Randomised trial of intravenous immunoglobulin as prophylaxis against infection in plateau-phase multiple myeloma. The UK Group for Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy in Multiple Myeloma.

PubWeight™: 1.75‹?› | Rank: Top 3%

🔗 View Article (PMID 7909099)

Published in Lancet on April 30, 1994

Authors

H M Chapel1, M Lee, R Hargreaves, D H Pamphilon, A G Prentice

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Immunology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.

Articles citing this

Clinical uses of intravenous immunoglobulin. Clin Exp Immunol (2005) 1.61

Intravenous immunoglobulin: an update on the clinical use and mechanisms of action. J Clin Immunol (2007) 1.57

International Myeloma Working Group recommendations for global myeloma care. Leukemia (2013) 1.10

Immunological factors and risk of infection in plateau phase myeloma. J Clin Pathol (1995) 1.05

Multiple myeloma and infections: a population-based study on 9253 multiple myeloma patients. Haematologica (2014) 0.92

Primary vs. secondary antibody deficiency: clinical features and infection outcomes of immunoglobulin replacement. PLoS One (2014) 0.91

Oral antibiotic prophylaxis of early infection in multiple myeloma: a URCC/ECOG randomized phase III study. Leukemia (2012) 0.90

Is dosing of therapeutic immunoglobulins optimal? A review of a three-decade long debate in europe. Front Immunol (2014) 0.88

Antibody deficiency secondary to chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Should patients be treated with prophylactic replacement immunoglobulin? J Clin Immunol (2014) 0.86

Immunoglobulin replacement therapy in secondary hypogammaglobulinemia. Front Immunol (2014) 0.83

Effect of immunoglobulin therapy on the rate of infections in multiple myeloma patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation or treated with immunomodulatory agents. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis (2010) 0.81

When to initiate immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IGRT) in antibody deficiency: a practical approach. Clin Exp Immunol (2017) 0.80

Quality of life and supportive care in multiple myeloma. Turk J Haematol (2013) 0.80

Challenges in the Role of Gammaglobulin Replacement Therapy and Vaccination Strategies for Hematological Malignancy. Front Immunol (2016) 0.76

Tolerability and safety of Octagam® (IVIG): a post-authorization safety analysis of four non-interventional phase IV trials
. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther (2016) 0.75

The Singapore Myeloma Study Group Consensus Guidelines for the management of patients with multiple myeloma. Singapore Med J (2016) 0.75

Frequency of infection in plateau-phase multiple myeloma. Lancet (1994) 0.75

Immunoglobulin G treatment of secondary immunodeficiencies in the era of novel therapies. Clin Exp Immunol (2014) 0.75

9 Human Immunoglobulins. Transfus Med Hemother (2009) 0.75

Prevalence of neutralizing antibodies to common respiratory viruses in intravenous immunoglobulin and in healthy donors in southern China. J Thorac Dis (2016) 0.75

State-of-the-Art Management of Complications of Myeloma and Its Treatment. Adv Hematol (2010) 0.75

Appropriateness of the use of intravenous immune globulin before and after the introduction of a utilization control program. Open Med (2012) 0.75

Articles by these authors

(truncated to the top 100)

Immunization with amyloid-beta attenuates Alzheimer-disease-like pathology in the PDAPP mouse. Nature (1999) 12.95

Nested retrotransposons in the intergenic regions of the maize genome. Science (1996) 12.95

Comparison of vignettes, standardized patients, and chart abstraction: a prospective validation study of 3 methods for measuring quality. JAMA (2000) 10.91

Calculating structures and free energies of complex molecules: combining molecular mechanics and continuum models. Acc Chem Res (2000) 10.78

Peripherally administered antibodies against amyloid beta-peptide enter the central nervous system and reduce pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer disease. Nat Med (2000) 8.89

Isolation and quantification of soluble Alzheimer's beta-peptide from biological fluids. Nature (1992) 7.02

