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Changes in chronic myeloid leukemia treatment modalities and outcomes after introduction of second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors as first-line therapy: a multi-institutional retrospective study by the CML Cooperative Study Group
This study investigated changes in treatment modalities and outcomes of chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase (CP-CML) after the approval of second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors (2G-TKIs) for f...
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Macrophage depletion using clodronate liposomes reveals latent dysfunction of the hematopoietic microenvironment associated with persistently imbalanced M1/M2 macrophage polarization in a mouse model of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a hyperinflammatory syndrome, is caused by the incessant activation of lymphocytes and macrophages, resulting in damage to organs, including hematopoietic organs. Rece...
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Clinical management of second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy in patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase, focusing on age and dose effects
ABL1-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are an established treatment choice for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase (CML-CP). However, effects of TKI dose modification have not been well...
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Open AccessImportance of TKI treatment duration in treatment-free remission of chronic myeloid leukemia: results of the D-FREE study
Treatment-free remission (TFR) is a new goal for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase (CML-CP) with a sustained deep molecular response (DMR) to treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TK...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Higher incidence of pegfilgrastim-induced bone pain in younger patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy: a real-world experience
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Impact of standard-dose dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors on the incidence of graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
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Open AccessHigher incidence of pegfilgrastim-induced bone pain in younger patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy: a real-world experience
Pegfilgrastim is widely used for the prevention of febrile neutropenia (FN) in patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy for various types of cancer. However, pegfilgrastim-induced bone pain (PIBP) is a...
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A novel rituximab administration protocol to minimize infusion-related adverse reactions in patients with B-cell lymphoma
Background Infusion-related reactions (IRRs) during rituximab administration are occasionally severe and remain problematic in oncology practice. Aim To establish a safer, risk-stratified rituximab protocol for p...
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Stop** tyrosine kinase inhibitors started after allogeneic HCT in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia
For patients with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-positive leukemia, there is no consensus regarding how long tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) should be given or whether TKI could be stopped if TKI is administrat...
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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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JSH practical guidelines for hematological malignancies, 2018: I. leukemia—3. acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoblastic lymphoma (ALL/LBL)
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MPC-1 expression in myeloma cells is associated with the efficacy of bortezomib therapy
The use of bortezomib in the clinic has significantly improved outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma (MM), even those harboring high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities or those classified in the high-risk ca...
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Features of vascular adverse events in Japanese patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors: a retrospective study of the CML Cooperative Study Group database
This study investigated the incidence rate and features of vascular adverse events (VAEs) in Japanese patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who were treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The a...
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Comparison of the clinical outcomes of nilotinib and dasatinib therapies in newly diagnosed patients in the chronic phase of chronic myeloid leukemia: a retrospective analysis
Treatment with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) is the standard of care for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The new-generation TKIs, nilotinib and dasatinib, are found to have deeper and faster ...
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Thrombopoietin Levels During Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Although it is well known that platelet depletion is one of the major adverse events related to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy, the effect of TKIs on thrombopoietin (TPO), a stimulating factor for thr...
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Open AccessFinal analysis of the JALSG Ph+ALL202 study: tyrosine kinase inhibitor-combined chemotherapy for Ph+ALL
The Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group (JALSG) Ph+ALL202 study reported a high complete remission (CR) rate for Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ALL) patients treated with imatin...
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Incidence and outcome of second malignancies in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia during treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors
We performed a retrospective study to evaluate the incidence of second malignancies (SMs) in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). We analyzed data from 339 pa...
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Efficacy and safety of nilotinib therapy in patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase
ABL1-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have led to dramatic changes in treatment strategies for chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase (CML-CP). However, clinical studies have highlighted increasing num...
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Deeper molecular response is a predictive factor for treatment-free remission after imatinib discontinuation in patients with chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia: the JALSG-STIM213 study
The objective of this prospective clinical trial (JALSG-STIM213, UMIN000011971) was to evaluate treatment-free remission (TFR) rates after discontinuation of imatinib in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). CML pat...
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A cyclin D1-negative mantle cell lymphoma with an IGL-CCND2 translocation that relapsed with blastoid morphology and aggressive clinical behavior
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a B cell neoplasm characterized by cyclin D1 overexpression; its prognosis is poor, especially when it exhibits a blastoid morphology. Cyclin D1-negative MCL is rare, and its path...