Harnessing genomic and bioinformatic data to broaden understanding of leukaemia across continents by Gumelar Gugun, Ulfa Mia Maria, Amukti Danang Prasetyaning, Irham Lalu Muhammad, Yuliani Sapto, Adikusuma Wirawan, Khairi Sabiah, Darmawi Darmawi, Chong Rockie, Ates Ilker, Singh Dilpreet, Chavan Aditya Ashok

“…Conclusion: This study successfully identified four genomic variants by harnessing a genomic and bioinformatic database, which are associated with leukemia and demonstrated variations in gene distribution and expression across different populations and tissues.…”
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Preventing sensory and motor dysfunctions in children receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy: PrepAir study - an update by Céline Hammadou, Bianca Celine Schmidli, Christina Schindera, Nicolas von der Weid, Uta Tacke, Oliver Faude, Sarah Koch, Fiona Streckmann

“…We have so far recruited N=19/131 children and adolescents (Basel: N=6, Freiburg: N=12, Bern: N=1; %f=47.4; mean age= 16.44 years; cancer type 42.1% leukemia ALL, 42.1% lymphoma, 15.8% solid tumor). …”
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Virological Aspects of COVID-19 in Patients with Hematological Malignancies: Duration of Viral Shedding and Genetic Analysis by Asma Themlaoui, Massimo Ancora, Kais Ghedira, Yosra Mhalla, Manel Hamdoun, Maroua Bahri, Lamia Aissaoui, Raihane Ben Lakhal, Adriano Di Pasquale, Cesare Camma, Olfa Bahri

“…In this prospective study, we aimed to determine the duration of excretion of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 37 Tunisian patients with hematological malignancies (40.5% with lymphoma and 37.8% with leukemia). In order to investigate the accumulation of viral mutations, we carried out genetic investigation on longitudinal nasopharyngeal samples using RT-PCR and whole-genome sequencing. …”
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Polymorphisms in immunosuppression-related genes are associated with AML by Mingying Li, Mingying Li, Jingjing Ye, Jingjing Ye, Mengyuan Chang, Mengyuan Chang, Lei Feng, Lei Feng, Tingting Liu, Tingting Liu, Di Zhang, Di Zhang, Yuyan Wu, Yuyan Wu, Yuechan Ma, Yuechan Ma, Guangqiang Meng, Guangqiang Meng, Chunyan Ji, Chunyan Ji, Tao Sun, Tao Sun

“…BackgroundAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematologic malignancy with poor overall survival (OS). …”
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Multiomics profiling reveals the benefits of gamma-delta (γδ) T lymphocytes for improving the tumor microenvironment, immunotherapy efficacy and prognosis in cervical cancer by Xiaofeng Wang, Chen Li, Jie Chen, Zhiqiang Wu, Zhen Zhang, Junyi Li, Lu Yu, Yong Guan, Yuhan Zhang, Yuanjie Cao, Yancheng Liu, Hui Bai, Shaochuan Liu, Miaomiao Gao, Chenglu Lu, Zhen Tao, Zhiyong Yuan

“…Recent studies have indicated that γδ T cells play contrasting roles in tumor microenvironments—promoting tumor progression in some cancers (eg, gallbladder and leukemia) while suppressing it in others (eg, lung and gastric). γδ T cells are mainly enriched in peripheral mucosal tissues. …”
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Identification of new candidate genes for the hereditary predisposition to uveal melanoma: IGCMU trial by Mélanie Godiveau, Mélanie Godiveau, Mélanie Godiveau, Angeline Ginzac, Angeline Ginzac, Angeline Ginzac, Yannick Bidet, Yannick Bidet, Flora Ponelle-Chachuat, Flora Ponelle-Chachuat, Maud Privat, Maud Privat, Xavier Durando, Xavier Durando, Xavier Durando, Xavier Durando, Mathias Cavaillé, Mathias Cavaillé, Mathis Lepage, Mathis Lepage

