1.Mutation Detection of Plasma Circulating Tumor DNA Associated with Multiple Myeloma.
Qing-Zhao LI ; Hai-Mei CHEN ; Zhao-Hui YUAN ; Chan-Juan SHEN ; Guo-Yu HU ; Juan PENG
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2025;33(1):142-149
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the clinical significance of 26 circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) associated with multiple myeloma (MM) in peripheral blood of new diagnosed patients.
METHODS:
We conducted a study to detect 26 ctDNA mutations in the peripheral blood of 31 newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) patients.
RESULTS:
Among the 31 NDMM patients, the ctDNA detection rate was 93.55%, significantly higher than that of FISH and chromosome screening methods. The most frequently mutated genes in NDMM were ACTG1 and GNAS. Notably, ACTG1 mutations were exclusive to NDMM patients, furthermore, resulted from the missense mutation of the exon 4. ACTG1 was the gene most frequently co-mutated with others. All patients with ACTG1 mutations were surviving, and there was a positive correlation between ACTG1 mutation and the survival of patients. GNAS mutations were confined to exon 1.
CONCLUSION
The detection rate of ctDNA sequencing in peripheral blood of NDMM patients was higher than that in bone marrow. ACTG1 and GNAS genes have a guiding role in the prognosis of newly diagnosed patients.
Humans
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Multiple Myeloma/blood*
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Circulating Tumor DNA/genetics*
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Mutation
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Prognosis
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GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs/genetics*
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Chromogranins
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Male
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Female
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Middle Aged
2.The Predictive Value of Serum sIL-2R Combined with TNF-α, IgG and IgA in the Recurrence of Multiple Myeloma.
Ping LIN ; Ya-Lan ZHANG ; Ruo-Teng XIE ; Xue-Ya ZHANG
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2025;33(1):150-156
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the predictive value of serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor(sIL-2R), tumor necrosis factor alpha(TNF-α), IgG and IgA for the recurrence in patients with multiple myeloma(MM).
METHODS:
A total of 108 MM patients who were initially diagnosed and treated in our hospital from January 2017 to March 2019, and 72 patients who met the diagnostic criteria and had complete follow-up data were selected as the study subjects. MM recurrence was the endpoint event, and follow-up was conducted until the occurrence of the endpoint event or the deadline of this study. MM patients were divided into recurrent group(RG) and non-recurrent group(NRG) based on whether they have relapsed or not. Venous blood was collected from patients at the first diagnosis and follow-up (at the occurrence of endpoint events or termination of the study), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) was used to detect sIL-2R and TNF-α levels in the patient's serum. An automatic immune analyzer was used to detect the levels of IgG and IgA in the patient's serum. The differences in expression levels of the factors between two groups were compared and the correlations between sIL-2R and TNF-α, IgG and IgA at the first diagnosis and follow-up were analyzed. At the same time, venous blood was collected from patients during complete remission, and their serum sIL- 2R levels were measured to compare the differences in sIL-2R expression levels at the first diagnosis, complete remission and recurrence. Receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curves was used to determine the optimal cutoff values for serum sIL-2R, TNF-α, IgG and IgA, and the predictive value of sIL-2R, TNF-α, IgG and IgA in the recurrence of MM patients were analyzed based on the area under the curve(AUC).
RESULTS:
The serum sIL-2R levels of MM patients at the first diagnosis and recurrence were significantly higher than at complete remission (P < 0.05). At the first diagnosis, the hemoglobin content of RG was lower than that of NRG, while the β2-microglobulin content was higher than that of NRG (P < 0.001). There was no significant difference in other clinical parameters between the two groups (P >0.05). The levels of sIL-2R, TNF-α, IgG and IgA at the first diagnosis and follow-up of RG were higher than those of NRG (P < 0.05). There was a significant correlation between sIL-2R and TNF-α, IgG and IgA at the first diagnosis and follow-up (P < 0.001). The ROC curve showed that, at the first diagnosis, sIL-2R, TNF-α, IgG and IgA predicted the AUC of MM patients were 0.919, 0.850, 0.766 and 0.795, respectively, after follow-up, they predicted AUC of MM were 0.890, 0.815, 0.760 and 0.794, respectively (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION
The serum sIL-2R has the highest predictive value for MM patient's recurrence, and it is possible to detect the TNF-α, IgG and IgA levels at specific times to infer changes in sIL-2R levels and evaluate the patient's prognosis.
