Splenomegaly

05/01/2015 - "In randomized controlled phase 3 studies, the JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor ruxolitinib provided rapid and lasting improvement in MF-related splenomegaly and symptom burden as well as a survival advantage compared with placebo or best available therapy. "
10/23/2014 - "The JAK inhibitors are effective in both JAK2-positive and JAK2-negative MF; one of them, ruxolitinib, is the current best available therapy for MF splenomegaly and constitutional symptoms. "
01/01/2009 - "The most developed among them is INCB018424, which has demonstrated noteworthy clinical activity, with a rapid and profound reduction in splenomegaly and associated improvement in constitutional symptoms in MF patients receiving 10-25 mg orally twice daily, continuously. "
07/01/2013 - "While not a curative option, ruxolitinib offers great palliative potential and results in significant reduction in splenomegaly and improvement in constitutional symptoms in the majority of treated patients, thus improving their quality of life and performance status. "
01/01/2015 - "Pacritinib appears to be an effective agent for the control of MF-related symptoms and splenomegaly with potentially fewer haematological side-effects when compared with ruxolitinib and seems a particularly promising agent for anaemic and thrombocytopenic patients. "

12/02/1960 - "[Clearance of intravenously administered radioactive iron Fe59 from the blood plasma in patients with chronic lymphadenosis and marked splenomegaly]."
03/01/1989 - "Splenomegaly rates rose appreciably during the study in both groups, but in children at age 2 years the splenomegaly rate at the end of the study was significantly greater in the iron-treated group. "
10/01/2011 - "We propose mechanistic hypotheses by which splenomegaly may result from iron deficiency."
10/01/2011 - "Our work shows that individual differences in splenomegaly response to iron deficiency are influenced at least partly by genetic constitution. "
10/01/2011 - "We observed wide, genetic-based variability in splenomegaly and spleen iron loss in BXD/Ty recombinant inbred strains fed an iron-deficient diet. "

09/26/1995 - "Heterozygous animals derived from the targeted cells are severely anemic with dramatically reduced hemoglobin levels, abnormal red cell morphology, splenomegaly, and markedly increased reticulocyte counts. "
03/01/2014 - "There were no differences associated with the NPM1-A status with respect to age, sex, hemoglobin, platelet counts, percentage of bone marrow blasts, splenomegaly, complete remission rates, and overall survival. "
04/01/2013 - "The treatment also produced statistically significant (P < 0.05) increase in hemoglobin percent and improvement in splenomegaly and thymus index. "
04/01/2008 - "PB cytogenetic studies resulted in at least two analyzable metaphases in 142 of the 242 study cases (59%); in univariate analysis, this was predicted by the specific clinical diagnosis (P < 0.0001), presence and degree of circulating myeloid progenitor cells or blasts of any lineage (P < 0.0001), higher leukocyte count (P < 0.001), lower platelet count (P = 0.003), lower hemoglobin level (P = 0.002), and presence of palpable splenomegaly (P = 0.002). "
04/01/1992 - "However, there was no correlation between TNF serum levels and other patient characteristics at study enrollment including age, sex, duration of disease, performance status, splenomegaly, WBC count, platelet count, hemoglobin value, prior therapy, and prognostic category. "

02/01/2014 - "These data suggest that non-Janus kinase inhibitor therapies provide little improvement in splenomegaly, symptoms or quality of life as compared with placebo. "
03/01/2013 - "The introduction of Janus kinase inhibitors for myelofibrosis have ushered in a new era for treatment of constitutional symptoms and splenomegaly in myelofibrosis, but the effect of these agents on the natural history of the disease has yet to be clearly defined. "
03/02/2010 - "Preliminary results of clinical trials with agents that inhibit the mutated kinase indicate a reduction in splenomegaly and alleviation of night sweats, fatigue, and pruritus."
11/15/2013 - "The myeloproliferative neoplasm myelofibrosis is characterized by frequent deregulation of Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling, and JAK inhibitors were shown to reduce splenomegaly and ameliorate disease-related symptoms. "
02/01/2015 - "Ruxolitinib, a janus-activated kinase (JAK) 1/2 inhibitor, has proven to be beneficial in reduction of splenomegaly, improvement of constitutional symptoms, and possibly in overall survival. "

