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Recurrent Cerebral Hemorrhaging with Platelet Dysfunction Accompanied by Anti-glycoprotein VI Autoantibodies in a Patient with TAFRO Syndrome. Reviewed

Akira Yamamoto, Hisakazu Nishimori, Toshiaki Shirai, Katsuhiro Takano, Aya Komura, Yui Kambara, Takuya Fukumi, Tomohiro Urata, Noboru Asada, Daisuke Ennishi, Keiko Fujii, Nobuharu Fujii, Ken-Ichi Matsuoka, Kenji Niiya, Katsue Suzuki-Inoue, Yoshinobu Maeda

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 63 ( 13 ) 1917 - 1922 2024

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, renal dysfunction, and organomegaly (TAFRO) syndrome is an inflammatory disorder with an unclear pathogenesis. We herein report a case of TAFRO syndrome in remission in a patient who experienced recurrent intracranial bleeding despite a normal platelet count and coagulation system. A further investigation suggested the presence of anti-glycoprotein VI (GPVI) autoantibodies in the plasma, which induced platelet dysfunction and bleeding tendency. No new bleeding or relapse of TAFRO syndrome occurred after immunosuppressive therapy was initiated. These findings may help elucidate the autoimmune pathogenesis of TAFRO syndrome.

DOI： 10.2169/internalmedicine.2799-23

Protracted coronavirus disease 2019 after chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy successfully treated with sequential multidrug therapy. Reviewed International journal

Masahiro Yamashita, Hisao Higo, Nobuharu Fujii, Chiaki Matsumoto, Go Makimoto, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Masanori Fujii, Kammei Rai, Eiki Ichihara, Kadoaki Ohashi, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Yoshinobu Maeda, Nobuaki Miyahara

Respiratory medicine case reports 51 102104 - 102104 2024

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

A 56-year-old woman who received CD19 chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy for refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma developed severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and was treated with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in April 2022. However, she experienced persistent fatigue and cough and fever in June. Computed tomography revealed bilateral ground-glass opacities (GGO), and the patient was treated with corticosteroids for organizing pneumonia after COVID-19. Partial improvement was observed, but new GGO appeared despite corticosteroid therapy. Genome analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 detected Omicron variant BA.1.1.2, which was prevalent at the time of initial infection. The patient was diagnosed with protracted COVID-19 and was treated with remdesivir, molnupiravir, nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, and tixagevimab/cilgavimab. These treatments appeared to contribute to the improvement of protracted COVID-19.

DOI： 10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102104

[Relapsed primary central nervous system lymphoma treated with CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation]. Reviewed

Fuminari Fujii, Toshiki Terao, Hisakazu Nishimori, Kentaro Fujii, Toshihiko Matsuo, Tadashi Yoshino, Hiroko Ueda, Tadashi Oyama, Akifumi Matsumura, Kaho Kondo, Chisato Matsubara, Kanako Fujiwara, Keisuke Seike, Hideaki Fujiwara, Noboru Asada, Daisuke Ennishi, Keiko Fujii, Nobuharu Fujii, Ken-Ichi Matsuoka, Yoshinobu Maeda

[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology 65 ( 7 ) 622 - 627 2024

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Relapsed and/or refractory (R/R) primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) has a poor prognosis. A 57-year-old man diagnosed with PCNSL achieved a complete response by high-dose methotrexate-based chemotherapy followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT). The disease was not cured, so he was treated with the anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy tisagenlecleucel after the third relapse. However, the disease relapsed again 28 days after CAR T-cell therapy. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) was attempted as curative therapy after bridging with second ASCT and tirabrutinib monotherapy. Although a temporary response was achieved, the disease relapsed 98 days after allo-HSCT. While receiving tirabrutinib for relapse after allo-HSCT, the patient developed acute respiratory failure due to transplant-related toxicity and post-transplant thrombotic microangiopathy. He died 175 days after allo-HSCT. Although various treatments for PCNSL have been investigated in recent years, the treatment strategy for R/R PCNSL has not been established. Further studies are warranted to improve the outcomes of patients with R/R PCNSL.

