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Non-hematopoietic cells are essential contributors to hematopoiesis. However, heterogeneity and spatial organization of these cells in human bone marrow remain largely uncharacterized. We used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to profile 29,325 non-hematopoietic cells and discovered nine transcriptionally distinct subtypes. We simultaneously profiled 53,417 hematopoietic cells and predicted their interactions with non-hematopoietic subsets. We employed co-detection by indexing (CODEX) to spatially profile over 1.2 million cells. We integrated scRNA-seq and CODEX data to link predicted cellular signaling with spatial proximity. Our analysis revealed a hyperoxygenated arterio-endosteal neighborhood for early myelopoiesis, and an adipocytic localization for early hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). We used our CODEX atlas to annotate new images and uncovered mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) expansion and spatial neighborhoods co-enriched for leukemic blasts and MSCs in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient samples. This spatially resolved, multiomic atlas of human bone marrow provides a reference for investigation of cellular interactions that drive hematopoiesis.
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Medula Óssea , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais , Proteômica , Análise de Célula Única , Transcriptoma , Humanos , Análise de Célula Única/métodos , Medula Óssea/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/citologia , Proteômica/métodos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/metabolismo , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/patologia , Hematopoese , Nicho de Células-Tronco , Células da Medula Óssea/metabolismo , Células da Medula Óssea/citologiaRESUMO
T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) is a high-risk tumour1 that has eluded comprehensive genomic characterization, which is partly due to the high frequency of noncoding genomic alterations that result in oncogene deregulation2,3. Here we report an integrated analysis of genome and transcriptome sequencing of tumour and remission samples from more than 1,300 uniformly treated children with T-ALL, coupled with epigenomic and single-cell analyses of malignant and normal T cell precursors. This approach identified 15 subtypes with distinct genomic drivers, gene expression patterns, developmental states and outcomes. Analyses of chromatin topology revealed multiple mechanisms of enhancer deregulation that involve enhancers and genes in a subtype-specific manner, thereby demonstrating widespread involvement of the noncoding genome. We show that the immunophenotypically described, high-risk entity of early T cell precursor ALL is superseded by a broader category of 'early T cell precursor-like' leukaemia. This category has a variable immunophenotype and diverse genomic alterations of a core set of genes that encode regulators of hematopoietic stem cell development. Using multivariable outcome models, we show that genetic subtypes, driver and concomitant genetic alterations independently predict treatment failure and survival. These findings provide a roadmap for the classification, risk stratification and mechanistic understanding of this disease.
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Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) is a common but potentially severe adverse event associated with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CART) therapy characterized by the development of acute neurologic symptoms following CART infusion. ICANS encompasses a wide clinical spectrum typified by mild to severe encephalopathy, seizures and/or cerebral edema. As more patients have been treated with CART new ICANS phenomenology has emerged. We present the clinical course of five children who developed acute onset of quadriparesis or paraparesis associated with abnormal brain and/or spine neuroimaging after infusion of CD19 or CD22-directed CART, adverse events not previously reported in children. Orthogonal data from autopsy studies, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow cytometry and CSF proteomics/cytokine profiling demonstrated chronic white matter destruction, but a notable lack of inflammatory pathologic changes and cell populations. Instead, children with quadriparesis or paraparesis post-CART therapy had lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interferon gamma (IFNï§), CCL17, CCL23, and CXCL10 than those who did not develop quadriparesis or paraparesis. Taken together, these findings imply a non-inflammatory source of this newly described ICANS phenomenon in children. The pathophysiology of some neurologic symptoms following CART may therefore have a more complex etiology than exclusive T-cell activation and excessive cytokine production.
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With expansion of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy and broader utilization of anti-cytokine directed therapeutics for toxicity mitigation, the routine assessment of cytokines may enhance understanding of toxicity profiles, guide therapeutic interventions, and facilitate cross-trial comparisons. As specific cytokine elevations can correlate with and provide insights into CAR T cell toxicity, mitigation strategies, and response, we explored the reporting of cytokine detection methods and assessed for the correlation of cytokines to cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) across clinical trials. In this analysis, we reviewed 21 clinical trials across 60 manuscripts that featured a US Food and Drug Administration-approved CAR T cell construct or one of its predecessors. We highlight substantial variability and limited reporting of cytokine measurement platforms and panels used across CAR T cell clinical trials. Specifically, across 60 publications, 28 (46.7%) did not report any cytokine data, representing 6 of 21 (28.6%) clinical trials. In the 15 trials reporting cytokine data, at least 4 different platforms were used. Furthermore, correlation of cytokines with ICANS, CRS, and CRS severity was limited. Considering the fundamental role of cytokines in CAR T cell toxicity, our manuscript supports the need to establish standardization of cytokine measurements as a key biomarker essential to improving outcomes of CAR T cell therapy.