Identification and characterization of inhibitors of multidrug resistance efflux pumps in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: novel agents for combination therapy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2001) 5.23

Comparative genome mapping of Sorghum and maize. Genetics (1992) 5.14

Amyloid precursor protein processing and A beta42 deposition in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1997) 4.92

Antibody response in individuals infected with avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses and detection of anti-H5 antibody among household and social contacts. J Infect Dis (1999) 4.67

Case-control study of risk factors for avian influenza A (H5N1) disease, Hong Kong, 1997. J Infect Dis (1999) 4.59

Functional gamma-secretase inhibitors reduce beta-amyloid peptide levels in brain. J Neurochem (2001) 4.45

Single vs weekly courses of antenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of preterm delivery: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2001) 4.30

Assessing the use of medications in the elderly: methods and initial experience in the Cardiovascular Health Study. The Cardiovascular Health Study Collaborative Research Group. J Clin Epidemiol (1992) 4.11

Mutant presenilins of Alzheimer's disease increase production of 42-residue amyloid beta-protein in both transfected cells and transgenic mice. Nat Med (1997) 4.10

Inheritance of human breast cancer: evidence for autosomal dominant transmission in high-risk families. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1988) 4.02

Appropriateness of the decision to transfer nursing facility residents to the hospital. J Am Geriatr Soc (2000) 3.99

How well does chart abstraction measure quality? A prospective comparison of standardized patients with the medical record. Am J Med (2000) 3.70

Tamoxifen and breast cancer incidence among women with inherited mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2: National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP-P1) Breast Cancer Prevention Trial. JAMA (2001) 3.25

Phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase: an enzyme that catalyzes the acyl-CoA-independent formation of triacylglycerol in yeast and plants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2000) 3.22

Influence of PAX6 gene dosage on development: overexpression causes severe eye abnormalities. Cell (1996) 3.01

BACE knockout mice are healthy despite lacking the primary beta-secretase activity in brain: implications for Alzheimer's disease therapeutics. Hum Mol Genet (2001) 2.76

Methanogenesis in a Thermophilic (58 degrees C) Anaerobic Digestor: Methanothrix sp. as an Important Aceticlastic Methanogen. Appl Environ Microbiol (1984) 2.69

Modern management of spinal tuberculosis. Neurosurgery (1995) 2.55

Absence of association or genetic linkage between the angiotensin-converting-enzyme gene and left ventricular mass. N Engl J Med (1996) 2.49

Are nonspecific practice guidelines potentially harmful? A randomized comparison of the effect of nonspecific versus specific guidelines on physician decision making. Health Serv Res (2000) 2.45

Measurement of joint inflammation. A radioisotopic method. Ann Rheum Dis (1970) 2.35

Markers of circulating tumour cells in the peripheral blood of patients with melanoma correlate with disease recurrence and progression. Br J Dermatol (2012) 2.31

High resolution microendoscopy for classification of colorectal polyps. Endoscopy (2013) 2.29

Endostatin inhibits VEGF-induced endothelial cell migration and tumor growth independently of zinc binding. EMBO J (1999) 2.28

Measuring compliance with preventive care guidelines: standardized patients, clinical vignettes, and the medical record. J Gen Intern Med (2000) 2.21

Three-dimensional visualization of tegument/capsid interactions in the intact human cytomegalovirus. Virology (1999) 2.20

Inferences on the genome structure of progenitor maize through comparative analysis of rice, maize and the domesticated panicoids. Genetics (1999) 2.19

Which clinical anesthesia outcomes are both common and important to avoid? The perspective of a panel of expert anesthesiologists. Anesth Analg (1999) 2.12

Transverse carpal ligament: its effect on flexor tendon excursion, morphologic changes of the carpal canal, and on pinch and grip strengths after open carpal tunnel release. Plast Reconstr Surg (1997) 2.11

Mode of action of pectic enzymes. I. Purification and certain properties of tomato pectinesterase. Biochemistry (1968) 2.07

