2002
Reticulated platelets predict platelet count recovery following chemotherapy
Wang C, Smith BR, Ault KA, Rinder HM. Reticulated platelets predict platelet count recovery following chemotherapy. Transfusion 2002, 42: 368-374. PMID: 11961244, DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2002.00040.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet count recoveryPercentage of RPProphylactic platelet transfusionsCount recoveryPlatelet transfusionsPlatelet recoveryStress thrombopoiesisPlatelet count increaseIdiopathic thrombocytopenic purpuraPlatelet count nadirsChemotherapy-induced thrombocytopeniaNegative predictive valueEvaluable patientsMarrow suppressionThrombocytopenic purpuraChemotherapy patientsThrombocytopenia patientsLower percentagePatientsPredictive valueReproducible indexThrombocytopeniaTransfusionChemotherapyIncreased percentage
1999
Use of rituximab and irradiated donor-derived lymphocytes to control Epstein–Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferation in patients undergoing related haplo-identical stem cell transplantation
McGuirk J, Seropian S, Howe G, Smith B, Stoddart L, Cooper D. Use of rituximab and irradiated donor-derived lymphocytes to control Epstein–Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferation in patients undergoing related haplo-identical stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplantation 1999, 24: 1253-1258. PMID: 10642818, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedAntigens, ViralAntineoplastic AgentsBlood Component TransfusionBlood DonorsDNA, ViralGraft vs Host DiseaseHematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansImmunosuppression TherapyLymphocytesLymphoproliferative DisordersMalePolymerase Chain ReactionRituximabConceptsEpstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorderStem cell transplantationEBV DNA titersB cell populationsCell transplantationTherapeutic strategiesEpstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferationHaplo-identical stem cell transplantationEffective alternative therapeutic strategyAllogeneic stem cell transplantationCourses of rituximabDonor-derived lymphocytesPost-transplant immunosuppressionMonoclonal B-cell populationCD20 monoclonal antibodyCell populationsAlternative therapeutic strategiesImmunosuppressive medicationsSevere GVHDHost diseaseLymphocyte infusionPost transplantFatal complicationCurative therapyLymphoproliferative disorders
1993
Reticulated platelets in the evaluation of thrombopoietic disorders.
Rinder HM, Munz UJ, Ault KA, Bonan JL, Smith BR. Reticulated platelets in the evaluation of thrombopoietic disorders. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 1993, 117: 606-10. PMID: 8503732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune platelet destructionImmune thrombocytopeniaPlatelet destructionNormal subjectsImmune thrombocytopenic purpuraThird of patientsSubset of patientsPlatelet determinationAbsence of megakaryocytesPlatelet-associated IgGChemotherapy-induced thrombocytopeniaInvasive diagnostic testsPeripheral blood plateletsFlow cytometric assayIgG levelsThrombocytopenic purpuraReticulated plateletsImmune destructionPlatelet valuesPatientsPlatelet IgGBone marrowThrombocytopeniaIgG dataLaboratory diagnosis
1992
Pharmacology of agents used in bone marrow transplant conditioning regimens
Wiebe V, Smith B, DeGregorio M, Rappeport J. Pharmacology of agents used in bone marrow transplant conditioning regimens. Critical Reviews In Oncology/Hematology 1992, 13: 241-270. PMID: 1476655, DOI: 10.1016/1040-8428(92)90092-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBone Marrow TransplantationBusulfanCarmustineHematopoiesisHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMelphalanWhole-Body IrradiationConceptsBone marrow transplantationTotal body irradiationConditioning regimensPharmacology of agentsSingle fraction total body irradiationTransplant conditioning regimensTransplantation conditioning regimensConditioning regimentEffective immunosuppressionTBI regimensBody irradiationMarrow transplantationCurative potentialEngraftment rateDonor histocompatibilityToxicity profilePharmacologic behaviorRegimensAntineoplastic propertiesHematopoietic spaceAntineoplastic activityDisease statesPharmacology