Humans
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Multiple Myeloma/blood*
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Immunoglobulin A/blood*
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Immunoglobulin G/blood*
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/blood*
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Receptors, Interleukin-2/blood*
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Recurrence
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Male
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Female
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
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Middle Aged
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Prognosis
3.Role of Total Vitamin D, Total Procollagen Type I Amino-Terminal Propeptide and β-CrossLaps in Multiple Myeloma.
Mei-E WANG ; Ting SU ; Xi-Zhe GUO ; Rong-Fu HUANG ; Yu-Yu ZHENG ; Gen-Wang CHEN ; Chun-Mei FAN
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2025;33(1):163-167
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the significance of total vitamin D (tVD), total procollagen type I amino-terminal propeptide (tPINP) and β-CrossLaps (β-CTx) in the staging and prognosis of patients with multiple myeloma (MM).
METHODS:
A total of 54 patients with newly diagnosed MM admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University from 2020 to 2022 were selected as the observation group (MM group), and 50 healthy persons who underwent physical examinations in our hospital were selected as the control group. The expression levels of tVD, tPINP and β-CTx in the two groups were detected by chemiluminescence method. The differences in the expression levels of tVD, tPINP and β-CTx among MM patients at different ISS stages were analyzed. The expression levels of tVD, tPINP and β-CTx in MM patients with different levels of hemoglobin (Hb), serum calcium (Ca), creatinine (Crea), albumin (ALB), β2-microglobulin (β2-MG) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were compared. The correlations between the expression levels of tVD, tPINP, β-CTx and the aforementioned clinical parameters were analyzed, respectively. The relationship between the expression levels of tVD, tPINP, β-CTx and the progression-free survival (PFS) of MM patients was analyzed.
RESULTS:
The expression level of tVD in the MM group was significantly lower than that in the control group (21.73±14.45 ng/ml vs 30.78±9.94 ng/ml, P =0.022). The expression level of β-CTx in the MM group was significantly higher than that in the control group (1.43±0.99 ng/ml vs 0.53±0.29 ng/ml, P =0.013). The tVD level in MM patients with ISS stage I-II was significantly higher than that of MM patients with ISS stage III (29.50±14.59 ng/ml vs 12.62±7.73 ng/ml, P =0.028), indicating that the higher the ISS stage, the lower the tVD level. The tPINP and β-CTx levels in MM patients with high Ca levels (>2.65 mmol/L) were significantly higher than those in patients with low Ca levels (≤2.65 mmol/L) (P =0.016, P =0.021). The tVD level of MM patients was positively correlated with the ALB level (r =0.570), tPINP was positively correlated with Ca and β2-MG levels (r =0.791,r =0.673), and β-CTx was positively correlated with tPINP level (r =0.616). The PFS of the low tVD expression group was significantly lower than that of the high tVD expression group (P =0.041).
CONCLUSION
The expression level of tVD is decreased in MM patients, which can be used as an indicator to evaluate the disease stage and prognosis of the patients. The β-CTx expression level is increased in MM patients. tPINP and β-CTx may be correlated with clinical symptoms such as osteolytic lesions and renal function changes in MM patients.
Humans
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Multiple Myeloma/pathology*
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Procollagen/blood*
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Vitamin D/blood*
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Prognosis
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Peptide Fragments/blood*
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Collagen Type I/blood*
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Female
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Aged
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Neoplasm Staging
4.The Influence of COVID-19 Infection on the Mobilization and Collection of Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cells in Patients with Multiple Myeloma.
