3,621 results match your criteria Veno-occlusive Hepatic Disease
Acta Vet Scand 2018 Dec 5;60(1):78. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 108, 3508 TD, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Background: Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in humans and can be classified in idiopathic, heritable, drug and radiation-induced, and associated with connective tissue disease or human immunodeficiency virus infection. Recently, biallelic mutations of the EIF2AK4 gene have been discovered as a cause for an autosomal recessive form of PVOD in humans. In dogs, PAH is poorly characterized and is generally considered to be idiopathic or secondary to (for example) congenital left-to right cardiovascular shunts or heartworm disease. Read More
Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.
College of Pharmacy, Korea University, Sejong, Korea.
This meta-analysis was conducted to derive an integrated conclusion about the influence of glutathione S-transferase (GST) genetic polymorphisms on busulfan pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters and veno-occlusive disease (VOD). Studies which analysed the effect of GST genetic polymorphisms on area under the curve (AUC), clearance (CL) or VOD were searched for and selected. A pooled analysis was conducted using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis program. Read More
J Vet Intern Med 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Background: Histologic features of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) and pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH) have been described in dogs but without a thorough clinical description.
Objectives: To report the clinical features, diagnostics, treatment, and outcome of dogs with histologic evidence of PVOD and PCH.
Animals: Fifteen pet dogs meeting histopathologic criteria of PVOD (occlusive remodeling of small-sized to medium-sized pulmonary veins) or PCH (alveolar capillary proliferation and congestion), or both. Read More
Respir Investig 2018 Nov 22. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address:
Background: There are several medications available to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH): PAH-targeted drugs. However, in patients with pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PVOD/PCH), rare diseases that cause pulmonary hypertension, the effectiveness and safety of vasodilators, including PAH-targeted drugs, are unclear.
Methods: We searched English-language publications listed in three electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, and the Japan Medical Abstracts Society). Read More
Chem Biol Interact 2018 Nov 19;298:104-111. Epub 2018 Nov 19.
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Department Food Safety, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address:
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) are a group of secondary plant metabolites belonging to the most widely distributed natural toxins. PA intoxication of humans leads to severe liver damage, such as hepatomegaly, hepatic necrosis, fibrosis and cirrhosis. An acute consequence observed after ingestion of high amounts of PA is veno-occlusive disease (VOD) where the hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells are affected. Read More
Exp Clin Transplant 2018 Oct 24. Epub 2018 Oct 24.
From the Department of General Surgery, Liver Transplant Center, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Objectives: Veno-occlusive disease after liver transplant has been sporadically reported, and significant uncertainty exists concerning the best treatment and the long-term outcomes. Here, we reviewed our experience to evaluate clinical presentation, treatment, and the long-term outcomes of these patients.
Materials And Methods: Between 2000 and 2015, 2165 patients underwent liver transplant at our center. Read More
Adv Respir Med 2018 ;86(5):249-254
Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, SDMZ in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Centre for Heart Disease in Zabrze, Poland.
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare form of pulmonary hypertension caused by alteration of pulmonary veins. Many clinical and hemodynamic similarities to idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) may cause diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. This case report is about a patient with PVOD, whose first symptoms of the disease occurred after infectious mononucleosis. Read More
World J Crit Care Med 2018 Oct 16;7(5):62-72. Epub 2018 Oct 16.
Multidisciplinary Epidemiology and Translational Research in Intensive Care Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, United States.
The number of patients receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is rapidly rising worldwide. Despite substantial improvements in peri-transplant care, pulmonary complications resulting in respiratory failure remain a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in the post-transplant period, and represent a major barrier to the overall success of HSCT. Infectious complications include pneumonia due to bacteria, viruses, and fungi, and most commonly occur during neutropenia in the early post-transplant period. Read More
BMC Gastroenterol 2018 Oct 26;18(1):156. Epub 2018 Oct 26.
Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe Donglu, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.
Background: Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (HVOD) caused by Gynura segetum has been increasingly reported in China in recent years. The aim of this retrospective study was to identify independent prognostic markers for survival in patients with Gynura segetum-induced HVOD and to evaluate the effect of anticoagulants and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) on survival rate.
