• Stem cell transplantation is performed after high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) to restore a cancer patient's blood and immune cell production capacity. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • Purpose: To determine the tolerability and feasibility of double-cycle, high-dose chemotherapy followed by peripheral blood stem-cell transplantation (PBSCT) after conventional chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for small cell lung cancer (SCLC). (the-medical-dictionary.com)
  • The presence of inflammatory cytokines after high-dose chemotherapy leads to proliferation and activation of MDSCs originating from autologous hematopoietic progenitors at the time of engraftment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Engraftment, clinical, and molecular follow-up of patients with multiple myeloma who were reinfused with highly purified CD34+ cells to support single or tandem high-dose chemotherapy. (shengsci.com)
  • Two hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors, granulocyte colony- stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocyte-macrophage CSF (GM-CSF), have been shown to accelerate leukocyte and neutrophil recovery after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow (BM) support. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • We collected large numbers of peripheral blood (PB) progenitors after CSF administration using either G- CSF or GM-CSF and tested their ability to affect hematopoietic reconstitution and resource utilization in patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and autologous BM support. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • Patients with breast cancer or melanoma undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and autologous BM support were studied in sequential nonrandomized trials. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • The use of CSF-primed PBPC can significantly improve hematopoietic recovery after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous BM support. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • An early example of a successful peripheral stem cell transplant was carried out in the wake of the 1999 Tokaimura nuclear accident. (wikipedia.org)
  • Such resources can be created by blood and marrow transplantation societies and patient advocacy groups, ideally in collaboration with MM specialists at transplant centers. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cells for HSCT may be obtained from the patient himself or herself (autologous transplant) or from another person, such as a sibling or unrelated donor (allogeneic transplant) or an identical twin (syngeneic transplant). (medscape.com)
  • A stem cell transplant is a procedure in which a person receives blood stem cells, which make any type of blood cell. (scdstudies.com)
  • At 4 years of age and 29 months post-transplant, the patient demonstrated normal T-lymphocyte and natural killer cell numbers. (frontiersin.org)
  • Fludarabine and melphalan-based conditioning for patients with advanced hematological malignancies relapsing after a previous hematopoietic stem cell transplant. (uchicago.edu)
  • Performance status and comorbidity predict transplant-related mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. (uchicago.edu)
  • Phase I study of dose-escalated busulfan with fludarabine and alemtuzumab as conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant: reduced clearance at high doses and occurrence of late sinusoidal obstruction syndrome/veno-occlusive disease. (uchicago.edu)
  • Patterns and kinetics of T-cell chimerism after allo transplant with alemtuzumab-based conditioning: mixed chimerism protects from GVHD, but does not portend disease recurrence. (uchicago.edu)
  • Treatment of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms with high-dose cytarabine/mitoxantrone followed by hematopoietic stem cell transplant. (uchicago.edu)
  • Allogeneic stem cell transplant in renal failure: engraftment and prolonged survival, but high incidence of neurologic toxicity. (uchicago.edu)
  • Clinicopathologic features of late-onset veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome after high dose intravenous busulfan and hematopoietic cell transplant. (uchicago.edu)
  • Phase II study of immunomodulation with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, interleukin-2, and rituximab following autologous stem cell transplant in patients with relapsed or refractory lymphomas. (uchicago.edu)
  • T-cell-depleted allogeneic transplant without donor leukocyte infusions results in excellent long-term survival in patients with multiply relapsed Lymphoma. (uchicago.edu)
  • Second autologous stem cell transplantation for relapsed lymphoma after a prior autologous transplant. (uchicago.edu)
  • Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 20(12): 2029-2033, 2014. (ycuhri.com)
  • Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 20(5): 684-689, 2014. (ycuhri.com)
  • Professor Ma holds leadership or scientific membership positions in a number of national and international scientific communities including the World Network for Blood & Marrow Transplantation (a WHO affiliated NGO), the AsiaPacific BM Transplant and the Royal College of Pathology of Australasian Quality Assurance Programme. (edu.au)
