Identifying Subsets of Cancer Patients with an Increased Risk of Developing Cutaneous Melanoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results–Based Analysis by Thomas Z. Rohan, Jenna L. Mandel, Henry Y. Yang, Lauren Banner, Daniel Joffe, Rachel Zachian, Jaanvi Mehta, Safiyyah Bhatti, Tingting Zhan, Neda Nikbakht

“…Our findings highlight specific at-risk groups—such as those aged under 50 years with recent melanoma, individuals in their 60s diagnosed with leukemia, and those aged over 80 years with recent thyroid cancer—who may benefit from heightened clinical vigilance and tailored melanoma screening strategies.…”
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Bioinformatic characterization of STING expression in hematological malignancies reveals association with prognosis and anti-tumor immunity by Xiang-mei Wen, Xiang-mei Wen, Xiang-mei Wen, Zi-jun Xu, Zi-jun Xu, Zi-jun Xu, Ji-chun Ma, Ji-chun Ma, Ji-chun Ma, Min-jie Zhang, Min-jie Zhang, Min-jie Zhang, Ye Jin, Ye Jin, Jiang Lin, Jiang Lin, Jiang Lin, Jun Qian, Jun Qian, Yuan-yuan Fang, Yuan-yuan Fang, Yuan-yuan Fang, Shu-yu Luo, Shu-yu Luo, Shu-yu Luo, Zhen-wei Mao

“…Moreover, the value of STING in predicting the efficacy of immunotherapy was validated using tumor immune dysfunction and exclusion (TIDE) biomarkers and real-world immunotherapy datasets.Results and DiscussionSTING was found to be relatively highly expressed in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and chronic myeloid leukemia, with higher STING expression correlated with poorer prognosis in AML. …”
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A Case of Rituximab-Induced Necrotizing Fasciitis and a Review of the Literature by Abdullateef Abdulkareem, Ryan S. D’Souza, Oluwaseun Shogbesan, Anthony Donato

“…We report a case of a 69-year-old male with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who suffered necrotizing fasciitis of his left lower extremity secondary to Clostridium septicum 7 weeks after treatment with rituximab. …”
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DIABETES INSIPIDUS: LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS by L. Yu. Morgunov

“…Even less common is diabetes insipidus caused by leukemia, lymphoma, xanthogranulomas, germinomas, HIV infection, pituitary hemorrhage, drug-induced, combined with neurofibromatosis, as well as diabetes insipidus during pregnancy. …”
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Spatial Positioning of RET and H4 Following Radiation Exposure Leads to Tumor Development by Yuri E. Nikiforov

“…Exposure to ionizing radiation is a well-known risk factor for a number of human cancers, including leukemia, thyroid cancer, soft tissue sarcomas, and many others. …”
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Delftia Acidovorans: A Rare Pathogen in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Patients by Huseyin Bilgin, Abdurrahman Sarmis, Elif Tigen, Guner Soyletir, Lutfiye Mulazimoglu

“…The present article describes a B cell lymphoblastic leukemia patient with D acidovorans pneumonia who was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy. …”
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17β-Estradiol promotes the synthesis and the secretion of annexin I in the CCRF-CEM human cell line by Margarida Castro-Caldas, Carlos B. Duarte, Arsélio P. Carvalho, M. Celeste Lopes

“…Since this protein modulates the anti-inflammatory actions of the steroid hormones, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the female sex steroid hormone, 17β-estradiol (E2β), on the synthesis and secretion of ANXA1 in the human CCRF-CEM acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell line.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of a Gd-DOTA--Permeation Peptide for Magnetic Resonance Relaxation Enhancement of Intracellular Targets by Andrew M. Prantner, Vijay Sharma, Joel R. Garbow, David Piwnica-Worms

“…The peptide complex displayed no significant binding to serum proteins, was efficiently internalized by human Jurkat leukemia cells resulting in intracellular T1 relaxation enhancement, and in preliminary T1-weighted MRI experiments, significantly enhanced liver, kidney, and mesenteric signals.…”
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Uncovering Clinical Features of De Novo Philadelphia Positive Myelodysplasia by Aristides Armas, Chen Chen, Martha Mims, Gustavo Rivero

“…Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is cytogenetically heterogeneous and retains variable risk for acute myeloid leukemia transformation. Though not yet fully understood, there is an association between genetic abnormalities and defects in gene expression. …”
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WT1 Peptide Cancer Vaccine for Patients with Hematopoietic Malignancies and Solid Cancers by Yoshihiro Oka, Akihiro Tsuboi, Olga A. Elisseeva, Hiroko Nakajima, Fumihiro Fujiki, Manabu Kawakami, Toshiaki Shirakata, Sumiyuki Nishida, Naoki Hosen, Yusuke Oji, Ichiro Kawase, Haruo Sugiyama

