2017
Health Care Use by Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the End of Life
Wang R, Zeidan AM, Halene S, Xu X, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF, Podoltsev NA, Gross CP, Gore SD, Ma X. Health Care Use by Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the End of Life. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: jco.2017.72.714. PMID: 28783450, PMCID: PMC5648174, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.72.7149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaDays of lifeEnd of lifeLife careHospice careOlder patientsHospice enrollmentMyeloid leukemiaIntensive care unit admissionMultivariable logistic regression analysisOlder adultsLate hospice enrollmentCare unit admissionRetrospective cohort studyUse of chemotherapyIntensive care unitHealth care useLogistic regression analysisYears of ageUnit admissionAggressive treatmentCohort studyOverall cohortAML diagnosisCare unit
2013
Tobacco Smoke Exposure and the Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic and Myeloid Leukemias by Cytogenetic Subtype
Metayer C, Zhang L, Wiemels JL, Bartley K, Schiffman J, Ma X, Aldrich MC, Chang JS, Selvin S, Fu CH, Ducore J, Smith MT, Buffler PA. Tobacco Smoke Exposure and the Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic and Myeloid Leukemias by Cytogenetic Subtype. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2013, 22: 1600-1611. PMID: 23853208, PMCID: PMC3769478, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-0350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's passive smokingPassive smokingAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaTobacco smokeMyeloid leukemiaCytogenetic subtypesChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaCHILDHOOD ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTICPaternal prenatal smokingPostnatal passive smokingTobacco smoke exposureRisk of childhoodMultivariable regression analysisTiming of exposureB cell precursorsHyperdiploid B cellsActive smokingPrenatal smokingTobacco smokingSmoke exposureLymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblasticAML casesElevated riskSmoking
2004
Hypermethylation of the 5′ CpG Island of the FHIT Gene Is Associated with Hyperdiploid and Translocation-Negative Subtypes of Pediatric Leukemia
Zheng S, Ma X, Zhang L, Gunn L, Smith MT, Wiemels JL, Leung K, Buffler PA, Wiencke JK. Hypermethylation of the 5′ CpG Island of the FHIT Gene Is Associated with Hyperdiploid and Translocation-Negative Subtypes of Pediatric Leukemia. Cancer Research 2004, 64: 2000-2006. PMID: 15026336, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-2387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid Anhydride HydrolasesAdolescentAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAzacitidineB-LymphocytesChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, Pair 12Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21CpG IslandsDecitabineDiploidyDNA MethylationDNA, NeoplasmFemaleGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLeukemia, MyeloidMaleNeoplasm ProteinsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPromoter Regions, GeneticT-LymphocytesTranslocation, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsPediatric leukemiaFHIT geneB cellsLeukemia cell linesFHIT methylation statusHigh WBC countPopulation-based casesChildhood leukemia patientsCell linesHyperdiploid B cellsHypermethylation of FHITPrognostic indicatorWBC countMethylation-specific PCRLeukemia patientsMyeloid leukemiaCytogenetic subtypesLoss of heterozygosityBone marrowFHIT expressionPrimary leukemiasFHIT inactivationFHIT methylationHuman malignanciesLeukemia
2003
Prenatal origin of childhood acute myeloid leukemias harboring chromosomal rearrangements t(15;17) and inv(16)
McHale CM, Wiemels JL, Zhang L, Ma X, Buffler PA, Feusner J, Matthay K, Dahl G, Smith MT. Prenatal origin of childhood acute myeloid leukemias harboring chromosomal rearrangements t(15;17) and inv(16). Blood 2003, 101: 4640-4641. PMID: 12756163, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-01-0313.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
In utero origin of t(8;21) AML1-ETO translocations in childhood acute myeloid leukemia
Wiemels JL, Xiao Z, Buffler PA, Maia AT, Ma X, Dicks BM, Smith MT, Zhang L, Feusner J, Wiencke J, Pritchard-Jones K, Kempski H, Greaves M. In utero origin of t(8;21) AML1-ETO translocations in childhood acute myeloid leukemia. Blood 2002, 99: 3801-3805. PMID: 11986239, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v99.10.3801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, Pair 21Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitDNA, NeoplasmHumansInfant, NewbornLeukemia, MyeloidOncogene Proteins, FusionRemission InductionRUNX1 Translocation Partner 1 ProteinTranscription FactorsTranslocation, GeneticConceptsChildhood acute myeloid leukemiaAcute myeloid leukemiaPrenatal originAML1–ETO translocationsMyeloid leukemiaGenomic fusion sequencesYears of ageTEL-AML1 translocationUtero originRemission samplesSecondary genetic alterationsGuthrie blood spotsBlood spotsGuthrie spotsPatientsLeukemiaLeukemia samplesGenetic alterationsRecent reportsFusion geneChildrenResultant fusion geneTranslocationInfantsUtero