2018
Long-term follow-up of a single institution pilot study of sirolimus, tacrolimus, and short course methotrexate for graft versus host disease prophylaxis in mismatched unrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Kim TK, DeVeaux M, Stahl M, Perreault S, Isufi I, Cooper D, Foss F, Shlomchik W, Zelterman D, Zeidan AM, Seropian S. Long-term follow-up of a single institution pilot study of sirolimus, tacrolimus, and short course methotrexate for graft versus host disease prophylaxis in mismatched unrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Annals Of Hematology 2018, 98: 237-240. PMID: 30027436, DOI: 10.1007/s00277-018-3427-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplantationDonor allogeneic stem cell transplantationAllogeneic stem cell transplantationSingle-institution pilot studyHost disease (GVHD) prophylaxisShort-course methotrexateStem cell transplantationDisease prophylaxisCell transplantationPilot studyProphylaxisTacrolimusSirolimusTransplantationMethotrexateGraft
2015
The use of basiliximab–infliximab combination for the treatment of severe gastrointestinal acute GvHD
Nadeau M, Perreault S, Seropian S, Foss F, Isufi I, Cooper DL. The use of basiliximab–infliximab combination for the treatment of severe gastrointestinal acute GvHD. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2015, 51: 273-276. PMID: 26479982, DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal acute GVHDAcute GVHDGrade IIIAllogeneic stem cell transplantCombination of basiliximabSevere GI GvHDSevere grade IIISteroid-refractory diseaseLong-term survivorsStem cell transplantOverall response rateCurrent retrospective studyChronic GVHDGI GVHDSalvage therapySteroid therapyPrimary diseaseCell transplantMedian timeSignificant morbidityPoor outcomeRetrospective studyGVHDMost deathsNew agents
2013
Monitoring patient distress and related problems before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Crooks M, Seropian S, Bai M, McCorkle R. Monitoring patient distress and related problems before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Palliative & Supportive Care 2013, 12: 53-61. PMID: 24169207, DOI: 10.1017/s1478951513000552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAftercareAgedAnxiety DisordersCooperative BehaviorDepressive DisorderFemaleHematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHospice and Palliative Care NursingHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedNurse-Patient RelationsNursing AssessmentPatient DischargePatient IsolationProblem SolvingPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSick RoleConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationStem cell transplantationCell transplantationHigh-risk hematologic malignanciesPsychological distressNon-malignant diseasesIntense psychological distressHealth care teamOncology patientsStandard treatmentHematologic malignanciesPatient distressCare teamTransplant numbersPatientsTransplantationOverall treatmentMedical issuesDistressFamily membersTreatmentSocial strainRelapseMalignancyDisease
2011
Prospective Evaluation of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Aslanian H, Chander B, Robert M, Cooper D, Proctor D, Seropian S, Jain D. Prospective Evaluation of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2011, 57: 720-725. PMID: 22011927, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-1938-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute GVHDHost diseaseLower endoscopyRectal biopsyDiagnostic yieldGastrointestinal tractAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationAcute Graft-VersusCases of GVHDLower gastrointestinal involvementOptimal endoscopic approachDiagnosis of GVHDNon-specific symptomsStem cell transplantationBone marrow transplantationUpper gastrointestinal tractLower gastrointestinal tractUpper intestinal tractMajority of casesColonic GVHDGastrointestinal GVHDGastrointestinal involvementGraft-VersusGVHD casesIntestinal GVHD
2000
Rapid reconstitution of Epstein-Barr virus-specific T lymphocytes following allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
Marshall N, Howe J, Formica R, Krause D, Wagner J, Berliner N, Crouch J, Pilip I, Cooper D, Blazar B, Seropian S, Pamer E. Rapid reconstitution of Epstein-Barr virus-specific T lymphocytes following allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Blood 2000, 96: 2814-21. PMID: 11023516, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v96.8.2814.h8002814_2814_2821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntigen PresentationAntigens, ViralBeta 2-MicroglobulinBiopolymersCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesChildEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFeasibility StudiesFemaleGraft SurvivalHematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHerpesvirus 4, HumanHistocompatibility TestingHLA-A2 AntigenHLA-B7 AntigenHLA-B8 AntigenHumansKidney TransplantationLymphoproliferative DisordersMacromolecular SubstancesMaleMiddle AgedT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTissue DonorsTransplantation ConditioningTransplantation, HomologousViral LoadConceptsEBV-specific T cellsStem cell transplantationT cellsAllo-PBSCTEBV peptidesCell transplantationT lymphocytesAllogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantationEpstein-Barr virus–specific T lymphocytesHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I tetramersEBV-specific CD8 T cellsPeripheral blood stem cell transplantationSpecific CD8 T lymphocytesUnrelated cord blood transplantationVirus-specific T lymphocytesBlood stem cell transplantationAllogeneic stem cell transplantationCD8 T cell repertoireAllo-PBSCT patientsEBV genome copiesEpstein-Barr viremiaCD8 T lymphocytesClass I tetramersCord blood transplantationPathogen-specific immunity
1999
Use of rituximab and irradiated donor-derived lymphocytes to control Epstein–Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferation in patients undergoing related haplo-identical stem cell transplantation
McGuirk J, Seropian S, Howe G, Smith B, Stoddart L, Cooper D. Use of rituximab and irradiated donor-derived lymphocytes to control Epstein–Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferation in patients undergoing related haplo-identical stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplantation 1999, 24: 1253-1258. PMID: 10642818, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedAntigens, ViralAntineoplastic AgentsBlood Component TransfusionBlood DonorsDNA, ViralGraft vs Host DiseaseHematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansImmunosuppression TherapyLymphocytesLymphoproliferative DisordersMalePolymerase Chain ReactionRituximabConceptsEpstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorderStem cell transplantationEBV DNA titersB cell populationsCell transplantationTherapeutic strategiesEpstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferationHaplo-identical stem cell transplantationEffective alternative therapeutic strategyAllogeneic stem cell transplantationCourses of rituximabDonor-derived lymphocytesPost-transplant immunosuppressionMonoclonal B-cell populationCD20 monoclonal antibodyCell populationsAlternative therapeutic strategiesImmunosuppressive medicationsSevere GVHDHost diseaseLymphocyte infusionPost transplantFatal complicationCurative therapyLymphoproliferative disorders