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Gliclazide-MR, MET and PIO monotherapies, were equally effective in proving glycemic control in patients with newly diagnosed, oral antidiabetic (OAD)-naive T2DM. But, improvements in conventional/non-conventional cardiovascular risk factors were more pronounced in patients on PIO therapy compared to gliclazide and MET therapies. Also, all of the 3 drugs represent effective and safe first-line pharmacological treatment options in these patients.

LIM domain only-2 (LMO2) is an important regulator of hematopoietic stem cell development. LMO2 is also expressed in blast cells of different types of acute leukemia. Here, we analyzed the LMO2 protein expression in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) and examined whether the LMO2 protein expression can predict outcomes of patients with acute leukemia. Patients with acute B-ALL (22 cases) and AML (57 cases) were examined using immunohistochemistry for LMO2 on paraffin-embedded bone marrow biopsies. We report that LMO2 protein is expressed in a significant proportion of B-ALL and AML and the staining of LMO2 protein does not predict survival in acute leukemia.

Objective:The soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a soluble form of the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor expressed in various immune and cancer cells. The levels of suPAR have been demonstrated to correlate with prognosis in various cancers. This study was intended to investigate serum suPAR levels and their effect on prognosis in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).Materials and Methods:Thirty newly diagnosed patients with AML and 29 healthy individuals were enrolled. Serum suPAR levels were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results:Serum suPAR levels were significantly higher in patients with AML than in healthy individuals (9±5.9 ng/mL and 2.4±1.4 ng/mL, respectively; p<0.001). Positive correlation was determined between suPAR levels and white blood cell counts (p<0.01). Serum suPAR levels were lower in patients who achieved complete response than in patients not achieving complete response (5.5±2.2 ng/mL and 12±6.6 ng/mL, respectively; p<0.001). The median overall survival was longer in patients with serum suPAR levels below 6.71 ng/mL than in those with serum suPAR levels above 6.71 ng/mL (12.6±13.2 months and 1.71±0.6 months, respectively; p=0.02). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that suPAR had independent prognostic value (95% confidence interval: 1.029-6.259; p<0.05) in AML.Conclusion:Serum suPAR levels can be used as a prognostic marker in AML.

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