Antithymocyte Globulin and Cyclosporine in Treating Low Risk Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Summary

The different mechanisms of action between Antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporine can improve the effectivity when both are used in combination in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.

Timeline

Start

2002-05

Primary completion

2007-06

Completion

2007-12

Publications

• Background Sugawara T, Endo K, Shishido T, Sato A, Kameoka J, Fukuhara O, Yoshinaga K, Miura A. T cell-mediated inhibition of erythropoiesis in myelodysplastic syndromes. Am J Hematol. 1992 Dec;41(4):304-5. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830410425. No abstract available.
• Background Molldrem JJ, Jiang YZ, Stetler-Stevenson M, Mavroudis D, Hensel N, Barrett AJ. Haematological response of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome to antithymocyte globulin is associated with a loss of lymphocyte-mediated inhibition of CFU-GM and alterations in T-cell receptor Vbeta profiles. Br J Haematol. 1998 Sep;102(5):1314-22. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00920.x.
• Background Smith MA, Smith JG. The occurrence subtype and significance of haemopoietic inhibitory T cells (HIT cells) in myelodysplasia: an in vitro study. Leuk Res. 1991;15(7):597-601. doi: 10.1016/0145-2126(91)90028-r.
• Background Young NS. The problem of clonality in aplastic anemia: Dr Dameshek's riddle, restated. Blood. 1992 Mar 15;79(6):1385-92. No abstract available.
• Background Jonasova A, Neuwirtova R, Cermak J, Vozobulova V, Mocikova K, Siskova M, Hochova I. Cyclosporin A therapy in hypoplastic MDS patients and certain refractory anaemias without hypoplastic bone marrow. Br J Haematol. 1998 Feb;100(2):304-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00551.x.
• Background Epperson DE, Nakamura R, Saunthararajah Y, Melenhorst J, Barrett AJ. Oligoclonal T cell expansion in myelodysplastic syndrome: evidence for an autoimmune process. Leuk Res. 2001 Dec;25(12):1075-83. doi: 10.1016/s0145-2126(01)00083-2.
• Background Maciejewski JP, Follmann D, Nakamura R, Saunthararajah Y, Rivera CE, Simonis T, Brown KE, Barrett JA, Young NS. Increased frequency of HLA-DR2 in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and the PNH/aplastic anemia syndrome. Blood. 2001 Dec 15;98(13):3513-9. doi: 10.1182/blood.v98.13.3513.
• Background Molldrem JJ, Caples M, Mavroudis D, Plante M, Young NS, Barrett AJ. Antithymocyte globulin for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome. Br J Haematol. 1997 Dec;99(3):699-705. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.4423249.x.
• Background Greenberg P, Cox C, LeBeau MM, Fenaux P, Morel P, Sanz G, Sanz M, Vallespi T, Hamblin T, Oscier D, Ohyashiki K, Toyama K, Aul C, Mufti G, Bennett J. International scoring system for evaluating prognosis in myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood. 1997 Mar 15;89(6):2079-88.
• Background Bennett JM, Catovsky D, Daniel MT, Flandrin G, Galton DA, Gralnick HR, Sultan C. Proposals for the classification of the myelodysplastic syndromes. Br J Haematol. 1982 Jun;51(2):189-99.
• Background Cheson BD, Bennett JM, Kantarjian H, Pinto A, Schiffer CA, Nimer SD, Lowenberg B, Beran M, de Witte TM, Stone RM, Mittelman M, Sanz GF, Wijermans PW, Gore S, Greenberg PL; World Health Organization(WHO) international working group. Report of an international working group to standardize response criteria for myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood. 2000 Dec 1;96(12):3671-4.
• Background Cheson BD, Bennett JM, Kantarjian H, Schiffer CA, Nimer SD, Lowenberg B, Stone RM, Mittelman M, Sanz GF, Wijermans PW, Greenberg PL. Myelodysplastic syndromes standardized response criteria: further definition. Blood. 2001 Sep 15;98(6):1985. doi: 10.1182/blood.v98.6.1985. No abstract available.

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