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Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at risk of complications from viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2. We present the clinical characteristics and outcomes of pediatric patients with SCD from the Pediatric COVID-19 United States Registry who developed acute COVID-19 due to SARS-CoV-2 infection (n = 259) or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C; n = 4). Nearly half of hospitalized children with SCD and SARS-CoV-2 infection required supplemental oxygen, though children with SCD had fewer intensive care (ICU) admissions compared to the general pediatric and immunocompromised populations. All registry patients with both SCD and MIS-C required ICU admission. Children with SCD are at risk of severe disease with SARS-CoV-2 infection, highlighting the importance of vaccination in this vulnerable population.
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Anemia Falciforme , COVID-19 , COVID-19/complicações , Sistema de Registros , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos , Anemia Falciforme/complicações , Anemia Falciforme/epidemiologia , Anemia Falciforme/terapia , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Criança , Feminino , Masculino , Adolescente , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Pré-Escolar , Lactente , Síndrome de Resposta Inflamatória Sistêmica/epidemiologia , Síndrome de Resposta Inflamatória Sistêmica/etiologia , Hospitalização/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
Cancer cells need constant supplies of lipids to survive and grow. Lipid dependence has been observed in various types of cancer, including high-grade serous ovarian carcinomas (HGSOC), which is a lethal form of gynecological malignancy. ANGPTL3, PCSK9, and Apo CIII are pivotal lipid-modulating factors, and therapeutic antibodies have been developed against each one (Evinacumab, Evolocumab and Volanesorsen, respectively). The roles -if any- of ANGPTL3, PCSK9, and Apo CIII in HGSOC are unclear. Moreover, levels of these lipid-modulating factors have never been reported before in HGSOC. In this study, circulating levels of ANGPTL3, PCSK9, and Apo CIII, along with lipid profiles, are examined to verify whether one or many of these lipid-regulating factors are associated with HGSOC. Methods ELISA kits were used to measure ANGPTL3, PCSK9 and Apo CIII levels in plasma samples from 31 women with HGSOC and 40 women with benign ovarian lesions (BOL) before treatment and surgery. A Roche Modular analytical platform measured lipid panels, Apo B and Lp(a) levels.Results ANGPTL3 levels were higher in women with HGSOC (84 ng/mL, SD: 29 ng/mL, n = 31) than in women with BOL (67 ng/mL, SD: 31 ng/mL, n = 40; HGSOC vs. BOL P = 0.019). Associations between the lipid panel and ANGPTL3, and the inverse relationship between HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides, were present in women with BOL but not with HGSOC. PCSK9 and Apo CIII were not associated with HGSOC.Conclusions In this cohort of 71 women, ANGPTL3 levels were increased in HGSOC patients. The presence of HGSOC disrupted the classic inverse relationship between HDL and triglycerides, as well as the association between the lipid panel and ANGPTL3. These associations were only maintained in cancer-free women. Given the availability of Evinacumab, a therapeutic antibody against ANGPTL3, the current finding prompts an assessment of whether ANGPTL3 inhibition has therapeutic potential in HGSOC.
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Carcinoma , Cistos Ovarianos , Neoplasias Ovarianas , Humanos , Feminino , Pró-Proteína Convertase 9 , Proteínas Semelhantes a Angiopoietina/genética , Proteína 3 Semelhante a Angiopoietina , Neoplasias Ovarianas/tratamento farmacológico , Triglicerídeos , Angiopoietinas/genéticaRESUMO
The advent of chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T) has been a paradigm shift in cancer immunotherapeutics, with remarkable outcomes reported for a growing catalog of malignancies. While CAR-T are highly effective in multiple diseases, salvaging patients who were considered incurable, they have unique toxicities which can be life-threatening. Understanding the biology and risk factors for these toxicities has led to targeted treatment approaches which can mitigate them successfully. The three toxicities of particular interest are cytokine release syndrome (CRS), immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), and immune effector cell-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)-like syndrome (IEC-HS). Each of these is characterized by cytokine storm and hyperinflammation; however, they differ mechanistically with regard to the cytokines and immune cells that drive the pathophysiology. We summarize the current state of the field of CAR-T-associated toxicities, focusing on underlying biology and how this informs toxicity management and prevention. We also highlight several emerging agents showing promise in preclinical models and the clinic. Many of these established and emerging agents do not appear to impact the anti-tumor function of CAR-T, opening the door to additional and wider CAR-T applications.