  • In addition, the use of CSF-primed PBPC resulted in a significant reduction in median number of antibiotics used, days in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, and hospital resources used. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • Increase in short-term risk of rejection in heart transplant patients receiving granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. (uchicago.edu)
  • Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. (uchicago.edu)
  • Other uses of cytostatic chemotherapy agents (including the ones mentioned below) are the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis and the suppression of transplant rejections (see immunosuppression and DMARDs ). (wikidoc.org)
  • Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is limited mainly by lack of histocompatible donors. (msdmanuals.com)
  • National Cancer Institute's First International Workshop on the Biology, Prevention, and Treatment of Relapse after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: summary and recommendations from the organizing committee. (uchicago.edu)
  • While the origin of these tumors is still not definitively known, the two theories with the most support suggest that these tumors arise from a primitive cell derived either from an embryologic tissue called the neural crest, or from resident cells in the body (called mesenchymal stem cells) that have a capability to become one of a variety of tissue types. (sarcomahelp.org)
  • Ma DD , 2007 , 'Expression of Neurofilament Proteins in Adult Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Embryonic Stem Cells and Their Clinical Potential' , in Davenport LP (ed. (edu.au)
  • Adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been widely used in regenerative medicine in both in vitro and in vivo preclinical research and clinical trials. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In fact, adipose mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) are being used, especially in small breeds where the amount of bone marrow that can be harvested is limited and the collection is more laborious and painful. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The bone marrow stroma contains mesenchymal stem cells. (medscape.com)
  • Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF) are naturally occurring glycoproteins that stimulate white blood cell proliferation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The increase in white blood cell proliferation as a result of the Filgrastim ensures a better results from the donation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): Bone marrow shows proliferation of large and heterogeneous lymphoblasts consistent with pre-B-cell ALL (French-American-British L2 morphology). (medscape.com)
  • Both MDSC phenotypes pre-ASCT but not post-ASCT similarly suppressed in vitro autologous T and natural killer T cell proliferation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • MDSCs are characterized by myeloid origin, immature state, and most importantly by their potent ability to suppress different aspects of immune responses, especially T cell proliferation and cytokine production [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Such immune dysfunction may be due to a disorder in thymic output function (in particular in young patients), which results in a lower level of naive T-cells in the peripheral blood available for an immune response to the proliferation and abnormal expression of the T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Binds to cell surface receptors on hematopoietic cells and stimulates proliferation, differentiation, and some end-cell functional activation. (hemonc.org)
  • Additional processes in which mitochondria are involved include heat production, storage of calcium ions, calcium signaling, programmed cell death (apoptosis) and cellular proliferation. (justia.com)
  • It induces the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of neutrophilic granulocyte precursor cells and functionally activates mature blood neutrophils. (uchicago.edu)
  • A group of related diseases characterized by an unbalanced or disproportionate proliferation of immunoglobulin-producing cells, usually from a single clone. (lookformedical.com)
  • Splenomegaly might reflect dramatic G-CSF-inducedG-CSF stimulation also in multiple studies shows faster recovery of Hox11+ stem cell proliferation. (fliphtml5.com)
  • Stem cells can be destroyed through cancer treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation, as well as any blood-related diseases, such as leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma and multiple myeloma. (wikipedia.org)
  • Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is a standard of care treatment for patients with multiple myeloma (MM). However, only 20% to 30% of patients with MM for whom the procedure is indicated undergo ASCT. (bvsalud.org)
  • [ 1 ] More than half of autologous transplantations are performed for multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma , and the vast majority of allogeneic transplants are performed for hematologic and lymphoid cancers. (medscape.com)
  • While quadruplet induction therapies deepen responses in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients, their impact on peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collection remains incompletely understood. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognostic impact of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in multiple myeloma (MM) in the context of autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Eighty-two patients with advanced multiple myeloma (MM) were enrolled in 2 sequential clinical studies of 1 or 2 courses of myeloablative therapy with stem cell support. (shengsci.com)