“…Wild-type Wilms' tumor gene WT1 is expressed at a high level in hematopoietic malignancies including acute leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and myelodysplastic syndromes, as well as in various kinds of solid cancers. …”
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An Unusually Short Latent Period of Therapy-Related Myeloid Neoplasm Harboring a Rare MLL-EP300 Rearrangement: Case Report and Literature Review by Reina Takeda, Kazuaki Yokoyama, Seiichiro Kobayashi, Toyotaka Kawamata, Sousuke Nakamura, Tomofusa Fukuyama, Mika Ito, Nozomi Yusa, Eigo Shimizu, Nobuhiro Ohno, Rui Yamaguchi, Seiya Imoto, Satoru Miyano, Kaoru Uchimaru, Arinobu Tojo

“…However, the occurrence of t-MN in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) patients is rarely reported, possibly due to the dismal prognosis of ATL per se. …”
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Exploring the anticancer potential of extracts and compounds from the heartwood of Cotinus coggygria Scop. wild growing in Serbia by Ivana Pašić, Miroslav Novaković, Vele Tešević, Slobodan Milosavljević, Nina Petrović, Tatjana Stanojković, Ivana Z. Matić

“…EE, butin, butein, sulfuretin, and fisetin were highly selective against leukemia K562 cells when compared with normal fibroblasts MRC-5 (selectivity index: 4.01, 5.15, 6.17, 7.05, > 4.41, respectively). …”
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Stage IV Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Presenting with Unilateral Vision Loss by Christopher Le, Adam Jacob, Devarajan Iyengar, John Dedousis, Antonios Tsompanidis

“…Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) is a manifestation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in which malignant B-cell lymphocytes accumulate in the lymph nodes or bone marrow. …”
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Pegaspargase Induced Hypertriglyceridemia Resulting in Severe Fatal Pancreatitis by Neil Vyas, Rafael Ching Companioni, Melik Tiba, Hassan Alkhawam, Aaron Walfish

“…Pegaspargase is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). Pegaspargase definitely has its benefits in treating ALL; however we cannot lose sight of one of its very rare but potentially deadly complications, acute pancreatitis. …”
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Chlorambucil-Induced Acute Interstitial Pneumonitis by Hammad Shafqat, Adam J. Olszewski

“…Chlorambucil is an alkylating agent commonly used in treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). We report a case of interstitial pneumonitis developing in an 83-year-old man 1.5 months after completing a six-month course of chlorambucil for CLL. …”
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Colonic Involvement in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia by P. E. T. Arkkila, H. Nuutinen, F. Ebeling, E. Elonen, P. Kärkkäinen, M.-L. Karjalainen-Lindsberg

“…Here, we report a 69-year-old man with CLL and anaemia in whom the macroscopic finding of colonoscopy was normal, but the histological specimens revealed lymphocytic leukemia in ileum and in colon. If a CLL patient has any symptoms suggesting a possible GI manifestation of the haematologic disease or anaemia not explained by bone marrow infiltration or hemolysis, the diagnostic evaluation should include endoscopies with adequate biopsies.…”
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Immune Thrombocytopenia in a Child with T Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma by Kayo Tokeji, Sachi Sakaguchi, Tomoko Kurimoto, Junya Fujimura, Toshiaki Shimizu

“…ITP is known to be associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, and various types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma but rarely with T cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma or in children. …”
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A Chinese Child Presented with Early T Cell Precursor Lymphoblastic Lymphoma by Xiangyang Pu, Shengyong Deng, Nange Yin, Lin Song, Xiangling He, Jianwen Xiao

“…T cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) is regarded as the leukemic phase of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). The early T cell precursors ALL/LBL (ETP-LBL/ALL) are derived from thymic cells at the ETP differentiation stage and recognized as a high-risk subgroup of T-ALL/LBL. …”
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Temozolomide-Induced Myelodysplasia by Ethan A. Natelson, David Pyatt

“…Observations on this patient, and on similarly treated others, suggest that the cumulative dose threshold (CDT) for TMZ that predisposes to T-MDS and which may potentially lead to acute myeloid leukemia (T-AML) is around 18000 to 20000 mg/sq m. …”
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy of an Adolescent Stem Cell Transplantation Recipient with Hemorrhagic Cystitis and BK Virus by David López, Abdullah Alismail, Laren D. Tan

“…We report a case of a 15-year-old male with chronic myelogenous leukemia status posthaploidentical stem cell transport with BK virus in the United States to be treated by HBOT. …”
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