“…Epidemiological studies have suggested an increased risk of prostate cancer, thyroid cancer, and leukemia among patients with UM, indicating potential unidentified genetic predispositions. …”
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Long-term real-world evidence of CPX-351 of high-risk patients with AML identified high rate of negative MRD and prolonged OS by Thomas Cluzeau, Fabio Guolo, Edmond Chiche, Paola Minetto, Ramy Rahme, Sarah Bertoli, Luana Fianchi, Jean-Baptiste Micol, Michele Gottardi, Pierre Peterlin, Sara Galimberti, Xavier Thomas, Giuliana Rizzuto, Olivier Legrand, Michela Rondoni, Emmanuel Raffoux, Giambattista Bertani, Alexis Caulier, Michelina D’Argenio, Caroline Bonmati, Atto Billio, Caroline Lejeune, Barbara Scappini, Arnaud Pigneux, Patrizia Zappasodi, Christan Recher, Francesco Grimaldi, Lionel Ades, Roberto M. Lemoli

“…Abstract: CPX-351 has been approved for patients with therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (t-AML) or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (MRC-AML). …”
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Comparable outcomes after busulfan- or treosulfan-based conditioning for allo-HSCT in children with ALL: results of FORUM by Krzysztof Kalwak, Laura M. Moser, Ulrike Pötschger, Peter Bader, Katharina Kleinschmidt, Roland Meisel, Jean-Hugues Dalle, Akif Yesilipek, Adriana Balduzzi, Gergely Krivan, Evgenios Goussetis, Raquel Staciuk, Petr Sedlacek, Herbert Pichler, Peter Svec, Melissa Gabriel, Tayfun Güngör, Ernest Bilic, Jochen Buechner, Marleen Renard, Kim Vettenranta, Marianne Ifversen, Cristina Diaz-de-Heredia, Jerry Stein, Jacek Toporski, Marc Bierings, Christina Peters, Marc Ansari, Franco Locatelli

“…Abstract: The superiority of total body irradiation (TBI)–based vs chemotherapy conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been established in the international, prospective phase-3 FORUM study, randomizing 417 patients aged 4-18 years in complete remission (CR), who received allo-HSCT from HLA-matched sibling or unrelated donors. …”
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Development and validation of predictive models of early immune effector cell–associated hematotoxicity by Emily C. Liang, Jennifer J. Huang, Andrew J. Portuguese, Valentín Ortiz-Maldonado, Aya Albittar, Natalie Wuliji, Ryan Basom, Yein Jeon, Qian Wu, Aiko Torkelson, Delaney Kirchmeier, Abigail Chutnik, Barbara Pender, Mohamed Sorror, Joshua A. Hill, Noam E. Kopmar, Rahul Banerjee, Andrew J. Cowan, Damian Green, Ajay K. Gopal, Christina Poh, Mazyar Shadman, Alexandre V. Hirayama, Brian G. Till, Erik L. Kimble, Lorenzo Iovino, Aude G. Chapuis, Folashade Otegbeye, Ryan D. Cassaday, Filippo Milano, Cameron J. Turtle, David G. Maloney, Jordan Gauthier

“…In univariate logistic regression, preinfusion factors associated with severe eICAHT included disease type (acute lymphoblastic leukemia), prelymphodepletion (pre-LD) blood counts including absolute neutrophil count (ANC), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and inflammatory (C-reactive protein [CRP], ferritin, and interleukin-6 [IL-6]) and coagulopathy biomarkers (D-dimer). …”
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Selected Abstracts of the 20th International Workshop on Neonatology and Pediatrics; Cagliari (Italy); October 23-26, 2024 by --- Various Authors

“…ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA AND GANGLIONEUROBLASTOMA: CASE REPORT • F. …”
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High Resolution Comparative Genomic Hybridization Detects 7–8 Megabasepair Deletion in PCR Amplified DNA1 by Jacob Larsen, Anne Marie Ottesen, Maria Kirchhoff, Claes Lundsteen, Jørgen K. Larsen