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Síndrome da Liberação de Citocina , Citocinas , Imunoterapia Adotiva , Neoplasias , Receptores de Antígenos Quiméricos , Humanos , Imunoterapia Adotiva/efeitos adversos , Imunoterapia Adotiva/métodos , Síndrome da Liberação de Citocina/etiologia , Síndrome da Liberação de Citocina/terapia , Receptores de Antígenos Quiméricos/metabolismo , Receptores de Antígenos Quiméricos/imunologia , Receptores de Antígenos Quiméricos/genética , Neoplasias/terapia , Neoplasias/imunologia , Neoplasias/etiologia , Citocinas/metabolismo , Animais , Síndromes Neurotóxicas/etiologia , Síndromes Neurotóxicas/terapia , Gerenciamento Clínico , Linfo-Histiocitose Hemofagocítica/terapia , Linfo-Histiocitose Hemofagocítica/etiologia , Linfo-Histiocitose Hemofagocítica/imunologia , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Linfócitos T/metabolismoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Evaluating the benefits and risks of prolonged hormonal treatment with aromatase inhibitors (AIs) for treating hormone-dependent breast cancer. METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted. Studies reporting on randomized clinical trials concerning prolongating hormonal therapy with AIs as compared to a placebo or no prolongation, after an initial five years of hormonal therapy, were eligible. RESULTS: Seven clinical trials were included. Prolonged AI therapy was associated with a statistically significant improvement in disease-free survival (RR=0.70, 95% CI 0.60 to 0.80). A statistically significant increase was observed for osteoporosis (RR=1.17, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.33), hot flushes/flashes (RR=1.27, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.49), myalgia (RR=1.23, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.39), fractures (RR=1.26, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.45) and arthralgia (RR=1.17, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.25). However, no statistically significant association was observed between prolonged AI therapy and overall survival, cardiovascular events, and bone pain. DISCUSSION: Prolonged AI therapy has significant benefits in terms of disease-free survival in women with hormone-dependent breast cancer. However, adverse effects and a lack of evidence for a benefit on overall survival must be considered in the decision-making process regarding adjuvant hormone therapy extension.
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Neoplasias da Mama , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias da Mama/tratamento farmacológico , Inibidores da Aromatase/efeitos adversos , Terapia Combinada , Quimioterapia Adjuvante/efeitos adversos , Adjuvantes Imunológicos/uso terapêutico , Hormônios/uso terapêutico , Antineoplásicos Hormonais/efeitos adversos , Tamoxifeno/efeitos adversosRESUMO
ABSTRACT: Multiple chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies are US Food and Drug Administration-approved, and several are under development. Although effective for some cancers, toxicities remain a limitation. The most common toxicities, that is, cytokine release syndrome and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome, are well described. With increasing utilization, providers worldwide are reporting other emergent and often complicated toxicities. Given the evolving toxicity profiles and urgent need to catalog these emerging and emergent CAR T-cell toxicities and describe management approaches, the American Society of Hematology Subcommittee on Emerging Gene and Cell Therapies organized the first scientific workshop on CAR T-cell toxicities during the annual society meeting. The workshop functioned to (1) aggregate reports of CAR T-cell emergent toxicities, including movement disorders after B-cell maturation antigen CAR T cell, coagulation abnormalities, and prolonged cytopenia; (2) disseminate bedside-to-bench efforts elucidating pathophysiological mechanisms of CAR T-cell toxicities, including the intestinal microbiota and systemic immune dysregulation; and (3) highlight gaps in the availability of clinical tests, such as cytokine measurements, which could be used to expand our knowledge around the monitoring of toxicities. Key themes emerged. First, although clinical manifestations may develop before the pathophysiologic mechanisms are understood, they must be studied to aid in the detection and prevention of such toxicities. Second, systemic immune dysregulation appears to be central to these emergent toxicities, and research is needed to elucidate the links between tumors, CAR T cells, and microbiota. Finally, there was a consensus around the urgency to create a repository to capture emergent CAR T-cell toxicities and the real-world management.
