RENATA DE OLIVEIRA COSTA
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LIM/31 - Laboratório de Genética e Hematologia Molecular, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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conferenceObject Clinical Prognostic Models in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Patients Are Still Essential in the Rituximab Era(2014) LAGE, Luis Alberto de Padua Covas; COSTA, Renata Oliveira; HALLACK NETO, Abrahao Elias; SIQUEIRA, Sheila; SANTUCCI, Rodrigo; PAULA, Henrique Moura de; PEREIRA, JulianabookPart Linfomas indolentes(2016) PEREIRA, Juliana; COSTA, Renata de Oliveira- Epstein-Barr Viral Load is Associated to Response in AIDS-Related Lymphomas(2014) TANAKA, Paula Yurie; OHSHIMA, Kouichi; MATSUOKA, Masao; SABINO, Ester Cerdeira; FERREIRA, Suzete Cleusa; NISHYA, Anna Shoko; COSTA, Renata de Oliveira; CALORE, Edenilson Eduardo; PEREZ, Nilda Maria; PEREIRA, JulianaAIDS-related lymphoma (ARL) development is associated to immunodeficiency state with proliferation of B-cells driven by HIV itself and EBV infection. However, Epstein-Barr DNA is not detected in malignant cells of all ARL subtypes. A prospective and controlled study to analyze EBV viral load (VL) in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of ARL patients was performed to analyze if Epstein-Barr VL could be related to response in these patients. Fifteen patients with ARL were included in this study with measurement of EBV VL at three different periods of time: at lymphoma diagnosis, upon completion of chemotherapy, and 3 months after. Two control groups composed by HIV-negative and HIV-positive patients were also evaluated for EBV VL comparison. In situ hybridization for EBER was performed on diagnostic samples of all ARL patients. Median EBV VL in PBMC and plasma had a significant decrease (p = 0.022 and p = 0.003, respectively) after ARL treatment. EBER was positive in 7 (46.7 %) cases. Median EBV VL in PBMC before lymphoma treatment in patients positive for EBER was significantly higher compared to EBER negative cases (p = 0.041). Reduction of EBV viral load during treatment of lymphoma could be predictive of response. EBER expression was associated to advanced stages of disease and worse immune status. Our study suggests that measurement of EBV VL during ARL treatment could be used as a marker for response, but further studies are needed to validate this association.
- Increased Levels of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I Carriers(2011) MEIRELES, Ana Luisa L. Pedroso; HALLACK NETO, Abrahao Elias; COSTA, Renata de Oliveira; PEREIRA, JulianaBackground and Aims. HTLV-I-transformed T cells secrete biologically active forms of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (b-FGF). In addition, HTLV-I-transformed cells have a high capacity of adhesion to endothelial cells. Methods. We measured the circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and mature endothelial cells (MECs) by flow cytometry in 27 HTLV-I carriers in comparison to 30 healthy, age- and gender-matched subjects. All subjects had HTLV-I positivity confirmed by Western blot and/or polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The numbers of different subpopulations of EPCs and MECSs were evaluated by four-color flow cytometry using a panel of monoclonal antibodies. All reactions were done in duplicate to confirm reproducibility of the results. Results. The median age of all 27 HTLV-I carriers enrolled in this study was 45 years (range: 27-65 years); 11(41%) were male and 16 (59%) were female. The median age of the 30 healthy subjects in the control group was 45.5 years (range: 20-63 years); 11 (36.6%) were male and 19 (63.4%) were female. The number of EPCs was significantly higher in HTLV-I carriers (median 0.8288 cells/mu L, range: 0.0920-3.3176 cells/mu L) as compared to control group (median 0.4905 cells/mu L, range: 0.0000-1.5660 cells/mu L) (p = 0.035). In contrast, the median of the MECs in the HTLV-I carriers was 0.6380 cells/mu L (range: 0.0473-5.7618 cells/mu L) and 0.4950 cells/mu L (range: 0.0000-4.0896 cells/mu L) in the control group, with no statistical difference (p = 0.697). Conclusions. We demonstrated that EPCs, but not MECs, are increased in the peripheral blood of HTLV-I carriers. (C) 2011 IMSS.