DOI： 10.11406/rinketsu.65.622

Evaluating the efficiency and safety of large-volume leukapheresis using the Spectra Optia continuous mononuclear cell collection protocol for peripheral blood stem cell collection from healthy donors: A retrospective study. Reviewed International journal

Yuichi Sumii, Keiko Fujii, Takumi Kondo, Tomohiro Urata, Maiko Kimura, Hideaki Fujiwara, Noboru Asada, Daisuke Ennishi, Hisakazu Nishimori, Ken-Ichi Matsuoka, Fumio Otsuka, Yoshinobu Maeda, Nobuharu Fujii

Transfusion 2023.10

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

BACKGROUND: Large-volume leukapheresis (LVL) refers to processing of more than three volumes of blood in a single session for peripheral blood stem cell collection. Recently, continuous mononuclear cell collection (cMNC) protocol has been developed using the Spectra Optia system, which is a widely used apheresis device. LVL using the novel protocol has been investigated in patients. However, the efficiency and safety of LVL in healthy donors using this protocol has not been characterized. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the efficiency and tolerability of CD34+ collection of LVL with the cMNC protocol in healthy donors. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: We retrospectively collected data on LVL (>3 total blood volume) and normal-volume leukapheresis (NVL) performed in healthy donors between October 2019 and December 2021. All procedures were performed using the cMNC protocol. RESULTS: Although pre-apheresis CD34+ cell count was lesser in LVL (23.5 vs. 58.0/μL, p < .001), CD34+ collection efficiency was comparable between LVL and NVL (61.2% vs. 61.4%, p = .966). Platelet loss was significantly higher in LVL compared to NVL (38.0% vs. 29.4%, p < .001), with no correlation between attrition of platelet and processing blood volume. Moreover, the incidence of citrate toxicity during procedures was comparable between the two groups (31.6% vs. 21.4%, p = .322). All LVL procedures could be completed without any adverse events. CONCLUSION: Allogeneic LVL procedure using Spectra Optia cMNC protocol was well tolerated by the donors and resulted in efficient collection of CD34+ cells, which was comparable to that of NVL.

DOI： 10.1111/trf.17563

Distribution and clinical impact of molecular subtypes with Dark Zone signature of DLBCL in a Japanese real-world study. Reviewed International journal

Tomohiro Urata, Yusuke Naoi, Aixiang Jiang, Merrill Boyle, Kazutaka Sunami, Toshi Imai, Yuichiro Nawa, Yasushi Hiramatsu, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Soichiro Fujii, Isao Yoshida, Tomofumi Yano, Ryota Chijimatsu, Hiroyuki Murakami, Kazuhiro Ikeuchi, Hiroki Kobayashi, Katsuma Tani, Hideki Ujiie, Hirofumi Inoue, Shuta Tomida, Akira Yamamoto, Takumi Kondo, Hideaki Fujiwara, Noboru Asada, Hisakazu Nishimori, Keiko Fujii, Nobuharu Fujii, Ken-Ichi Matsuoka, Keisuke Sawada, Shuji Momose, Jun-Ichi Tamaru, Asami Nishikori, Yasuharu Sato, Tadashi Yoshino, Yoshinobu Maeda, David W Scott, Daisuke Ennishi

Blood advances 2023.8

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

The distribution and clinical impact of cell-of-origin (COO) subtypes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) outside Western countries remain unknown. Recent literature also suggests that there is an additional COO subtype associated with the germinal center dark zone, that warrants wider validation to generalize clinical relevance. Here, we assembled a cohort of Japanese patients with untreated DLBCL and determined the refined COO subtypes, that include the dark zone signature (DZsig), using the NanoString DLBCL90 assay. To compare the distribution and clinical characteristics of the molecular subtypes, we used a dataset from the cohort of BC Cancer (BCC) (n = 804). Of the 1050 patients where DLBCL90 assay was successfully performed in our cohort, 35%, 45%, and 6% of patients were identified to be germinal center B-cell-like (GCB)-DLBCL, activated B-cell-like (ABC)-DLBCL, and DZsigpos-DLBCL, respectively, with the highest prevalence of ABC-DLBCL differing significantly from that of BCC (P < 0.001). GCB-DLBCL, ABC-DLBCL, and DZsigpos-DLBCL were associated with two-year overall survival rates of 88%, 75%, and 66%, respectively (P < 0.0001), with patients of the DZsigpos-DLBCL having the poorest prognosis. In contrast, GCB-DLBCL without DZsig showed excellent outcomes following rituximab-containing immunochemotherapy. DZsigpos-DLBCL was associated with the significant enrichment of tumors with CD10 expression, concurrent MYC/BCL2 expression, and depletion of microenvironmental components (all P < 0.05). These results provide evidence of the distinct distribution of clinically relevant molecular subtypes in Japanese DLBCL and that refined COO, as measured by the DLBCL90 assay, is a robust prognostic biomarker that is consistent across geographical areas.