Psychological effects of ketamine in healthy volunteers. Phenomenological study. Br J Psychiatry (2006) 2.06

Genome-wide association scan for childhood caries implicates novel genes. J Dent Res (2011) 2.05

Construction of an RFLP map in sorghum and comparative mapping in maize. Genome (1994) 1.97

A laboratory comparison of T cell depletion by CD34+ cell immunoaffinity selection and in vitro Campath-1M treatment: clinical implications for bone marrow transplantation and donor leukocyte therapy. Bone Marrow Transplant (1997) 1.96

Development and validation of a geriatrics attitudes scale for primary care residents. J Am Geriatr Soc (1998) 1.96

Diet, physical activity, and colorectal cancer among Chinese in North America and China. J Natl Cancer Inst (1990) 1.92

Structure of the Drosophila DNA topoisomerase II gene. Nucleotide sequence and homology among topoisomerases II. J Mol Biol (1989) 1.89

Teaching social language to moderately handicapped students. J Appl Behav Anal (1986) 1.85

Pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Clinical, radiographic, and pathologic manifestations. Am J Med (1986) 1.85

An alpha-particle emitting antibody ([213Bi]J591) for radioimmunotherapy of prostate cancer. Cancer Res (2000) 1.85

Recombinant interleukin-1 receptor antagonist blocks the proinflammatory activity of endogenous interleukin-1 in rabbit immune colitis. Gastroenterology (1992) 1.79

A selective stain to detect the vagus nerve in the operation of vagotomy. Br J Surg (1969) 1.78

Cell cycle control genes in fission yeast and mammalian cells. Trends Genet (1988) 1.77

Conserved function of mSpry-2, a murine homolog of Drosophila sprouty, which negatively modulates respiratory organogenesis. Curr Biol (1999) 1.75

The microtubule-associated protein tau is extensively modified with O-linked N-acetylglucosamine. J Biol Chem (1996) 1.72

Cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2: a characterization of expression and adenylate cyclase modulation within the immune system. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol (1997) 1.71

The growth-related, translationally controlled protein P23 has properties of a tubulin binding protein and associates transiently with microtubules during the cell cycle. J Cell Sci (1999) 1.71

Analysis of metronidazole, clarithromycin and tetracycline resistance of Helicobacter pylori isolates from Korea. J Antimicrob Chemother (2001) 1.68

Direct and indirect costs associated with the onset of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. Western Consortium of Practicing Rheumatologists. J Rheumatol (2000) 1.67

Cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in acetaminophen activation by rat and human liver microsomes and their kinetics. Chem Res Toxicol (1993) 1.67

A randomized controlled trial of itraconazole versus fluconazole for the prevention of fungal infections in patients with haematological malignancies. U.K. Multicentre Antifungal Prophylaxis Study Group. Br J Haematol (1999) 1.66

Screening for lung cancer using low dose CT scanning. Thorax (2004) 1.64

Pediatricians' attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding clinical practice guidelines: a national survey. Pediatrics (2000) 1.64

Intestinal Obstruction by Gall-stones. Br Med J (1945) 1.64

Familial and personal medical history of cancer and nervous system conditions among adults with glioma and controls. Am J Epidemiol (1997) 1.63

Cigarette smoking and cancer of bladder and lung. Br Med J (1976) 1.63

Keratocyte loss after corneal deepithelialization in primates and rabbits. Arch Ophthalmol (1994) 1.63

Improvement of thrombocytopenia due to hypersplenism after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement in cirrhotic patients. Am J Gastroenterol (1996) 1.61

Coronary angioscopy in patients with unstable angina pectoris. N Engl J Med (1986) 1.57

Ultrasonic spectral parameter characterization of apoptosis. Ultrasound Med Biol (2002) 1.55

Minimal cardiac effects in asymptomatic athyreotic patients chronically treated with thyrotropin-suppressive doses of L-thyroxine. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (1997) 1.54

