2022
Naive T-Cell Depletion to Prevent Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Bleakley M, Sehgal A, Seropian S, Biernacki MA, Krakow EF, Dahlberg A, Persinger H, Hilzinger B, Martin PJ, Carpenter PA, Flowers ME, Voutsinas J, Gooley TA, Loeb K, Wood BL, Heimfeld S, Riddell SR, Shlomchik WD. Naive T-Cell Depletion to Prevent Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 1174-1185. PMID: 35007144, PMCID: PMC8987226, DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.01755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic GVHDAcute GVHDHost diseaseNonrelapse mortalityT cellsPeripheral blood stem cell graftsBlood stem cell graftsGrade II acute GVHDGrade III acute GVHDNaive T-cell depletionAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationPhase II clinical trialChronic Graft-VersusUnrelated donor graftsT-cell depletionHematopoietic cell transplantationTotal body irradiationMemory T cellsRelapse-free survivalStem cell graftsNaive T cellsApparent excess riskCell transplantation approachesGastrointestinal GVHDGraft-Versus
2020
577. Incidence and Outcomes of Positive Outpatient Surveillance Blood Cultures in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients with Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD) On High Dose ≥ 0.5 mg/kg/day (HD) and Low Dose < 0.5mg/kg/day (LD) Steroid Therapy
Perreault S, Schiffer M, Zhao J, McManus D, Foss F, Gowda L, Isufi I, Seropian S, Topal J. 577. Incidence and Outcomes of Positive Outpatient Surveillance Blood Cultures in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients with Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD) On High Dose ≥ 0.5 mg/kg/day (HD) and Low Dose < 0.5mg/kg/day (LD) Steroid Therapy. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s353-s354. PMCID: PMC7776791, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurveillance blood culturesBlood culturesGVHD patientsSteroid therapyDay mortalitySurveillance culturesPositive culturesHematopoietic stem cell transplant patientsGraft Versus Host DiseaseStem cell transplant patientsBlood culture positivity rateYale-New Haven HospitalSymptoms of GVHDVersus Host DiseaseCell transplant patientsNumber of patientsLack of symptomsCulture positivity rateDiagnosis of infectionNew Haven HospitalRisk of infectionCoagulase-negative staphylococciActive GVHDHost diseaseMedian dose
2018
2487. Vaccination Rates in Post-Transplant Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients: Where Do We Stand?
Ahmad H, Perreault S, McManus D, Foss F, Isufi I, Seropian S, Topal J. 2487. Vaccination Rates in Post-Transplant Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients: Where Do We Stand? Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s746-s746. PMCID: PMC6255683, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.2140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccination seriesHSCT patientsDisease relapseCommon reasonHematopoietic stem cell transplant patientsCompliance ratePost-vaccination antibody responseStem cell transplant patientsYale-New Haven HospitalAdult HSCT patientsAutologous HSCT patientsIncomplete vaccination seriesPost-transplant vaccinationPost-vaccination titersCell transplant patientsVaccine-preventable infectionsLoss of immunogenicityNew Haven HospitalYears of ageImmunization adherenceMaintenance chemotherapyRoutine revaccinationHost diseaseImmunosuppressive therapyPrimary endpoint
2017
567 Therapeutic Immunosuppression Concentrations on Day 0 and the Development of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
Mohamed S, Perreault S, Seropian S, Isufi I, Foss F, Cooper D. 567 Therapeutic Immunosuppression Concentrations on Day 0 and the Development of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT). Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2017, 23: s395-s396. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2016.12.616.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Immune therapy of metastatic melanoma developing after allogeneic bone marrow transplant
Cecchini M, Sznol M, Seropian S. Immune therapy of metastatic melanoma developing after allogeneic bone marrow transplant. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2015, 3: 10. PMID: 25806109, PMCID: PMC4372324, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-015-0054-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAllogeneic stem cell transplantationStem cell transplantationMetastatic melanomaCell transplantationAllogeneic bone marrow transplantSafety of immunotherapyPost-transplant patientsBone marrow transplantHost diseaseTransplant patientsImmune therapyMarrow transplantTheoretical riskMelanomaImmunotherapyPatientsTransplantationTherapyGVHDTransplantGraftDisease
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
2005
Lichen sclerosus and eosinophilic fasciitis as manifestations of chronic graft-versus-host disease: Expanding the sclerodermoid spectrum
Schaffer JV, McNiff JM, Seropian S, Cooper DL, Bolognia JL. Lichen sclerosus and eosinophilic fasciitis as manifestations of chronic graft-versus-host disease: Expanding the sclerodermoid spectrum. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2005, 53: 591-601. PMID: 16198778, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEosinophilic fasciitisLichen sclerosusSclerodermoid GVHDHost diseaseBandlike lymphocytic infiltrateChronic cutaneous graftChronic cutaneous GVHDMajor clinical categoriesPresentations of GVHDClassic histologic featuresChronic graftChronic GVHDCutaneous GVHDSclerodermoid formAcute onsetCutaneous graftFollicular pluggingInitial presentationLymphocytic infiltrateCase seriesEpidermal atrophyHistologic featuresLS lesionsGVHDClinical categories
2003
Chronic liver graft-versus-host disease presenting as acute hepatitis
Shinoura S, Jain D, Cooper D, Seropian S, Robert M. Chronic liver graft-versus-host disease presenting as acute hepatitis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2003, 98: s102-s102. DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.08036.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
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