DOI： 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010402

Feasibility of Flow Cytometry Analysis of Gastrointestinal Tract-Residing Lymphocytes in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients. Reviewed

Masaya Iwamuro, Takumi Kondo, Daisuke Ennishi, Nobuharu Fujii, Ken-Ichi Matsuoka, Takahide Takahashi, Araki Hirabata, Takehiro Tanaka, Fumio Otsuka, Yoshinobu Maeda, Hiroyuki Okada

Acta medica Okayama 77 ( 4 ) 347 - 357 2023.8

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

The feasibility of lymphocyte isolation and flow cytometry using a single endoscopic biopsy specimen from the gastrointestinal tract of patients who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has not been investigated. We acquired 51 endoscopic biopsy specimens from the gastrointestinal tract of 35 patients. We divided the flow cytometry samples into two groups: group A, successful lymphocyte isolation (n=24), and group B, incomplete isolation (n=27). We compared the backgrounds of the samples between the groups to reveal crucial elements in the successful isolation of lymphocytes residing in the gastrointestinal tract. Comparison between the groups revealed lymphocyte isolation success rates differed between biopsy sites. Isolation was most successful in samples from the duodenum (8/9, 88.9%), followed by the ileum (4/8, 50.0%), large intestine (4/11, 36.4%), and stomach (8/23, 34.8%). Tacrolimus was used more frequently in group B (92.6%) than in group A (62.5%) (p=0.015). Logistic regression analysis revealed that isolation from the duodenum or ileum was a significant factor for successful isolation, while tacrolimus use was not statistically significant. In conclusion, the duodenum and ileum are more suitable sites than the stomach and colorectum for acquiring samples for flow cytometry.

DOI： 10.18926/AMO/65740

Negative Prognostic Impact of High-Dose or Long-Term Corticosteroid Use in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Lymphoma Who Received Tisagenlecleucel. Reviewed International journal

Toshiki Terao, Wataru Kitamura, Nobuharu Fujii, Noboru Asada, Chihiro Kamoi, Kanako Fujiwara, Kaho Kondo, Chisato Matsubara, Kenta Hayashino, Keisuke Seike, Hideaki Fujiwara, Daisuke Ennishi, Hisakazu Nishimori, Keiko Fujii, Ken-Ichi Matsuoka, Yoshinobu Maeda

Transplantation and cellular therapy 29 ( 9 ) 573.e1-573.e8 2023.7

Authorship：Corresponding author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

The prognostic impact of corticosteroid therapy in patients receiving tisagenlecleucel (tisa-cel) treatment who are more likely to develop cytokine release syndrome (CRS) remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical impact and lymphocyte kinetics of corticosteroid administration for CRS in 45 patients with relapsed and/or refractory B-cell lymphoma treated with tisa-cel. This was a retrospective evaluation of all consecutive patients diagnosed with relapsed and/or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma with histologic transformation to large B-cell lymphoma, or follicular lymphoma who received commercial-based tisa-cel treatment. The best overall response rate, complete response rate, median progression-free survival (PFS), and median overall survival (OS) were 72.7%, 45.5%, 6.6 months, and 15.3 months, respectively. CRS (predominantly grade 1/2) occurred in 40 patients (88.9%), and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) of all grades occurred in 3 patients (6.7%). No grade ≥3 ICANS occurred. Patients with high-dose (≥524 mg, methylprednisolone equivalent; n = 12) or long-term (≥8 days; n = 9) corticosteroid use had inferior PFS and OS to patients with low-dose or no corticosteroid use (both P < .05). The prognostic impact remained even in 23 patients with stable disease (SD) or progressive disease (PD) before tisa-cel infusion (P = .015). but not in patients with better disease status (P = .71). The timing of corticosteroid initiation did not have a prognostic impact. Multivariate analysis identified high-dose corticosteroid use and long-term corticosteroid use as independent prognostic factors for PFS and OS, respectively, after adjusting for elevated lactate dehydrogenase level before lymphodepletion chemotherapy and disease status (SD or PD). Lymphocyte kinetics analysis demonstrated that after methylprednisolone administration, the proportions of regulatory T cells (Tregs), CD4+ central memory T (TCM) cells, and natural killer (NK) cells were decreased, whereas the proportion of CD4+ effector memory T (TEM) cells was increased. Patients with a higher proportion of Tregs at day 7 had a lower incidence of CRS, but this did not affect prognosis, indicating that early elevation of Tregs may serve as a biomarker for CRS development. Furthermore, patients with higher numbers of CD4+ TCM cells and NK cells at various time points had significantly better PFS and OS, whereas the number of CD4+ TEM cells did not impact prognostic outcomes. This study suggests that high-dose or long-term corticosteroid use attenuates the efficacy of tisa-cel, especially in patients with SD or PD. Additionally, patients with high levels of CD4+ TCM cells and NK cells after tisa-cel infusion had longer PFS and OS.