  • Stem Cell Mobilization Yields with Daratumumab- and Lenalidomide-Containing Quadruplet Induction Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: Findings from the MASTER and GRIFFIN Trials. (uchicago.edu)
  • A rare, aggressive variant of MULTIPLE MYELOMA characterized by the circulation of excessive PLASMA CELLS in the peripheral blood. (lookformedical.com)
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (acute lymphocytic leukemia, ALL) is a malignant (clonal) disease of the bone marrow in which early lymphoid precursors proliferate and replace the normal hematopoietic cells of the marrow. (medscape.com)
  • The malignant cells of ALL are lymphoid precursor cells (ie, lymphoblasts) that are arrested in an early stage of development. (medscape.com)
  • This phase I trial tests the safety and effectiveness of total marrow and lymphoid irradiation (TMLI) and alemtuzumab as a conditioning regimen in patients with sickle cell disease. (scdstudies.com)
  • CCDC88C-FLT3 gene fusion in CD34-positive haematopoietic stem and multilineage cells in myeloid/lymphoid neoplasm with eosinophilia. (u-tokyo-hemat.com)
  • Following established chemotherapy for solid tumours, lymphomas, and lymphoid leukaemia, it is expected that the duration of treatment required to fulfil these criteria will be up to 14 days. (medicines.org.uk)
  • The common stem cell produces 2 other stem cells, the myeloid stem cell and the lymphoid stem cell. (medscape.com)
  • T lymphocytes originate via lymphoid stem cells that migrate to the thymus and differentiate under the influence of the thymic hormones thymopoietin and thymosin. (medscape.com)
  • Transcriptome analysis of each isolated MDSC subtype showed that expression of osteoclastic differentiation factors, particularly colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R), was significantly increased in M-MDSCs pre-ASCT. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Based on their functional outcome, co-signaling molecules can be divided as co-stimulators and co-inhibitors, which positively and negatively control the priming, growth, differentiation and functional maturation of a T-cell response. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Among the family of colony-stimulating factors, G-CSF is the most potent inducer of terminal differentiation to granulocytes and macrophages of leukemic myeloid cell lines. (uchicago.edu)
  • these cells are able to secrete soluble factors that stimulate the migration, mitosis, and differentiation of local stem cells. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Granulocyte-Colony differentiation. (fliphtml5.com)
  • With succeeding generations of tumor cells, differentiation is typically lost, growth becomes less regulated, and tumors become less responsive to most chemotherapeutic agents. (wikidoc.org)
  • Large numbers of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), a mixture of monocytic and granulocytic cells, accumulate during many pathologic conditions, including cancer, infectious diseases, trauma, and sepsis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • PD-1 is expressed on activated T cells, B cells, and myeloid cells. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There was 93% donor T-lymphocytes, 20% donor B-lymphocytes, and 5% donor myeloid cells, indicative of some donor stem cell engraftment. (frontiersin.org)
  • Allogeneic blood cell transplantation following reduced-intensity conditioning is effective therapy for older patients with myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia. (uchicago.edu)
  • Neupogen is indicated for the reduction in the duration of neutropenia and the incidence of febrile neutropenia in patients treated with established cytotoxic chemotherapy for malignancy (with the exception of chronic myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes) and for the reduction in the duration of neutropenia in patients undergoing myeloablative therapy followed by bone marrow transplantation considered to be at increased risk of prolonged severe neutropenia. (medicines.org.uk)
  • Following induction and consolidation treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia the duration of treatment may be substantially longer (up to 38 days) depending on the type, dose and schedule of cytotoxic chemotherapy used. (medicines.org.uk)
  • Planned Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Adversely Impacts Survival after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Performed with Thymoglobulin for Myeloid Malignancy. (uchicago.edu)
  • 3 Following exogenous stimulation, such as chemotherapy or using growth factors such as granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and filgrastim, the number of HSCs in the peripheral blood increases, either becoming on par or even exceeding the number in the bone marrow. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • Later, they were administered high-dose etoposide, 1,500 mg/[m.sup.2], followed by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for collection of peripheral blood stem cells. (the-medical-dictionary.com)
  • Activation-induced cell death of human melanoma specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes is mediated by apoptosis-inducing factor. (uchc.edu)