08/01/2015 - "Patients diagnosed with PV experience a broad range of symptoms associated with a reduced quality of life, often develop splenomegaly, and have an increased risk of death compared with age-matched subjects without PV. Current treatment options, notably hydroxyurea, help with disease management; however, insufficient efficacy or progressive resistance occurs in some patients, highlighting the need for new treatment options. "
12/01/2005 - "For elderly patients, oral hydroxyurea is suitable for the relief of symptoms caused by hyperleukocytosis, and splenic irradiation would be considered if abdominal discomfort or fullness induced by splenomegaly were present. "
12/01/1993 - "The administration of hydroxyurea and low dose splenic irradiation were initiated for abdominal distention due to splenomegaly in 1987. "
01/01/2001 - "All responded initially to therapy with hydroxyurea with control of leukocytosis and reduction in splenomegaly. "
10/01/1989 - "Orally administered hydroxyurea controlled leukocytosis and splenomegaly in some patients without affecting the overall prognosis."

11/01/1997 - "The marked decrease in IFN-gamma production in co-infected animals could partly explain the inhibition of LP-BM5-induced splenomegaly. "
05/01/2005 - "The spoT mutant did not co-localize with either late endosomes or lysosomes and was almost cleared from the spleens of mice after 10 days, without splenomegaly. "
04/01/2003 - "We conclude that (1) chronic treatment with Pb acetate induces a state of splenomegaly and decreased proliferation in response to mitogenic stimuli and (2) co-treatment with AT largely reversed the cellular influx but this was associated with only a partial improvement of the mitogenic responses. "
11/01/1999 - "Transgenic founders and their offspring express the transgene specifically in hematopoietic tissues and develop a myeloproliferative syndrome characterized by: overproduction of mature neutrophils and megakaryocytes in the bone marrow; splenomegaly with effacement of splenic architecture by extramedullary hematopoiesis; an abnormal population of leukocytes co-expressing lymphoid and myeloid markers; and increased numbers of colonies in in vitro bone marrow CFU assays. "
01/01/2011 - "Only the co-administration of adenoviral vectors encoding IFNα2, IFNα4, IFNα6 and IFNα9 resulted in strongly improved immune protection of vaccinated mice from subsequent FV challenge infection with high control over FV-induced splenomegaly and reduced viral loads. "

06/01/2015 - "Lkb1-deficient B cells (BKO) undergo spontaneous B-cell activation and secretion of multiple inflammatory cytokines, which leads to splenomegaly caused by an unexpected expansion of T cells. "
03/01/2015 - "We thus propose that endothelial Gab1 mediates multiple pathways in inhibition of the pathogenesis of splenomegaly in PH via prevention of endothelial dysfunction and overproduction of proinflammatory/profibrotic cytokines."
12/15/2010 - "Here, we show that loss of Foxo3 causes a myeloproliferative syndrome with splenomegaly and increased hematopoietic progenitors (HPs) that are hypersensitive to cytokines. "
09/01/1995 - "The disease phenotype is characterized by lymphoadenopathy, splenomegaly, T cell infiltration of various organs, overproduction of a number of cytokines and autoantibody formation. "
01/01/2013 - "Upon TAK1 knockdown mice demonstrated splenomegaly, signs of systemic inflammation (increased levels of circulating cytokines and increase in cellularity of the B-cell areas and in germinal center development in the follicles) and degenerative changes in heart, kidneys and liver. "

