HSCT-GAVE as a Manifestation of Chronic Graft versus Host Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Existing Literature by Michael J. Grant, Mitchell E. Horwitz

“…Over 30 cases of hematopoietic stem cell transplant-related GAVE (HSCT-GAVE) have been reported in the literature to date and there are likely many more that go undiagnosed or are attributed to another cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. …”
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Donor lymphocyte infusions: An experience from a tertiary care center of North India by Divjot Singh Lamba, Parmatma Prasad Tripathi, Rekha Hans, Alka Khadwal, Ratti Ram Sharma

“…Donor lymphocyte infusions (DLIs) are often recommended products after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant to increase graft – versus – leukemia effect. …”
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Oncolytic Virotherapy for Hematological Malignancies by Swarna Bais, Eric Bartee, Masmudur M. Rahman, Grant McFadden, Christopher R. Cogle

“…For high-risk disease, hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) can be used. However, in the setting of autologous HCT, relapse due to contamination of the autograft with cancer cells remains a major challenge. …”
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High frequency CCR5 editing in human hematopoietic stem progenitor cells protects xenograft mice from HIV infection by Daniel T. Claiborne, Zachary Detwiler, Steffen S. Docken, Todd D. Borland, Deborah Cromer, Amanda Simkhovich, Youdiil Ophinni, Ken Okawa, Timothy Bateson, Tao Chen, Wesley Hudson, Radiana Trifonova, Miles P. Davenport, Tony W. Ho, Christian L. Boutwell, Todd M. Allen

“…Abstract The only cure of HIV has been achieved in a small number of people who received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) comprising allogeneic cells carrying a rare, naturally occurring, homozygous deletion in the CCR5 gene. …”
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Exercise as an Adjuvant Therapy for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization by Russell Emmons, Grace M. Niemiro, Michael De Lisio

“…Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) using mobilized peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cells (HSPCs) is the only curative strategy for many patients suffering from hematological malignancies. …”
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Sequential Kinase Inhibition (Idelalisib/Ibrutinib) Induces Clinical Remission in B-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia Harboring a 17p Deletion by H. Coelho, M. Badior, T. Melo

“…Herein, we describe, for the first time, a case of B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia harboring a 17p deletion in a 48-year-old man that was successfully treated sequentially with idelalisib-rituximab/ibrutinib followed by allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT). After 5 months of therapy with idelalisib-rituximab, clinical remission was achieved, but the development of severe diarrhea led to its discontinuation. …”
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Lenalidomide-Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by William Forehand III, Germame Ajebo, Michael Toscano, Anand Jillella, Paul Dainer

“…Here, we review the literature on lenalidomide-associated ITP and report upon a 59-year-old man who was administered lenalidomide due to concern of progressive multiple myeloma more than a year following his having undergone an autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant. His platelet count precipitously declined and lead to his hospitalization. …”
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Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Causing Priapism by Vinay Hanyalu Shankar, Bharadwaj Adithya-Sateesh, Nicole Gousy, Girma Ayele, Freyr Petursson, Rediet Atalay, Miriam Michael

“…Management strategies vary from full splenectomies to hematopoietic stem cell transplants with gene therapies with transfusions and administration of PK-activators coming in between. …”
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AIDS-Related Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy by Prakash Vishnu, David M. Aboulafia

“…Clinical trials investigating the role of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant in ARL are currently underway.…”
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Clinical Features and Genetic Analysis of 20 Chinese Patients with X-Linked Hyper-IgM Syndrome by Lin-Lin Wang, Wei Zhou, Wei Zhao, Zhi-Qing Tian, Wei-Fan Wang, Xiao-Fang Wang, Tong-Xin Chen

“…Six patients received hematopoietic stem cell transplantations and four of them had immune reconstructions and clinical remissions. …”
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Diagnosis and Management of Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia with a t(2;13)(q33;q12) Translocation by John S. Wang, Omar Elghawy, Brett R. Kurpiel, Michael G. Douvas

