TY - JOUR A1 - Proetel, Ulrike A1 - Pletsch, Nadine A1 - Lauseker, Michael A1 - Müller, Martin C. A1 - Hanfstein, Benjamin A1 - Krause, Stefan W. A1 - Kalmanti, Lida A1 - Schreiber, Annette A1 - Heim, Dominik A1 - Baerlocher, Gabriela M. A1 - Hofmann, Wolf-Karsten A1 - Lange, Elisabeth A1 - Einsele, Hermann A1 - Wernli, Martin A1 - Kremers, Stephan A1 - Schlag, Rudolf A1 - Müller, Lothar A1 - Hänel, Mathias A1 - Link, Hartmut A1 - Hertenstein, Bernd A1 - Pfirrmann, Markus A1 - Hochhaus, Andreas A1 - Hasford, Joerg A1 - Hehlmann, Rüdiger A1 - Saußele, Susanne T1 - Older patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (≥65 years) profit more from higher imatinib doses than younger patients: a subanalysis of the randomized CML-Study IV JF - Annals of Hematology N2 - The impact of imatinib dose on response rates and survival in older patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase has not been studied well. We analyzed data from the German CML-Study IV, a randomized five-arm treatment optimization study in newly diagnosed BCR-ABL-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase. Patients randomized to imatinib 400 mg/day (IM400) or imatinib 800 mg/day (IM800) and stratified according to age (≥65 years vs. <65 years) were compared regarding dose, response, adverse events, rates of progression, and survival. The full 800 mg dose was given after a 6-week run-in period with imatinib 400 mg/day. The dose could then be reduced according to tolerability. A total of 828 patients were randomized to IM400 or IM800. Seven hundred eighty-four patients were evaluable (IM400, 382; IM800, 402). One hundred ten patients (29 %) on IM400 and 83 (21 %) on IM800 were ≥65 years. The median dose per day was lower for patients ≥65 years on IM800, with the highest median dose in the first year (466 mg/day for patients ≥65 years vs. 630 mg/day for patients <65 years). Older patients on IM800 achieved major molecular remission and deep molecular remission as fast as younger patients, in contrast to standard dose imatinib with which older patients achieved remissions much later than younger patients. Grades 3 and 4 adverse events were similar in both age groups. Five-year relative survival for older patients was comparable to that of younger patients. We suggest that the optimal dose for older patients is higher than 400 mg/day. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00055874 KW - chronic myeloid leukemia KW - older patients KW - different imatinib dose regimens KW - early applied higher imatinib dosages Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-121574 SN - 0939-5555 VL - 93 IS - 7 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gonzalez‐Escamilla, Gabriel A1 - Muthuraman, Muthuraman A1 - Reich, Martin M. A1 - Koirala, Nabin A1 - Riedel, Christian A1 - Glaser, Martin A1 - Lange, Florian A1 - Deuschl, Günther A1 - Volkmann, Jens A1 - Groppa, Sergiu T1 - Cortical network fingerprints predict deep brain stimulation outcome in dystonia JF - Movement Disorders N2 - Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective evidence‐based therapy for dystonia. However, no unequivocal predictors of therapy responses exist. We investigated whether patients optimally responding to DBS present distinct brain network organization and structural patterns. Methods From a German multicenter cohort of 82 dystonia patients with segmental and generalized dystonia who received DBS implantation in the globus pallidus internus, we classified patients based on the clinical response 3 years after DBS. Patients were assigned to the superior‐outcome group or moderate‐outcome group, depending on whether they had above or below 70% motor improvement, respectively. Fifty‐one patients met MRI‐quality and treatment response requirements (mean age, 51.3 ± 13.2 years; 25 female) and were included in further analysis. From preoperative MRI we assessed cortical thickness and structural covariance, which were then fed into network analysis using graph theory. We designed a support vector machine to classify subjects for the clinical response based on individual gray‐matter fingerprints. Results The moderate‐outcome group showed cortical atrophy mainly in the sensorimotor and visuomotor areas and disturbed network topology in these regions. The structural integrity of the cortical mantle explained about 45% of the DBS stimulation amplitude for optimal response in individual subjects. Classification analyses achieved up to 88% of accuracy using individual gray‐matter atrophy patterns to predict DBS outcomes. Conclusions The analysis of cortical integrity, informed by group‐level network properties, could be developed into independent predictors to identify dystonia patients who benefit from DBS. KW - brain networks KW - clinical outcome KW - deep brain stimulation