DOI： 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.06.018

Efficient granulocyte collection method using high concentrations of medium molecular weight hydroxyethyl starch Reviewed

Takumi Kondo, Keiko Fujii, Nobuharu Fujii, Yuichi Sumii, Tomohiro Urata, Maiko Kimura, Masayuki Matsuda, Shuntaro Ikegawa, Kana Washio, Hideaki Fujiwara, Noboru Asada, Daisuke Ennishi, Hisakazu Nishimori, Ken‐ichi Matsuoka, Fumio Otsuka, Yoshinobu Maeda

Transfusion 2023.6

Clinical characteristics of late-onset interstitial pneumonia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Reviewed

Nobuharu Fujii, Makoto Onizuka, Takahiro Fukuda, Kazuhiro Ikegame, Toshiro Kawakita, Hirohisa Nakamae, Takeshi Kobayashi, Keisuke Kataoka, Masatsugu Tanaka, Tadakazu Kondo, Koji Kato, Atsushi Sato, Tatsuo Ichinohe, Yoshiko Atsuta, Masao Ogata, Ritsuro Suzuki, Hideki Nakasone

International journal of hematology 2023.6

Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Non-infectious pulmonary complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) remain fatal. In particular, information regarding late-onset interstitial lung disease predominantly including organizing pneumonia and interstitial pneumonia (IP) is limited. A retrospective nationwide survey was conducted using data collected from the Japanese transplant outcome registry database from 2005 to 2010. This study focused on patients (n = 73) with IP diagnosed after day 90 post-HSCT. A total of 69 (94.5%) patients were treated with systemic steroids, and 34 (46.6%) experienced improvement. The presence of chronic graft-versus-host disease at the onset of IP was significantly associated with non-improvement of symptoms (odds ratio [OR] 0.35). At the time of last follow-up (median, 1471 days), 26 patients were alive. Of the 47 deaths, 32 (68%) were due to IP. The 3-year overall survival (OS) and non-relapse mortality (NRM) rates were 38.8% and 51.8%, respectively. In the multivariate analysis, the predictive factors for OS were comorbidities at IP onset (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.19) and performance status (PS) score of 2-4 (HR 2.77). Furthermore, cytomegalovirus reactivation requiring early intervention (HR 2.04), PS score of 2-4 (HR 2.63), and comorbidities at IP onset (HR 2.90) were also significantly associated with increased risk of NRM.

DOI： 10.1007/s12185-023-03624-9

Safety and efficacy of tisagenlecleucel in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma: the first real-world evidence in Japan. Reviewed

Hideki Goto, Toshio Kitawaki, Nobuharu Fujii, Koji Kato, Yasushi Onishi, Noriko Fukuhara, Takuji Yamauchi, Kazunori Toratani, Hiroki Kobayashi, Shota Yoshida, Masatoshi Shimo, Koichi Onodera, Hajime Senjo, Masahiro Onozawa, Kenji Hirata, Isao Yokota, Takanori Teshima