  • Unituxin is a GD2-binding monoclonal antibody indicated, in combination with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin-2 (IL-2), and 13-cis-retinoic acid (RA), for the treatment of pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma who achieve at least a partial response to prior first-line multiagent, multimodality therapy. (nih.gov)
  • Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) administration increased ovarian preantral follicles and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in animal models with diminished ovarian reserve. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We have tested the feasibility of using the granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), which is known to mobilize hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from the bone marrow into the peripheral blood, as a therapeutic agent for AD. (silverchair.com)
  • The cytokine granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is known to have trophic and neuroprotective properties in the brain, and we recently identified it as a modulator of neuronal and behavioral plasticity. (jneurosci.org)
  • Here, we report that granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), a pleiotropic cytokine with known trophic and neuroprotective properties in the brain, acts directly on dopaminergic circuits to enhance their function. (jneurosci.org)
  • Regulation of immunomodulatory functions by granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in vivo. (nwbio.com)
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (uchicago.edu)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor" by people in this website by year, and whether "Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor" was a major or minor topic of these publications. (uchicago.edu)
  • Below are the most recent publications written about "Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor" by people in Profiles. (uchicago.edu)
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Use after Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation: Comparison of Two Practices. (uchicago.edu)
  • ASC treatment upregulated granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) at the gene level, which may contribute to the recruitment of cells that participate in skin repair to the site of injury. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The overexpression of a single transcription factor in MSCs may promote transdifferentiation into a specific cell lineage, which could then be used for the treatment of some diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These cells may be a key factor ultimately mediating the deviation of the antagonistic response between tumor inhibition and tumor promotion. (explorationpub.com)
  • Interestingly, thiscell transplants (PBSCTs) from donors given granulocyte-colony- immature peripheral phenotype was similar to bone marrow transplantsstimulating-factor (G-CSF) has decreased relapse rates and improved before G-CSF. (fliphtml5.com)
  • However, HLA-identical sibling stem cell infusions in ADA-SCID result in some donor stem cell engraftment and long-term thymopoiesis. (frontiersin.org)
  • The purpose is to deliver chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and/or radiation to eliminate malignancy, prevent rejection of new stem cells, and create space for the new cells. (medscape.com)
  • Rescuing melanoma epitope-specific cytolytic T lymphocytes from activation-induced cell death, by SP600125, an inhibitor of JNK: implications in cancer immunotherapy. (uchc.edu)
  • The role of PD-1 and PD-L1 in T-cell immune suppression and the potential for immunotherapy via blocking PD-1 and PD-L1 in hematological malignancies are also reviewed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In- duced pluripotent stem cells have been used to create active T cells to support cancer immunotherapy. (bmrat.org)
  • Dendritic cell immunotherapy for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: University of Tokyo experience. (nwbio.com)
  • Large-scale immunomagnetic selection of CD14+ monocytes to generate dendritic cells for cancer immunotherapy: a phase I study. (nwbio.com)
  • Immature hematopoietic stem cells in the circulating blood that are similar to those in the bone marrow are collected by apheresis from a donor (PBSC collection). (wikipedia.org)
  • The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), founded in 1986, and the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA), founded in 1988, were established to (1) locate and secure appropriate unrelated-donor HSCT sources for patients by promoting volunteer donation of bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells in the community and (2) promote ethical practices of sharing stem cell sources by need, rather than by geographic location of the donor. (medscape.com)
  • eg, bone, bone marrow, and skin grafts) Genetically identical (syngeneic [between monozygotic twins]) donor tissue (isografts) Genetically. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may be autologous (using the patient's own cells) or allogeneic (using cells from a donor). (msdmanuals.com)
  • She received a matched sibling donor unconditioned stem cell infusion at 16 months of age. (frontiersin.org)
  • This way of making iPSCs from adult cells circumvents the need to destroy an embryo from living donor. (bmrat.org)