Guo-Rong WANG ; Guang-Zhong YANG ; Yun LENG ; Yin WU ; Ai-Jun LIU ; Wen-Ming CHEN
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2025;33(2):455-462
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the effect of COVID-19 infection on the mobilization and collection of autologous peripheral blood stem cells in patients with multiple myeloma.
METHODS:
The general baseline data, treatment factors before mobilization collection, collection status, and treatment overview after collection of autologous peripheral blood stem cells at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University from January 1, 2020 to July 15, 2023 were analyzed.
RESULTS:
269 patients underwent mobilization and collection of autologous peripheral blood stem cells. Among them, 32 cases with COVID-19 infection history (COVID-19 group) and 237 cases without COVID-19 infection history (non-COVID-19 group). In the COVID-19 group, 17 cases were treated with chemotherapy (etoposide)+G-CSF, and 15 cases were treated with plerixafor +G-CSF. In the non-COVID-19 group, 214 cases were treated with chemotherapy +G-CSF, 17 cases were treated with plerixafor +G-CSF, and 6 cases were treated with chemotherapy + plerixafor +G-CSF. The number of CD34+ cells, collection success rate, and excellence rate in the COVID-19 group and the non-COVID-19 group were [5.52 (0.94-26.87) vs 4.80 (0.53-37.20)]×106/kg (P =0.610), (93.8% vs 85.2%) (P =0.275), (62.5% vs 49.4%) (P =0.190), respectively. Among 113 patients mobilized with etoposide +G-CSF, the number of CD34+ cells, success rate, and excellence rate collected from COVID-19 infection (17 cases) and non-COVID-19 infection (96 cases) were [7.54 (2.66-26.87) vs 7.78 (2.26-37.20)]×106/kg (P =0.847), (100.0% vs 100.0%) (no P value), (82.4% vs 86.5%) (P =0.655), respectively. Among 32 patients mobilized by plerixafor +G-CSF, the number of CD34+ cells, success rate and excellence rate of COVID-19 infection (15 cases) and non-COVID-19 infection (17 cases) were [3.82 (0.94-7.27) vs 4.11 (0.53-9.05)]×106/kg (P =0.821), (86.7% vs 88.2%) (P =0.893), (40.0% vs 35.3%) (P =0.784), respectively. In 32 patients with COVID-19 infection, the number of CD34+ cells collected by etoposide +G-CSF (17 cases) and plerixafor +G-CSF (15 cases), as well as the success rate and excellence rate were [7.54 (2.66-26.87) vs 3.82(0.94-7.27)]×106/kg (P =0.004), (100.0% vs 86.7%) (P =0.120), (82.4% vs 40.0%) (P =0.014), respectively. By 2023.7.31, 232 patients (86.2%, 232/269) had received transplantation, including 24 patients in the COVID-19 group and 208 patients in the non-COVID-19 group. The median number of CD34+ cells infused in the two groups was [3.67 (2.50-13.44) vs 3.11(1.12-19.89)]×106/kg (P =0.058), the median days of neutrophil engraftment [11(9-13) vs 11(9-17)] (P =0.674), the median days of platelet engraftment [11(0-23), 12(0-43)] (P =0.279), respectively.
CONCLUSION
The history of COVID-19 infection did not affect the PBSC mobilization, collection and transplantation of patients with myeloma. In patients with COVID-19 infection, the results of chemotherapy mobilization with etoposide seems to be better than that of plerixafor mobilization, but further research is needed to clarify.
Humans
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COVID-19/complications*
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Multiple Myeloma/complications*
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization
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Transplantation, Autologous
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Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor/therapeutic use*
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Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
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SARS-CoV-2
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Middle Aged
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Peripheral Blood Stem Cells
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Male
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Female
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Cyclams
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Benzylamines
5.Correlation between Serum FGF-23, HPSE Levels and Early Renal Impairment in Patients with Multiple Myeloma.
