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Hematology Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 2nd, 2004

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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Alemtuzumab effective therapy for CLL with p53 mutations and deletions

Graft Versus Host Disease - DC stimulation of donor CD8+ T cells may be useful for prevention of GVHD

Pharmacogenetics - Pharmacogenetics can improve identification of high-risk ALL patients

Stem Cell Transplantation - Primary systemic amyloidosis patients have increased survival following PBSCT

Tumor Suppression - p300 and CBP are suppressors of hematological tumor formation

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Novel FLT3 inhibitors may be considered to treat hyperdiploid or relapsed ALL

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - FLT3 mutations in AML adversely associate with CR with intensive chemotherapy

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Factors affecting good and poor CD34+ cell mobilization in AML determined

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Timed sequential therapy for AML patients over 60 tolerated but unsatisfactory

Angiology - Pathway of platelet procoagulant activity is regulated by IQGAP1

Antipsychotic Therapy - Antipsychotics upregulate bcl-2 mRNA/protein in frontal cortex and hippocampus

Antiretroviral Therapy - Styrylquinolines do not interfere with HIV entry but act before integration

Antisense Technology - New methods ease the separation of antisense oligonucleotide in plasma

Apoptosis - P300 regulates p53-dependent apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells

Blood Banking - Southeastern Michigan Red Cross says blood banks out of type O, others types low

Bloom Syndrome - BLM and CAF-1 coordinate to promote survival in response to DNA damage

Bone Regeneration - PCL-TCP scaffolds seeded with osteoblasts sustains osteogenic expression

Bone Regeneration - PRDC is a potent BMP antagonist with a wide tissue expression pattern

Breast Cancer - ER codon 594/HER2 codon 655 polymorphisms not associated with breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer - Increased serum folate levels associated with reduced breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer - Novel phosphorylation sites in HMGN1 protein from breast cancer cells identified

Breast Cancer - Tamoxifen metabolite R-isomer forms more DNA adducts in liver cells

Business Update - Development and supply agreement forged with Kendall for bone biopsy needles

Cancer Markers - Molecular markers useful to detect various stages of non-small-cell lung cancer

Carcinogens - Mechanism of benzene-induced leukemia elucidated

Cardiovascular Disease - Tirofiban and ICT used to recanalize occluded coronary artery

Cardiovascular Disease Therapy - Hemodynamic effects of vessel opening may lead to in-stent restenosis

Cell Regulation - Ectopic cyclin D1 expression blocks STI571-induced erythroid differentiation

Chemotherapy - MAX2 reproducibly estimates average per patient risk for chemotherapy toxicity

Chemotherapy - siRNA against NF-kappaB p65 subunit enhances sensitivity to chemotherapeutics

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia - IL-11 may improve thrombocytopenia associated with imatinib therapy in CML

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Herbs and spices have antimicrobial and chemopreventive properties

Cytomegalovirus - Cytomegalovirus control after stem cell transplant is inconsistent

Cytomegalovirus - Real-time qPCR more sensitive than COBAS Amplicor for CMV DNA detection

DNA Repair - 53BP1 required for class switch recombination

Diabetes Therapy - Experiences with metformin-associated lactic acidosis reported

Diagnostics - First predictive diagnostic to combat high sepsis mortality rates released

Diagnostics - Methylated DNA collected by tampons detects endometrial cancer

Down Syndrome - Markers distinguishing TMD and AMKL identified

Drug Development - 1,4-Naphthoquinone derivatives have antiviral/antifungal/anticancer activities

Drug Development - Drug company publishes preclinical evaluation of compound for neurologic injury

Epstein Barr Virus - EBV viral load increases and reaches setpoint after HIV seroconversion

Fertility Preservation - Fertility preservation in females receiving cancer therapy is reviewed

Finance - Medical instruments developer reports second-quarter sales higher than expected

Fungal Infection -  Pneumocystis jirovecii identified in lung tissue sections from SIDS victims

Fungal Infection - Similar P. jirovecii genotypes found in different forms of infection

Gastric Cancer - Runx3 major growth regulator of gastric epithelial cells

Gene Expression - Promoter element location directs testis-specific Hst70/Hsp70.2 expression

Gene Expression - Role of TEL-AML1 fusion gene in molecular pathogenesis of ALL elucidated

Gene Probes - Four-color multiplex assays detect single nucleotide polymorphisms

Genome Analysis - Structure and function of chromosome 13q14 characterized

Genomics - Lentiviral vectors mediate CRE recombinase-inducible RNA interference

Genomics - MAGE-A1-expressing tumor cell 5' region less methylated than other parts of gene

HIV/AIDS Care - Kidney transplant in HIV infection plausible in era of HAART/immunosuppressives

HIV/AIDS Research - Chromatin structure affects HIV-1/ASV integration site selection opposite ways

HIV/AIDS Research - Differentially expressed genes in HIV-1-resistant cells analyzed by microarray

HIV/AIDS Research - Diketo acid integrase inhibitor resistance impairs HIV-1 replication/integration

HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-induced macrophage alterations play role in HIV encephalopathy pathogenesis

HIV/AIDS Research - Resistance mutations sustain or enhance CTL recognition of HIV-1 Pol epitopes

HIV/AIDS Research - Species-specific tropism determinants found in the HIV-1 capsid

HIV/AIDS Research - Tsg-101 protein has role in HIV Gag particle release

HIV/AIDS Therapy - NNRTI stereochemistry and regiochemistry profoundly affect anti-HIV activity

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Subcutaneous IL-2 therapy maintains CD4 cell increases in HIV-1 infection