A multicenter study of recombinant factor VIII (recombinate): safety, efficacy, and inhibitor risk in previously untreated patients with hemophilia A. The Recombinate Study Group. Blood (1994) 1.54

Chest teleradiology in a teaching hospital emergency practice. AJR Am J Roentgenol (1997) 1.51

Mutations associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis convert superoxide dismutase from an antiapoptotic gene to a proapoptotic gene: studies in yeast and neural cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1995) 1.51

Control of clonorchiasis by repeated praziquantel treatment and low diagnostic efficacy of sonography. Korean J Parasitol (1998) 1.51

Abnormal T-cell function in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Leuk Lymphoma (2003) 1.50

CD34 counts to predict the adequate collection of peripheral blood progenitor cells. Bone Marrow Transplant (1997) 1.48

Differential involvement of neurotransmitters through the time course of cisplatin-induced emesis as revealed by therapy with specific receptor antagonists. Eur J Cancer (2003) 1.48

Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of uterine leiomyomata midterm results. J Vasc Interv Radiol (1999) 1.48

Spontaneous pneumothoraces in AIDS patients receiving aerosolized pentamidine. Chest (1988) 1.48

A bioluminescent assay for agonist activity at potentially any G-protein-coupled receptor. Anal Biochem (1997) 1.47

Employee drinking practices and work performance. J Stud Alcohol (1999) 1.45

Multifocal corneal topographic changes with excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy. Arch Ophthalmol (1992) 1.44

Are men shortchanged on health? Perspective on health care utilization and health risk behavior in men and women in the United States. Int J Clin Pract (2010) 1.44

Association of an ERCC1 polymorphism with adult-onset glioma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2000) 1.43

Purification and molecular genetic characterization of ZPU1, a pullulanase-type starch-debranching enzyme from maize. Plant Physiol (1999) 1.43

Pill-splitting in a long-term care facility. CMAJ (2001) 1.43

Breast cancer survival and stage at diagnosis in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK, 2000-2007: a population-based study. Br J Cancer (2013) 1.42

Outcome and clinical course of 100 patients with adenovirus infection following bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant (2000) 1.42

Periarthritis of the shoulder. Trial of treatments investigated by multivariate analysis. Ann Rheum Dis (1974) 1.42

The role of M1 muscarinic receptor agonism of N-desmethylclozapine in the unique clinical effects of clozapine. Psychopharmacology (Berl) (2004) 1.42

Capturing novel mouse genes encoding chromosomal and other nuclear proteins. J Cell Sci (1998) 1.41

Autologous CD34-selected blood progenitor cell transplants for patients with advanced multiple myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplant (1998) 1.41

Screening for lung cancer using low dose CT scanning: results of 2 year follow up. Thorax (2006) 1.40

Phytoestrogen consumption and breast cancer risk in a multiethnic population: the Bay Area Breast Cancer Study. Am J Epidemiol (2001) 1.40

Variegated transgene expression in mouse mammary gland is determined by the transgene integration locus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1996) 1.40

Cell-type and amyloid precursor protein-type specific inhibition of A beta release by bafilomycin A1, a selective inhibitor of vacuolar ATPases. J Biol Chem (1995) 1.40

The design, physical properties and clinical utility of an iris collimator for robotic radiosurgery. Phys Med Biol (2009) 1.39

Tolerance for depression: are there cultural and gender differences? J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs (2002) 1.39

Klinefelter's syndrome: an analysis of the origin of the additional sex chromosome using molecular probes. Ann Hum Genet (1988) 1.39

Economic impact of automated primary screening for cervical cancer. J Reprod Med (1999) 1.39

Acute Dilatation of the Stomach. Br Med J (1941) 1.38

Periarthritis of the shoulder: a controlled trial of physiotherapy. Physiotherapy (1973) 1.38

Collapse and coma. Hosp Pract (Off Ed) (1990) 1.37