Li-Fang MA ; Yan YUN ; Yan-Qi LIU ; Xue-Qin BAI ; Wen-Juan NI ; Zhi-Qin LI ; Yan LU ; Zhe LI ; Jing LI ; Guo-Rong JIA
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2025;33(3):822-827
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the relationship between serum levels of fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23), heparanase (HPSE) and early renal impairment (RI) in patients with multiple myeloma (MM).
METHODS:
A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 125 MM patients who were initially diagnosed in the Department of Hematology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology from June 2020 to June 2023. The patients were divided into RI group (>176.80 μmol/L) and non-RI group (≤176.80 μmol/L) based on their serum creatinine levels when diagnosed. The baseline data and laboratory indexes of the two groups were compared. The relationship between serum FGF-23, HPSE and early RI in MM patients was analyzed.
RESULTS:
Among 125 newly diagnosed MM patients, 33 cases developed early RI, accounting for 26.40%. The proportion of light chain type, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), blood uric acid, lactate dehydrogenase, FGF-23, and HPSE levels in RI group were higher than those in non-RI group (all P <0.05). There was no statistical significant difference in other data between the two groups (P >0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that BUN, FGF-23 and HPSE were associated with early RI in MM patients (all P <0.05). The serum FGF-23 level was divided into Q1-Q4 groups by quartile, and the serum HPSE level was divided into q1-q4 groups. The correlation analysis showed that with the increase of serum FGF-23 and HPSE levels, the incidence of early RI increased (r =0.668, 0.592). Furthermore, logistic regression analysis showed that after controlling for confounding factors, elevated levels of serum FGF-23 and HPSE were still influencing factors for early RI in MM patients (OR>1, P <0.05). According to Pearson's linear correlation test, there was a positive correlation between serum FGF-23 level and HPSE level (r =0.373).
CONCLUSION
There is a certain correlation between serum levels of FGF-23, HPSE and early RI in MM patients, and the incidence of early RI is higher in patients with abnormally high levels of both.
Humans
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Multiple Myeloma/complications*
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Fibroblast Growth Factor-23
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Retrospective Studies
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Fibroblast Growth Factors/blood*
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Glucuronidase/blood*
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Male
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Female
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Middle Aged
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Renal Insufficiency/blood*
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Aged
6.The Expression and Significance of PD-1, Th1, Th2, and Th17 Cytokines in Multiple Myeloma.
Di LIU ; Qian CHEN ; Ling LI ; Hua-Xin JIANG
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2025;33(5):1366-1373
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the expression and clinical significance of programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1), Th1, Th2, and Th17 cytokines in multiple myeloma (MM).
METHODS:
A total of 76 MM patients treated in the Tengzhou Central People's Hospital from May 2021 to May 2023 were collected as MM group, and 48 healthy individuals who underwent physical examination during the same period were included as control group. The expression of PD-1 on the surface of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and the levels of serum Th1 cytokines [interleukin (IL) -2, interferon γ (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α)], Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-6, IL-10) and Th17 cytokines (IL-17) were detected in the two groups. Spearman correlation was used to examine the relationship between PD-1, Th1, Th2 and Th17 cytokines and clinical stage and immune typing of MM patients. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the related factors affecting the efficacy of chemotherapy in MM patients, and the factors were tested for multicollinearity. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to analyze the predictive value of PD-1, Th1, Th2 and Th17 cytokines in chemotherapy efficacy of MM patients.