Methods: Clinical data including symptoms, signs, imaging characteristics, laboratory test results, results of liver tissue biopsies, type of treatment during follow-up and clinical outcomes were collected. Read More
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018 Oct 23:e27518. Epub 2018 Oct 23.
Parkway Cancer Centre, Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
In our institution, hepatic veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (VOD/SOS) has been treated with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) since 2008-a loading dose of 150 mg/kg, followed by 12 doses of 70 mg/kg 6 hourly. Nine children were diagnosed with hepatic VOD/SOS. Hepatic VOD/SOS occurred in seven children after stem cell transplantation and two were receiving chemotherapy for Wilms tumor. Read More
In Vivo 2018 Nov-Dec;32(6):1409-1417
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan.
Background: Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS), also known as veno-occlusive disease, is a form of drug-induced liver injury, the initial morphological changes associated with which occur in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs). Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin (rTM) is reported to have anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective effects. Therefore, we investigated the ability of rTM to protect endothelial cells and enhance their functions in a monocrotaline (MCT)-induced model of SOS. Read More
Pathologe 2018 Nov;39(6):556-562
1. Medizinische Klinik, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland.
Background: Drug-induced liver injury is increasing, especially in elderly patients with polymedication and multimorbidity.
Objectives: Clinicopathologic correlation of immune-mediated liver injury, specifically liver injury following therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors against PD-1, PDL-1, and CTLA4.
Methods: Histologic assessment of liver biopsies of nine patients after therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors and correlation with clinical parameters. Read More
Cancer 2018 Oct 11;124(20):4044-4055. Epub 2018 Oct 11.
Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Background: The outcomes of patients with relapsed or refractory (R-R) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are poor. Inotuzumab ozogamicin and blinatumomab have single-agent activity in R-R ALL. Their addition to low-intensity chemotherapy may further improve the outcomes of patients with ALL in their first relapse. Read More
Int J Hematol Oncol 2017 Nov 11;6(3):75-93. Epub 2017 Aug 11.
Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease, also called sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (VOD/SOS), is a potentially life-threatening and unpredictable complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Characterized by a prothrombotic-hypofibrinolytic state, VOD/SOS typically presents with hyperbilirubinemia, ascites, weight gain and painful hepatomegaly; VOD/SOS with multiorgan failure may be associated with >80% mortality. Treatment has been mainly supportive. Read More
Respir Res 2018 Oct 1;19(1):192. Epub 2018 Oct 1.
Department of Respiratory medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare and fatal cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Different from other types of PAH, PVOD patients have a dismal prognosis because of the progressive nature of pulmonary vascular involvement and fatal pulmonary edema induced by PAH-targeted drugs. Lung transplantation is the only choice for these patients. Read More
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018 Sep 26. Epub 2018 Sep 26.
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS), also known as veno-occlusive disease (VOD), is a potentially life-threatening complication that may develop after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The aims of this retrospective multicenter study were to evaluate the incidence of SOS/VOD in a large cohort of children transplanted in centers across Italy by applying the new European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) criteria and to analyze the risk factors underlying this complication. We retrospectively reviewed data of pediatric HSCTs performed in 13 AIEOP (Associazione Italiana di Ematologia e Oncologia Pediatrica)-affiliated centers between January 2000 and April 2016. Read More
Int J Impot Res 2018 Sep 26. Epub 2018 Sep 26.
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
The FDA approval of Viagra (sildenafil) for the on demand treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) through relaxation of the corporal and cavernosal vascular smooth muscle that results in an increase in blood flow to the corporal tissues stemmed from 2 decades of research, mainly at academic centers. This culminated in the finding of the nitric oxide/cGMP pathway as the mediator of penile erection, followed by some years of basic studies and clinical validation at Pfizer. Further on, new translational laboratory and animal research from our group initiated a second phase when we proposed an alternative therapeutic schedule and mechanism of action for PDE5 inhibitors (PDE5i) in both corporal veno-occlusive dysfunction (CVOD) and Peyronie's disease (PD), specifically, continuous long-term administration (CLTA) to achieve sustained levels of cGMP within the penis. Read More
Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2018 1;10(1):e2018049. Epub 2018 Sep 1.
