Monday, January 20, 2025

Blood Journal Snippets

 Vol 142 Dec 2023

1. Familial platelet disorder with associated myeloid malignancies

-RUNX1 mutation

- associated GI symptoms and allergy symptoms in a high percentage

-AML, MDS, CMML,  ALL, Smoldering myeloma

-plt study may show findings similar to aspirin effect

-3/4 pt had bone marrow dysmegakaryopoiesis


2. Gene therapy for Sickle Cell ( March 2024)

Exa-cel uses gene editing to infuse patient's own CD34positive HSC after pt has received myeloablative chemo. This is a  non viral cell therapy.

3. Arterial occlusive disease is increased with ponatinib, nilotinib and dasatinib. Not with imatinib, and probably not with bosutinib. These include MI, TIA, PAD. ( March 2024)

4. Transfusion threshold in adults with thalassemia ( March 2024)- maintain Hb > 10.5 gm. There is a 9% improvement in survival compared to those with Hb  less than 10 gm.

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