RESULTS:
The levels of CD4+T PD-1, CD8+T PD-1, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17 in the MM group were higher than those in the control group, while the levels of IL-2, IFN-γ, and TNF-α were lower (all P <0.001). The levels of CD4+T PD-1, CD8+T PD-1, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17 in R-ISS stage III patients were higher than those in stage II and I patients, and the levels in stage II patients were higher than those in stage I patients (all P <0.05). The IL-2 level in R-ISS stage III patients was lower than that in stage II and I patients, and IL-2 level in R-ISS stage II patients was lower than that in stage I patients (all P <0.05). The levels of CD4+T PD-1, CD8+T PD-1, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17 in IgG patients were higher than those in IgA, light chain, and non secretory patients, while the level of IL-2 was lower (all P <0.05). Correlation analysis showed that CD4+T PD-1, CD8+T PD-1, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17 were positively correlated with R-ISS staging in MM patients (r =0.623, 0.635, 0.728, 0.330, 0.742, 0.412), and negatively correlated with immune classification (r =-0.664, -0.756, -0.642, -0.479, -0.613, -0.323). IL-2 was negatively correlated with R-ISS staging in MM patients (r =-0.280), and positively correlated with immune classification (r =0.483). The levels of CD4+T PD-1, CD8+T PD-1, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17 in the non-remission group were higher than those in the remission group, while the level of IL-2 was lower (all P <0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the increased CD4+T PD-1, CD8+T PD-1, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10 and IL-17 were risk factors for the efficacy of chemotherapy in MM patients (OR >1, P <0.05), while the increased IL-2 was a protective factor (OR < 1, P <0.05). The results of multicollinearity test showed that the tolerance of the seven factors included was between 0.714-0.885, and the variance inflation factor was between 1.130-1.400. There was no multicollinearity. The ROC curve analysis results showed that the area under the curve for the combined prediction of chemotherapy efficacy in MM patients by the above 7 factors was 0.942, with specificity of 0.741 and sensitivity of 0.909.
CONCLUSION
The expression levels of PD-1 on the surface of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and serum Th2 and Th17 cytokines in MM patients are high, while Th1 cytokines are low. PD-1, Th1, Th2, and Th17 cytokines are related to clinical stage and immune classification of MM patients. The combined detection of these indicators can help predict the chemotherapy efficacy of MM patients.
Humans
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Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor/metabolism*
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Multiple Myeloma/blood*
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Cytokines/metabolism*
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Th17 Cells/metabolism*
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Th1 Cells/metabolism*
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Th2 Cells/metabolism*
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Female
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Male
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Interleukin-10
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Interferon-gamma
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Middle Aged
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Interleukin-17
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Interleukin-2
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Interleukin-4
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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Interleukin-6
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Aged
7.Effective Salvage Mobilization of Peripheral Blood Stem Cells with High-Dose Etoposide in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients Who Failed Initial Mobilization with High-Dose Cyclophosphamide.
Yue-Qi WANG ; Shi-Hua ZHAO ; Yi MA ; Xi-Lin CHEN ; Shun-Zong YUAN ; Na-Na CHENG ; Guang-Ning SHI ; Wen-Rong HUANG ; Xiu-Bin XIAO
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2025;33(5):1380-1385
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the safety and efficacy of high-dose etoposide (VP-16) combined with recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) as salvage mobilization for peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) patients.
METHODS:
From April 2021 to May 2023, eight NDMM patients who had failed to yield sufficient PBSC during initial mobilization with high-dose cyclophosphamide (CTX) combined with rhG-CSF underwent salvage mobilization with 1.2 g/m2 etoposide combined with rhG-CSF 10 μg/(kg·d). The effects and adverse reactions of initial mobilization and salvage mobilization were analyzed.
RESULTS:
For salvage mobilization and initial mobilization, the numbers of PBSC collections were 16 and 18, respectively. The mean value of total collected CD34+ cells were (11.90±5.75)×106/kg and (1.67±0.75)×106/kg (P =0.0010) in salvage mobilization group and initial mobilization group, respectively. The proportion of patients with a total collection of CD34+ cell count≥2×106/kg were 100% and 37.5% (P =0.0625), and the proportion of patients with a total collection of CD34+ cell count≥5×106/kg were 87.5% and 0% (P =0.0156) in salvage mobilization group and initial mobilization group, respectively. For five patients who underwent high-dose CTX initial mobilization but had a total CD34+ cell count < 2×106/kg, successful collection was achieved through salvage mobilization with high-dose VP-16. Salvage mobilization with high-dose VP-16 was scheduled 2-3 weeks after failure of CTX mobilization. Adverse reactions of high-dose VP-16 mobilization did not increase compared to the initial mobilization with high-dose CTX.