International journal of clinical oncology 2023.4

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

BACKGROUND: Tisagenlecleucel, an autologous CD19-directed T-cell immunotherapy, can induce a durable response in adult patients with relapsed/refractory (r/r) B-cell lymphoma. METHODS: To elucidate the outcome of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in Japanese, we retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of 89 patients who received tisagenlecleucel for r/r diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (n = 71) or transformed follicular lymphoma (n = 18). RESULTS: With a median follow-up of 6.6-months, 65 (73.0%) patients achieved a clinical response. The overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) rates at 12 months were 67.0% and 46.3%, respectively. Overall, 80 patients (89.9%) had cytokine release syndrome (CRS), and 6 patients (6.7%) had a grade ≥ 3 event. ICANS occurred in 5 patients (5.6%); only 1 patient had grade 4 ICANS. Representative infectious events of any grade were cytomegalovirus viremia, bacteremia and sepsis. The most common other adverse events were ALT elevation, AST elevation, diarrhea, edema, and creatinine elevation. No treatment-related mortality was observed. A Sub-analysis showed that a high metabolic tumor volume (MTV; ≥ 80 ml) and stable disease /progressive disease before tisagenlecleucel infusion were both significantly associated with a poor EFS and OS in a multivariate analysis (P < 0.05). Notably, the combination of these 2 factors efficiently stratified the prognosis of these patients (HR 6.87 [95% CI 2.4-19.65; P < 0.05] into a high-risk group). CONCLUSION: We report the first real-world data on tisagenlecleucel for r/r B-cell lymphoma in Japan. Tisagenlecleucel is feasible and effective, even in late line treatment. In addition, our results support a new algorithm for predicting the outcomes of tisagenlecleucel.

DOI： 10.1007/s10147-023-02334-w

Bone marrow microenvironment disruption and sustained inflammation with prolonged haematologic toxicity after CAR T-cell therapy. Reviewed International journal

Wataru Kitamura, Noboru Asada, Yusuke Naoi, Masaya Abe, Hideaki Fujiwara, Daisuke Ennishi, Hisakazu Nishimori, Keiko Fujii, Nobuharu Fujii, Ken-Ichi Matsuoka, Tadashi Yoshino, Yoshinobu Maeda

British journal of haematology 202 ( 2 ) 294 - 307 2023.3

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Mechanisms of prolonged cytopenia (PC) after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, an emerging therapy for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, remain elusive. Haematopoiesis is tightly regulated by the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment, called the 'niche'. To investigate whether alterations in the BM niche cells are associated with PC, we analysed CD271+ stromal cells in BM biopsy specimens and the cytokine profiles of the BM and serum obtained before and on day 28 after CAR T-cell infusion. Imaging analyses of the BM biopsy specimens revealed that CD271+ niche cells were severely impaired after CAR T-cell infusion in patients with PC. Cytokine analyses after CAR T-cell infusion showed that CXC chemokine ligand 12 and stem cell factor, niche factors essential for haematopoietic recovery, were significantly decreased in the BM of patients with PC, suggesting reduced niche cell function. The levels of inflammation-related cytokines on day 28 after CAR T-cell infusion were consistently high in the BM of patients with PC. Thus, we demonstrate for the first time that BM niche disruption and sustained elevation of inflammation-related cytokines in the BM following CAR T-cell infusion are associated with subsequent PC.

DOI： 10.1111/bjh.18747

Bilateral Lacrimal Gland Mantle Cell Lymphoma in 11-Year Follow-Up: Case Report and Review of 48 Cases With Ocular Adnexal Presentation in the Literature. Reviewed International journal

Toshihiko Matsuo, Takehiro Tanaka, Kazuya Okada, Kenji Notohara, Keiko Fujii, Nobuharu Fujii

Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports 11 23247096231185483 - 23247096231185483 2023

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

A 63-year-old woman, with 11-year history of breast cancer, showed bilateral lacrimal gland enlargement on magnetic resonance imaging. Gallium-67 scintigraphy, as the standard at that time in 2004, demonstrated abnormally high uptake only in bilateral lacrimal glands. The lacrimal glands were extirpated and the pathological diagnosis was mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). She underwent bilateral orbital radiation, based on no uptake of gallium-67 in other sites of the body. In a month, bone marrow biopsy revealed the infiltration with MCL, positive for cyclin D1. She showed hepatic lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly, and so received 2 cycles of alternating Hyper-CVAD therapy and high-dose methotrexate with cytarabine, combined with rituximab, in 2 months, leading to complete remission. She underwent autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and was well until the age of 68 years when she showed a recurrent intratracheal submucosal lesion of lymphoma and underwent one course of reduced-dose CHOP combined with rituximab. Next year, the left rib resection revealed the metastasis of breast adenocarcinoma, leading to daily oral letrozole. Further 2 years later, computed tomographic scan demonstrated multiple submucosal nodular lesions in the trachea and bronchi, together with cervical and supraclavicular lymphadenopathy, and intratracheal lesion biopsy and bone marrow biopsy proved the involvement with MCL. She underwent 2 courses of bendamustine and rituximab, resulting in complete remission but died of metastatic breast cancer at the age of 74 years. Clinical features in 48 previous cases with ocular adnexal MCL in the literature were summarized in this study.

