Islet of langerhans allogeneic transplantation at the university of geneva in the steroid free era in islet after kidney and simultaneous islet-kidney transplantations

2004 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 1121-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Berney ◽  
P Bucher ◽  
Z Mathe ◽  
A Andres ◽  
D Bosco ◽  
...  
2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 7001-7001 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. B. Tomblyn ◽  
T. E. DeFor ◽  
M. MacMillan ◽  
P. D. Higgins ◽  
K. E. Dusenbery ◽  
...  

7001 Background: HCT is frequently used for management of ALL. Methods: We reviewed the records of 623 consecutive patients (63% male, median age 13 years) treated with myeloablative TBI-containing conditioning and either autologous or allogeneic transplantation between 1980 and 2005 at the University of Minnesota. Donor types were autologous (34%), related (45%), unrelated (16%) or cord (11%). Disease status at transplant was CR1 (24%), CR2 (50%), CR3 (18%) and relapse (8%). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed for clinical endpoints including overall survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS), relapse, treatment-related mortality (TRM), and Grades II-IV acute and chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD). Results: Median follow-up among survivors was 8.3 years (1.0–22.9). The estimated incidence of acute GVHD was 42% and chronic GVHD was 16%. At 5 years, OS, PFS, and relapse were estimated at 29%, 26%, and 43% respectively. 5-year OS for each group: autologous (17%, 12–22%), related (35%, 29–41%), matched unrelated (42%, 29–55%), mismatched unrelated (21%, 11–33%), and cord blood (46%, 33–59%). TRM at 2 years was 28%. Multivariate analysis for OS, PFS, relapse and TRM for donor type is shown ( Table ). Acute GVHD was more frequent with unrelated donors (p<0.01) but similar for related donors and cords. Presence of acute GVHD led to improved PFS (RR 0.6, 0.4–0.7, p<0.01) and decreased relapse (RR 0.5, 0.3–0.8, p<0.01) at 1 year. 5-year OS improved significantly from 1980–1984 (28%, 20–37%) to 2000–2005 (45%, 33–56%), p < 0.01. Conclusions: Allogeneic HCT results in a durable PFS, although TRM is increased with unrelated mismatched donors. As expected, autologous HCT results in increased relapse rates. Despite significant mismatch, umbilical cord HCT led to similar OS, PFS, relapse, TRM and chronic GVHD compared to related donor HCT. Development of acute GVHD decreases relapse, resulting in improved PFS. No significant financial relationships to disclose. [Table: see text]


Blood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 120 (21) ◽  
pp. 4516-4516
Author(s):  
Patrycja Mensah-Glanowska ◽  
Beata Piatkowska-Jakubas ◽  
Aleksander Skotnicki

Abstract Abstract 4516 Since June 2010 to July 2012 since in Department of Hematology of the University Hospital in Krakow five patients with advanced hematological malignancies have been subjected to allogeneic transplantation from matched related donors with clofarabine as a part of conditioning regimen. Indications for transplantation were relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia in four patients and CML lymphoblastic crisis in relapse after RIC alloPBSCT in one patient. In a case of three patients conditioning regimen consisted of two phases. First phase: cytoreduction with clofarabine 20mg/m2/day + ARA-C 2000 mg/day for 4 days in 2 patients with refractory AML and Clofarabine 20mg/m2/day + Cyclophosphamide 400mg/day for 4 days in one (CML lymphoblastic crisis). Second phase: Busilvex + Fludarabine (Bu4Flu). Two later patients were treated without cytoreduction. One patient with extramedullary AML in second CR was treated with Clofarabine 30mg/m2 for 4 days + TBI. Last patient with early AML relapse was conditioned with Clofarabine30mg/m2 for 5 days+ Busilvex (BuClo). G-CSF mobilized peripheral blood was used as a source of stem cells in all the patients. Results: One patient died during conditioning regimen after cytoreduction (Clofarabine + Cyclophosphamide). It was the patient with CML lymphoblastic crisis relapse after RIC allogeneic transplantation. The other patients treatment toxicity was moderate (mucositis garde I-III). Aplastic period was complicated in one patient with septic infection. One patient relapsed 5 months after transplantation. He was diagnosed with AML secondary to MDN/MPD with very high cytogenetics (t(3;3) with 7 monosomy) Three of patient series remain in complete remission. All of them were diagnosed with relapse/refractory AML with CR duration 6 months to 26 months. Conclusions: Use of clofarabine as a part of conditioning regimen is valuable therapeutic option especially in the group of patients with relapsed/refractory AML. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Wehmeier ◽  
A Georgalis ◽  
P Hirt-Minkowski ◽  
P Amico ◽  
G Hoenger ◽  
...  