HIV/AIDS-Related Disease - BCL-6 mutations seen in HIV-related pulmonary lymphoproliferative disorders

HIV/AIDS-Related Disease - HAART increases survival of patients with HIV-associated Hodgkin disease

Hematologic Disease - Hepatitis C virus associates with thrombocytopenia formation

Hematologic Malignancy - Notch-1 signaling mediates BMS influence on hematologic malignant cell growth

Hematology - Hemophagocytic syndrome can erupt after liver transplantation

Hematology - Novel human platelet septin SEPT8 is interaction partner of SEPT4

Hematology - Single recombinant anti-RhD IgG prevents RhD immunization

Hematopoietic Disease - Malignant hematopoietic disease from internal exposure to Pu-239 uncertain

Hepatitis C Virus - HCV screening for drug users/transfusion patients only is most cost-effective

Hepatitis C Virus - History of intravenous drug use strongest predictor for HIV/HCV coinfection

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - PIN1 overexpression/beta-catenin gene mutations distinct oncogenic events in HCC

Immunology - Hfe pathway linked to anemia of inflammation

Immunology - Sunscreen immune protection factors determined using dendritic cell suspensions

In-Stent Restenosis - Eptifibatide treatment does not affect IRT efficacy

Legal Issues - Safety needle devices maker settles antitrust suit against Becton Dickinson

Leukemia - Links Fore Leukemia raises $300,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Leukemia - Variant MYST4-CBP gene fusion found in t(10;16) acute myeloid leukemia

Leukemogenesis - Mechanism of leukemogenesis described

Leukemogenesis - Molecular mechanisms of leukemogenesis by AML1/EVI-1 described

Malignant Mesothelioma - Novel chemotherapeutic agents promising for malignant mesothelioma

Mergers and Acquisitions - Acquisition of Integrity Healthcare Services complete

Neuroscience - Coadministration of Pgp inhibitors improves docetaxel penetration into brain

Neuroscience - IL-1alpha and IL-6 protect neuronal SH-SY5Y cells from oxidative damage

Neuroscience - Negative CBF responses to sensory stimulation characterized

Oncogene - p21-dependent cell cycle arrest guards against unrestricted cell proliferation

Oncogenes - P13K signaling essential for ABL oncogene-mediated B cell transformation

Papillomavirus - HPV-11 early protein E6 dominant inducer of cytokine expression in RRP

Pediatric HIV/AIDS - Severe childhood malnutrition increases morbidity/mortality risk in HIV/AIDS

Prostate Cancer - New evidence shows Her-2/neu receptor correlates with prostate cancer risk

Retrovirus - HTLV-I dimerization initiation site forms hairpin loop

Rhabdomyosarcoma - Novel t(2;20)(Q35;p12) seen in childhood RMS with embryonal histology

Skin Cancer - CDKN2A/ARF gene mutation insignificant risk of FMM or MM in cancer aggregates

Skin Cancer - Oxidative stress/antioxidant network provide rationale for skin cancer treatment

Stem Cell Research - Apoptosis has role in development of AGM HSC revealed by Bcl-2 overexpression

Stem Cell Research - ESC-derived CD34+CD38-precursors exhibit embryonic gene expression pattern

Stem Cell Research - Epigenic regulation of HSC level directly affects the mature progeny

Stem Cell Research - FGFs enriches embryonic liver cultures for hepatic progenitors

Stem Cell Research - Gutlike organ formed from mouse embryonic stem cells characterized

Stem Cell Research - Interleukin-6 is an in vivo growth factor for mesenchymal precursors

Stem Cell Research - MGDF potent growth factor for primitive hematopoietic progenitors in the fetus

Stem Cell Research - PF4 enhances normal/leukemic stem/progenitor cell adhesion to endothelial cells

Stem Cell Research - PU.1 determines self-renewal capacity of erythroid progenitor cells

Stem Cell Research - Reductions in linker histone levels are tolerated in developing spermatocytes

Stem Cell Research - TNF-alpha suppresses GVHR by inhibiting IFN-gamma-dependent donor type-1 immunity

Stem Cell Transplantation - ATG added to conditioning regimen improves outcome in unrelated donor SCT

Stem Cell Transplantation - CMV-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell lines rapidly generated for SCT

Stem Cell Transplantation - Combined stratification of refractory anemia improves prognosis in SCT

Stem Cell Transplantation - Donor treatment with pegylated G-CSF promotes transplantation tolerance

Stem Cell Transplantation - Encephalopathy in pediatric patients after HSCT associated with poor prognosis

Stem Cell Transplantation - GVHD major predictive factor for response to donor lymphocyte infusions in MM

Stem Cell Transplantation - IL-10/TNF alpha region haplotypes predict mortality after unrelated donor SCT

Stem Cell Transplantation - Infused autograft lymphocyte dose affects clinical outcome post-SCT in MM

Stem Cell Transplantation - Infused cell dose predictive of outcomes after unrelated cord blood transplant

Stem Cell Transplantation - Steroid and cyclosporine A use are risk factors for bone loss following SCT

Thrombosis - Claudication affects the collateralization of vascular beds

Thrombosis - Multielement intravascular ultrasound reduces enoxaparin efficacy

Transplant Medicine - Study sets best time for bone marrow transplant in patients with blood disorder

Tumor Suppression - RUNX3 is a bona fide tumor suppressor of gastric cancers

Tumor Suppressor Gene - Somatic inactivation of Nfl induces a progressive myeloproliferative disorder

Tumorigenesis - Brca1 and Chk2 have collaborative roles in tumorigenesis

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