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65%). The difference between potential and estimated deaths is higher among women in the age classes between 30 and 74 years.Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is an effective and curative treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We explored the outcome of haploidentical donor (HID) transplantation for intermediate-risk AML and compared to that of matched sibling donor (MSD) transplants. One hundred twenty-seven consecutive patients with intermediate-risk AML in the first complete remission (CR1) who underwent allo-HSCT between January 1, 2015, and August 1, 2016, were enrolled. Thirty-seven patients received MSD grafts, and 90 received HID grafts. The 2-year leukemia-free survival (LFS) of the HID group was comparable to that of the MSD group 82.0% ± 4.1% versus 82.7% ± 6.4%, P = 0.457. The 2-year cumulative incidences of relapse and transplantation-related mortality (TRM) were comparable between the HID and MSD groups (relapse, 4.5% ± 0.1%, versus 11.5% ± 0.3%, P = 0.550; TRM, 13.4% ± 0.1% vs. 5.8% ± 0.2%, P = 0.154). The HID recipients had a trend of a lower 2-year cumulative incidence of positive posttransplant flow cytometry (FCM+) and relapse than the MSD recipients (5.6% ± 0.1% vs. 19.9% ± 0.5%, P = 0.092). selleck inhibitor These results suggest that the outcomes of allo-HSCT with HIDs are comparable to those with MSDs in terms of LFS, TRM, and relapse for intermediate-risk AML in CR1. HIDs could be an alternative to MSDs for intermediate-risk AML.Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Elevated pre-transplant ferritin level (ferritinPre-HCT) is reported to be associated with increased mortality following HCT. The present study attempted to determine whether post-transplant ferritin level (ferritinPost-HCT) is associated with outcomes post-HCT, especially in the subgroups which developed acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Out of 229 patients with serum ferritin level measured post-HCT, median ferritinPost-HCT was 2178 ng/mL. Patients were stratified into low- or high-risk groups using recursive partitioning, based on ferritinPost-HCT (≤ 3169 vs > 3169 ng/mL) and ferritinPre-HCT (≤ 669 vs > 669 ng/mL). Compared to the low ferritinPost-HCT group, the high ferritinPost-HCT group had lower 3-year overall survival (OS) (40.0% vs 66.7%, p  less then  0.001) and higher non-relapse mortality (NRM) (48.6% vs 17.8%, p  less then  0.001), but no difference in relapse (10.5% vs 19.7%, p = 0.079). Multivariate analysis confirmed ferritinPost-HCT as an independent prognostic factor for OS (p = 0.001, HR = 2.323) and NRM (p  less then  0.001, HR = 3.905). However, ferritinPre-HCT did not stratify well for OS or NRM. FerritinPost-HCT was also found to be an independent prognostic marker for OS and NRM in the subgroups which developed GVHD. In our cohort, high ferritinPost-HCT levels were significantly associated with decreased OS and increased NRM independent of ferritinPre-HCT or GVHD. Additional studies including larger sample sizes and prospective investigation are warranted to clarify the prognostic significance and pathophysiology of pre- and post-transplant hyperferritinemia.Coronavirus disease 2019 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Primarily an infection of the lower respiratory tract, it is now well known to cause multisystem abnormalities. Hematologic manifestations constitute a significant area of concern. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infects monocytes and endothelial cells leading to a complex downstream cascade, cytokine storm, and eventual intravascular thrombosis. Coronavirus disease 2019 causes lymphopenia, neutrophilia, and thrombocytopenia. Prophylactic anticoagulation is vital in patients with coronavirus disease 2019, as its effect on the coagulation system is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The disease can cause both arterial and venous thromboses, especially pulmonary embolism and pulmonary microthrombi. A high index of suspicion is indispensable in recognizing these complications, and timely institution of therapeutic anticoagulation is vital in treating them. Virus-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation is uncommon but shares some similarities to sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation. Marked elevations in hematologic biomarkers such as lactate dehydrogenase, D-dimer, ferritin, and C-reactive protein are associated with worse outcomes. Understanding the pathophysiology and recognizing factors associated with poor prognosis are crucial in improving patient outcomes with coronavirus disease 2019.Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition is significantly altering both community structure and ecosystem processes in terrestrial ecosystems across the globe. However, our understanding of the consequences of N deposition in dryland systems remains relatively poor, despite evidence that drylands may be particularly vulnerable to increasing N inputs. In this study, we investigated the influence of 7 years of multiple levels of simulated N deposition (0, 2, 5, and 8 kg N ha-1 year-1) on plant community structure and biological soil crust (biocrust) cover at three semi-arid grassland sites spanning a soil texture gradient. Biocrusts are a surface community of mosses, lichens, cyanobacteria, and/or algae, and have been shown to be sensitive to N inputs. We hypothesized that N additions would decrease plant diversity, increase abundance of the invasive annual grass Bromus tectorum, and decrease biocrust cover. Contrary to our expectations, we found that N additions did not affect plant diversity or B. tectorum abundance. In partial support of our hypotheses, N additions negatively affected biocrust cover in some years, perhaps driven in part by inter-annual differences in precipitation. Soil inorganic N concentrations showed rapid but ephemeral responses to N additions and plant foliar N concentrations showed no response, indicating that the magnitude of plant and biocrust responses to N fertilization may be buffered by endogenous N cycling. More work is needed to determine N critical load thresholds for plant community and biocrust dynamics in semi-arid systems and the factors that determine the fate of N inputs.
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