LABORATORY RESEARCH RNA Interference Screen Identifies Bromodomain-Containing 4 as a Therapeutic Target in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Here scientists describe a non-biased approach to probe epigenetic vulnerabilities in acute myeloid leukemia. [Nature] Ex Vivo Expanded Hematopoietic Stem Cells Overcome the MHC Barrier in Allogeneic Transplantation Here researchers show that ex vivo expanded mouse hematopoietic stem cells efficiently overcame the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) barrier and repopulated allogeneic-recipient mice. [Cell Stem Cell] Dominant-Negative C/Ebpα and Polycomb Group Protein Bmi1 Extends Short-Lived Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells Lifespan and Induces Lethal Dyserythropoiesis Here investigators show that targeted expression of a dominant-negative C/ebpα in the primitive short-lived-hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells during zebrafish embryogenesis extends their lifespan. [Blood] MicroRNA-32 Upregulation by 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in Human Myeloid Leukemia Cells Leads to Bim Targeting and Inhibition of AraC-Induced Apoptosis Researchers hypothesized that one or more microRNAs known to control mouse hematopoiesis and lineage commitment might contribute to the ability of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 to control the malignant phenotype. [Cancer Res] Targeted Gene Modification of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells in Mice Following Systemic Administration of a Peptide Nucleic Acid-Peptide Conjugate Herein, investigators provide a gene-targeting strategy that allows site-specific in vivo gene modification in the hematopoietic stem cells of mice. [Mol Ther] Shear Stress Regulates Adhesion and Rolling of CD44+ Leukemic and Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells on Hyaluronan Scientists investigated quantitatively the adhesion behavior of leukemic cell lines and hematopoietic progenitor cells on thin films of the polysaccharides hyaluronan and alginate in a microfluidic system. [Biophys J] CLINICAL RESEARCH Horse Versus Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin in Acquired Aplastic Anemia From December 2005 through July 2010, researchers performed a randomized trial comparing horse and rabbit antithymocyte globulin formulations in conventional regimens. [New Engl J Med] Low Expression of MN1 Associates with Better Treatment Response in Older Patients with De Novo Cytogenetically Normal Acute Myeloid Leukemia Investigators analyzed pre-therapy MN1 expression in 140 older (≥60 years) de novo cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia patients treated on cytarabine/daunorubicin-based protocols. [Blood] A Randomized Trial Comparing Standard Versus High-Dose Daunorubicin Induction in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Scientists conducted a Phase III randomized trial comparing two different doses of daunorubicin as induction chemotherapy in young adults (60 years or younger) with acute myeloid leukemia. [Blood] BeEAM (Bendamustine, Etoposide, Cytarabine, Melphalan) Prior to Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Is Safe and Effective for Resistant/Relapsed Lymphoma Patients Researchers designed a Phase I-II study to evaluate the safety and the efficacy of increasing doses of bendamustine (160 mg/m2, 180 mg/m2 and 200 mg/m2 given on days -7 and -6) coupled with BeEAM regimen as the conditioning regimen to autologous stem cell transplantation for resistant/relapsed lymphoma patients. [Blood] Successful Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for GATA2 Deficiency Investigators performed nonmyeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in 6 patients with a newly described genetic immunodeficiency syndrome caused by mutations in GATA2. [Blood] |