Unlabelled: The gut microbiome's role in the pathogenesis of hematologic malignancies is actively being explored; yet studies on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are limited. Using the Eμ-TCL1 murine model of CLL, we identify a unique and dysbiotic disease-associated gut microbiome that develops in mice over time. Leukemic mice show an increase in abundance of pathogenic bacteria, specifically members of the Proteobacteria phylum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Current diet assessment tools, such as food frequency questionnaires, may result in misclassification bias from measurement error and misreporting. These limitations can be mitigated by diet-related biomarkers in urine specimens, an emerging approach to characterize dietary intake.
Objective: We conducted a systematic review to identify urinary biomarkers with utility in accurately assessing dietary intake, including individual foods and food groups.
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
May 2025
The NCCN Guidelines for Multiple Myeloma (MM) provide recommendations for diagnosis, initial workup, treatment, follow-up, and supportive care for patients with MM. These NCCN Guidelines Insights highlight the important updates and changes specific to systemic therapy for patients with newly diagnosed as well as previously treated MM included in Version 1.2025 of the NCCN Guidelines for MM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most prevalent adult leukemia in the Western world. Targeted therapies have made CLL manageable for many patients, but the ongoing threat of disease relapse or transformation beckons a deeper understanding of CLL pathogenesis, and thus, its durable eradication. This study identifies bile acids (BAs) as elevated in the peripheral blood of CLL patients and a murine model of CLL, in comparison to healthy controls.
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March 2025
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma with multiple subtypes including classical mantle cell lymphoma (cMCL), the leukemic variant of mantle cell lymphoma (LV-MCL), and in situ mantle cell neoplasia (ISMCN). Their clinical presentations differ significantly and range from indolent to very aggressive. The defining genetic feature and chief oncogenic mechanism of MCL involves the t(11;14)(q13;q32) translocation, which results in a fusion of the gene that encodes cyclin D1 (CCND1) and the immunoglobulin heavy chain gene (IGH).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMagnetic Tunnel Junction-based molecular spintronics devices (MTJMSDs) hold great potential for integrating paramagnetic molecules with ferromagnetic electrodes, creating a diverse array of metamaterials with novel magnetic behaviors. Understanding interactions, especially between molecules and electrode materials, is essential to advancing this field. In this study, we used Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) to examine the influence of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) on the MTJMSDs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cell therapies have emerged as a valuable treatment modality for patients with plasma cell disorders. As the population of patients receiving CAR T therapies grows, the identification and management of associated rare toxicities become increasingly crucial. This study aims to identify safety signals associated with commercial anti-B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) CAR T therapies using the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRedundant tumor microenvironment (TME) immunosuppressive mechanisms and epigenetic maintenance of terminal T cell exhaustion greatly hinder functional antitumor immune responses in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) proteins regulate key pathways contributing to CLL pathogenesis and TME interactions, including T cell function and differentiation. Herein, we report that blocking BET protein function alleviates immunosuppressive networks in the CLL TME and repairs inherent CLL T cell defects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cell survival and growth is fueled by the induction of B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling within the tumor microenvironment (TME) driving activation of NFκB signaling and the unfolded protein response (UPR). Malignant cells have higher basal levels of UPR posing a unique therapeutic window to combat CLL cell growth using pharmacologic agents that induce accumulation of misfolded proteins. Frontline CLL therapeutics that directly target BCR signaling such as Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSecond primary malignancies were reported in 536 of 12 394 (4.3%) adverse event reports following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies in the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System. Myeloid and T-cell neoplasms were disproportionately more frequently reported, warranting further follow-up.
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December 2023
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February 2024
Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare lymphoma representing 3% of CNS malignancies. The diagnosis is complicated by the unique risks associated with brain biopsy, and the treatment is similarly complicated by the restriction of effective therapeutics able to cross the blood-brain barrier. Currently, the majority of individuals diagnosed with this disease are immunocompetent although immune deficiency related to HIV or immunosuppressive therapy remains an important risk factor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnderstanding the magnetic molecules' interaction with different combinations of metal electrodes is vital to advancing the molecular spintronics field. This paper describes experimental and theoretical understanding showing how paramagnetic single-molecule magnet (SMM) catalyzes long-range effects on metal electrodes and, in that process, loses its basic magnetic properties. For the first time, our Monte Carlo simulations, verified for consistency with regards to experimental studies, discuss the properties of the whole device and a generic paramagnetic molecule analog (GPMA) connected to the combinations of ferromagnet-ferromagnet, ferromagnet-paramagnet, and ferromagnet-antiferromagnet metal electrodes.
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November 2023
Cellular therapies provide a curative-intent option for patients with relapsedand refractory lymphomas. Current options including high dose chemotherapyfollowed by autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or CD19 chimericantigen receptor T-cell (CART) therapy. The indication varies according to lymphoma sub-type and line oftherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) represents approximately 6-7% of the mature T-cell lymphomas. This subtype contains a translocation between the ALK gene on chromosome 2 and one of several other genes that together form an oncogene. The most frequent translocation is t(2;5) which combines ALK with NPM1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe gut microbiome is increasingly being recognized as an important immunologic environment, with direct links to the host immune system. The scale of the gut microbiome's genomic repertoire extends the capacity of its host's genome by providing additional metabolic output, and the close communication between gut microbiota and mucosal immune cells provides a continued opportunity for immune education. The relationship between the gut microbiome and the host immune system has important implications for oncologic disease, including lymphoma, a malignancy derived from within the immune system itself.
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January 2023
Primary systemic light chain amyloidosis (SLCA) is characterized by production of light chains that get converted to amyloid fibrils with an affinity for visceral organs and causing organ dysfunction. The therapy for SLCA is directed to recovering the function of the affected organs by targeting the abnormal plasma cell clone and slowing deposition of amyloid fibrils. The NCCN Guidelines for SLCA provide recommendations for workup, diagnosis, and treatment of primary as well as previously treated SLCA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMolecular spintronics devices (MSDs) attempt to harness molecules' quantum state, size, and configurable attributes for application in computer devices-a quest that began more than 70 years ago. In the vast number of theoretical studies and limited experimental attempts, MSDs have been found to be suitable for application in memory devices and futuristic quantum computers. MSDs have recently also exhibited intriguing spin photovoltaic-like phenomena, signaling their potential application in cost-effective and novel solar cell technologies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe gut microbiome is an important feature of host immunity with associations to hematologic malignancies and cellular therapy. We evaluated the gut microbiome and dietary intake in patients with multiple myeloma undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation. Thirty patients were enrolled, and samples were collected at four timepoints: pre-transplant, engraftment, day +100 ( + 100), and 9-12 months post-transplant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParamagnetic single-molecule magnets (SMMs) interacting with the ferromagnetic electrodes of a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) produce a new system. The properties and future scope of new systems differ dramatically from the properties of isolated molecules and ferromagnets. However, it is unknown how far deep in the ferromagnetic electrode the impact of the paramagnetic molecule and ferromagnet interactions can travel for various levels of molecular spin states.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMagnetic tunnel junction-based molecular spintronics device (MTJMSD) may enable novel magnetic metamaterials by chemically bonding magnetic molecules and ferromagnets (FM) with a vast range of magnetic anisotropy. MTJMSD have experimentally shown intriguing microscopic phenomenon such as the development of highly contrasting magnetic phases on a ferromagnetic electrode at room temperature. This paper focuses on Monte Carlo Simulations (MCS) on MTJMSD to understand the potential mechanism and explore fundamental knowledge about the impact of magnetic anisotropy.
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