bookPart Linfomas(2013) PEREIRA, Juliana; COSTA, Renata Oliveira; HALLACK NETO, Abrahão EliasconferenceObject Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, NOS: Prognostic Significance of Immunohistochemical Algorithms and Biomarkers in Newly Diagnosed Patients Treated With Rituximab Plus a CHOP-Like Regimen(2015) PAULA, Henrique de; SIQUEIRA, Sheila; PEREIRA, Juliana; LAGE, Luis Alberto; XAVIER, Flavia; COSTA, Renata; ZERBINI, Maria Claudia- Interim fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET-computed tomography and cell of origin by immunohistochemistry predicts progression-free and overall survival in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients in the rituximab era(2016) COSTA, Renata de Oliveira; HALLACK NETO, Abrahao; SIQUEIRA, Sheila; LAGE, Luis Alberto de Padua Covas; PAULA, Henrique M. de; COUTINHO, Arthur M.; PEREIRA, JulianaObjectiveThe aim of this study was to analyze the prognostic value of the interim PET (iPET)-computed tomography (CT) (iPET-CT) after two cycles of immunochemotherapy with the R-CHOP protocol in patients with diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (DLBCL) treated with a curative intent in combination with the neoplastic cell origin defined by Hans's immunohistochemstry algorithm followed in a reference center for cancer treatment in Brazil.Materials and methodsWe prospectively evaluated 147 DLBCL patients treated with R-CHOP-21 to assess the value of the International Prognostic Index, iPET-CT, and cell of origin by immunohistochemistry as prognostic markers in the rituximab era. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT was performed after two cycles (iPET-CT) and at the end of treatment in 111 patients. Lymphoma cases were categorized into germinal center (GC) and nongerminal center subtypes by immunohistochemistry according to Hans's algorithm.ResultsThe median age of GC-DLBCL patients (52.7 years) was lower than that of nongerminal center-DLBCL patients (59.4 years) (P=0.021); in addition, it was lower in patients with negative iPET-CT findings (52.7 years) versus positive findings (59.4 years) (P=0.031). The overall survival at 48 months was 100% for iPET-CT-negative GC-DLBCL patients and 61.2% for iPET-CT-positive GC-DLBCL patients (P=0.002). Progression-free survival at 30 months was 100% for iPET-CT-negative GC-DLBCL patients and 60.3% for iPET-CT-positive GC-DLBCL patients (P=0.001).ConclusionWe conclude that iPET-CT associated with cell origin identified a very good prognostic group in DLBCL patients treated with R-CHOP. Video Abstract: http://links.lww.com/NMC/A59
conferenceObject Nodal Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma - a Clinical and Epidemiological Analysis at Medicine School of Sao Paulo University(2014) LAGE, Luis Alberto de Padua Covas; GONCALVES, Marianne Castro; SANTUCCI, Rodrigo; COSTA, Renata Oliveira; LEVY, Debora; ZERBINI, Maria Claudia; PEREIRA, JulianaconferenceObject Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma: A Clinical and Epidemiological Analysis at the Medicine School of Sao Paulo University(2015) CORDEIRO, Ana Costa; LAGE, Luis Alberto de Padua Covas; COSTA, Renata Oliveira; LEVY, Debora; PEREIRA, Juliana- T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia: treatment experience with fludarabine(2012) COSTA, Renata Oliveira; BELLESSO, Marcelo; CHAMONE, Dalton Alencar Fischer; RUIZ, Milton Artur; HALLACK NETO, Abrahao Elias; ALDRED, Vera Lucia; PEREIRA, JulianaOBJECTIVES: The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the results of T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia treatment with fludarabine by assessing the complete hematologic response, the complete molecular response, progression-free survival, and overall survival. METHODS: We evaluated the records of six patients with T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia who were treated with fludarabine as a first-, second-, or third-line therapy, at a dose of 40 mg/m(2), for three to five days per month and 6 to 8 cycles. RESULTS: Of the six patients investigated with T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia who were treated with fludarabine, five (83.3%) were female, and their median age was 36.5 years (range 18 to 73). The median lymphocyte level was 3.4x10(9)/L (0.5 to 8.9). All patients exhibited a monoclonal T-cell receptor gamma gene rearrangement at diagnosis. Two (33.3%) patients received fludarabine as first-line treatment, two (33.3%) for refractory disease, one (16.6%) for relapsed disease after the suspension of methotrexate treatment due to liver toxicity, and one (16.6%) due to dyspesia. A complete hematologic response was achieved in all cases, and a complete molecular response was achieved in five out six cases (83.3%). During a mean follow-up period of 12 months, both the progression-free survival and overall survival rates were 100%. CONCLUSION: T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia demonstrated a high rate of complete hematologic and molecular response to fludarabine, with excellent compliance and tolerability rates. To confirm our results in this rare disease, we believe that fludarabine should be tested in clinical trials as a first-line treatment for T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia.