[Successful cord blood transplantation for refractory gamma-delta hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma developed during treatment of Crohn's disease].

The patient was a 21-year-old man who had been diagnosed with Crohn's disease and received infliximab and azathioprine six years earlier. He was admitted with fever and fatigue. Peripheral blood examination showed LDH 2,473 U/l and thrombocytopenia, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed hepatosplenomegaly. Bone marrow biopsy and liver biopsy showed CD4+CD56+TCRγδ＋CD8- atypical cells, leading to a diagnosis of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL). The patient was refractory to CHOP and DA-EPOCH, and therefore received cord blood transplantation with myeloablative conditioning. CT showed reduced in hepatosplenomegaly and peripheral blood examination showed LDH 165 U/l and plt 180,000/µl, so the patient was discharged on day117. HSTCL is a tumor of immature γδT cells with a Vδ1 mutation in the spleen, and immunodeficiency has been implicated in its pathogenesis. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with azathioprine are known to have an increased risk of lymphoproliferative disease. In this case, use of immunosuppressive drugs for Crohn's disease may have caused malignant transformation of γδ cells in the intestinal epithelium. Although the patient was refractory to chemotherapy, he was able to achieve remission with early cord blood transplantation and long-term survival is expected.

[Long-term complete remission of HIV-negative primary testicular plasmablastic lymphoma treated with bortezomib in combination with EPOCH].

Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a rare variant of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that is frequently associated with HIV infection or other immunodeficiencies. We present a case of HIV-negative primary testicular PBL with long-term complete remission (CR) and successful treatment with bortezomib in combination with EPOCH (V-EPOCH). Because of rapidly increasing right testicular swelling, an 86-year-old man without immunodeficiencies was admitted to our hospital. Following that, a right high orchiectomy was performed. Histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses revealed diffuse infiltration of plasmablastic lymphocytes, which were positive for CD38, CD138, CD56, MUM1, lambda, EBER, and MYC respectively, but negative for CD20. The MIB-1 index was 90%. FDG abnormal uptake was discovered on PET/CT at systemic lymph nodes. There was no abnormal cell infiltration in either the bone marrow or cerebral spinal fluid. He was diagnosed with PBL, clinical-stage IIIE-A, IPI high-intermediate risk. He achieved durable CR more than 30 months after the diagnosis after six courses of V-EPOCH, followed by intrathecal prophylaxis (IT) and adjuvant radiation therapy (total 30 Gy). Although PBL shows an aggressive clinical course and poor prognosis, adequate therapeutic approaches for PBL have not been established due to the rarity of this disease. According to our findings, V-EPOCH combined with IT and adjuvant radiotherapy appeared to be feasible and effective as a frontline treatment for elderly patients with primary testicular PBL.

Electrochemistry of redox-modified oligonucleotides bound to gold surface.

Electrochemical properties of redox-active DNA bound to gold surface were described.

Probing DNA sequences by anthraquinone-modified DNA that is immobilized on gold surface.

2'-Anthraquinone-modified oligonucleotide (AQ-ODN) possessing disulfide terminus has been immobilized on the gold electrode surface. The AQ-ODN-modified electrode showed faster electron transferability in double-stranded form than that in single-stranded form.