Hodgkin lymphoma: answers take time!

In this issue of Blood, Straus and colleagues on behalf of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) present the outcome of a phase 2 trial of doxorubicin, vinblastine,and gemcitabine for patients with early-stage, non-bulky, Hodgkin lymphoma.The complete response rate and progression-free survival were inferior to comparable series, emphasizing the challenges of improving outcome in this highly curable population.     

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糖类抗原CA125在非霍奇金淋巴瘤中的临床诊断意义研究

目的 探讨非霍奇金淋巴瘤(NHL)患者血清CAl25表达及其临床意义.方法 对2004年9月至2006年3月中国医科大学附属第一医院42例NHL患者检测其血清CA125水平,判断CA125与性别、临床分期、B症状、浆膜腔积液、国际预后指数评分(IPI)、血清乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)、β2-微球蛋白(β2-MG)及治疗效果之间的关系.结果 CA125升高与B症状、浆膜腔积液、IPI及LDH明显相关(P<0.05),并与病情进展有一定的关系.结论 血清CA125的测定对了解NHL疾病进展、疾病监测、评价预后和治疗反应有很大意义.     

Preclinical Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Prevention

Purpose of Review

This review is to provide an update on the current understanding of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) development related to disease development prior to the onset clinically apparent synovitis and opportunities for disease prevention.

Recent Findings

A growing number of studies have demonstrated that serum elevations of autoantibodies rheumatoid factor and antibodies to citrullinated protein/peptide antigens (ACPA) are highly predictive of future development of IA/RA. This has underpinned the development of several prevention trials in RA. The full results from most of these prevention trials are pending, but ultimately, they should further inform several critical issues in RA prevention including identification and enrollment of individuals at high risk of imminent RA, the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of prevention, and potentially the identification of new targets for prevention.

Summary

Results from studies in RA prevention as well as other ongoing natural history studies of RA will help to change the paradigm of how RA is managed, potentially adding prevention to the possibilities for management.