  • Nuclear transfer efficiency is enhanced by introduction of compatible cytoplasm or mitochondrial DNA (same species or similar to donor cell or nucleus). (justia.com)
  • Identification by random forest method of HLA class I amino acid substitutions associated with lower survival at day 100 in unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation. (uchicago.edu)
  • The drying and scarring effects of the attack by the donor cells can affect the inside of the mouth and the esophagus (from the throat to the stomach), causing them to become excessively dry and damaged. (drcremers.com)
  • Flow cytometric applications for CD34+ cell identification and enumeration provide a rapid, quantitative and reproducible method to evaluate the progenitor cell population. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • Enhancement of human erythroid progenitor cell growth by media conditioned by a human t-lymphocyte line. (shengsci.com)
  • Progenitor cell (stem cell) lines in the bone marrow produce new blood cells and stromal cells. (medscape.com)
  • Phenotypic analysis of the CSF-primed PBPC indicated the presence of cells bearing antigens associated with both early and late hematopoietic progenitor cells. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • Phase II trial of induction chemotherapy of pemetrexed plus split-dose cisplatin followed by pemetrexed maintenance for untreated non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer. (shengsci.com)
  • abstract: PURPOSE:We conducted a phase II trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of induction chemotherapy of pemetrexed plus split-dose cisplatin followed by pemetrexed maintenance for advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (shengsci.com)
  • BK virus infection is associated with hematuria and renal impairment in recipients of allogeneic hematopoetic stem cell transplants. (uchicago.edu)
  • Citation: Mera T, Heimfeld S, Faustman DL (2014) The Spleen Contributes Stem Cells to Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplants. (fliphtml5.com)
  • Our hypothesis about a splenic stem cell contributionor maintained survival compared to bone marrow transplants, to PBSCT also derives from the observation that G-CSF mobilizationsalthough graft versus host disease (GVHD) still occurs [1]. (fliphtml5.com)
  • For induce splenomegaly in most donors and in rare, severe cases splenicautologous stem cell transplants, the use of autologous PBSCT from rupture [13,14]. (fliphtml5.com)
  • Cells from the patient's sister's bone marrow were administered, and in the following weeks successfully began dividing and differentiating into white blood cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, several weeks later, the cells were found to have been mutated by the radiation still present within the patient's body, and were observed carrying out autoimmune responses. (wikipedia.org)
  • It helps make room in the patient's bone marrow for new blood stem cells to grow, and helps prevent the patient's body from rejecting the transplanted cells. (scdstudies.com)
  • 1. Definition: GVHD develops when the donor's immune cells mistakenly attack the patient's normal cells. (drcremers.com)
  • Chemotherapy-induced mucositis is one of the most important undesirable side effects of cancer treatment, promoting the worst cases of morbidity, increasing length of hospital stay, and frequently reducing the odds of controlling the tumor and the patient's life expectancy 1 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT), also called "Peripheral stem cell support", is a method of replacing blood-forming stem cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • PBSCT is now a much more common procedure than its bone marrow harvest equivalent due to the ease and less invasive nature of the procedure. (wikipedia.org)
  • Studies suggest that PBSCT has a better outcome in terms of the number of hematopoietic stem cell (CD34+ cells) yield. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since allogeneic PBSCT involves transformation of blood between different individuals, this naturally carries more complications than autologous PBSCT. (wikipedia.org)
  • In order to assess the incidence and analyze reasons which cause prolongation of hospital stay in patients engrafted after peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT), we performed this retrospective analysis. (nature.com)
  • Conclusion: Double-cycle, high-dose ICE therapy followed by PBSCT is tolerable and feasible even after conventional chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy in patients with SCLC. (the-medical-dictionary.com)
  • Enrichment of PBSCT by purification of CD34+stem cells fails to produce superior clinical benefits. (fliphtml5.com)
  • G-CSF was found to mobilize both CD34+ stem cells (p=0.02)and even more dramatically mobilize Hox11+ splenic stem cells (p=0.000013) into the peripheral blood. (fliphtml5.com)
  • CD34, a transmembrane phosphoglycoprotein, is present on immature hematopoietic precursor cells and all hematopoietic colony-forming cells in bone marrow and blood, including unipotent and pluripotent progenitor cells. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • Because cord blood contains immature stem cells, HLA matching appears less crucial than for the other types of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Immature dendritic cells phagocytose apoptotic cells via alphavbeta5 and CD36, and cross-present antigens to cytotoxic T lymphocytes. (nwbio.com)