“…Five DNA samples from B‐cell leukemias with small 11q deletions were amplified by DOP‐PCR and analysed by means of high resolution comparative genomic hybridization (HR‐CGH) for the evaluation of aberration size detection limit. …”
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Crystal Structures of Tcl1 Family Oncoproteins and Their Conserved Surface Features by John M. Petock, Ivan Y. Torshin, Yuan-Fang Wang, Garrett C. Du Bois, Carlo M. Croce, Robert W. Harrison, Irene T. Weber

“…Members of the TCL1 family of oncogenes are abnormally expressed in mature T-cell leukemias and B-cell lymphomas. The proteins are involved in the coactivation of protein kinase B (Akt/PKB), a key intracellular kinase. …”
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The Transcribed-Ultraconserved Regions: A Novel Class of Long Noncoding RNAs Involved in Cancer Susceptibility by Paola Scaruffi

“…Most recent studies show that they are significantly altered in adult chronic lymphocytic leukemias, carcinomas, and pediatric neuroblastomas, leading to the hypothesis that UCRs may play a role in tumorigenesis and promising innovative future T-UCR—based therapeutic approaches.…”
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MURCS Association with Partial Duplication of the Distal Long Chromosome 5 and Unilateral Ovarian Agenesis by Anna Dabkowska-Huc, Piotr Skalba, Antoni Pyrkosz

“…It is thought that they have an influence on the early stages of development and their joining in the later period can lead to neoplastic disorders, especially leukemias.…”
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Successful Treatment of Severe Type B Lactic Acidosis in a Patient with HIV/AIDS-Associated High-Grade NHL by Marco Mejia, Ariel Perez, Harold Watson, Daniel Sanchez, Jorge Parellada, Mario Madruga, S. J. Carlan

“…When present, this type of lactic acidosis is most commonly seen in patients with high-grade lymphomas or leukemias and is usually indicative of a dismal prognosis. …”
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Lymphoma of the Urinary Bladder by Anthony Kodzo-Grey Venyo

“…Secondary LUB occurs in 10% to 25% of leukemias/lymphomas and in advanced-stage systemic lymphoma. …”
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The Leukemic Stem Cell Niche: Adaptation to “Hypoxia” versus Oncogene Addiction by Giulia Cheloni, Martina Poteti, Silvia Bono, Erico Masala, Nathalie M. Mazure, Elisabetta Rovida, Matteo Lulli, Persio Dello Sbarba

“…The data reported here indicated that driver oncogenic proteins of several leukemias are suppressed following cell incubation at oxygen concentration compatible with SCN physiology. …”
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Oncolytic Virotherapy for Hematological Malignancies by Swarna Bais, Eric Bartee, Masmudur M. Rahman, Grant McFadden, Christopher R. Cogle

“…Hematological malignancies such as leukemias, lymphomas, multiple myeloma (MM), and the myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) primarily affect adults and are difficult to treat. …”
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of new tri-heterocyclic derivatives as anti-colorectal cancer agents by Benjamin Victoir, Océane Pertegaz, Elfi Ducrocq, Marion Polomski, Maxime Guéguinou, William Raoul, Cécile Croix, Gildas Prié

“…This work was guided by the previous identification of a potent STAT5 inhibitor in the fight against myeloid leukemias. Pharmacomodulations were strategically performed, and the in vitro activities of all tri-heterocyclic derivatives were assessed on HT29 and Lovo colorectal cancer cell lines, as well as on the non-tumoral NCM356 colonic epithelial cell line derived from normal mucosa. …”
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A Novel Approach for the Enumeration of Peripheral Blood Stem Cells Suitable for Transplantation by Winston Costa Pereira, Omar Alsuhaibani, Ghaleb Elyamany, Abdulaziz Al Abdulaaly

“…These well-characterized stem cells are clinically relevant in the treatment of diseases such as breast cancer, leukemias, and congenital immunodeficiencies. Peripheral blood stem transplantation is a standard procedure after its first successful transplantation more than 35 years ago. …”
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