CONCLUSION
As a salvage mobilization regimen, VP-16 1.2 g/m2 combined with rhG-CSF is safe and highly effective in NDMM patients who failed to initial mobilization with high-dose CTX combined with rhG-CSF.
Humans
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Multiple Myeloma/therapy*
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Etoposide/therapeutic use*
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization/methods*
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Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use*
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Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
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Salvage Therapy
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Peripheral Blood Stem Cells
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Female
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Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
8.Omics Analysis of Ferroptosis and Establishment of Prognostic Model for multiple myeloma Patients.
Zi-Ning WANG ; Hao-Ran CHEN ; Jun-Dong ZHANG ; Xue-Chun LU
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2023;31(2):411-419
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the role of ferroptosis-related genes in multiple myeloma(MM) through TCGA database and FerrDb, and build a prognostic model of ferroptosis-related genes for MM patients.
METHODS:
Using the TCGA database containing clinical information and gene expression profile data of 764 patients with MM and the FerrDb database including ferroptosis-related genes, the differentially expressed ferroptosis-related genes were screened by wilcox.test function. The prognostic model of ferroptosis-related genes was established by Lasso regression, and the Kaplan-Meier survival curve was drawn. Then COX regression analysis was used to screen independent prognostic factors. Finally, the differential genes between high-risk and low-risk patients were screened, and enrichment analysis was used to explore the mechanism of the relationship between ferroptosis and prognosis in MM.
RESULTS:
36 differential genes related to ferroptosis were screened out from bone marrow samples of 764 MM patients and 4 normal people, including 12 up-regulated genes and 24 down-regulated genes. Six prognosis-related genes (GCLM, GLS2, SLC7A11, AIFM2, ACO1, G6PD) were screened out by Lasso regression and the prognostic model with ferroptosis-related genes of MM was established. Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis showed that the survival rate between high risk group and low risk group was significantly different(P<0.01). Univariate COX regression analysis showed that age, sex, ISS stage and risk score were significantly correlated with overall survival of MM patients(P<0.05), while multivariate COX regression analysis showed that age, ISS stage and risk score were independent prognostic indicators for MM patients (P<0.05). GO and KEGG enrichment analysis showed that the ferroptosis-related genes was mainly related to neutrophil degranulation and migration, cytokine activity and regulation, cell component, antigen processing and presentation, complement and coagulation cascades, haematopoietic cell lineage and so on, which may affect the prognosis of patients.
CONCLUSION
Ferroptosis-related genes change significantly during the pathogenesis of MM. The prognostic model of ferroptosis-related genes can be used to predict the survival of MM patients, but the mechanism of the potential function of ferroptosis-related genes needs to be confirmed by further clinical studies.
Humans
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Multiple Myeloma
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Ferroptosis
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Prognosis
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Hematopoietic System
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Blood Coagulation
9.Correlation between Serum Interleukin-33, β2-Microglobulin Levels and DS Stage in Patients with Multiple Myeloma.
Si-Ying WANG ; Dong-Biao QIU ; Cui-Hua FAN
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2023;31(3):788-793
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the correlation between serum interleukin-33 (IL-33), β2microglobulin (β2-MG) levels and Durie-Salmon (DS) stage in patients with multiple myeloma (MM).
METHODS:
100 MM patients admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University from March 2019 to January 2021 were selected and divided into stage I, stage II and stage III groups according to the DS staging system. A baseline data questionnaire of patients was designed, then the relevant baseline data and laboratory test results of patients were recorded. The levels of serum IL-33 and β2-MG of all patients were detected, and the correlation between serum IL-33, β2-MG levels and DS stage of MM patients was analyzed.
