2015
Hodgkin lymphoma: targeting the tumor microenvironment as a therapeutic strategy.
Montanari F, Diefenbach CS. Hodgkin lymphoma: targeting the tumor microenvironment as a therapeutic strategy. Clinical Advances In Hematology And Oncology 2015, 13: 518-24. PMID: 26351815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClassical Hodgkin lymphomaCHL microenvironmentAutologous stem cell transplantLong-term disease controlTumor microenvironmentHeterogeneous inflammatory infiltratesReed-Sternberg (HRS) tumor cellsFirst-line therapyStem cell transplantAdvanced-stage patientsNew biologic insightsRelapsed patientsCell transplantInflammatory infiltrateHodgkin's lymphomaClinical trialsTherapeutic strategiesTumor growthTumor cellularityDisease controlNovel antitumor strategyBiologic insightsHRS cellsTumor cellsAntitumor strategy
2014
Relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma: Management Strategies
Montanari F, Diefenbach C. Relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma: Management Strategies. Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports 2014, 9: 284-293. PMID: 24942298, PMCID: PMC4909353, DOI: 10.1007/s11899-014-0220-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell transplantAutologous stem cell transplantHigh-dose chemotherapyCell transplantHodgkin's lymphomaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantHematopoietic stem cell transplantChemotherapy-refractory diseaseRelapsed Hodgkin lymphomaTransient disease controlElderly patient populationFirst-line therapyManagement of patientsBrentuximab vedotinDose chemotherapyRefractory diseaseComplete responseConventional therapyPatient populationNovel therapiesNew agentsPatientsDisease controlTransplantTherapy
2004
Reduced-intensity conditioning regimen with thiotepa and fludarabine followed by allogeneic blood stem cell transplantation in haematological malignancies
Alessandrino EP, Bernasconi P, Colombo AA, Caldera D, Malcovati L, Troletti D, Vanelli L, Varettoni M, Montanari F, Lazzarino M. Reduced-intensity conditioning regimen with thiotepa and fludarabine followed by allogeneic blood stem cell transplantation in haematological malignancies. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2004, 34: 1039-1045. PMID: 15516936, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBlood TransfusionFemaleGraft SurvivalHematologic NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Blood Stem Cell TransplantationRecurrenceRemission InductionSurvival AnalysisThiotepaTransplantation ChimeraTransplantation ConditioningTransplantation, HomologousVidarabineConceptsAllogeneic blood stem cell transplantationPeripheral stem cell transplantBlood stem cell transplantationReduced-intensity conditioning regimenStandard myeloablative regimenTransplant-related mortalityPoor performance statusStem cell transplantStem cell transplantationOverall survival probabilityMyeloablative regimenNonrelapse causesComplete remissionConditioning regimenMild nauseaPreparative regimenAdverse eventsPerformance statusMedian ageRBC transfusionCell transplantCell transplantationHaematological malignanciesSerum amylasePatients