Second Academic Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokratio General Hospital Athens.
Sickle cell disease patients often need regular blood transfusions to improve both the quality of life and survival from the veno-occlusive complications of the disease. Deferasirox, a convenient long acting oral agent, has recently been introduced in clinical practice with promising efficacy. This study aims to evaluate the association of liver stiffness and possible fibrosis with iron deposition and confirm the use of elastography as a validated test of responding to chelation with low cost and easy access. Read More
Clin Ther 2018 Oct 7;40(10):1711-1719.e1. Epub 2018 Sep 7.
Amgen Inc, South San Francisco, California.
Purpose: The goal of this study was to evaluate the incidence, inpatient mortality, and economic burden of hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) in adults with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in the United States.
Methods: Using MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database and Medicare Supplemental and Coordination of Benefits Database, data for patients with B-cell ALL from April 1, 2009, to October 31, 2016, were extracted by using diagnosis codes. VOD was identified based on clinical criteria and expert opinions. Read More
Blood Adv 2018 Sep;2(17):2226-2229
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.
Published reports suggest that immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) before allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation (alloBMT) may increase the incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), immune-related adverse events, and nonrelapse mortality (NRM); this led to the US Food and Drug Administration issuing a "Warning and Precaution" regarding the potential for life-threatening immune-mediated complications associated with alloBMT after nivolumab and pembrolizumab. We retrospectively reviewed the outcomes of 14 consecutive patients who received ICIs as their final salvage therapy before T-cell-replete alloBMT using reduced-intensity conditioning. All patients received posttransplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy), which significantly limits severe GvHD, even in the mismatched-donor setting. Read More
Bone Marrow Transplant 2018 Sep 4. Epub 2018 Sep 4.
Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Survival for high-risk neuroblastoma patients is still suboptimal. Although stem cell transplantation (SCT) is used, there is no consensus as to which conditioning regimen has the greatest efficacy and fewest toxicities. We assessed the incidence of and risk for hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) for neuroblastoma patients who underwent autologous SCT with busulfan and melphalan (BuMel) at eight centers following Children's Oncology Group (COG)-based induction chemotherapy. Read More
Hepatology 2018 Aug 18. Epub 2018 Aug 18.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Background And Rationale: Treatment of hematologic malignancy with antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) may cause liver injury. ADCs deliver a toxic moiety into antigen-expressing tumor cells but may also injure hepatic sinusoids (Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome, SOS). We studied patients who received an anti-CD22-calicheamicin conjugate (inotuzumab ozogamicin) to gain insight into mechanisms of sinusoidal injury, as there are no CD22+ cells in the normal liver but non-specific uptake of ADCs by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells. Read More
Bone Marrow Transplant 2018 Aug 14. Epub 2018 Aug 14.
Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, UMR CNRS 5558, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France.
Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is a severe adverse reaction to busulfan-containing regimens used in the preparation of children for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We conducted a retrospective analysis of data to examine determinants of VOD in children who received IV busulfan for HSCT conditioning. Busulfan PK parameters as well as various indices (maximal concentration-Cmax, area under the concentration-time curve-AUC) were estimated using a validated Bayesian approach. Read More
Respir Med Case Rep 2018 3;25:104-108. Epub 2018 Aug 3.
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine; Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Background: Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is defined as inappropriate movement of the vocal cords resulting in functional airway obstruction and symptoms including cough, wheezing, and dyspnea. VCD is often misdiagnosed with asthma but can also co-exist with asthma. The association of VCD with other serious pulmonary conditions has not been described to date. Read More
Haematologica 2018 Aug 9. Epub 2018 Aug 9.
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Essen, Germany;
Despite intensified salvage treatments, children with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia have poor survival. We evaluated Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin (CD33-targeted drug) used on compassionate basis in patients diagnosed from 1995 until 2014 within Acute Myeloid Leukemia-Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster studies and identified 76 patients (<18 years) with highly-advanced and pretreated acute myeloid leukemia [refractory de novo acute myeloid leukemia (n=10), de novo acute myeloid leukemia refractory to relapse (1st early: n=41; 1st late: n=10; 2nd or more: n=10), and secondary acute myeloid leukemia (n=5)]. At doses of 2. Read More
Eur J Surg Oncol 2018 10 27;44(10):1532-1538. Epub 2018 Jul 27.
Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Background: The prevalence of chemotherapy associated liver injuries (CALI), especially SOS (sinusoidal obstruction syndrome) and NRH (nodular regenerative hyperplasia) might be reduced since the introduction of routine use of biological agents with chemotherapy in colorectal liver metastases (CRLM).
Methods: One hundred patients with CRLM having undergone at least one liver segment resection were prospectively included, and chemotherapy data recorded. Specimens were reviewed by a single pathologist and CALI were described. Read More
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018 Aug 3. Epub 2018 Aug 3.
Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address:
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD), or sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS), is a serious complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with mortality in its severe form exceeding 80%. Although the incidence of VOD/SOS has fallen with contemporary transplantation practices, the increasing use of inotuzumab, the return of gemtuzumab, and the popularity of pharmacokinetic-guided high-dose busulfan may impact incidence. Early intervention with defibrotide improves survival, but prompt diagnosis can be difficult. Read More
Haematologica 2018 Aug 3. Epub 2018 Aug 3.
Service d'Hematologie et Oncologie, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Universite de Versailles Saint
The randomized, phase 3 ALFA-0701 trial showed that a reduced and fractionated dose of gemtuzumab ozogamicin added to standard front-line chemotherapy significantly improves event-free survival in adults with de novo acute myeloid leukemia. Here we report an independent review of event-free survival, final overall survival, and additional safety results from ALFA-0701. Patients (N=271) aged 50-70 years with de novo acute myeloid leukemia were randomized to receive conventional front-line induction chemotherapy (3+7 daunorubicin+cytarabine) with/without gemtuzumab ozogamicin 3 mg/m2 on days 1, 4, and 7 during induction. Read More
Ultrasound Med Biol 2018 11 31;44(11):2171-2182. Epub 2018 Jul 31.
Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, also known as veno-occlusive disease (SOS/VOD), is a potentially life-threatening complication that can develop after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Clinically, SOS/VOD is characterized by hepatomegaly, right upper quadrant pain, jaundice and ascites, most often occurring within the first 3 wk after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Early therapeutic intervention is pivotal for survival in SOS/VOD. Read More
Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2018 Aug;57(8):576-581
Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
To investigate the therapeutic effects of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) with FLAG sequential busulfan/cyclophosphamide(Bu/Cy) conditioning regimen for refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia. From February 2012 to June 2017, 21 patients with refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia underwent allo-HSCT with FLAG sequential Bu/Cy conditioning regimen. Transplantation-related complications and clinical outcome were retrospectively analyzed. Read More
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2018 Jun;45(6):989-992
Dept. of Surgery, Aichi Kouseiren Toyota Kousei Hospital.
A 62-year-old man was diagnosed with liver metastasis of sigmoid colon cancer, which resulted in bowel obstruction. SOX plus bevacizumab therapy was administered to perform hepatectomy, after the artificial anus construction; however, substantial liver dysfunction occurred. Therefore, we only performed primary tumor resection and waited for improvement in liver function. Read More
BMC Pulm Med 2018 Jul 11;18(1):112. Epub 2018 Jul 11.
Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Background: Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension that is associated with malignancies and is marked by the presence of non-occlusive tumor emboli and fibrocellular intimal proliferation of small pulmonary arteries leading to increased pulmonary vascular resistance and right heart failure. The diagnosis of PTTM is challenging to make pre-mortem and guidelines on treatment are lacking.
Case Presentation: A 45-year-old woman with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix developed symptoms of dyspnea and evidence of right heart failure during a phase I clinical trial with cediranib and durvalumab. Read More
Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2018 Jul;57(7):483-486
Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
To analyze the outcome and the prognostic factors of hepatic veno-occlusive disease (HVOD) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). A total of 797 patients receiving HSCT were analyzed retrospectively. The prophylaxis regimen of HVOD in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University consisted of low molecular weight heparin and lipoprostaglandin E1 (PGE1). Read More
BMC Res Notes 2018 Jul 3;11(1):436. Epub 2018 Jul 3.