DOI： 10.1177/23247096231185483

Early initiation of low-dose gilteritinib maintenance improves posttransplant outcomes in patients with R/R FLT3mut AML. Reviewed International journal

Toshiki Terao, Ken-Ichi Matsuoka, Hiroko Ueda, Akifumi Matsumura, Chisato Matsubara, Kaho Kondo, Takumi Kondo, Hideaki Fujiwara, Noboru Asada, Daisuke Ennishi, Hisakazu Nishimori, Keiko Fujii, Nobuharu Fujii, Yoshinobu Maeda

Blood advances 7 ( 5 ) 681 - 686 2022.12

Association between early corticosteroid administration and long-term survival in non-infectious pulmonary complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Reviewed

Yui Kambara, Nobuharu Fujii, Yoshiaki Usui, Akira Yamamoto, Hisao Higo, Hideaki Fujiwara, Noboru Asada, Daisuke Ennishi, Hisakazu Nishimori, Keiko Fujii, Ken-Ichi Matsuoka, Yoshinobu Maeda

International journal of hematology 117 ( 4 ) 578 - 589 2022.12

Authorship：Corresponding author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Non-infectious pulmonary complications (NIPCs) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are associated with poor outcomes. It is important to maximize the effectiveness of primary treatment because secondary treatment has not been established. We analyzed data from 393 patients who underwent allogeneic HSCT during a 10-year period. Thirty-seven were diagnosed with NIPCs, which consisted of idiopathic pneumonia syndrome, bronchiolitis obliterans, and interstitial lung disease including cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. Among these, 18 died (Dead group) while 19 remained alive (Alive group) during the study period. The median time between NIPC diagnosis and first administration of ≥ 1 mg/kg/day corticosteroids (prednisolone dose equivalent) was significantly longer in the Dead group than the Alive group, at 9 days versus 4 days (p = 0.01). We further divided these cases into those who received prednisolone within seven days and after 8 days. We found that the ≤ 7 days group were more likely to survive after their NIPC diagnosis compared to the ≥ 8 days group (p = 0.06). Our analysis showed that early initiation of corticosteroid therapy is associated with long-term survival in NIPCs.

DOI： 10.1007/s12185-022-03517-3

A phase 2 study of axicabtagene ciloleucel in relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma in Japan: 1-year follow-up and biomarker analysis. Reviewed

Koji Kato, Nobuharu Fujii, Shinichi Makita, Hideki Goto, Junya Kanda, Kazuyuki Shimada, Koichi Akashi, Koji Izutsu, Takanori Teshima, Natsuko Fukuda, Tokuhito Sumitani, Shota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Sumi, Shinji Shimizu, Yasuyuki Kakurai, Kenji Yoshikawa, Kensei Tobinai, Noriko Usui, Kiyohiko Hatake

International journal of hematology 2022.11

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) is an autologous, CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor T‑cell therapy. We recently reported the 3-month follow-up results of a phase 2, multicenter, open‑label, single-arm study of axi-cel in Japanese patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) (JapicCTI-183914). Here, we present 1-year efficacy and safety data and biomarker analysis data regarding mechanisms of resistance to axi-cel. Primary and secondary endpoints included investigator-assessed objective response rate (ORR), serious adverse events, and treatment-emergent adverse events. Axi-cel pharmacokinetics were also examined. Biomarker analysis was performed by cytokine measurement, immunohistochemistry, RNA sequencing, and whole-exome sequencing. At a median follow-up of 13.4 months, ORR was 86.7% (13/15 patients), and the complete response (CR) rate improved to 53.3% (8/15 patients) due to response conversion. Seven patients experienced disease progression, and one achieved CR after re-treatment with axi-cel. No new safety concerns were detected. Plausible resistance mechanisms to axi-cel varied among patients but included CD19 downregulation, programmed death-ligand 1 upregulation, and increased macrophage and angiogenesis signatures. The 1-year efficacy and safety of axi-cel were confirmed in Japanese patients with R/R LBCL. Resistance to treatment may involve multiple factors, including target antigen loss and an unfavorable tumor environment.Clinical trial registration: Japan Clinical Trials Information; JapicCTI-183914.

