Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

HLH

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Can a patient still have primary HLH even in the absence of any HLH associated genetic mutations?

rWGS did not demonstrate any HLH definable or associated mutations.

How do you utilize cytokine panels in your clinical practice?

Is there utility when classic inflammatory markers (ESR,CRP) or disease specific markers (C3, C4, dsDNA) do not correlate with patients disease activi...

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How would you adjust the steroid dose for steroid-induced psychosis in a patient being treated for secondary HLH with the HLH-94 protocol?

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Should testing for genetic causes of HLH be performed in all patients with MAS or secondary HLH regardless of the patient's age?

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How do you approach dosing of anakinra in MAS?

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How do you approach diagnosis and treatment of HLH/MAS following CAR T-cell therapy?

How is this entity distinct from other secondary HLH entities?

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What is your approach to treatment of infection-triggered HLH that does not respond to treatment of the underlying infection?

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In the setting of secondary HLH associated with initial diagnosis of lymphoma, would you adjust steroid dose and type to account for differences in HLH and lymphoma treatment protocols?

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What are the best labs to trend improvement in HLH?

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How do you approach relapsed idiopathic HLH?

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In what circumstances would you give G-CSF to a patient with severe neutropenia and HLH?

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Papers discussed in this category

Blood, 2019-06-06

Recommendations for the management of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adults.

Eur J Haematol, 2021 Feb 17

Ruxolitinib as adjunctive therapy for secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case series.

Pediatric blood & cancer, 2011-01

Rate of decline of ferritin in patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis as a prognostic variable for mortality.

Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis, 2020 Nov 24

Efficacy of high-dose anakinra in refractory macrophage activation syndrome in adult-onset Still's disease: when dosage matters in overcoming secondary therapy resistance.

Frontiers in immunology, 2023 Jun 22

Approaching hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

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