“…Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant is likely the preferred treatment, but this can be limited by patient psychosocial support, age, concomitant medical conditions, and availability of an appropriate donor. …”
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Mucormycosis Leading to Cerebral Edema and Cerebellar Tonsillar Herniation after Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant: A Case Report by Chetan Jeurkar, Lauren Margetich, Ziver Sahin

“…Mucormycosis following hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) carries a very high mortality rate. …”
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Bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone versus bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a systemic review and meta-an... by Yin-Che Wang, Cheng-Hsien Lin, Yu-Chen Su, Chieh-Lin Jerry Teng

“…The primary endpoints were response rates after induction therapy and the incidence of a need for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantion (auto-HSCT) between the groups. …”
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Fludarabine/Cyclophosphamide Conditioning Regimen in Aplastic Anemia Patients Receiving Matched-Sibling Donor Transplant Is Non-inferior to ATG/Cyclophosphamide: A Single-Center Ex... by Uzma Zaidi, Mushkbar Fatima, Shafaq Abdul Samad, Kashif Shafique, Hira Fatima Waseem, Tasneem Farzana, Tahir Sultan Shamsi

“…The successful outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) in aplastic anemia patients is driven by suitable donor selection, appropriate conditioning regimen, early intervention, and optimal supportive care after transplant. …”
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A Novel Severity Score Index for Febrile Neutropenic Patients with Colorectal Diseases by Camila Perazzoli, Rogério S. Parra, Marley R. Feitosa, Enrico Sfoggia, Belinda Pinto Simões, José J. R. Rocha, Omar Féres

“…This was a case series study analyzing the medical records of 897 patients admitted to the Hematology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Unit in a university hospital between the years 2008 and 2013. …”
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Effective gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy achieved with minimal lentiviral genomic integrations by Lucas Tricoli, Sunetra Sase, Julia L. Hacker, Vi Pham, Maxwell Chappell, Laura Breda, Stephanie N. Hurwitz, Naoto Tanaka, Carlo Castruccio Castracani, Amaliris Guerra, Zhongqi Hou, Lars Schlotawa, Karthikeyan Radhakrishnan, Matthew Hogenauer, Aoife Roche, John Everett, Frederic Bushman, Peter Kurre, Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, Laura A. Adang, Adeline L. Vanderver, Stefano Rivella

“…Combined autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantion (HSCT) with lentiviral (LV)-based gene therapy has great potential to treat MLD. …”
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Efficacy and safety of currently approved and lower starting doses of inotuzumab ozogamicin in adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a phase IV s... by Muhit Özcan, Ryan D. Cassaday, Ewa Zarzycka, Erik Vandendries, Fan Zhang, Ying Chen, Alejandra Nieto, Fatih Demirkan, Pau Montesinos, Fevzi Altuntas

“…Previous studies reported higher rates of post– hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) in patients receiving InO versus chemotherapy prior to HSCT. …”
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The role of hospital pharmacists in supporting the appropriate and safe use of CGT/ATMPs: a scoping review of current insights by Junnan Shi, Xianwen Chen, Hao Hu, Carolina Oi Lam Ung

“…Eight studies involving hospital pharmacists participating in interventions for 1,012 hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients from 8 hospitals in 5 countries were identified. …”
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A complex case of right heart masses in a leukemia patient: a case report by Xiaoning Wang, Mahsa Fatahichegeni, Mohammad Amin Ansarian, Seifollah Ranjbarha, Juan Ren

“…During medical check-ups before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT), cardiac ultrasound revealed several mobile and homogenous masses of unidentified nature in his right atrium and right ventricle. …”
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Venetoclax plus low-intensity chemotherapy for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Marlise R. Luskin, Shai Shimony, Julia Keating, Eric S. Winer, Jacqueline S. Garcia, Richard M. Stone, Elias Jabbour, Yael Flamand, Kristen Stevenson, Jeremy Ryan, Zhihong Zeng, Anthony Letai, Marina Konopleva, Nitin Jain, Daniel J. DeAngelo

“…All patients in CR bridged to hematopoietic stem cell transplant (n = 9) or completed protocol (n = 1). …”
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