DOI： 10.1007/s12185-022-03494-7

Prevention of non-infectious pulmonary complications after intro-bone marrow stem cell transplantation in mice Reviewed International journal

Yoshiko Yamasuji-Maeda, Hisakazu Nishimori, Keisuke Seike, Akira Yamamoto, Hideaki Fujiwara, Taiga Kuroi, Kyosuke Saeki, Haruko Fujinaga, Sachiyo Okamoto, Ken-Ichi Matsuoka, Nobuharu Fujii, Takehiro Tanaka, Masahiro Fujii, Katsumi Mominoki, Takuro Kanekura, Yoshinobu Maeda

PloS one 17 ( 9 ) e0273749 2022.11

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Non-infectious pulmonary complications including idiopathic pneumonia syndrome (IPS) and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), which are clinical and diagnostic manifestations of lung chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), cause significant mortality after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT). Increasing evidence suggests that alloantigen reactions in lung tissue play a central role in the pathogenesis of IPS and BOS; however, the mechanism is not fully understood. Several clinical and experimental studies have reported that intra-bone marrow (IBM)-SCT provides high rates of engraftment and is associated with a low incidence of acute GVHD. In the present study, allogeneic SCT was conducted in mouse models of IPS and BOS, to compare intravenous (IV)-SCT with IBM-SCT. Allogeneic IBM-SCT improved the clinical and pathological outcomes of pulmonary complications compared to those of IV-SCT. The mechanisms underlying the reductions in pulmonary complications in IBM-SCT mice were explored. The infiltrating lung cells were mainly CD11b+ myeloid and CD3+ T cells, in the same proportions as in transplanted donor cells. In an in vivo bioluminescence imaging, a higher proportion of injected donor cells was detected in the lung during the early phase (1 h after IV-SCT) than after IBM-SCT (16.7 ± 1.1 vs. 3.1 ± 0.7 × 105 photons/s/animal, IV-SCT vs. IBM-SCT, P = 1.90 × 10-10). In the late phase (5 days) after SCT, there were also significantly more donor cells in the lung after IV-SCT than after IBM-SCT or allogeneic-SCT (508.5 ± 66.1 vs. 160.1 ± 61.9 × 106 photons/s/animal, IV-SCT vs. IBM-SCT, P = 0.001), suggesting that the allogeneic reaction induces sustained donor cell infiltration in the lung during the late phase. These results demonstrated that IBM-SCT is capable of reducing injected donor cells in the lung; IBM-SCT decreases donor cell infiltration. IBM-SCT therefore represents a promising transplantation strategy for reducing pulmonary complications, by suppressing the first step in the pathophysiology of chronic GVHD.

DOI： 10.1371/journal.pone.0273749

造血幹細胞移植後患者に対する就労支援と就学支援体制(実態調査) Reviewed

鴨井千尋, 西森久和, 鷲尾佳奈, 藤井伸治, 前田嘉信

日本造血・免疫細胞療法学会雑誌 11 ( 4 ) 199 - 205 2022.10

Language：Japanese Publisher：(一社)日本造血・免疫細胞療法学会

造血幹細胞移植患者に対する就労支援と就学支援の2021年現在の実践状況を明らかにするため,中国地方の血液内科と小児血液腫瘍科の25施設31名の医師にアンケートを送付し,18施設,23名(74%)から回答を得た。就労支援の窓口は12施設(67%)が開設していたが,相談件数は半数以上が年間0件であった。自施設の就労支援体制について十分であると評価したのはわずか3名(14%)であった。就学支援の経験がある血液内科医は17名中3名(18%)と少なかった。7名(41%)がオンライン授業の経験があると回答した。自施設の高校生・大学生の就学支援体制について全ての施設が十分でないと回答した。これらの結果により,就労・就学支援体制は施設により差があり,改善の余地があることが明らかになった。多職種,他機関との協力関係を構築し,AYA世代を含む全ての患者を支援する体制の必要性が示唆された。(著者抄録)

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