01/01/2014 - "Higher anti-Leishmania IgG levels correlated with larger lesions and high IgG1/IgG2 ratio was associated with some level of splenomegaly. "
12/01/2013 - "In Aldh1a1(-/-) mice, splenic IgG1(+)/CD19(-) and IgG1(+)/CD19(+) B cells acquired expression of proto-oncogenic genes c-Fos, c-Jun, and Hoxa10 that resulted in splenomegaly. "
08/01/2013 - "They also have increased IgG in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) before high serum autoantibody levels and splenomegaly are detected. "
10/01/2011 - "All the patients fulfilled the criteria for hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly and in 2 of 7 cases an IgG warm antibody was identified. "
01/01/2009 - "A positive correlation between elevated levels of anti-malarial IgG and IgG3 and splenomegaly was noted only within the Fulani group. "

12/01/2006 - "On the other hand, established hard splenomegaly and meandering collateral circulation of the splenic vein, improved very little with praziquantel treatment."
01/01/1996 - "Treatment with praziquantel eliminated this trend except in a few subjects with splenomegaly alone (probably due to malaria) or with schistosomal hepatosplenic disease. "
01/01/2015 - "This paper reviews the rich experiences of advanced schistosomiasis research and control in China, including that the epidemiology researches confirm there is a family aggregation of advanced schistosomiasis and advanced schistosomiasis patients have no significance to the schistosomiasis transmission in transmission-interrupted areas but still are an infection source in endemic areas; pathogenic mechanism researches verify that genetic factors and immunoregulation play important roles in the disease developing process; ultrasound image examinations are used not only in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of advanced schistosomiasis but also in the guidance of treatment and evaluation of therapeutic effects and, furthermore, in the risk predictions of portal hypertension and upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage; clinical practices demonstrate that praziquantel can be used in most of advanced schistosomiasis patients, and the therapy not only can interrupt the schistosomiasis transmission somewhat but also is favorable for liver fibrosis improvement; the ascetic fluid concentration afflux is used in the therapy for obstinate ascites, and endoscopic varices ligation is used in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and both have good effects; hundreds and thousands of severe splenomegaly advanced schistosomiasis patients received splenectomy, and the long-term survival rate is more than 90%, most of them are basically cured from the disease and their labor force recovers, some dwarf patients begin growing and developing again, and some sterile women became fertile; the researches of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of liver fibrosis have made progress, such as Cordyceps sinensis showing some anti-fibrosis effect in the animal experiments and primary clinical trials; the animal experiments and epidemiological investigations indicate that schistosome infection is one of the carcinogenesis risk factors, especially for liver cancer. "
02/03/2010 - "Following elimination of parasites by praziquantel (PZQ) treatment, splenomegaly was significantly reduced, though splenocytes produced similar or higher levels of IL-10 than splenocytes from infected mice. "
04/01/1990 - "As a result of these observations, the authors recommend early treatment with anti-schistosomal medication, either oxamniquine or praziquantel, to halt progression of disease and reduce splenomegaly."

03/01/1992 - "The patient obtained a surprising improvement with a significant reduction in the absolute count of the prolymphocytes and considerable reduction in splenomegaly after 3 months' therapy with interferon alpha."
05/01/2004 - "Initially interferon-alpha was administered for a month, decreasing the numbers of leukemic cells but with little effect on splenomegaly. "
05/01/1995 - "Because of high biochemical and histopathological activity with coexisting hepato- and splenomegaly, treatment with alpha interferon was initiated. "
10/01/1988 - "He was treated with alpha-interferon, resulting in disappearance of skin lesions and reduction of his massive splenomegaly from 18 to 5 cm in about 14 months. "
07/01/1995 - "Among the 40 patients who achieved at least a PR, there were 28 with splenomegaly at the beginning of study: the spleen size was reduced in all with interferon alpha therapy and none required splenectomy. "