Department of Clinical Hematology, Institut de Cancérologie Lucien Neuwirth, 108 Bis Avenue Albert Raimond, 42270, Saint Priest en Jarez, France.
Background: Hepatic veno-occlusive disease, also called sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS/VOD), is a potentially fatal complication of allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A plethora of transplant and patient-related risk factors predispose to SOS/VOD and should be taken into account for prognosis assessment as well as for adequate therapeutic intervention.
Case Presentation: We describe the case of a mantle cell lymphoma patient who developed a fulminant hepatitis following oxaliplatin-containing intensive chemotherapy and autologous transplantation. Read More
Blood Res 2018 Jun 25;53(2):145-151. Epub 2018 Jun 25.
Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Hematology Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Background: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a curative therapy for β-thalassemia major (TM) and sickle cell disease (SCD) in children. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and treatment-related mortality (TRM) remain significant challenges to improving survival after HSCT. Here, we analyzed the outcome of TM and SCD patients, who received allogeneic HSCT with myeloablative conditioning at our institution. Read More
Adv Respir Med 2018 ;86(3)
1st Department of Lung Diseases, National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) and pulmonary capillary haemangiomatosis (PCH) are rare disorders, with the estimated prevalence of less than 1 case per million inhabitants. The vascular pathology in PVOD/PCH involves pre-septal and septal veins, alveolar capillaries and small pulmonary arteries. According to the ERS/ESC classification of pulmonary hypertension (PH) from 2015, PVOD/PCH have been included in the subgroup 1' of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Read More
Blood Adv 2018 Jun;2(12):1495-1509
Galena Biopharma, San Ramon, CA.
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (VOD/SOS) is a potentially life-threatening complication of conditioning during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or chemotherapy without HSCT, with a historically reported mean incidence of 13.7% post-HSCT. Typical symptoms of VOD/SOS may include hyperbilirubinemia, painful hepatomegaly, weight gain, and ascites. Read More
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018 Oct 19;24(10):2072-2080. Epub 2018 Jun 19.
Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A risk score identifying patients at high risk for veno-occlusive disease (VOD) may aid efforts to study preventive strategies for this uncommon complication of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Patients receiving a first allogeneic HCT between 2008 and 2013 as reported to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (N = 13,097) were randomly divided into training and validation sets. Independent prognostic factors for development of VOD by day +100 after HCT were identified with a multivariate logistic regression model. Read More
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Jun;97(24):e11076
Department of Organ Transplantation.
Rationale: Hepatic vein occlusive disease (HVOD) is a rare complication after liver transplantation, which is characterized by nonthrombotic, fibrous obliteration of the small centrilobular hepatic veins by connective tissue and centrilobular necrosis in zone 3 of the acini. HVOD after solid organ transplantation has been reported; recently, most of these reports with limited cases have documented that acute cell rejection and immunosuppressive agents are the major causative factors. HVOD is relatively a rare complication of liver transplantation with the incidence of approximately 2%. Read More
Bone Marrow Transplant 2018 Jun 12. Epub 2018 Jun 12.
BMTCI H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, USA.
Sirolimus-based graft vs. host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis is associated with higher incidence of veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (VOD/SOS) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). However, whether the clinical manifestations and prognosis of VOD/SOS differs when diagnosed in the setting of sirolimus-based GVHD prophylaxis is not well studied. Read More
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2018 May;43(5):571-576
Department of Cardiology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD)/pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH) is a rare form of pulmonary vascular disease that causes pulmonary arterial hypertension. The diagnosis of PVOD/PCH can be established by the combination of clinical features, physical examination, radiological findings, lung function, bronchoscopy and other resources. There is no established medical therapy for PVOD/PCH, and the only curative therapy for PVOD/PCH is lung transplantation. Read More
Transplant Proc 2018 Jun 9;50(5):1496-1503. Epub 2018 Mar 9.
