Publications by authors named "Luc-Mathieu Fornecker"

Classic Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a distinct entity among hematological malignancies of B-cell origin. It is characterized by its unique histopathological features and generally favorable prognosis. Over the years, advancements in understanding its pathogenesis, coupled with refined diagnostic and evaluation modalities, as well as therapeutic strategies, have significantly transformed the landscape of HL management.

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  • RUNX1 is crucial for human blood formation and is linked to various mutations, particularly in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), leading the WHO to create a category for mutations in RUNX1 in 2016.
  • A recent study examined 32 AML patients at Strasbourg University Hospital to explore features related to RUNX1 mutations and the presence of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC).
  • The findings indicated that AML cases with RUNX1 mutations don't show consistent characteristics and are not a separate AML subtype, with some fitting the criteria for a recently recognized pDC-related AML according to the 2022 WHO classification.
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Richter transformation (RT) is an aggressive lymphoma occurring in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Here we investigated the anti-CD3/anti-CD19 T-cell-engager blinatumomab after R-CHOP (i.e.

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In previously untreated, medically fit patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), research is focused on developing fixed-duration strategies to improve long-term outcomes while sparing patients from serious toxicities. The ICLL-07 trial evaluated a fixed-duration (15-month) immunochemotherapy approach in which after obinutuzumab-ibrutinib induction for 9 months, patients (n = 10) in complete remission (CR) with bone marrow (BM) measurable residual disease (MRD) <0.01% continued only ibrutinib 420 mg/day for 6 additional months (I arm), whereas the majority (n = 115) received up to 4 cycles of fludarabine/cyclophosphamide-obinutuzumab 1000 mg alongside the ibrutinib (I-FCG arm).

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Background: In patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, achievement of a complete response with minimal residual disease of less than 0·01% (ie, <1 chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cell per 10 000 leukocytes) in bone marrow has been associated with improved progression-free survival. We aimed to explore the activity of induction therapy for 9 months with obinutuzumab and ibrutinib, followed up with a minimal residual disease-driven therapeutic strategy for 6 additional months, in previously untreated patients.

Methods: We did a single-arm, phase 2 trial in 27 university hospitals, general hospitals, and specialist cancer centres in France.

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Carmustine shortage has led to an increase use of alternative conditioning regimens prior to autologous stem cell transplantation for the treatment of lymphoma, including Bendamustine-based (BeEAM). The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of the BeEAM regimen in a large cohort of patients. A total of 474 patients with a median age of 56 years were analyzed.

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  • Short intensive chemotherapy is the standard treatment for adult patients with Burkitt's lymphoma/leukaemia, with studies indicating that adding rituximab may enhance outcomes.
  • A randomized, phase 3 trial was conducted in France involving HIV-negative adults with untreated Burkitt's lymphoma, using stratification based on disease spread and age.
  • The study's primary goal was to evaluate the 3-year event-free survival rate among patients receiving rituximab with chemotherapy versus those receiving chemotherapy alone.
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Intravascular hemolysis in Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) can effectively be controlled with eculizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds complement protein C5. We report here a retrospective comparison study between 123 patients treated with eculizumab in the recent period (>2005) and 191 historical controls (from the French registry). Overall survival (OS) at 6 years was 92% (95%CI, 87 to 98) in the eculizumab cohort versus 80% (95%CI 70 to 91) in historical controls diagnosed after 1985 (HR 0.

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