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Ann Diagn Pathol ; 57: 151885, 2022 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35032896

RESUMO

Infantile fibrosarcoma (IFS) and congenital mesoblastic nephroma (CMN) are locally aggressive tumors primarily occurring in infants. Both IFS and the cellular subtype of CMN show overlapping morphological features and an ETV6-NTRK3 fusion, suggesting a close relationship. An activating alteration of EGFR, based on an EGFR kinase domain duplication (KDD), occurs in a subset of CMNs lacking an NTRK3 rearrangement, especially in the classic and mixed type. So far no EGFR-KDDs have been detected in IFS. We describe four pediatric tumors at the extremities (leg, n = 2; foot and arm n = 1) with histological features of IFS/CMN. Two cases showed classic IFS morphology while two were similar to classic/mixed type CMN. In all cases, an EGFR-KDD was identified without detection of a fusion gene. There were no abnormalities of the kidneys in any of the patients. This is the first description of IFS with an EGFR-KDD as driver mutation, supporting that IFS and CMN are similar lesions with the same morphological and genetic spectrum. Pathologists should be aware of the more fibrous variant of IFS, similar to classic/mixed type CMN. Molecular analyses are crucial to treat these lesions adequately, especially with regard to the administration of tyrosine kinase inhibitors.


Assuntos
Fibrossarcoma , Neoplasias Renais , Nefroma Mesoblástico , Criança , Receptores ErbB/genética , Fibrossarcoma/genética , Fibrossarcoma/patologia , Humanos , Lactente , Neoplasias Renais/genética , Neoplasias Renais/patologia , Nefroma Mesoblástico/congênito , Nefroma Mesoblástico/diagnóstico , Nefroma Mesoblástico/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-ets/genética , Proteínas Repressoras/genética
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Neth Heart J ; 25(5): 312-317, 2017 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28188473

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: The latest European Society of Cardiology Guidelines recommend consideration of a wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) for patients with a poor left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) who are at risk of sudden arrhythmic death but are not eligible for an implantable defibrillator. For these patients a WCD can be an alternative to long-term hospitalisation. PURPOSE: To evaluate the use of WCD therapy in these patient groups in two Dutch centres. METHODS: All consecutive patients treated with the WCD between 2009 and 2016 were included from two centres in the Netherlands. Data on events and compliance were collected retrospectively through home monitoring systems and adjudicated by the investigators. RESULTS: A total of 79 patients were treated with a WCD. Common indications were newly diagnosed cardiomyopathy without optimal medical treatment in 46 patients (58.2%) and bridge to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implant in 33 patients (41.8%). Bridge to implant indications consisted of contraindications for immediate implantation such as infections (e. g. previous device-related infections) and radiotherapy. Compliance was over 97% per day (median 23.3 h, 22.6-23.7), during a median of 79 days (50.0-109.8.0). Two patients (2.6%) received an appropriate shock (annual rate 13.6%), there was 1 (1.3%) inappropriate shock (annual rate 6.7%). In 24 patients (52.2%) without optimal medical treatment, the LVEF was sufficiently improved and ICD implant was avoided. Eight (10.1%) patients did not receive an ICD. In 45 patients an ICD was implanted (57.0%). CONCLUSION: WCD therapy provides a safe and effective treatment in outpatient setting for patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death and reduces the number of ICDs implanted.

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Ann Oncol ; 24(7): 1749-1753, 2013 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23378538

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: For several adult cancer types, there is evidence that treatment in high volume hospitals, high case volume providers, or in specialised hospitals leads to a better outcome. The aim of this study is to give an overview of the existing evidence regarding the volume effect in paediatric oncology related to the quality of care or survival. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An extensive search was carried out for studies on the effect of provider case volume on the quality of care or survival in childhood cancer. Information about study characteristics, comparisons, results, and quality assessment were abstracted. RESULTS: In total, 14 studies were included in this systematic review. Studies with a low risk of bias provide evidence that treatment of children with brain tumours, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, or children receiving treatment with allogenic bone marrow transplantation in higher volume hospitals, specialised hospitals, or by high case volume providers, is related with a better outcome. CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review provides support for the statement that higher volume hospitals, higher case volume providers, and specialised hospitals are related to the better outcome in paediatric oncology. No studies reported a negative effect of a higher volume.