10/01/2012 - "In an effort to evaluate the most effective and safe treatment of splenomegaly, we compared three methods of surgery for treating splenomegaly, including open splenectomy, laparoscopic splenectomy, and a combination of preoperative splenic artery embolization plus laparoscopic splenectomy. "
10/01/1988 - "We conclude that splenectomy is beneficial for some highly selected patients with the clinical diagnosis of tropical splenomegaly syndrome."
05/01/2002 - "Laparoscopic splenectomy was safe and effective in patients with benign disease, even in cases of marked splenomegaly. "
06/01/2011 - "Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy is a safe and effective technique for the management of spleens larger than 20 cm. The technique results in shorter hospital stays, and it is a good alternative to open splenectomy when treating patients with massive splenomegaly."
11/01/2006 - "With good perioperative management, splenectomy in children with SCA is not only safe, but also beneficial in treating SA, reducing the patients' transfusion requirements, eliminating the risks of ASSC, and eliminating the discomfort and mechanical pressure of the enlarged spleen. "

01/01/2013 - "He also had a history of chronic lymphatic leukaemia (CLL), haemolytic anaemia and splenomegaly, and was in partial remission following chemotherapy in 2008. "
01/01/2015 - "In addition, plasma VWF:Ag and AST levels increased after chemotherapy in patients with splenomegaly (n = 9), but not in patients without splenomegaly (n = 14). "
06/01/2013 - "The APR before chemotherapy did not indicate the presence of splenomegaly in the 63 patients, however, it did significantly predict the development of grade 2 or higher adverse events during chemotherapy. "
11/01/2012 - "Additionally, statistically significant relationships were revealed between BCL2L12 expression level and CD117 expression, the presence of splenomegaly and chemotherapy response. "
09/01/2012 - "Splenomegaly (P = 0.039), LDH elevation (P = 0.033), chemotherapy regimen (P = 0.008) were prognostic factors of 5-year overall survival rate. "

09/01/2007 - "After treatment, all patients had a complete resolution of splenomegaly along with restoration of their blood counts. "
01/01/2006 - "Four years after treatment, 42 of the 84 individuals were re-examined and regression of splenomegaly was observed in 59% and of periportal thickening in 32%. "
05/01/2001 - "Two months after treatment ended, the 7-year-old girl developed splenomegaly, cervical adenopathy, and bilateral interstitial pulmonary infiltrates. "
07/01/1999 - "BCG treated rats showed hepatic and splenomegaly, both 48 and 6 days after treatment. "
01/01/1994 - "In addition, the splenic index was calculated before and after treatment to detect residual splenomegaly. "

04/01/2003 - "CT findings revealed that splenomegaly could sustained over 2 months after ligation of the splenic vein. "
04/01/2003 - "Fourteen healthy mongrel dogs were randomly divided into two groups: group A (n = 4) and group B (n = 10) Both groups underwent ligation of the splenic vein and its collateral branches to induce congestive splenomegaly. "
04/01/2003 - "Congestive splenomegaly was induced by ligation of splenic vein and its collateral branches in both groups. "
03/01/2001 - "Spleen veins ligature (SVL) led to acute congestive splenomegaly in rats with subsequent normochromic anaemia disappearing on the 21st day after the SVL. "
03/01/2000 - "Triple stenosing ligation of the portal vein does not produce mortality and causes splenomegaly as well as a larger degree of collateral venous circulation, particularly of splenorenal type, in relation to rats with a simple stenosing ligation. "

06/01/1990 - "The authors conclude that the patients with massive splenomegaly are improved by splenectomy, although it most often is merely a palliative treatment in cases of malignant hemopathy."
04/01/2011 - "Radiotherapy of splenomegaly : a palliative treatment option for a benign phenomenon in malignant diseases."
07/01/2015 - "This study indicates that splenic irradiation could be a safe and effective palliative treatment for symptomatic splenomegaly due to secondary myelofibrosis."
07/01/2015 - "To evaluate the impact of splenic irradiation as a palliative treatment for symptomatic splenomegaly due to secondary myelofibrosis. "
07/01/2015 - "Splenic irradiation as palliative treatment for symptomatic splenomegaly due to secondary myelofibrosis: a multi-institutional experience."