-year-old woman with Philadelphia chromosome—positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) who received allogeneic sibling donor peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) and entered a ...
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Durable Response but Prolonged Cytopenia after Cladribine Treatment in Relapsed Patients with Indolent non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas: Results of a Japanese Phase II Study
We conducted a phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of cladribine (2-chlorodeoxyadenosine [2-CdA]) for patients with refractory or relapsed indolent B-cell lymphoma or mycosis fungoides. Forty-fi...