Assuntos
Institutos de Câncer/normas , Neoplasias/terapia , Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde , Criança , Hospitais Pediátricos , Humanos , Oncologia , Neoplasias/mortalidade , Resultado do Tratamento
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Ann Oncol ; 23(7): 1906-11, 2012 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22317768

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Providing high-quality care for children with cancer could improve treatment outcomes, survival and quality of life of the children and parents. The aim of this study is to select high-quality care recommendations for all children with cancer based on literature and consensus for future development of quality indicators. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed an extensive search in databases for scientific literature and in websites of international health care and guideline development organizations to create an inventory of recommendations for the care for all children with cancer. The RAND modified Delphi method was used to grade and select recommendations for high-quality care. RESULTS: Our search resulted in a list of 131 recommendations on care for all children with cancer. The expert panel graded, discussed and prioritized these recommendations. Analysis of these ratings resulted ultimately in a list of 109 high-quality care recommendations for all children with cancer, including 31 prioritized recommendations. CONCLUSIONS: This study defines a set of high-quality care recommendations based on literature and consensus. These recommendations provide a basis for the development of a comprehensive set of quality indicators to evaluate care in paediatric oncology.


Assuntos
Neoplasias/terapia , Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde , Criança , Humanos , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Inquéritos e Questionários
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Leukemia ; 16(1): 13-21, 2002 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11840258

RESUMO

Using red cell phenotyping (RCP) and/or cytogenetics (CYT) we identified 19 patients with persisting mixed chimerism (MC) among 231 patients transplanted with partially T cell-depleted stem cell grafts from HLA-identical siblings. Persisting MC is defined as MC for more than 2 years in patients without any evidence of relapse. Median leukemia-free survival in these patients was 150 (range, 50-218) months. Diagnoses were ALL (n= 10); AML (n = 2); CML (n = 2); NHL (n = 2); MDS (n= 1); MM (n = 1) and SAA (n = 1). Purpose of this study was the long-term follow-up of MC and definition of patterns of chimerism in the various subsets of PBMCs and granulocytes. Using a PCR-STR technique CD3(+)/CD4(+) (T4 lymphocytes), CD3(+)/CD8(+) (T8 lymphocytes), CD45(+)/CD19(+) (B lymphocytes), CD45(+)/CD14(+) (monocytes), CD45(+)/CD15(+) (granulocytes) and CD3(-)/CD56(+) (NK-cells) were analyzed. The majority of patients with persisting MC were conditioned with a less intensive conditioning regimen and had little GVHD. Sequential monitoring of the chimerism resulted in a group of patients (n = 7) with very slow transient mixed chimerism that resulted in complete DC after median 7 years. Another nine patients had a relatively high percentage of persisting autologous cells for a median of 12 years and in three patients we observed a stable low percentage of autologous cells. Only two out of 19 patients (AML-CR1, CML-CP1) relapsed during follow-up. Both patients had a relatively high percentage of autologous cells. Chimerism in granulocytes and PBMC subsets was analyzed at a median of 8 years after SCT in nine patients. In five patients mixed chimerism simultaneously detected by RCP and CYT was associated with MC in all subsets. Within each individual patient the percentages of donor and recipient cells were very different between the different subsets. Two CML-CP1 patients were mixed chimera in only two subsets and in one patient these subsets represented pending relapse. In another two patients mixed chimerism with a very low number of autologous red cells was not found in the PBMCs because of the different sensitivity level of the RCP and the PCR-STR technique. We conclude that in patients with persisting mixed chimerism after partially T cell-depleted SCT a remarkable number of patients had lymphoid malignancies, the majority of the patients were conditioned with less intensive conditioning regimens and the mixed chimerism was not correlated with relapse. Chimerism in granulocytes and PBMC subsets did show great intra-individual differences in the subsets and these data correlated well with RCP and CYT data with the exception of the NK cells.


Assuntos
Neoplasias Hematológicas/terapia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Adolescente , Adulto , Sobrevivência Celular , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Seguimentos , Sobrevivência de Enxerto , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/epidemiologia , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/etiologia , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/prevenção & controle , Neoplasias Hematológicas/mortalidade , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Humanos , Imunofenotipagem , Contagem de Linfócitos , Depleção Linfocítica , Subpopulações de Linfócitos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Células Mieloides , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Linfócitos T , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante , Transplante Homólogo
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Neth J Med ; 46(4): 171-8, 1995 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7760966

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To study the long-term efficacy and safety of the cholesterol synthesis inhibitor, simvastatin, in the treatment of familial hypercholesterolaemia. METHODS: This is an open long-term follow-up of patients treated for 5 years or more in the Nijmegen University lipid clinic. Forty-four patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (mean baseline serum cholesterol level 11.5 mmol/l) were treated with simvastatin alone (monotherapy group) in doses ranging from 20 to 80 mg/day, or in combination with other lipid-lowering agents (combination-therapy group). RESULTS: Over the intervention period of 6 years the mean overall reduction of the serum cholesterol level was 37.8% for the total group, 37.7% for the monotherapy group and 42.6% for the combination-therapy group. The reduction of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol in the three groups was 45.0, 44.6 and 50.3%, respectively. The serum triglyceride concentration was reduced by 14.0, 20.5 and 12.5%, respectively. The increase in the high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol level was 14.4, 16.2 and 14.0%, respectively. One patient died from a myocardial infarction and 2 patients had a non-fatal cardiac event. Two patients stopped taking medication due to side-effects (dizziness and insomnia). Biochemical adverse effects were confined to elevations of the alanine aminotransferase level and the creatine phosphokinase level and did not lead to discontinuation of therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Simvastatin proves to be a safe and effective lipid-lowering drug during long-term treatment.


