2020
577. Incidence and Outcomes of Positive Outpatient Surveillance Blood Cultures in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients with Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD) On High Dose ≥ 0.5 mg/kg/day (HD) and Low Dose < 0.5mg/kg/day (LD) Steroid Therapy
Perreault S, Schiffer M, Zhao J, McManus D, Foss F, Gowda L, Isufi I, Seropian S, Topal J. 577. Incidence and Outcomes of Positive Outpatient Surveillance Blood Cultures in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients with Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD) On High Dose ≥ 0.5 mg/kg/day (HD) and Low Dose < 0.5mg/kg/day (LD) Steroid Therapy. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s353-s354. PMCID: PMC7776791, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurveillance blood culturesBlood culturesGVHD patientsSteroid therapyDay mortalitySurveillance culturesPositive culturesHematopoietic stem cell transplant patientsGraft Versus Host DiseaseStem cell transplant patientsBlood culture positivity rateYale-New Haven HospitalSymptoms of GVHDVersus Host DiseaseCell transplant patientsNumber of patientsLack of symptomsCulture positivity rateDiagnosis of infectionNew Haven HospitalRisk of infectionCoagulase-negative staphylococciActive GVHDHost diseaseMedian doseIncorporation of extracorporeal photopheresis into a reduced intensity conditioning regimen in myelodysplastic syndrome and aggressive lymphoma: results from ECOG 1402 and 1902
Foss FM, Wang XV, Luger SM, Jegede O, Miller KB, Stadtmauer EA, Whiteside TL, Avigan DE, Gascoyne RD, Arber D, Wagner H, Strair RK, Hogan WJ, Sprague KA, Lazarus HM, Litzow MR, Tallman MS, Horning SJ. Incorporation of extracorporeal photopheresis into a reduced intensity conditioning regimen in myelodysplastic syndrome and aggressive lymphoma: results from ECOG 1402 and 1902. Transfusion 2020, 60: 1867-1872. PMID: 32654201, PMCID: PMC7606221, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced intensity conditioning regimenIntensity conditioning regimenExtracorporeal photopheresisConditioning regimenChronic extensive GVHDTotal body irradiationChronic graftECOG-ACRINExtensive GVHDGVHD prophylaxisHost diseaseMycophenolate mofetilCell infusionMulticenter trialTolerogenic stateAggressive lymphomaBody irradiationMedian timeMyelodysplastic syndromeGrade 3Day 100PatientsCellular therapyConsecutive daysAdequate engraftment
2010
Rapid generation of maturationally synchronized human dendritic cells: contribution to the clinical efficacy of extracorporeal photochemotherapy
Berger C, Hoffmann K, Vasquez JG, Mane S, Lewis J, Filler R, Lin A, Zhao H, Durazzo T, Baird A, Lin W, Foss F, Christensen I, Girardi M, Tigelaar R, Edelson R. Rapid generation of maturationally synchronized human dendritic cells: contribution to the clinical efficacy of extracorporeal photochemotherapy. Blood 2010, 116: 4838-4847. PMID: 20720185, PMCID: PMC3321745, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-11-256040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigen PresentationCell DifferentiationCell SeparationDendritic CellsFlow CytometryGene ExpressionGraft vs Host DiseaseHumansImmunophenotypingIn Situ HybridizationLymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousMonocytesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhotopheresisReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaCostimulatory surface moleculesHuman dendritic cellsT-cell lymphomaDC differentiation pathwayAutoreactive disordersTherapeutic DCsDifferentiation pathwayHost diseaseDendritic cellsExtracorporeal photochemotherapyDistinctive molecular signaturesClinical efficacyOrgan rejectionCancer immunotherapyFunctional DCsEndogenous antigensNormal monocytesNormal subjectsClinical successCell differentiation pathwayLevel of expressionDisease statesMonocytesEnhanced expression
2005
Prospective study of extracorporeal photopheresis in steroid-refractory or steroid-resistant extensive chronic graft-versus-host disease: analysis of response and survival incorporating prognostic factors
Foss FM, DiVenuti GM, Chin K, Sprague K, Grodman H, Klein A, Chan G, Stiffler K, Miller KB. Prospective study of extracorporeal photopheresis in steroid-refractory or steroid-resistant extensive chronic graft-versus-host disease: analysis of response and survival incorporating prognostic factors. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2005, 35: 1187-1193. PMID: 15852025, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracorporeal photophoresisChronic graftHost diseaseSteroid-refractory chronic graftExtensive chronic graftHigh-risk patientsDe novo onsetUnfavorable risk groupCutaneous GVHDImmunosuppressive medicationsStable diseaseSteroid sparingOral ulcerationExtracorporeal photopheresisMedian durationNovo onsetProspective trialPrognostic factorsPrognostic scoreMedian timeProspective studyRisk groupsPatientsResponse rateProgressive onset
2003
Reduced-intensity transplantation for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome achieves durable remission with less graft-versus-host disease
Chan GW, Foss FM, Klein AK, Sprague K, Miller KB. Reduced-intensity transplantation for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome achieves durable remission with less graft-versus-host disease. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2003, 9: 753-759. PMID: 14677114, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2003.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute GVHDHost diseasePreparative regimenExcess blastsAllogeneic transplantationDisease relapseGrade IIAllogeneic stem cell infusionReduced-intensity allogeneic transplantationReduced-intensity preparative regimenAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationHigh-risk MDS patientsExtensive chronic GVHDReduced-intensity transplantationTransplant-related mortalityFull donor chimerismTreatment-related mortalityStem cell infusionBone marrow transplantationMyelodysplastic syndrome patientsChronic myelomonocytic leukemiaSuccessful donor engraftmentChronic GVHDGVHD prophylaxisLess graftPersistence of host dendritic cells after transplantation is associated with graft-versus-host disease
Chan GW, Gorgun G, Miller KB, Foss FM. Persistence of host dendritic cells after transplantation is associated with graft-versus-host disease. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2003, 9: 170-176. DOI: 10.1016/s1083-8791(03)70006-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced-intensity preparative regimenHost dendritic cellsReduced-intensity regimenPreparative regimenTotal body irradiationDendritic cellsAcute GVHDChronic GVHDDC chimerismConventional regimenBody irradiationAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationAllogeneic bone marrow transplantAllogeneic stem cell transplantationExtensive chronic GVHDDevelopment of GVHDStem cell transplantationBone marrow transplantationBone marrow transplantExtracorporeal photophoresisHost diseaseMarrow transplantationSignificant morbidityMarrow transplantCell transplantation
2002
Immunologic mechanisms of extracorporeal photochemotherapy in chronic graft-versus-host disease
Gorgun G, Miller KB, Foss FM. Immunologic mechanisms of extracorporeal photochemotherapy in chronic graft-versus-host disease. Blood 2002, 100: 941-947. PMID: 12130506, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-01-0068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMixed lymphocyte reactionAntigen-presenting dendritic cellsDendritic cellsT cellsChronic graftHost diseaseClinical responseDC populationsActivity of DCsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationCD4/CD8 ratioMonocytic dendritic cellsAllogeneic T cellsEffector T cellsNatural killer cellsBone marrow transplantationTh2 cytokine profileChronic GVHDCD8 ratioCytokine profileECP therapyImmunologic mechanismsLymphocyte subpopulationsEffector lymphocytesKiller cells