KW - dystonia Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-213532 VL - 34 IS - 10 SP - 1536 EP - 1545 ER - TY - THES A1 - Lange, Martin T1 - Die aktuelle Therapie des akuten Koronarsyndroms T1 - The current treatment of acute coronary syndroms - one year at the medical clinic of Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg N2 - Zur Behandlung akuter koronarer Syndrome sind eine Fülle von Therapiekonzepten verfügbar. Ziel dieser prospektiven Studie war es Vor- und Nachteile einzelner Optionen herauszufinden und sie mit Daten der anerkannten Literatur zu vergleichen. Hierzu wurden im Zeitraum eines Jahres 412 Patienten, die mit dem Verdacht auf ein akutes Koronarsyndrom in die Universitätsklinik Würzburg kamen in die Studie eingeschlossen. 165 Patienten hatten einen Myokardinfarkt, 44 eine instabile Angina pectoris. Die Patienten erhielten als primäre Therapie entweder eine Thrombolyse (22 rt-PA, 7 Streptokinase), oder eine Akut-PTCA (54) oder wurden medikamnetös konservativ behandelt. 6 Monate nach Lyse bzw. Akut-PTCA fand eine Verlaufsbeobachtung statt. Es wurden die Verlaufsendpunkte Tod, nicht-tödlicher Reinfarkt, Reintervention oder keine erneute Intervention unterschieden. Die mediane präklinische Verzögerungszeit vom Symptombeginn bis zur Ankunft in der Klinik betrug bei den Infarktpatienten 3h 18min. Die mediane door-to-needle Zeit lag bei 20min, die mediane door-to-balloon Zeit bei 90min. Ein halbes Jahr nach der Lyse waren 5 Patienten (17%) verstorben, 2 (7%) erhielten eine Bypass-OP, 10 (34%) eine PTCA und 12 (42%) waren ohne Reintervention. Im Vergleich dazu ergiebt der Verlauf nach Akut-PTCA, dass 1 Patient (2%) verstarb (p=0,014), 2 (4%) einen Reinfarkt erlitten, 2 (4%) eine Bypass-OP, 7 (14%) eine erneute PTCA hatten und 38 (76%) ohne Reintervention (p=0,002) blieben. Die Verweildauer auf der medizinischen Intensivstation betrug nach Akut-PTCA 40h, nach Lyse 92h (p<0,001) und bei konservativer Therapie 60h. Die Gesamtverweildauer lag nach Akut-PTCA bei 9d, nach Lyse bei 15d (p=0,024) und bei konservativer Therapie bei 11d. Trotz der geringen Fallzahl stellte sich die Akut-PTCA der Thrombolyse als signifikant überlegene Myokardinfarkttherapie in puncto Krankenhausverweildauer, Reinterventionshäufigkeit und Letalität dar. N2 - The aim of this prospective study was to find out the advantage and disadvantage of the different therapy options for acute coronary syndroms. In the period of one year 412 patients were included, who came with suspicious acute coronary syndrom to Wuerzburg University Hospital. 165 patients had a myocardial infarction, 44 unstable angina pectoris. The patients received as primary therapy either thrombolysis (22 rt-PA, 7 Streptokinase), or primary-PTCA or conservative drug treatment. There was a follow up 6 months after thrombolysis or primary-PTCA. The endpoints death, non-fatal reinfarction, reintervention or no reintervention were distinguished. The median preclinical delay from symptom onset to hospital arrival of the myocardial infarction patients was 3h 18min. The median door to needle time was 20min, the median door to balloon time 90min. Half a year after thrombolysis 5 patients (17%) had died, 2 (7%) had ACBG, 10 (34%) a PTCA and 12 (42%) were without reintervention. Compared with this, after primary-PTCA 1 patient (2%) had died (p=0.014), 2 (4%) had a non-fatal reinfartion, 2 (4%) an ACBG, 7 (14%) a Re-PTCA and 38 (76%) were without reintervention (p=0.002). The length of stay on intensive-care unit was 40h after primary-PTCA, 92h after thrombolysis (p<0.001) and 60h after conservative drug treatment. The complete hospital stay after primary-PTCA was 9d, after thrombolysis 15d (p=0.024) and 11d after conservative drug treatment. In these small study primary-PTCA was the significant superior treatment of myocardial infarction with regard to hospital stay, reintervention and mortality. KW - Würzburg KW - Medizinische Klinik KW - Koronare Herzkrankheit KW - Therapie KW - akutes Koronarsyndrom KW - Myokardinfarkt KW - Angina pectoris KW - PTCA KW - Thrombolyse KW - acute coronary syndrom KW - myocardial infarction KW - angina pectoris KW - PTCA KW - thrombolysis Y1 - 2002 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-4111 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Saint Fleur-Lominy, Shella A1 - Maus, Mate A1 - Vaeth, Martin A1 - Lange, Ingo A1 - Zee, Isabelle A1 - Suh, David A1 - Liu, Cynthia A1 - Wu, Xiaojun A1 - Tikhonova, Anastasia A1 - Aifantis, Iannis A1 - Feske, Stefan T1 - STIM1 and STIM2 Mediate Cancer-Induced Inflammation in T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia JF - Cell Reports N2 - T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is commonly associated with activating mutations in the NOTCH1 pathway. Recent reports have shown a link