  • The stem cells of the spleen allow for full maturation of immature transitional B cells into naive B cells. (fliphtml5.com)
  • This pharmacologically induced egress of HSCs into peripheral blood, called mobilization, is utilized as the preferred strategy for generating HSCs for transplantation. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • Quantitating the CD34+ cell population can also be useful during mobilization as well as for determining the optimal timing of apheresis sessions to make sure that enough CD34+ cells have been harvested. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • The patients were evaluated based on PBSC mobilization and collection parameters, including overall collection results, CD34 + cell levels in peripheral blood, leukapheresis (LP) delays, overall number of LP sessions, and the rate of rescue mobilization with plerixafor. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, during stem cell mobilization and -collection, no study-specific therapeutic intervention was performed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • PBSC mobilization should be performed after induction therapy to ensure collection of a sufficient number of cells. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We aimed to identify the risk factors that predict transplantation outcomes in patients with MF who underwent matched or mismatched allo-SCT using a uniform myeloablative conditioning regimen consisting of busulfan and fludarabine with tacrolimus and methotrexate-based graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a complication that may occur after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in which donated cells view the recipient's cells as foreign and attack them. (scdstudies.com)
  • Autologous graft-versus-host disease: harnessing anti-tumor immunity through impaired self-tolerance. (uchicago.edu)
  • Peripheral blood stem cell and bone marrow transplantation for solid tumors and lymphomas: hematologic recovery and costs. (nature.com)
  • Tumors in the Ewing's family of sarcomas are made of primitive cells, which are cells that haven't yet decided what type of cell they are. (sarcomahelp.org)
  • Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is also sometimes used for solid tumors (eg, some germ cell tumors) that respond to chemotherapy. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Babatz J, Röllig C, Löbel B, Folprecht G, Haack M, Günther H, Köhne CH, Ehninger G, Schmitz M, Bornhäuser M. Induction of cellular immune responses against carcinoembryonic antigen in patients with metastatic tumors after vaccination with altered peptide ligand-loaded dendritic cells. (nwbio.com)
  • As chemotherapy affects cell division, tumors with high growth fractions (such as acute myelogenous leukemia and the aggressive lymphomas , including Hodgkin's disease ) are more sensitive to chemotherapy, as a larger proportion of the targeted cells are undergoing cell division at any time. (wikidoc.org)
  • Drugs affect "younger" tumors (i.e. more differentiated) more effectively, because mechanisms regulating cell growth are usually still preserved. (wikidoc.org)
  • Independent origins of fetal liver haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. (u-tokyo-hemat.com)
  • The mobilisation and apheresis procedures should be performed in collaboration with an oncology-haematology centre with acceptable experience in this field and where the monitoring of haematopoietic progenitor cells can be correctly performed. (medicines.org.uk)
  • Therefore, in the 1940s, several patients with advanced lymphomas (cancers of certain white blood cells) were given the drug by vein, rather than by breathing the irritating gas. (wikidoc.org)
  • Malignancies with slower growth rates, such as indolent lymphomas, tend to respond to chemotherapy much more modestly. (wikidoc.org)
  • Moreover, increasing data have shown that peripheral T-cell tolerance is an essential property of the specific immune response to tumor cells. (biomedcentral.com)
  • One concern about the procedure is that immune cells in cord blood do not have experience with the viruses responsible for latent infections, leading to a higher percentage of naive T cells and thus increased vulnerability to reactivation of cytomegalovirus or Epstein-Barr virus infection. (msdmanuals.com)
  • For a long time, stem cells have been utilized to renew the immune system for radiation or chemo- therapy treated patients. (bmrat.org)
  • Transduction of CLL cells by CD40 ligand enhances an antigen-specific immune recognition by autologous T cells. (shengsci.com)
  • Banchereau J, Ueno H, Dhodapkar M, Connolly J, Finholt JP, Klechevsky E, Blanck JP, Johnston DA, Palucka AK, Fay J. Immune and clinical outcomes in patients with stage IV melanoma vaccinated with peptide-pulsed dendritic cells derived from CD34+ progenitors and activated with type I interferon. (nwbio.com)
  • γδ T cells recruited into the tumor microenvironment can act as effector cells to mediate cancer immune surveillance. (explorationpub.com)
  • This review further emphasizes the diversified cross-talk between γδ T cells and other immune cells. (explorationpub.com)
  • It is hoped that the host immune status can be accurately predicted and gradually advance γδ T cell precise individualized medicine. (explorationpub.com)