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Imunoterapia Adotiva , Receptores de Antígenos Quiméricos , Humanos , Imunoterapia Adotiva/efeitos adversos , Imunoterapia Adotiva/métodos , Receptores de Antígenos Quiméricos/imunologia , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Neoplasias/imunologia , Neoplasias/terapia , Síndrome da Liberação de Citocina/etiologiaRESUMO
High ferritin is an important and sensitive biomarker for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a diverse and deadly group of cytokine storm syndromes. Early action to prevent immunopathology in HLH often includes empiric immunomodulation, which can complicate etiologic work-up and prevent collection of early/pre-treatment research samples. To address this, we instituted an alert system where serum ferritin > 1000ng/mL triggered real-time chart review, assessment of whether the value reflected "inflammatory hyperferritnemia (IHF)", and biobanking of remnant samples from consenting IHF patients. We extracted relevant clinical data; periodically measured serum total IL-18, IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP), and CXCL9; retrospectively classified patients by etiology into infectious, rheumatic, or immune dysregulation; and subjected a subgroup of samples to a 96-analyte biomarker screen. 180 patients were identified, 30.5% of which had IHF. Maximum ferritin levels were significantly higher in patients with IHF than with either hemoglobinopathy or transplant, and highly elevated total IL-18 levels were distinctive to patients with Stills Disease and/or Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS). Multi-analyte analysis showed elevation in proteins associated with cytotoxic lymphocytes in all IHF samples when compared to healthy controls and depression of proteins such as ANGPT1 and VEGFR2 in samples from hyperferritinemic sepsis patients relative to non-sepsis controls. This single-center, real-time IFH screen proved feasible and efficient, validated prior observations about the specificity of IL-18, enabled early sample collection from a complex population, suggested a unique vascular biomarker signature in hyperferritinemic sepsis, and expanded our understanding of IHF heterogeneity.
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Our objective was to update a clinical practice guideline for the prevention and treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in pediatric patients with cancer and hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients. We reconvened an international multi-disciplinary panel. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for the prevention or treatment of CDI in any population was updated and identified 31 new RCTs. Strong recommendations were made to use either oral metronidazole or oral vancomycin for non-severe CDI treatment, and to use either oral vancomycin or oral fidaxomicin for severe CDI. A strong recommendation that fecal microbiota transplantation should not be routinely used to treat CDI was also made. The panel made two new good practice statements to follow infection control practices including isolation in patients experiencing CDI, and to minimize systemic antibacterial administration where feasible, especially in patients who have experienced CDI.
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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Childhood (MIS-C) follows SARS-CoV-2 infection and frequently leads to intensive care unit admission. The inability to rapidly discriminate MIS-C from similar febrile illnesses delays treatment and leads to misdiagnosis. To identify diagnostic discriminators at the time of emergency department presentation, we enrolled 104 children who met MIS-C screening criteria, 14 of whom were eventually diagnosed with MIS-C. Before treatment, we collected breath samples for volatiles and peripheral blood for measurement of plasma proteins and immune cell features. Clinical and laboratory features were used as inputs for a machine learning model to determine diagnostic importance. MIS-C was associated with significant changes in breath volatile organic compound (VOC) composition as well as increased plasma levels of secretory phospholipase A2 (PLA2G2A) and lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP). In an integrated model of all analytes, the proportion of TCRVß21.3+ non-naive CD4 T cells expressing Ki-67 had a high sensitivity and specificity for MIS-C, with diagnostic accuracy further enhanced by low sodium and high PLA2G2A. We anticipate that accurate diagnosis will become increasingly difficult as MIS-C becomes less common. Clinical validation and application of this diagnostic model may improve outcomes in children presenting with multisystem febrile illnesses.
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OBJECTIVES: The primary objective was to determine if individualised yoga for hospitalised children receiving intensive chemotherapy was associated with less fatigue using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Multidimensional Fatigue Scale (PedsQL MFS) compared with iPad control. METHODS: This was a multicentre randomised controlled trial of individualised yoga in paediatric patients aged 8-18 years who were inpatients receiving intensive chemotherapy for leukaemia, lymphoma or haematopoietic cell transplantation. Participants were randomised to yoga or iPad groups; allocated programme was delivered individually by trained yoga instructors 5 days/week for 21 days. The primary outcome was day 21 guardian-reported general fatigue using the PedsQL MFS. Secondary outcomes included day 21 PedsQL sleep/rest and cognitive fatigue, Fatigue Scale and PedsQL Acute Cancer Module, and systemic opioid administration. RESULTS: The study was closed early for poor accrual when 125/210 planned participants had been enrolled and randomised to yoga (n=62) or iPad (n=63). Guardian-reported PedsQL MFS general fatigue scores on day 21 were not significantly different between groups (adjusted difference 7.2, 95% CI -2.6 to 16.9) in favour of yoga. However, day 21 cognitive fatigue (adjusted difference 9.0, 95% CI 0.9 to 17.1), cognitive problems (adjusted difference 11.2, 95% CI 3.5 to 19.0) and communication (adjusted difference 10.6, 95% CI 0.8 to 20.4) were significantly better in the yoga compared with the iPad group. There were no significant differences in the other secondary outcomes including PedsQL sleep/rest fatigue (adjusted difference 4.9, 95% CI -3.5 to 13.3). CONCLUSIONS: The effect of individualised yoga on general fatigue is uncertain in paediatric patients receiving intensive chemotherapy. However, yoga significantly improved cognitive fatigue and cognitive problems. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02134782.