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Papers by Francisco Jose Ortuño Giner

Blood cancer journal, Jan 28, 2015

An increasing numbers of patients are being diagnosed with asymptomatic early-stage chronic lymph... more An increasing numbers of patients are being diagnosed with asymptomatic early-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), with no treatment indication at baseline. We applied a high-throughput deep-targeted analysis, especially designed for covering widely TP53 and ATM genes, in 180 patients with inactive disease at diagnosis, to test the independent prognostic value of CLL somatic recurrent mutations. We found that 40/180 patients harbored at least one acquired variant with ATM (n=17, 9.4%), NOTCH1 (n=14, 7.7%), TP53 (n=14, 7.7%) and SF3B1 (n=10, 5.5%) as most prevalent mutated genes. Harboring one 'sub-Sanger' TP53 mutation granted an independent 3.5-fold increase of probability of needing treatment. Those patients with a double-hit ATM lesion (mutation+11q deletion) had the shorter median time to first treatment (17 months). We found that a genomic variable: TP53 mutations, most of them under the sensitivity of conventional techniques; a cell phenotypic factor: CD38-positiv...

Haematologica, 2016

Chromosome 8 Abnormalities Are Associated With An Even Worse Outcome And Karyotype Complexity In ... more Chromosome 8 Abnormalities Are Associated With An Even Worse Outcome And Karyotype Complexity In Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia And Tp53 Aberrations

American Journal of Hematology, 2015

Bone marrow infiltration (BMI), categorized as an extra‐nodal site, affects stage and is associat... more Bone marrow infiltration (BMI), categorized as an extra‐nodal site, affects stage and is associated with poor prognosis in newly diagnosed lymphoma patients. We have evaluated the accuracy of PET/CT and bone marrow biopsy (BMB) to assess BMI in 372 lymphoma patients [140 Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) and 232 High Grade B‐cell non‐Hodgkin Lymphoma (HG B‐NHL), among them 155 Diffuse Large B‐Cell Lymphoma (DLCL)]. For HL cases, and taking into account PET/CT, sensitivity, negative predictive value (NPV) and accuracy were 96.7, 99.3, and 99.3% while those of BMB were 32.3, 83.8, and 85%, respectively. For HG B‐NHL and considering PET/CT, sensitivity, NPV, and accuracy were 52.7, 81.7, and 84.1%, while those of BMB were 77.6, 90.2, and 90.7%, respectively. In the HG B‐NHL group, 25 patients would have been under‐staged without BMB. These results lead us to recommend PET/CT and the avoidance of BMB to assess BMI in HL. In the case of HG B‐NHL, bone marrow status should be assessed firstly by mean...

Haematologica, 2020

Whole exome sequencing reveals clonal dynamics in seven donor cell myeloid neoplasms after hemato... more Whole exome sequencing reveals clonal dynamics in seven donor cell myeloid neoplasms after hematopoietic transplantation. CCR4 C-C_motif_chemokine_receptor_4 CCR5 C-C_motif_chemokine_receptor_5_gene_pseudogene CCR6 C-C_motif_chemokine_receptor_6 CCR7 C-C_motif_chemokine_receptor_7 CD14 CD14_molecule CD160 CD160_molecule CD163 CD163_molecule CD19 CD19_molecule CD1C CD1c_molecule CD1D CD1d_molecule CD2 CD2_molecule CD209 CD209_molecule CD22 CD22_molecule CD226 CD226_molecule CD244 CD244_molecule CD247 CD247_molecule CD27 CD27_molecule CD274 CD274_molecule CD276 CD276_molecule CD28 CD28_molecule CD33 CD33_molecule CD37 CD37_molecule CD38 CD38_molecule CD3D CD3d_molecule CD3E CD3e_molecule CD3G CD3g_molecule CD4 CD4_molecule CD40 CD40_molecule CD40LG CD40_ligand CD44 CD44_molecule_Indian_blood_group CD47 CD47_molecule CD48 CD48_molecule CD52 CD52_molecule CD53 CD53_molecule CD6 CD6_molecule CD63 CD63_molecule CD68 CD68_molecule CD69 CD69_molecule CD70 CD70_molecule CD74 CD74_molecule CD79A CD79a_molecule CD79B CD79b_molecule CD80 CD80_molecule CD83 CD83_molecule CD86 CD86_molecule CD8A CD8a_molecule CD8B CD8b_molecule CDK1

