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Felicetto Ferrara

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Differences among young adults, adults and elderly chronic myeloid leukemia patients

2014

Abstract BACKGROUND: The incidence of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) increases with age, but it is unclear how the characteristics of the disease vary with age. In children, where CML is very rare, it presents with more aggressive features, including huge splenomegaly, higher cell count and higher blast cell percentage. PATIENTS AND METHODS: To investigate if after childhood the disease maintains or loses these characteristics of aggressiveness, we analyzed 2784 adult patients, at least 18 years old, registered by GIMEMA CML WP over a 40-year period. RESULTS: Young adults (YAs: 18-29 years old) significantly differed from adults (30-59 years old) and elderly patients (at least 60 years old)…

MalePediatricsHost responseBCR-ABL; Chronic myeloid leukemia; Prognosis; Tyrosine kinase inhibitors; Young adults; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Female; Humans; Leukemia Myelogenous Chronic BCR-ABL Positive; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; Spleen; Splenomegaly; Young Adult; Oncology; HematologyTyrosine kinase inhibitorDiseaseAntineoplastic AgentTyrosin kinase inhibitorProtein-Tyrosine Kinasehemic and lymphatic diseases80 and overAge FactorProspective StudiesYoung adultChronicBCR-ABLAged 80 and overLeukemiaIncidence (epidemiology)Chronic myeloid leukemiaAge FactorsMyeloid leukemiaHematologyMiddle AgedProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPrognosisLeukemiaOncologybcr-abl1FemaleBCR-ABL; chronic myeloid leukemia; prognosis; tyrosine kinase inhibitors; young adultsHumanAdultyoung adultsmedicine.medical_specialtyPrognosiProtein Kinase InhibitorAntineoplastic Agentschronic myeloid leukemia; bcr-abl1; Tyrosin kinase inhibitor; prognosis; young adultsNOYoung Adultchronic myeloid leukemiaLeukemia Myelogenous Chronic BCR-ABL PositivemedicineHumansBCR-ABL; Chronic myeloid leukemia; Prognosis; Tyrosine kinase inhibitors; Young adults; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Female; Humans; Leukemia Myelogenous Chronic BCR-ABL Positive; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; Spleen; Splenomegaly; Young AdultProtein Kinase InhibitorsAgedTyrosine kinase inhibitorsAdult patientsbusiness.industrymedicine.diseaseClinical trialBCR-ABL; Chronic myeloid leukemia; Prognosis; Tyrosine kinase inhibitors; Young adults; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Female; Humans; Leukemia Myelogenous Chronic BCR-ABL Positive; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; Spleen; Splenomegaly; Young Adult; Hematology; OncologyProspective StudieBCR-ABL; Chronic myeloid leukemia; Prognosis; Tyrosine kinase inhibitors; Young adults; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Female; Humans; Leukemia Myelogenous Chronic BCR-ABL Positive; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; Spleen; Splenomegaly; Young Adult; Medicine (all); Hematology; OncologyImmunologySplenomegalyBCR-ABL PositiveBCR-ABL chronic myeloid leukemia prognosis tyrosine kinase inhibitors young adultsprognosisbusinessSpleenYoung adultsMyelogenous
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Multiple Myeloma Treatment in Real-world Clinical Practice: Results of a Prospective, Multinational, Noninterventional Study.

