JA Burger, P Ghia, A Rosenwald… - Blood, The Journal …, 2009 - ashpublications.org
Despite major therapeutic advances, most mature B-cell malignancies remain incurable. Compelling evidence suggests that crosstalk with accessory stromal cells in specialized …
L Granziero, P Ghia, P Circosta… - Blood, The Journal …, 2001 - ashpublications.org
In B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL), defective apoptosis causes the accumulation of mature CD5+ B cells in lymphoid organs, bone marrow (BM), and …
CD44 is a cell surface adhesion molecule, which is overexpressed on cancer stem cells. The interaction of CD44 with hyaluronan is responsible for tumor development, metastasis …
JA Burger - Hematology 2010, the American Society of …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Intrinsic factors such as genetic lesions, anti-apoptotic proteins, and aberrant signaling networks within leukemia cells have long been the main focus of chronic lymphocytic …
FK Stevenson, F Caligaris-Cappio - Blood, 2004 - ashpublications.org
The finding that chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) consists of 2 clinical subsets, distinguished by the incidence of somatic mutations in the immunoglobulin (Ig) variable …
Sustained engagement of the B-cell receptor (BCR) increases apoptosis resistance in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) B cells, whereas transient stimulation usually has an …
JC Byrd, S Kitada, IW Flinn, JL Aron… - Blood, The Journal …, 2002 - ashpublications.org
Rituximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed at CD20 with significant activity in non- Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). A variety of pathways of …
I Ringshausen, F Schneller, C Bogner… - Blood, The Journal …, 2002 - ashpublications.org
In the present study we analyzed the role of phophatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI-3K) in B chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) cells. PI-3K is activated by many stimuli and is linked to …
S Gobessi, L Laurenti, PG Longo, L Carsetti, V Berno… - Leukemia, 2009 - nature.com
The protein kinase Syk is a key mediator of proximal B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling. Following antigen stimulation, Syk is recruited to the BCR and becomes activated by …