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EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN 2397-6764 Vol 2.3 • August 2017 • europeanmedical-journal.com
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL BOARD...................................................................................................................................... 4
FEATURES
• HOW I MANAGE MYELOFIBROSIS...................................................................................................... 12
Anca Lupu
• HOW I DIAGNOSE HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROMES............................................................... 15
Simon Kavanagh, Jeffrey H. Lipton
SYMPOSIUM REVIEWS
• MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLY RELAPSED AGGRESSIVE NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA:
NEW PERSPECTIVES.............................................................................................................................. 22
• REDEFINING LATER-LINE THERAPY IN METAS
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL ISSN 2397-6764
CONTENTS EDITORIAL BOARD.......................
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL • THE ROLE OF SELECTIV
EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Prof Markus Pec
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL AIMS AND SCOPE • T
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL 2.3 AUGUST 2017 Directo
Welcome A warm welcome to the summer 2017 edit
Not yet registered to meet us at the ESMO Congres
Foreword
EMJ Hematology 5.1 2017 Includes a sel
Review of the European Association of Urology Con
HOW I MANAGE MYELOFIBROSIS *Anca Lupu Pres
years, together with the already known prognostic
REFERENCES 1. Brunner AM et al. A populati
HOW I DIAGNOSE HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROMES *Simon
unexplained organ dysfunction/damage. Th
Hypereosinophilia • Two eosinophil counts >1.5
Respiratory symptoms may be prominent but ar
Microbiological investigations should be performe
proposal on criteria and classification of eo
ESMO 2017 Industry Satellite Symposium INT
MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLY RELAPSED AGGRESSIVE NO
Treatment Landscape of B-Cell Non- Hodgkin Lymph
May-Aug
achievement of clinical response) demonstrate
Table 1b: Selection of Phase II/III monotherapy s
Mechanism of Action and Unique Chemical Structure
PIX301 was a multicentre, randomised, active
profile of pixantrone in comparison with some of t
2015;126:3773. 12. Pharmacyclics LLC. Ibrut
REDEFINING LATER-LINE THERAPY IN METASTATIC COL
therapy for patients who have not previousl
Under normal circumstances, systemic FTD is
manageable; guidelines are available for the
By contrast, reintroduction refers to the reiniti
53.8% [complete response: 5.1%; partial response:
REFERENCES 1. Ferlay J SI et al. GLOBOCAN 2012 v
MANAGEMENT OF B-CELL LYMPHOMA: WHER
healthy individuals and development of FL; while
Table 1: Hurdles and unmet needs in follicular ly
diagnosed Stage III or IV indolent or mantle-cell
With most current regimens offering similar PFS,
In the REMARC study, where elderly patients who r
REFERENCES 1. Le Guyader-Peyrou S et al. C
with rituximab versus placebo in combinat
EDITOR’S PICK Fifteen years ago, ren
Table 1: Diagnostic criteria for multiple myeloma
in the levels of monoclonal light chains m
plasma exchange.24 In fact, the combination
On light microscopy, two-thirds of patients prese
Renal Impairment. J Clin Oncol. 2016; 34(13):1544
of nodular mesangial lesions in a patient with
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL provides influential arti
TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK WITH
CS post-AMI. The lack of efficacy may be because
Table 1: Summary Trial name
ERV was flagged as the most important treatment st
(no IABP) group crossed over into the IABP group
short-term circulatory support for ≤6 h
Cardiogenic shock, post-acute myocardial infarcti
REFERENCES 1. Lim HS. Cardiogenic Shock: Failure
ventricular assist device. J Vasc Surg. 2015
PEYRONIE’S DISEASE: RECENT TREATMENT
Table 1: Non-surgical treatment options. Oral tre
trauma and genetic susceptibility that leads to t
The side effects include myalgias, arthralgi
of being non-continuous and therapy precluding re
Table 2: Types of grafts used in Peyronie’s disea
Association Education and Research, Inc. Peyronie
algorithm for the treatment of Peyronie’s disease
SIGNIFICANCE OF ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA
ABU is fairly common in the general population am
characteristics; namely, diabetes, female
Table 1: Recommendations for screening of asympto
renal allograft among those who developed ABU aft
15. Sheiner E et al. Asymptomatic bacte
in spinal cord injury patients on condom catheter
THE ROLE OF SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE I
EJACULATION AND THE EJACULATORY NEURAXIS Ejacula
approximately three-fold, versus an estimated
of-sexual-function/. Last accessed: 2 Aug
DO PREOPERATIVE ALPHA BLOCKERS
the majority of these pass spontaneously. In the
Assess for eligibility (N=174) 15 patients exclud
Level I evidence exists, supporting the rol
Among these 41 (33%) patients, 25 (61
CONTEMPORARY EVIDENCE, TREATMENT STRATEGIES, AND
CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSIONS PCI
A) J-CTO SCORING SYSTEM Entry shape of lesion
CTOs are a subset of coronary artery disea
maximum tolerated dose). The study recruited
as Hyperion™ (Asahi Intecc, Aichi, Japan), which
technique. These techniques have been essential i
Table 1 continued. Study N Design Primary
Table 1 continued. Study N Design Primary
an enzyme that degrades Type 1 collagen, and may
02 June 2017. 24. Morino Y et al. Predicting succ
FETAL PERICARDIOCENTESIS
in the literature (Table 1). The incidence is abo
Table 1: Causes of pericardial effusion. Cardiac
and the regression of pericardial fluid, adv
Table 2: Reported cases of fetal pericardiocentes
Table 2 continued. Reference Cause GE PC
REFERENCES 1. Yoo SL et al. Normal pericardial
INHERITED BONE FAILURE SYNDROMES, FOCUS ON THE H
of 65 per million.3,4 Today, we recognise
occurs in ˜10–25% of patients. This gives rise to
arteriovenous malformations.1,33,34 More than 90%
Telomere ends that have shortened below a critica
not elevated ADA. Elevated ADA distinguishes
to pursue testing and genetic counselling referra
793-802. 37. Gutierrez-Rodrigues F et al. Direct
NON-CLASSIC MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASMS: ARE WE
risk of malignant transformation and myelofibrosis
Table 2: Diagnostic criteria for chronic neutroph
Splenectomy is not recommended for management of
FIP1L1-PDGFRA gene fusion by reverse transcriptio
Acquired resistance to imatinib can occur because
mutation may help to establish an MPN diagnosis,
36. Jovanovic JV et al. Low-dose imatinib mesylat
NOVEL IMMUNOTHERAPY AGENTS FOR ACUTE LYMPHOBLAS
proportion of patients experience a rel
anti-CD19 CAR-T cells. CD19 is considered a
Chalicheamicin Inotuzumab ozogamicin Monoclonal
is that there is a continuous renewal of
Certainly, much remains to be explored in
Blood. 2010;116(21):170. 34. Jabbour E et al. Pha
A THEORETICAL VIEW OF OVARIAN CANCER RELAPSE *Gon
First-line Platinum-sensitive
THE CANCER STEM CELL THEORY We know that tumo
Thus, according to this theory, OC may be regarde
‘driver event’ for CSC to abandon their quiescent
CANCER STEM CELLS AS A TARGET One of the most im
9. Monk BJ et al. Trabectedin plus pegylate
recombination deficiency and ovarian cancer. Eu
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