2018

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MaleCancer ResearchBoronic Acid[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]bortezomib ; global ; observational study ; routine practice ; stem cell transplantationSalvage therapyPractice PatternsDexamethasoneBortezomibRoutine practice0302 clinical medicineBortezomib; Global; Observational study; Routine practice; Stem cell transplantationhemic and lymphatic diseasesObservational studyAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols80 and overProspective StudiesPractice Patterns Physicians'Prospective cohort studyLenalidomideComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSMultiple myelomaAged 80 and overBortezomibStem cell transplantationGlobalHematologyMiddle AgedBoronic Acids3. Good healthThalidomideSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeLocalOncology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisBortezomib; Global; Observational study; Routine practice; Stem cell transplantation; Hematology; Oncology; Cancer ResearchFemaleMultiple MyelomaBortezomib; Global; Observational study; Routine practice; Stem cell transplantation; Adult; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Boronic Acids; Bortezomib; Dexamethasone; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lenalidomide; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple Myeloma; Neoplasm Recurrence Local; Prospective Studies; Survival Rate; Thalidomide; Treatment Outcome; Practice Patterns Physicians'; Salvage Therapymedicine.drugHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialty/NOFollow-Up Studie03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemedicineHumansSurvival rateLenalidomideAgedSalvage TherapyPhysicians'Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocolbusiness.industrySettore MED/15medicine.diseaseTransplantationThalidomideSettore MED/15 - MALATTIE DEL SANGUEProspective StudieNeoplasm RecurrenceNeoplasm Recurrence Localbusiness030215 immunologyFollow-Up StudiesClinical lymphoma, myelomaleukemia
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Intravenous Busulfan for Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Adult Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: a Survey of 952 Patients on Behalf of th…

2014

Oral busulfan is the historical backbone of the busulfan+cyclophosphamide regimen for autologous stem cell transplantation. However intravenous busulfan has more predictable pharmacokinetics and less toxicity than oral busulfan; we, therefore, retrospectively analyzed data from 952 patients with acute myeloid leukemia who received intravenous busulfan for autologous stem cell transplantation. Most patients were male (n=531, 56%), and the median age at transplantation was 50.5 years. Two-year overall survival, leukemia-free survival, and relapse incidence were 67 +/- 2%, 53 +/- 2%, and 40 +/- 2%, respectively. The non-relapse mortality rate at 2 years was 7 +/- 1%. Five patients died from ve…

MyeloidMale[SDV.MHEP.HEM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/HematologyBone Marrow Transplantation/mortalitymedicine.medical_treatmentLeukemia Myeloid Acute/therapyHematopoietic stem cell transplantationAntineoplastic Agents Alkylating/administration & dosageLeukemia Myeloid Acute/mortalityGastroenterologyHSAC ONCAutologous stem-cell transplantationHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/mortalityInfusions IntravenousBone Marrow TransplantationAcute leukemiaSurvival Rate/trendsTransplantation Autologous/mortalityLeukemiaData CollectionHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation[SDV.MHEP.HEM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/HematologyArticlesHematologyMiddle AgedAlkylating3. Good healthEuropeSurvival RateLeukemia Myeloid AcuteLeukemiaFemaleIntravenousAutologousmedicine.drugAdultBusulfan/administration & dosageInfusionsmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentCyclophosphamideAntineoplastic AgentsAcuteTransplantation AutologousEurope/epidemiologyData Collection/methodsYoung AdultInternal medicinemedicineHumansAntineoplastic Agents AlkylatingBusulfanSurvival rateAgedRetrospective StudiesTransplantationbusiness.industrySettore MED/15medicine.diseaseTransplantationAdolescent; Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents Alkylating; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Busulfan; Europe; Female; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Humans; Infusions Intravenous; Leukemia Myeloid Acute; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; Transplantation Autologous; Young Adult; Data CollectionImmunologybusinessBusulfan
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Improved Outcome with ATRA-Arsenic Trioxide Compared to ATRA-Chemotherapy in Non-High Risk Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia - Updated Results of the Ital…

2014

Abstract Background: We recently showed that the combination of ATRA and arsenic trioxide (ATO) is at least not inferior and possibly superior to standard ATRA and chemotherapy (CHT) in the front-line management of low/intermediate risk APL (Italian-German APL 0406 trial; Lo-Coco et al., NEJM 2013). We report herein on the extended and final series of 276 patients (162 were in the previous report) with the last case being enrolled into the study in January 2013. Methods: The APL0406 study was a prospective, open-label, randomized intergroup trial conducted by the Italian GIMEMA and the German SAL and AMLSG study groups. Eligible patients were adults aged 18-<71 years with newly diagnosed…

Acute promyelocytic leukemiaPediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyChemotherapyAnthracyclinebusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentImmunologyCell BiologyHematologyOff-label usemedicine.diseaseBiochemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryInternal medicineCohortmedicineIdarubicinCumulative incidenceArsenic trioxidebusinessmedicine.drug
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