between NOTCH1 signaling and intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis in T-ALL. Here, we investigate the role of store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) mediated by the Ca2+ channel ORAI1 and its activators STIM1 and STIM2 in T-ALL. Deletion of STIM1 and STIM2 in leukemic cells abolishes SOCE and significantly prolongs the survival of mice in a NOTCH1-dependent model of T-ALL. The survival advantage is unrelated to the leukemic cell burden but is associated with the SOCE-dependent ability of malignant T lymphoblasts to cause inflammation in leukemia-infiltrated organs. Mice with STIM1/STIM2-deficient T-ALL show a markedly reduced necroinflammatory response in leukemia-infiltrated organs and downregulation of signaling pathways previously linked to cancer-induced inflammation. Our study shows that leukemic T lymphoblasts cause inflammation of leukemia-infiltrated organs that is dependent on SOCE. KW - T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia KW - T-ALL KW - Notch1 KW - STIM1 KW - STIM2 KW - calcium KW - Ca2+ KW - CRAC KW - channel KW - inflammation KW - interferon KW - anemia KW - macrophages Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-227259 VL - 24 IS - 11 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kremer, Naomi I. A1 - Pauwels, Rik W. J. A1 - Pozzi, Nicolò G. A1 - Lange, Florian A1 - Roothans, Jonas A1 - Volkmann, Jens A1 - Reich, Martin M. T1 - Deep Brain Stimulation for Tremor: Update on Long-Term Outcomes, Target Considerations and Future Directions JF - Journal of Clinical Medicine N2 - Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus is one of the main advanced neurosurgical treatments for drug-resistant tremor. However, not every patient may be eligible for this procedure. Nowadays, various other functional neurosurgical procedures are available. In particular cases, radiofrequency thalamotomy, focused ultrasound and radiosurgery are proven alternatives to DBS. Besides, other DBS targets, such as the posterior subthalamic area (PSA) or the dentato-rubro-thalamic tract (DRT), may be appraised as well. In this review, the clinical characteristics and pathophysiology of tremor syndromes, as well as long-term outcomes of DBS in different targets, will be summarized. The effectiveness and safety of lesioning procedures will be discussed, and an evidence-based clinical treatment approach for patients with drug-resistant tremor will be presented. Lastly, the future directions in the treatment of severe tremor syndromes will be elaborated. KW - deep brain stimulation KW - tremor KW - essential tremor KW - Parkinson’s disease KW - outcomes KW - clinical approach KW - target considerations KW - future directions Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-244982 SN - 2077-0383 VL - 10 IS - 16 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lange, Florian A1 - Steigerwald, Frank A1 - Malzacher, Tobias A1 - Brandt, Gregor Alexander A1 - Odorfer, Thorsten Michael A1 - Roothans, Jonas A1 - Reich, Martin M. A1 - Fricke, Patrick A1 - Volkmann, Jens A1 - Matthies, Cordula A1 - Capetian, Philipp D. T1 - Reduced Programming Time and Strong Symptom Control Even in Chronic Course Through Imaging-Based DBS Programming JF - Frontiers in Neurology N2 - Objectives: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) programming is based on clinical response testing. Our clinical pilot trial assessed the feasibility of image-guided programing using software depicting the lead location in a patient-specific anatomical model. Methods: Parkinson's disease patients with subthalamic nucleus-DBS were randomly assigned to standard clinical-based programming (CBP) or anatomical-based (imaging-guided) programming (ABP) in an 8-week crossover trial. Programming characteristics and clinical outcomes were evaluated. Results: In 10 patients, both programs led to similar motor symptom control (MDS-UPDRS III) after 4 weeks (medicationOFF/stimulationON; CPB: 18.27 ± 9.23; ABP: 18.37 ± 6.66). Stimulation settings were not significantly different, apart from higher frequency in the baseline program than CBP (p = 0.01) or ABP (p = 0.003). Time spent in a program was not significantly different (CBP: 86.1 ± 29.82%, ABP: 88.6 ± 29.0%). Programing time was significantly shorter (p = 0.039) with ABP (19.78 ± 5.86 min) than CBP (45.22 ± 18.32). Conclusion: Image-guided DBS programming in PD patients drastically reduces programming time without compromising symptom control and patient satisfaction in this small feasibility trial. KW - directional deep brain stimulation KW - image-guided programming KW - subthalamic nucleus KW - chronic stimulation KW - randomized controlled double-blind study KW - Parkinson's disease Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-249634 SN - 1664-2295 VL - 12 ER -