Fludarabine plus cyclophosphamide versus fludarabine alone in first-line therapy of younger patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

…, CM Wendtner, H Döhner, G Brittinger, B Emmerich… - Blood, 2006 - ashpublications.org
Combination chemotherapy with fludarabine plus cyclophosphamide (FC) was compared
with the standard regimen of fludarabine monotherapy in first-line treatment of younger …

First-line therapy with fludarabine compared with chlorambucil does not result in a major benefit for elderly patients with advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia

…, G Brittinger, H Döhner, B Emmerich… - Blood, The Journal …, 2009 - ashpublications.org
Although chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a disease of elderly patients, subjects older
than 65 years are heavily underrepresented in clinical trials. The German CLL study group (…

Rituximab therapy of patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia

…, S Serke, C Peschel, B Emmerich - Blood, The Journal …, 2001 - ashpublications.org
Rituximab (IDEC-C2B8) is a chimeric antibody that binds to the B-cell surface antigen CD20.
Rituximab has significant activity in follicular non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Much less is known …

Elevated serum thymidine kinase levels identify a subgroup at high risk of disease progression in early, nonsmoldering chronic lymphocytic leukemia

…, I Kuhn-Hallek, E Thiel, B Emmerich - Blood, The Journal …, 1999 - ashpublications.org
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) shows a remarkably heterogeneous clinical outcome;
survival ranges from several months in advanced stages to more than 10 years in early stages…

Serum β2-Microglobulin and Serum Thymidine Kinase are Independent Predictors of Progression-Free Survival in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and …

…, HD Schick, I Kuhn-Hallek, B Emmerich - Leukemia & …, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and immunocytoma (IC) are remarkably heterogeneous
with regard to their clinical course. The current staging systems can distinguish prognostic …

Activation of Src Kinases p53/56lyn and p59hck by p210bcr/abl in Myeloid Cells

…, M Warmuth, BJ Druker, B Emmerich… - Cancer research, 1996 - AACR
Chronic myeloid leukemia is characterized by the Philadelphia (Ph 1 ) translocation t(9;22)
that generates a hybrid gene, bcr/abl, translated to a M r 210,000 tyrosine kinase (p210 bcr/…

Generalized crystal-storing histiocytosis associated with monoclonal gammopathy: molecular analysis of a disorder with rapid clinical course and review of the …

…, PR Jungblut, B Emmerich… - Blood, The Journal …, 2002 - ashpublications.org
Crystal-storing histiocytosis (CSH) is a rare event in disorders associated with monoclonal
gammopathy. The intracellular crystal formation is almost always accompanied by the …

B-cell lymphomas differ in their responsiveness to CpG oligodeoxynucleotides

…, H Poeck, E Hartmann, R Jox, T Giese, B Emmerich… - Clinical cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Human B cells detect CpG motifs within microbial DNA via TLR9. Synthetic CpG
oligodeoxynucleotides are currently being tested in clinical trials for the therapy of different types of B …

Efficacy of bendamustine in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia: results of a phase I/II study of the German CLL Study Group

…, ME Goebeler, M Herold, B Emmerich… - …, 2005 - haematologica.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Although bendamustine has been used for more than
30 years in the treatment of lymphoma, little is known about the optimal dosing schedule in …

The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor simvastatin overcomes cell adhesion–mediated drug resistance in multiple myeloma by geranylgeranylation of Rho protein and …

…, P Baumann, M Simsek, F Dayyani, B Emmerich… - Blood, 2004 - ashpublications.org
Primary drug resistance is a major problem in multiple myeloma, an incurable disease of the
bone marrow. Cell adhesion-mediated drug resistance (CAM-DR) causes strong primary …