PMLA ◽  
1935 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 1343-1343

The fifty-second meeting of the Modern Language Associationof America was held, on the invitation of the University of Cincinnati, at Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 30 and 31, 1935, and January 1, 1936. The Association headquarters were in the Netherland Plaza Hotel, where all meetings were held except those of Tuesday morning and afternoon. These took place at the University of Cincinnati. Registration cards at headquarters were signed by about 900, though a considerably larger number of members were in attendance. The Local Committee estimated the attendance at not less than 1400. This Committee consisted of Professor Frank W. Chandler, Chairman; Professor Edwin H. Zeydel; Professor Phillip Ogden; Mr. John J. Rowe (for the Directors); and Mr. Joseph S. Graydon (for the Alumni).


1966 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 116-117
Author(s):  
P.-I. Eriksson

Nowadays more and more of the reductions of astronomical data are made with electronic computers. As we in Uppsala have an IBM 1620 at the University, we have taken it to our help with reductions of spectrophotometric data. Here I will briefly explain how we use it now and how we want to use it in the near future.


1979 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
J.A. Graham

During the past several years, a systematic search for novae in the Magellanic Clouds has been carried out at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. The Curtis Schmidt telescope, on loan to CTIO from the University of Michigan is used to obtain plates every two weeks during the observing season. An objective prism is used on the telescope. This provides additional low-dispersion spectroscopic information when a nova is discovered. The plates cover an area of 5°x5°. One plate is sufficient to cover the Small Magellanic Cloud and four are taken of the Large Magellanic Cloud with an overlap so that the central bar is included on each plate. The methods used in the search have been described by Graham and Araya (1971). In the CTIO survey, 8 novae have been discovered in the Large Cloud but none in the Small Cloud. The survey was not carried out in 1974 or 1976. During 1974, one nova was discovered in the Small Cloud by MacConnell and Sanduleak (1974).


1979 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 368
Author(s):  
Clinton B. Ford

A “new charts program” for the Americal Association of Variable Star Observers was instigated in 1966 via the gift to the Association of the complete variable star observing records, charts, photographs, etc. of the late Prof. Charles P. Olivier of the University of Pennsylvania (USA). Adequate material covering about 60 variables, not previously charted by the AAVSO, was included in this original data, and was suitably charted in reproducible standard format.Since 1966, much additional information has been assembled from other sources, three Catalogs have been issued which list the new or revised charts produced, and which specify how copies of same may be obtained. The latest such Catalog is dated June 1978, and lists 670 different charts covering a total of 611 variables none of which was charted in reproducible standard form previous to 1966.


Author(s):  
Ronald S. Weinstein ◽  
N. Scott McNutt

The Type I simple cold block device was described by Bullivant and Ames in 1966 and represented the product of the first successful effort to simplify the equipment required to do sophisticated freeze-cleave techniques. Bullivant, Weinstein and Someda described the Type II device which is a modification of the Type I device and was developed as a collaborative effort at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The modifications reduced specimen contamination and provided controlled specimen warming for heat-etching of fracture faces. We have now tested the Mass. General Hospital version of the Type II device (called the “Type II-MGH device”) on a wide variety of biological specimens and have established temperature and pressure curves for routine heat-etching with the device.


Author(s):  
Hans Ris

The High Voltage Electron Microscope Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin has been in operation a little over one year. I would like to give a progress report about our experience with this new technique. The achievement of good resolution with thick specimens has been mainly exploited so far. A cold stage which will allow us to look at frozen specimens and a hydration stage are now being installed in our microscope. This will soon make it possible to study undehydrated specimens, a particularly exciting application of the high voltage microscope.Some of the problems studied at the Madison facility are: Structure of kinetoplast and flagella in trypanosomes (J. Paulin, U. of Georgia); growth cones of nerve fibers (R. Hannah, U. of Georgia Medical School); spiny dendrites in cerebellum of mouse (Scott and Guillery, Anatomy, U. of Wis.); spindle of baker's yeast (Joan Peterson, Madison) spindle of Haemanthus (A. Bajer, U. of Oregon, Eugene) chromosome structure (Hans Ris, U. of Wisconsin, Madison). Dr. Paulin and Dr. Hanna are reporting their work separately at this meeting and I shall therefore not discuss it here.


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