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Reinstated p53 response and high anti-T-cell leukemia activity by the novel alkylating deacetylase inhibitor tinostamustine
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Lenalidomide as a Potent Inducer of Graft Versus Leukemia Effect in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies at High Risk of Relapse Post Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
Treating Clostridium difficile infection in patients presenting with hematological malignancies: Are current guidelines applicable?
Adults with hematological malignancies are at high-risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), but no guidelines for CDI treatment are available in this population. Our primary objective was to evaluate the clinical outcomes in CDI patients with hematological malignancies. Our secondary objectives were to describe CDI severity using the main clinical guidelines and to evaluate the compliance of treatment choice with published guidelines.
Single-center, retrospective, observational case series including every consecutive adult patient with a confirmed diagnosis of CDI admitted in the hematology unit of our teaching hospital. Each CDI episode was classified as moderate, severe, or complicated according to the main clinical guidelines (IDSA 2010, AJG 2013, ESCMID 2014).
Twenty-three episodes of CDI in 19 patients admitted to the hematology unit occurred between June 2012 and October 2013. Clinical cure was achieved for 20 episodes (87%). Ten weeks after diagnosis, global cure was reached for 14 episodes (61%) whereas recurrence occurred in two episodes (10%). The mortality rate reached 37% (7/19) but the attributable mortality rate was 5% (1/19). ESCMID criteria more frequently classified patients in the severe category compared with the two other classifications. Prescription compliance with clinical guidelines was observed in 61% of episodes with IDSA criteria, 43% with AJG, and 9% with ESCMID.
IDSA and AJG assessment may underestimate the potential risk of unfavorable clinical outcome. Further prospective studies on a larger cohort are needed to develop adequate treatment guidelines for CDI in hematology settings
BD-BARRICOR® tubes in biochemistry emergency: A new window opening on blood sample processing and analysis
Prise en charge et devenir des bactériémies à Pseudomonas aeruginosa chez les patients d’hématologie
Le traitement de la scoliose idiopathique de l'adolescent par le corset de Chêneau Premiers résultats de l'expérience Lilloise - A propos de 26 cas avec un recul moyen de 16 mois
iNNOVATE Study Group and the European Consortium for Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia. Phase 3 trial of ibrutinib plus rituximab in Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia
Ibrutinib treatment in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM): follow-up results of the phase 3 iNNOVATE (TM) study
Ibrutinib treatment in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM): follow-up results of the phase 3 iNNOVATE (TM) study
Combination of Venetoclax and Ibrutinib Increases bcl2-Dependent Apoptotic Priming, Reduces ITK-Phosphorylation and Is Clinically Promising in Relapsed/Refractory T-Prolymphocytic Leukemia
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