Burkitt lymphoma

C López, B Burkhardt, JKC Chan, L Leoncini… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is an aggressive form of B cell lymphoma that can affect children and
adults. The study of BL led to the identification of the first recurrent chromosomal aberration …

HIV-associated cancers and lymphoproliferative disorders caused by Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus and Epstein-Barr virus

KA Lurain, R Ramaswami, LT Krug… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Within weeks of the first report of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 1981, it
was observed that these patients often had Kaposi sarcoma (KS), a hitherto rarely seen skin …

The treatment of Burkitt lymphoma in adults

J Crombie, A LaCasce - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a highly aggressive, B-cell, non-Hodgkin lymphoma categorized
into endemic, sporadic, and immunodeficiency-associated subtypes. BL has distinct …

Vincristine in combination therapy of cancer: emerging trends in clinics

J Škubník, VS Pavlíčková, T Ruml, S Rimpelová - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Vincristine is a vinca alkaloid naturally occurring in Catharanthus roseus. It
belongs to antimitotic compounds, which arrest the cell cycle via disrupting microtubule …

Burkitt lymphoma in the modern era: real-world outcomes and prognostication across 30 US cancer centers

AM Evens, A Danilov, D Jagadeesh… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
We examined adults with untreated Burkitt lymphoma (BL) from 2009 to 2018 across 30 US
cancer centers. Factors associated with progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival …

Hematologic cancers in individuals infected by HIV

A Carbone, E Vaccher… - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
HIV infection increases cancer risk and is linked to cancers associated to infectious agents
classified as carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer …

Venetoclax plus dose-adjusted R-EPOCH for Richter syndrome

MS Davids, KA Rogers, S Tyekucheva… - Blood, The Journal …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Richter syndrome (RS) of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is typically chemoresistant,
with a poor prognosis. We hypothesized that the oral Bcl-2 inhibitor venetoclax could …

HIV-associated Burkitt lymphoma

SA Atallah-Yunes, DJ Murphy, A Noy - The Lancet Haematology, 2020 - thelancet.com
Burkitt lymphoma is a rare and aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma with three classifications:
endemic, sporadic, and immunodeficiency-related. High-intensity chemotherapeutic …

Genetic subgroups inform on pathobiology in adult and pediatric Burkitt lymphoma

N Thomas, K Dreval, DS Gerhard, LK Hilton… - Blood, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Burkitt lymphoma (BL) accounts for most pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphomas, being less
common but significantly more lethal when diagnosed in adults. Much of the knowledge of …

Defining and treating high-grade B-cell lymphoma, NOS

AJ Olszewski, H Kurt, AM Evens - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
High-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBL), not otherwise specified (NOS), is a recently introduced
diagnostic category for aggressive B-cell lymphomas. It includes tumors with Burkitt-like or …