Lung Transplant Unit, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; CIBER Respiratorio, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Background: Prognosis assessment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) is multifactorial and placement of patients on the lung transplantation (LT) waiting list requires the weighing of a complex set of criteria. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to analyze a series of patients treated in our unit at the moment of their inclusion on the LT waiting list and long-term survival after LT.
Material And Methods: Baseline characteristics, LT outcomes, and survival were evaluated in all patients diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) who were included on the LT waiting list in 2011-2016. Read More
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018 Oct 6;65(10):e27269. Epub 2018 Jun 6.
Pediatric Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Background: Hepatic veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (VOD/SOS) is a potentially fatal complication of conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) but can occur after nontransplant-associated chemotherapy. Following HSCT, VOD/SOS with multi-organ dysfunction (MOD) may be associated with >80% mortality. Defibrotide is approved to treat severe hepatic VOD/SOS post-HSCT in patients aged >1 month in the European Union and hepatic VOD/SOS with renal or pulmonary dysfunction post-HSCT in the United States. Read More
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2018 Jul 3;26(6):498-501. Epub 2018 Jun 3.
Department of Pediatric Cardiac Sciences, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, India.
We present the case of a 2-year-old girl with congenital stenosis of the left inferior pulmonary vein associated with a large perimembranous ventricular septal defect. The child underwent repair of the left inferior pulmonary vein with autologous left atrial appendage as a pedicled tube, followed by closure of the ventricular septal defect. Important technical steps to minimize the restenosis rate are highlighted. Read More
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018 May 26. Epub 2018 May 26.
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
A 27-year-old female patient had presented progressing exertional dyspnea due to pulmonary hypertension. Chest CT revealed diffusely spread patchy ground-glass opacities sparing subpleural parenchymal areas suggesting the diagnosis of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD). Despite the diagnosis of PVOD, she was somehow managed by a repetitive escalation of the epoprostenol dose and oxygen supply during the 12-month waiting period until successful bilateral lung transplantation was performed. Read More
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018 Sep 24;24(9):1896-1900. Epub 2018 May 24.
Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan; Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS)/hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is a well-documented complication after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Transabdominal ultrasonography (US) enables the visualization of blood flow abnormalities and is therefore useful for the diagnosis of SOS/VOD. We herein prospectively evaluated accuracy of a novel US diagnostic scoring system of SOS/VOD based on US findings. Read More
Bone Marrow Transplant 2018 Oct 22;53(10):1369-1371. Epub 2018 May 22.
Interdisziplinäres Ultraschallzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Marburg und Gießen, Standort Marburg und Philipps Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2018 Jun 11;11(6):549-559. Epub 2018 Jun 11.
b Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine , Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center , Buffalo , NY , USA.
Introduction: Gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO) is an antibody-drug conjugate consisting of a monoclonal antibody targeting CD33 linked to a cytotoxic derivative of calicheamicin. Despite the known clinical efficacy in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML), GO was withdrawn from the market in 2010 due to increased early deaths witnessed in newly diagnosed AML patients receiving GO + intensive chemotherapy. In 2017, new data on the clinical efficacy and safety of GO administered on a fractionated-dosing schedule led to re-approval for newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory AML. Read More
Transfusion 2018 Oct 16;58(10):2437-2452. Epub 2018 May 16.
Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Background: Prophylactic immunoglobulin has been used with varying efficacy to reduce complications in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.
Study Design And Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted of randomized controlled trials that assessed clinical outcomes (overall survival, transplant-related mortality, graft-versus-host disease [GVHD], veno-occlusive disease [VOD], interstitial pneumonitis, disease relapse, cytomegalovirus [CMV] infection and disease, non-CMV infection) of immunoglobulin prophylaxis versus placebo in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. MEDLINE, EMBASE, EBM Reviews, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched up to June 2017. Read More
Br J Haematol 2018 Jun 16;181(6):816-827. Epub 2018 May 16.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (VOD/SOS) is a potentially life-threatening complication of haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) conditioning and chemotherapy. Defibrotide is approved for treatment of hepatic VOD/SOS with pulmonary or renal dysfunction [i.e. Read More