Anales de Pediatría, 2011

Neonatal transient myeloproliferative disorder and acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia of Down syndr... more Neonatal transient myeloproliferative disorder and acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia of Down syndrome are considered different manifestations of the same disease. In most cases, transient myeloproliferative disorders require no treatment, while acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia of Down's syndrome is characterised by an increased sensitivity to chemotherapy and its treatment should be adapted with a reduction in dose intensity. Both entities share specific mutations at exón 2 of the transcription factor GATA1. We analysed biological features and GATA1 mutations in 4 patients with transient abnormal myelopoiesis (2) and acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia (2) including one phenotypically normal trisomy 21 mosaicism. We found abnormal GATA1 mutated clones in each case, and a specific point mutation at exón 2 was detected in three cases. Given the heterogeneous phenotype of megakaryoblastic blasts and the low percentage of blasts at presentation, the recognition of GATA1 mutations was helpful for diagnosis. In addition, molecular remission was established in 2 patients after subsequent normal mutational GATA1 analysis. We conclude that GATA1 mutational study is a useful tool for the diagnosis and management of trisomy 21 associated myeloproliferative disorders.

British journal of haematology, Jan 24, 2018

Despite the absence of mutations in the DNA repair machinery in myeloid malignancies, the advent ... more Despite the absence of mutations in the DNA repair machinery in myeloid malignancies, the advent of high-throughput sequencing and discovery of splicing and epigenetics defects in chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) prompted us to revisit a pathogenic role for genes involved in DNA damage response. We screened for misregulated DNA repair genes by enhanced RNA-sequencing on bone marrow from a discovery cohort of 27 CMML patients and 9 controls. We validated 4 differentially expressed candidates in CMML CD34 bone marrow selected cells and in an independent cohort of 74 CMML patients, mutationally contextualized by targeted sequencing, and assessed their transcriptional behavior in 70 myelodysplastic syndrome, 66 acute myeloid leukaemia and 25 chronic myeloid leukaemia cases. We found BAP1 and PARP1 down-regulation to be specific to CMML compared with other related disorders. Chromatin-regulator mutated cases showed decreased BAP1 dosage. We validated a significant over-expression ...

Cancer medicine, Jan 27, 2017

Several studies have reported uneven results when evaluating the prognostic value of bone marrow ... more Several studies have reported uneven results when evaluating the prognostic value of bone marrow biopsy (BMB) and PET/CT as part of the staging of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The heterogeneity of the inclusion criteria and not taking into account selection and collinearity biases in the analysis models might explain part of these discrepancies. To address this issue we have carried a retrospective multicenter study including 268 DLBCL patients with a BMB and a PET/CT available at diagnosis where we estimated both the prognosis impact and the diagnostic accuracy of each technique. Only patients treated with R-CHOP/21 as first line (n = 203) were included in the survival analysis. With a median follow-up of 25 months the estimated 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 76.3% and 82.7% respectively. In a multivariate analysis designed to avoid a collinearity bias with IPI categories, BMB-BMI [bone marrow involvement](+) (HR: 3.6) and ECOG PS &g...

Oncotarget, 2016

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) harboring TP53 aberrations (TP53abs; chromosome ... more Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) harboring TP53 aberrations (TP53abs; chromosome 17p deletion and/or TP53 mutation) exhibit an unfavorable clinical outcome. Chromosome 8 abnormalities, namely losses of 8p (8p−) and gains of 8q (8q+) have been suggested to aggravate the outcome of patients with TP53abs.

