2015
The use of basiliximab–infliximab combination for the treatment of severe gastrointestinal acute GvHD
Nadeau M, Perreault S, Seropian S, Foss F, Isufi I, Cooper DL. The use of basiliximab–infliximab combination for the treatment of severe gastrointestinal acute GvHD. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2015, 51: 273-276. PMID: 26479982, DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal acute GVHDAcute GVHDGrade IIIAllogeneic stem cell transplantCombination of basiliximabSevere GI GvHDSevere grade IIISteroid-refractory diseaseLong-term survivorsStem cell transplantOverall response rateCurrent retrospective studyChronic GVHDGI GVHDSalvage therapySteroid therapyPrimary diseaseCell transplantMedian timeSignificant morbidityPoor outcomeRetrospective studyGVHDMost deathsNew agentsOutcomes of acute leukemia patients transplanted with naive T cell–depleted stem cell grafts
Bleakley M, Heimfeld S, Loeb KR, Jones LA, Chaney C, Seropian S, Gooley TA, Sommermeyer F, Riddell SR, Shlomchik WD. Outcomes of acute leukemia patients transplanted with naive T cell–depleted stem cell grafts. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2015, 125: 2677-2689. PMID: 26053664, PMCID: PMC4563691, DOI: 10.1172/jci81229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdolescentAdrenal Cortex HormonesAdultAnimalsChronic DiseaseDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHistocompatibility TestingHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLeukemiaLymphocyte DepletionMaleMiceMiddle AgedMyelodysplastic SyndromesTissue DonorsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTransplantation ConditioningTransplantation, HomologousYoung AdultConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationStem cell graftsChronic GVHDT cellsCell graftsT-cell-depleted stem cell graftsPeripheral blood stem cell graftsAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationBlood stem cell graftsFunctional T-cell memoryT-cell-replete graftsPathogen-specific T cellsSingle-arm clinical trialT-cell recoveryVirus-specific immunityStem cell allograftsTotal body irradiationMemory T cellsStem cell transplantationT cell memoryAcute leukemia patientsHigh-risk leukemiaNaive T cellsAcute GVHDSevere GVHD
2011
Prospective Evaluation of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Aslanian H, Chander B, Robert M, Cooper D, Proctor D, Seropian S, Jain D. Prospective Evaluation of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2011, 57: 720-725. PMID: 22011927, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-1938-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute GVHDHost diseaseLower endoscopyRectal biopsyDiagnostic yieldGastrointestinal tractAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationAcute Graft-VersusCases of GVHDLower gastrointestinal involvementOptimal endoscopic approachDiagnosis of GVHDNon-specific symptomsStem cell transplantationBone marrow transplantationUpper gastrointestinal tractLower gastrointestinal tractUpper intestinal tractMajority of casesColonic GVHDGastrointestinal GVHDGastrointestinal involvementGraft-VersusGVHD casesIntestinal GVHD
2000
Chronic graft‐versus‐host disease of the liver: Presentation as an acute hepatitis
Strasser S, Shulman H, Flowers M, Reddy R, Margolis D, Prumbaum M, Seropian S, McDonald G. Chronic graft‐versus‐host disease of the liver: Presentation as an acute hepatitis. Hepatology 2000, 32: 1265-1271. PMID: 11093733, DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2000.20067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall bile ductsBile ductChronic graftHost diseaseAcute hepatitisLiver dysfunctionAlanine transaminaseHigh-dose immunosuppressive therapyProgressive bile duct destructionAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationBile duct destructionChronic liver GVHDHigh-dose immunosuppressionAcute viral hepatitisHematopoietic cell transplantationSerum alanine transaminaseCholestatic pictureChronic GVHDEye involvementImmunosuppressive medicationsLiver GVHDLobular hepatitisMedian bilirubinNecroinflammatory fociDuct destruction