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M Navrátil

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PubMed1998

[Chemotherapy of resistant and recurrent lymphoma based on a combination of ifosfamide and etoposide. Antitumor effects, toxicity and stimulation of peripheral stem cells].

BACKGROUND: Treatment of Hodgkin's disease (HD) and non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) is still unsatisfactory in patients resistant to primary therapy or those with early relapses. The objective of the trial was to test whether salvage regimens based on a combination of iphosphamide and etopozide have a sufficient anti-lymphoma effect, while the toxicity is still acceptable, and in conjunction with growth factors as satisfactory mobilizing potential for the collection of peripheral stem cells (PBSC). METHODS AND RESULTS: A group of 40 patients with relapsing and/or primary therapy resisting lymphomas (14 NHL, 26 HD) were treated by life saving or stimulating chemotherapy VIM (etopozide, iphosphamide, methotrexate) and MINE (iphosphamide mitoxanthrone, etopozide; mostly NHL). If the response to these regimes was inadequate, to some patients in addition mini (dexa) regimes were administered, BEAM and DHAP resp., with the objective to achieve maximum reduction of the tumourous mass before high-dosage treatment with the support of autologous PBSC. The authors administered 119 cycles of salvage chemotherapy (51 VIM, 46 MINE, 22 mini-dexa-BEAM and DHAP). The toxicity of chemotherapy and the therapeutic response were evaluated according to WHO criteria. The toxicity of VIM and MINE, with the exception for mobilization of desirable transient leukopenia, was not serious. During stimulation of PBSC on average three leukophereses were made and on average 9.9. 10(6) CD34+ cells/kg body weight of the patient were obtained and 53.2. 10(4) CFU-GM/kg (VIM), and 13.5. 10(6) CD34+ cells/kg 53.4. 10(4) CFU-GM/kg (MINE) resp. A total of 64% (MINE) and 61% (VIM) therapeutic responses were obtained, 14% (MINE) and 26% (VIM) complete remissions and 50% (MINE) and 35% (VIM) partial remissions. CONCLUSIONS: Life saving regimes, VIM and MINE, have a good antilymphoma activity, low toxicity and in combination with growth factors (filgrastim) they ensure a good collection of PBSC. As compared with other regimens, in particular for stimulation, VIM and MINE appear to be better.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1998

Molecular variability of Czech plum pox virus isolates.

Seventy-two Czech plum pox virus (PPV) isolates from different hosts were tested by double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA). In addition, the coat protein mobility and the RsaI restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) pattern of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction-(RT-PCR) amplified coat protein (CP) gene fragment of the isolates were analysed. Both PPV-D and PPV-M serotypes were found in the Czech Republic. The results obtained by these different methods were in accord with exception of a few cases probably caused by mutation or recombination.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗
PubMed1993

Monoclonal antibodies suitable for plum pox virus determination.

Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to plum pox virus (PPV) were obtained after immunization of BALB/c mice with purified PPV-W isolate. Spleen cells from a mouse showing a high serum titer were used for fusion with Sp2/0-Ag14 myeloma cells. Culture supernatants were screened for specific antibody production against PPV-W isolate using indirect ELISA. A total of six stable hybridoma lines producing MAbs of IgG class were obtained. All four PPV isolates tested (W, A, D and M) can be distinguished by these MAbs. Two highly efficient antibodies were chosen for practical purposes, and their applicability in PPV diagnostics has been studied since 1989 in parallel with polyclonal antibodies and commercial kits (Boehringer, Bioreba). The experiments have proven comparable sensitivity with a detection limit ranging between 10 and 50 ng of virus per ml sample. In routine diagnostics of plums, peaches and apricots our MAbs ranked at least as high as the commercial kits.

Animals↗
PubMed1988

The fate of people with pleural hyalinosis (plaques): relationship to direct and indirect asbestos exposure.

A follow-up study of persons with pleural plaques was concluded in 1984. The first cohort was made up of employees and retired workers with direct absestos exposure in an asbestos factory (AZ factory) producing heat-resistant textiles, friction engine parts and heat-resistant boards. The raw material was imported chrysotile and small amounts of crocidolite. The follow-up was started in the 1950s. Our second cohort comprised residents selected by radiographic screening in a vast area surrounding the AZ factory who had had indirect asbestos exposure by airborn asbestos fibres. The follow-up period began in the 1970s. A control group consisted of employees and retired workers of a railway repair shop, without exposure to asbestos dust and within a corresponding age bracket. At the time of assessing our results, most of the subjects assigned to all the three groups were no longer alive so we were able to analyse data regarding their life and death. Hyalinosis complicata and pleural mesothelioma (peritoneal mesothelioma in one case) were present and resulted in death only in those with direct asbestos exposure. While lung cancer was among the causes of death in both cohorts with exposure as well as in the control group, its prevalence in the group with direct exposure was significantly higher than in the control group. By contrast, "other neoplasia" was found both in the control group and in exposed persons without any specific prevalence.

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