Oncotarget, 2016

A role of endothelial cells in the survival of CLL cells during extravasation is presently unknow... more A role of endothelial cells in the survival of CLL cells during extravasation is presently unknown. Herein we show that CLL cells but not normal B cells can receive apoptotic signals through physical contact with TNF-α activated endothelium impairing survival in transendothelial migration (TEM) assays. In addition, the CLL cells of patients having lymphadenopathy (LApos) show a survival advantage during TEM that can be linked to increased expression of α4 and αL integrin chains. Within this context, ephrinA4 expressed on the surface of CLL cells sequestrates integrins and inactivates them resulting in reduced adhesion and inhibition of apoptotic/survival signals through them. In agreement, ephrinA4 silencing resulted in increased survival of CLL cells of LApos patients but not LA neg patients. Similarly was observed when a soluble ephrinA4 isoform was added to TEM assays strongly suggesting that accumulation of this isoform in the serum of LApos patients could contribute to CLL cells dissemination and survival in vivo. In supporting, CLL lymphadenopathies showed a preferential accumulation of apoptotic CLL cells around high endothelial venules lacking ephrinA4. Moreover, soluble ephrinA4 isolated from sera of patients increased the number and viability of CLL cells recovered from the lymph nodes of adoptively transferred mice. Finally, we present evidence suggesting that soluble ephrinA4 mediated survival during TEM could enhance a transcellular TEM route of the CLL cells. Together these findings point to an important role of ephrinA4 in the nodal dissemination of CLL cells governing extravasation and survival.

British journal of haematology, Jan 5, 2016

Peripheral expansion of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) derived from the graft in the initial stage... more Peripheral expansion of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) derived from the graft in the initial stages of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) immune recovery is a well-known physiological event. The description of symptomatic large granular lymphocyte leukaemia in this setting may generate uncertainty, mostly in those cases in which the CTL expansion (CTLe) persists beyond the early transplantation period. We aimed to assess the nature of CTLe during the post-alloHSCT period in 154 adult patients with a long-term surveillance. We studied the longitudinal kinetics of those expansions, their relationship to clinical events, and their phenotypic and molecular features, including recently reported CTL leukaemia-STAT3 mutations. Persistent relative CTLe cases are frequent (49%), related with thymoglobulin prophylaxis (P ≤ 0·001), acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD, P = 0·02), and reduced intensity conditioning (P = 0·04). Absolute CTLe are scarce (9%) and relate...

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Medicina clínica, Jan 9, 2010

Haematologica, 2007

The role of imatinib in childhood Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph +) acute lymphoblastic leu... more The role of imatinib in childhood Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph +) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has not been established. We treated four children with imatinib in combination with conventional chemotherapy (CT) before stem cell transplantation (SCT). Response evaluation consisted of fluorocytometric analysis of minimal residual disease (MRD) and standard qualitative RT-PCR follow-up.

Bone Marrow Transplantation, 1998

Thirty-four patients diagnosed with breast cancer were included in a prospective study evaluating... more Thirty-four patients diagnosed with breast cancer were included in a prospective study evaluating the bone marrow (BM) CD34 ؉ /CD71 ؊ cell content, as a predictive parameter of the CD34 ؉ cell mobilization after rG-CSF administration. Analysis of the concentration of medullary CD34 ؉ /CD71 ؊ cells before priming schedules was significantly related with the collection of CD34 ؉ cells in apheresis day 1 (P ‫؍‬ 0.03, r ‫؍‬ 0.36), apheresis day 1 + day 2 (P ‫؍‬ 0.01, r ‫؍‬ 0.42) or the total CD34 ؉ cells collected (P ‫؍‬ 0.005, r ‫؍‬ 0.47). A BM CD34 ؉ /CD71 ؊ cell concentration greater than or less than a cutoff value of 30/l was significantly associated with the yield of CD34 ؉ cells collected by cytapheresis procedures (mean values 3.12 ؋ 10 6 /kg, and 2.19 ؋ 10 6 /kg, respectively, P ‫؍‬ 0.013). These results suggest that in breast cancer patients undergoing priming with rG-CSF, steady-state BM CD34 ؉ /CD71 ؊ measurement is a relevant predictive parameter of CD34 ؉ mobilization.

Bone Marrow Transplantation, 1999

We report the case of a healthy donor who was mobilized for the purpose of performing an unrelate... more We report the case of a healthy donor who was mobilized for the purpose of performing an unrelated donor transplantation with subcutaneous injections of rhG-CSF. Because of accidental loss of progenitors, 3 days after completing the first collection, the donor was mobilized again with rhG-CSF, and progenitors were collected. While a similar increase in the pre-apheresis leukocyte count was observed in both procedures, fewer mononuclear cells were mobilized during the second rhG-CSF course, resulting in a poor CD34 + yield. These data suggest that an 8-day interval between commencement of rhG-CSF mobilizations is insufficient to predict an efficient collection of hematopoietic progenitors to ensure engraftment after bone marrow transplantation.

