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    A randomized, open-label, multicentre, phase 2/3 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of lumiliximab in combination with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab versus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab alone in subjects with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

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    Abnormal bone remodelling and increased levels of macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha (MIP-1α\alpha) in Waldenstr{\"o}m macroglobulinaemia

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    Serum levels of macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha (MIP-1 alpha) and bone remodelling markers were evaluated in 38 patients with Waldenstrom macroglobulinaemia (WM) and correlated with clinical and laboratory variables. MIP-1 alpha was elevated in WM; untreated patients had higher MIP-1 alpha levels than patients in remission or with active disease after treatment. MIP-1 alpha correlated with increased bone resorption, beta(2)-microglobulin and splenomegaly. Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand serum levels were elevated in WM patients; the subsequent increased bone resorption was balanced by a comparable elevation of osteoprotegerin production and bone formation. These findings may explain the absence of lytic lesions in WM patients and suggest a potential role of MIP-1 alpha in WM
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