RESULTS:
Among the 100 patients with MM, there were 32 cases in stage I, 39 cases in stage II and 29 cases in stage III. The levels of serum CRP and β2-MG of patients in stage III were significantly higher than those of patients in stage I and II, and the levels of serum CRP and β2-MG of patients in stage II were significantly higher than those of patients in stage I, the differences were statistically significant (P <0.05). The level of serum IL-33 of patients in stage III was significantly lower than that of patients in stage I and II, and the level of serum IL-33 of patients in stage II was significantly lower than that of patients in stage I, the differences were statistically significant (P <0.05). There was no statistical significant difference in other data between groups (P >0.05). Kendall's tau-b correlation analysis showed that the levels of serum CRP and β2-MG were positively correlated with DS stage in MM patients (r =0.534, 0.776), the level of serum IL-33 was negatively correlated with DS stage in MM patients (r =-0.759). Ordered logistic regression analysis and forest plot showed that the low level of serum IL-33 and the high level of β2-MG were the influencing factors of high DS stage in MM patients (P <0.05 ).
CONCLUSION
DS stage of MM patients is closely related to the levels of serum IL-33 and β2-MG, that is, the lower the serum IL-33 level and the higher the β2-MG level, and the higher the DS stage of MM patients.
Humans
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Interleukin-33
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Multiple Myeloma
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Prognosis
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HLA-G Antigens/blood*
10.Comparison of Plerixafor or Cyclophosphamide Combined with G-CSF in Mobilization of Peripheral Blood Stem Cells in Multiple Myeloma.
Wan-Ting LI ; Liang-Ming MA ; Yu LIAN ; Quan-Gang WANG ; Zhong-Jie GAO ; Shuang ZHAO
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2023;31(5):1403-1409
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the efficacy of plerixafor (PXF) combined with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) (PXF+G-CSF) and cyclophosphamide (Cy) combined with G-CSF (Cy+G-CSF) in the mobilization of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) in patients with multiple myeloma (MM).
METHODS:
The clinical data of 41 MM patients who underwent PBSC mobilization using PXF+G-CSF (18 cases) or Cy+G-CSF (23 cases) in Shanxi Bethune Hospital from January 2019 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed, including the count of collected CD34+ cells, acquisition success rate, failure rate, and optimal rate. The correlation of sex, age, disease type, DS staging, ISS staging, number of chemotherapy cycle, disease status before mobilization, and mobilization regimen with the collection results was analyzed, and the adverse reactions, length of hospital stay, and hospitalization costs were compared between the two mobilization regimens.
RESULTS:
The 41 patients underwent 97 mobilization collections, and the median number of CD34+ cells collected was 6.09 (0-34.07)×106/kg. The acquisition success rate, optimal rate, and failure rate was 90.2%, 56.1%, and 9.8%, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that sex, age, disease type, and disease stage had no significant correlation with the number of CD34+ cells collected and acquisition success rate (P >0.05), but the patients with better disease remission than partial remission before mobilization were more likely to obtain higher CD34+ cell count (P <0.05). The PXF+G-CSF group had a larger number of CD34+ cells and higher acquisition success rate in the first collection than Cy+G-CSF group (both P <0.05), and had lower infection risk and shorter length of hospital stay during mobilization (both P <0.05), but the economic burden increased (P <0.05).
CONCLUSION
PXF+G-CSF used for PBSC mobilization in MM patients has high first acquisition success rate, large number of CD34+ cells, less number of collection times, and short length of hospital stay, but the economic cost is heavy.
Humans
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Antigens, CD34/metabolism*
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Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use*
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Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor/therapeutic use*
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization/methods*
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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Heterocyclic Compounds/therapeutic use*
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Multiple Myeloma/drug therapy*
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Peripheral Blood Stem Cells/metabolism*
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Retrospective Studies

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