Bone Marrow Transplantation, 2001

Recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) has been widely used after auto... more Recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) has been widely used after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant (APBSCT) in an attempt to reduce the duration of neutropenia, but whether this treatment has any influence on long-term engraftment remains unknown. We have retrospectively analyzed data from breast cancer patients to compare post-APBSCT rhG-CSF administration in terms of the short-term benefit and myeloid marrow regeneration after 1 year. Group A included 10 patients not treated with post-APBSCT rhG-CSF, while groups B and C comprised 15 and 13 patients treated with this drug from days +1 and +6, respectively. No differences among the three groups were found in age, diagnosis, previous chemo-radiotherapy, CD34 + /CD71 − cell concentration in pre-transplant bone marrow (BM), mobilization schedule, CD34 + cell yield, conditioning regimen and post-transplant radiotherapy. Post-APBSCT rhG-CSF was shown to accelerate neutrophil recovery, but there were no significant differences in platelet recovery, transfusion requirements, days of fever, antibiotic administration or inhospital stay. With regard to BM hematopoietic precursors 1 year after APBSCT, significantly lower concentrations of total CD34 + cells, committed CD34 + /CD33 + subsets, and more immature CD34 + /CD71 − cells were found in both groups B and C compared with patients not having received the cytokine (group A). Thus, post-APBSCT rhG-CSF administration does not appear to beneficially affect procedure outcome, and might even impair long-term marrow hematopoiesis. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2001) 27,

Bone Marrow Transplantation, 1999

Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) after autologous progenitor cell transplantation has been... more Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) after autologous progenitor cell transplantation has been associated with blood transfusion or cyclosporine. Mild aGVHD grades I-II, identified as autoaggression or engraftment syndrome, has recently been described in autologous progenitor transplantation. Here, we report the first case of pathologically documented grade IV aGVHD after autologous peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation in a patient with breast cancer. The allogeneic origin was excluded by molecular techniques, and no cyclosporine or cytokines were administered.

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Blood, 2014

and monosomal karyotype refractory acute myeloid leukemia with myelodysplasia-related changes Gia... more and monosomal karyotype refractory acute myeloid leukemia with myelodysplasia-related changes Giant multilobated mastocytes (promastocytes) in the setting of a http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/content/123/9/1292.full.html Updated information and services can be found at: (1155 articles) Myeloid Neoplasia (2317 articles) Free Research Articles (280 articles) BloodWork Articles on similar topics can be found in the following Blood collections

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Annals of Hematology, 1995

Several studies have demonstrated that both CD34 +/CD38-and CD34 +/HLA-DR-human hematopoietic pro... more Several studies have demonstrated that both CD34 +/CD38-and CD34 +/HLA-DR-human hematopoietic progenitor cells have properties associated with hematopoietic stern cells. However, the kinetics of these two cell populations in human peripheral blood (PB) after priming with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) has not been investigated. By using flow-cytometric analysis we have shown that administration of rhG-CSF to 14 patients eligible for peripheral blood progenitor cell (PBPC) transplantation led to an increment of CD34+/CD38+ and CD34+/HLA-DR + cells in the PB that paralleled the increase of total CD34+ cells, indicating that such subpopulations are responsible for the major release of CD34 + cells. Furthermore, rhG-CSF priming led to a significant mobilization of fractions of more immature CD34+/ CD38-and CD34+/HLA-DR-cells to the PB. In the leukapheresis preparations, the average frequency of CD34+ cells lacking the CD38 or HLA-DR antigens was low (5% and 30%, respectively), with little overlap between the CD38-and HLA-DR-subpopulations. In addition, the yield of each subset of CD34+ cells (CD34 +/CD38 + and CD34 +/HLA-DR +) in the PB correlated with the numbers in the collected material. The results of the present study indicate that administration of rhG-CSF causes a significant increase of CD34 +/CD38 + and CD34 +/HLA-DR-cells in PB, and that such cells can be then safely harvested by leukapheresis procedures.