  • Unfortunately, scientists have yet to identify specific features of malignant and immune cells that would make them uniquely targetable (barring some recent examples, such as the Philadelphia chromosome as targeted by imatinib ). (wikidoc.org)
  • In patients, primary or acquired resistance to chemotherapy is associated with the expression of P-gp. (ashpublications.org)
  • These aberrant lymphoblasts proliferate, reducing the number of the normal marrow elements that produce other blood cell lines (red blood cells, platelets, and neutrophils). (medscape.com)
  • Patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) present with either symptoms relating to direct infiltration of the marrow or other organs by leukemic cells, or symptoms relating to the decreased production of normal marrow elements. (medscape.com)
  • Myelofibrosis (MF) is a hematopoietic stem cell malignancy classified as a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN). (cancernetwork.com)
  • A malignancy of mature PLASMA CELLS engaging in monoclonal immunoglobulin production. (lookformedical.com)
  • Induction consolidation was administered with 8 or 9 alternating cycles of chemotherapy over 5 to 6 months with intrathecal chemotherapy prophylaxis, followed by maintenance therapy. (ashpublications.org)
  • Qualification of M30 and M65 ELISAs as surrogate biomarkers of cell death: long term antigen stability in cancer patient plasma. (shengsci.com)
  • Combination chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide (cisplatin-etoposide [PE]) has long been the mainstay of treatment for small cell lung cancer (SCLC). (the-medical-dictionary.com)
  • Alemtuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. (scdstudies.com)
  • He observed that this highly aggressive bone cancer was remarkably sensitive to radiation therapy. (sarcomahelp.org)
  • They look blue to a pathologist because of the staining that is used when identifying the cancer, so the cells are referred to as 'small round blue cells. (sarcomahelp.org)
  • Stem cells are not only widely used for regenerative medicine, but are also considered as a useful tool for cancer treatment. (bmrat.org)
  • Cancer vaccines based on the knowledge of cancer stem cells have been studied and applied for cancer treatment. (bmrat.org)
  • This re- view discusses stem cell applications in transplantation, stem cell-based carriers, induced-pluripotent stem cells, can- cer stem cells, and potential of stem cells engineering to revolutionize cancer treatment. (bmrat.org)
  • The present invention provides stem cells enriched with healthy functional mitochondria, and therapeutic methods utilizing such cells for the alleviation of debilitating conditions, including aging, and age-related diseases as well as the debilitating effects of anti-cancer therapies in subjects in need thereof. (justia.com)
  • The present invention relates to stem cells enriched with functional mitochondria, and therapeutic methods utilizing such cells to diminish the debilitating effects of various conditions, including aging and age-related diseases as well as the debilitating effects of anti-cancer therapy treatments. (justia.com)
  • Fusion cell vaccination of patients with metastatic breast and renal cancer induces immunological and clinical responses. (nwbio.com)
  • Professor Ma heads the Blood, Stem Cell and Cancer Research Programme at St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney. (edu.au)
  • The term "oncotarget" encompasses all molecules, pathways, cellular functions, cell types, and even tissues that can be viewed as targets relevant to cancer as well as other diseases. (oncotarget.com)
  • Chemotherapy , in its most general sense, refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells, specifically those of micro-organisms or cancer . (wikidoc.org)
  • The first drug used for cancer chemotherapy, however, dates back to the early 20th century, though it was not originally intended for that purpose. (wikidoc.org)
  • It was reasoned that an agent that damaged the rapidly growing white blood cells might have a similar effect on cancer. (wikidoc.org)
  • Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells coupled with malignant behavior: invasion and metastasis . (wikidoc.org)
  • 3 Autologous stem cell transplantation almost exclusively uses peripheral blood, while for allogeneic SCT, T-lymphocytes in the peripheral blood could pose some danger. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • Recent studies have shown that soluble factors elaborated by human T lymphocytes enhance erythroid burst formation by human peripheral blood null cells. (shengsci.com)
  • Activated γδ T cells exhibit strong cytotoxic activity and cytokine secretion functions and are effective antitumor lymphocytes with simple and direct recognition modes and rapid responses. (explorationpub.com)
  • Suppression of inducible CD4 regulatory cells by MHC class I-restricted human tumor epitope specific TCR engineered multifunctional CD4 T cells. (uchc.edu)
  • Recently, stem cells are being engineered to carry therapeutic reagents to target tumor sites. (bmrat.org)
  • Between February 1986 and March 1990, 56 patients with relapsed Hodgkin's disease treated with high-dose cyclophosphamide, carmustine, and etoposide (CBV) received an autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation (PSCT) rather than an autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) because each patient had a marrow abnormality, either hypocellularity or tumor involvement. (shengsci.com)