Assuntos
Anticolesterolemiantes/uso terapêutico , Hiperlipoproteinemia Tipo II/tratamento farmacológico , Lovastatina/análogos & derivados , Adulto , Feminino , Seguimentos , Heterozigoto , Humanos , Hiperlipoproteinemia Tipo II/sangue , Hiperlipoproteinemia Tipo II/genética , Lovastatina/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sinvastatina
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Leuk Res ; 15(4): 215-22, 1991.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2030602

RESUMO

A patient with a B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia was treated with a murine IgG1 monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibody (MoAb anti-id). After a total of 773.2 mg MoAb anti-id had been administered with a maximum daily dose of 83.2 mg, 90% tumour reduction was established within 2 weeks. Although in vitro the tumour cells were stimulated by MoAb anti-id no signs of tumour cell activation were observed in vivo during therapy with MoAb anti-id. The rapid tumour reduction suggests that the proliferation-enhancing property of anti-id is not a contra-indication for immunotherapy. The FcR II receptors on the patients monocytes could interact with the IgG1 monoclonal used. MoAb anti-id administration induced strongly decreased platelet counts, dependent on the amount of serum idiotype that had to be cleared. Antibody administration activated the macrophage/monocyte system, reflected in the neopterin profile, resulting in TNF alpha production and simultaneously strong reductions of circulating tumour cells. The partial remission lasted 3 months, then the tumour reappeared. These data show that a straightforward therapy with MoAb anti-id, in itself, has a strong potential, but is not sufficient to eradicate the tumour permanently. Further study will be needed to improve the clinical results with this kind of therapy.


Assuntos
Anticorpos Anti-Idiotípicos/uso terapêutico , Anticorpos Monoclonais/uso terapêutico , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/terapia , Linfocinas/biossíntese , Idoso , Biopterinas/análogos & derivados , Biopterinas/biossíntese , Proteínas do Sistema Complemento/metabolismo , Feminino , Humanos , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/imunologia , Ativação de Macrófagos , Neopterina , Receptores Fc/metabolismo , Indução de Remissão , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/biossíntese
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Scand J Immunol ; 32(5): 441-9, 1990 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2270431

RESUMO

In this paper data are presented indicating that immunotherapy with monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies (MoAb anti-id) can provoke different responses in the B-cell tumour concerned. With respect to the course of disease during and after immunotherapy, the in vitro findings may very well explain the in vivo observations in the two patients (D.E.F., B.O.R.) with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL) who were treated with MoAb anti-id. After initial tumour reduction, there was a recurrence of tumour cells with altered functional and phenotypic properties. In both cases the recurring tumour cells still expressed the same idiotype. In one patient (D.E.F.) the phenotypic changes (a surface Ig change from IgM, IgG, IgA, and IgD to weakly positive IgM and IgD) and functional changes (a 10-fold increase in [3H]thymidine uptake and a decreased idiotype secretion in vitro), together with the in vivo findings with respect to the course of disease--at relapse an impressive tumour regrowth rate with constant serum idiotype level--suggest that immunoselection might have taken place favouring the survival and relapse of a less mature, more aggressive tumour cell population with a lower idiotype expression. In the second patient (B.O.R.), the phenotypic changes (an isotype change from IgM and IgD to IgM with the loss of IgD, and a gradual decrease in expression of CD19 and CD24) and functional changes (a 10-fold increase of idiotype secretion in vitro), together with the in vivo finding that the serum idiotype level had increased 25-fold compared with the preimmunotherapy serum level with comparable tumour load, strongly suggest an immunotherapy-induced differentiation of the malignant B cell. We also describe an increased expression of CD74, detected by MoAb BoM22, on the recurring tumour cells of patient B.O.R., whereas the expression of HLA-DP, -DQ and -DR did not change. The significance of this finding is unclear.


Assuntos
Anticorpos Anti-Idiotípicos/uso terapêutico , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/terapia , Anticorpos Monoclonais/uso terapêutico , Variação Antigênica , Humanos , Idiótipos de Imunoglobulinas/metabolismo , Imunofenotipagem , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/imunologia , Ativação Linfocitária , Células Tumorais Cultivadas
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