Long-term complete remission with belinostat in a patient with chemotherapy refractory peripheral t-cell lymphoma

Peripheral T/NK-cell lymphomas (PTCL) are rare malignancies with a poor prognosis. Due to the lack of randomised studies, standard therapy has not been established. First-line treatment with anthracycline-based polychemotherapy followed by consolidation with high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplant in responding patients has demonstrated good feasibility with low toxicity in prospective studies and is widely used in eligible patients. In relapsed and refractory patients, who are not candidates for transplant approaches, therapeutic options are limited and are usually palliative. Several new agents are currently under investigation to improve the outcome of PTCL in the first line and salvage settings. Belinostat, a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, has demonstrated broad antineoplastic activity in preclinical studies, and promising results in advanced relapsed/refractory lymphomas. Here, we report the case of a 73 year old patient with heavily pre-treated refractory PTCL in complete remission with belinostat for 39 months

Horizontal transmission of novel H1N1/09 influenza virus in a newborn: Myth or fact?

Horizontal transmission of H1N1/09 virus infection is very common however; transmission through this route has not been reported in newborns. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of newborn who acquired infection of novel H1N1/09 virus horizontally through asymptomatic family members or hospital staff during epidemic period in Kolkata, India. Baby recovered without antiviral therapy but received antibiotic for bacterial co-infection

Study of growth of dot and column in porous silicon samples of various thicknesses prepared at a constant current density

Porous silicon is considered to be composed either of spherical shaped interconnected silicon quantum dots or combination of quantum clots and columns. This paper presents a study of a series of porous silicon films of various thicknesses, prepared at a 20 mA current density by the electrochemical etching technique. The photoluminescence spectra of the series samples were monitored. Further, we used a photoluminescence fitting model by Singh and John (John-Singh) in its extended form by Elhouichet to estimate the percentage of dots and columns; their average diameters and corresponding variances. The shape of experimental photoluminescence spectra fits well with John-Singh model. As a result, the analytical curves drawn using the fitting parameters showed the decrease in mean crystallite diameter of columns and dot while increase in variance of column and decrease in variance of dots. Hence, more homogenous dots are formed. Thus, it results in the formation of a more ordered nanocrystalline structure with more porosity. It verified the quantum assumptions. The discrepancy in the PL behavior of a sample is well explained by the model

La cité des femmes (1980) de Federico Fellini

<p><b>Three-dimensional quaternary structure of HA (A) and NA (B) proteins of 2015 A(H1N1)pdm09 strains from this study identifying mutations compared to A/California/04/2009 strain.</b> The three mutations at the antigenic epitopes within the receptor-binding pocket of HA protein were indicated. Probable binding position of oseltamivir in the NA protein of 2015 A(H1N1)pdm09 strain is shown in purple colour. The mutations are indicated in red and the amino acids responsible for oseltamivir binding are shown in black.</p