  • Vaccination with tumor lysate-pulsed dendritic cells elicits antigen-specific, cytotoxic T-cells in patients with malignant glioma. (nwbio.com)
  • Phase I/II study of vaccination with electrofused allogeneic dendritic cells/autologous tumor-derived cells in patients with stage IV renal cell carcinoma. (nwbio.com)
  • A cell line derived from cultured tumor cells. (lookformedical.com)
  • Taking advantage of the diverse γδ TCR repertoire or other ligand-receptor interactions, γδ T cells can recognize a broad spectrum of tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) in a major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-independent manner, thereby activating downstream pleiotropic effects. (explorationpub.com)
  • However, the clinical application of tumor-infiltrating γδ T cells has certain limitations. (explorationpub.com)
  • Therefore, an in-depth understanding of γδ T cells that play conflicting roles in the tumor microenvironment is necessary. (explorationpub.com)
  • According to current challenges, there is a need to explore innovative immunotherapies, maximize the tumor-killing efficacy of γδ T cells, and attenuate or eliminate tumor immunosuppression. (explorationpub.com)
  • In addition, PD-1/PD-L1 interactions contribute to functional T-cell impairment, which fails to elicit minimal residual disease and may be related to leukemia relapse. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Early features such as stem cell properties has long been proven to be linked to early relapse in AML. (ghrnet.org)
  • For many hematopoietic malignancies, collection and infusion of CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells following chemotherapy is critical. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • TheIntroduction later step is unique to splenic function since splenectomy results in similar accumulations of naïve B cells, reduction of memory B cells and Treatment of malignancies with allogeneic peripheral blood stem well-known susceptibilities to select infections [12]. (fliphtml5.com)
  • abstract: PURPOSE:M30 and M65 ELISAs are proposed as surrogate biomarkers of tumour cell death in patients and are being applied increasingly in the pharmacodynamic (PD) evaluation of anticancer drugs during clinical trials. (shengsci.com)
  • Severe peripheral sensory neuropathy ranged from 2% to 9% in patients with neuroblastoma. (nih.gov)
  • Severe peripheral motor neuropathy has also been reported. (nih.gov)
  • Unituxin causes serious neurologic adverse reactions including severe neuropathic pain and peripheral neuropathy. (nih.gov)
  • The use of a treatment protocol consisting of a mucositis solution associated with low-level laser therapy effectively resolved a case of severe chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis. (bvsalud.org)
  • The safety and efficacy of Neupogen are similar in adults and children receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. (medicines.org.uk)
  • The first dose of Neupogen should be administered at least 24 hours after cytotoxic chemotherapy. (medicines.org.uk)
  • In patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy, a transient increase in neutrophil counts is typically seen 1 to 2 days after initiation of Neupogen therapy. (medicines.org.uk)
  • As these drugs cause damage to cells they are termed cytotoxic . (wikidoc.org)
  • Each of those cell sources has specific advantages and disadvantages, and each has found particular clinical applications. (medscape.com)
  • In clinical studies of patients with high-risk neuroblastoma, Grade 3 peripheral sensory neuropathy occurred in 2% to 9% of patients. (nih.gov)
  • The clinical course of individuals with MF is heterogeneous and characterized by constitutional symptoms, bone marrow myeloproliferation and fibrosis, progressive cytopenias, and symptomatic splenomegaly. (cancernetwork.com)
  • The clinical course of individuals with MF is characterized by constitutional symptoms (fevers, night sweats, and weight loss), bone marrow myeloproliferation and reticulin/collagen fibrosis, worsening cytopenias, thrombosis, and progressive symptomatic splenomegaly. (cancernetwork.com)
  • Recommendations for the use of hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors: evidence-based, clinical practice guidelines. (nwbio.com)
  • Conditions characterized by the presence of M protein (Monoclonal protein) in serum or urine without clinical manifestations of plasma cell dyscrasia. (lookformedical.com)
  • Finally, it retrospectively analyze the activation strategies and clinical relevance of existing γδ T cell adoptive immunotherapies. (explorationpub.com)
  • The inferior clinical performance of CD34+-enriched and purified PBSCTs compared tounenriched PBSCTs may be explained by the omission of Hox11+ stem cells. (fliphtml5.com)
  • Effects of hematopoietic stem cell adhesion on marrow stromal cell cytokine p. (rochester.edu)
  • First, γδ T cells exposed to complicated cytokine networks are potentially affected by multiple inhibitory mechanisms. (explorationpub.com)
  • A conditioning regimen may include chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy, and radiation to the entire body. (scdstudies.com)
  • Common risk factors for developing MDS include advanced age, male gender, and antecedent exposure to chemotherapy or radiation as treatment for other cancers, which alone accounts for 10% of MDS cases. (jnccn.org)