Radiation victim management and the haematologist in the future: Time to revisit therapeutic guidelines?
Radiation victim management and the haematologist in the future: Time to revisit therapeutic guidelines?
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DOI:
10.3109/09553001003789604
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发表时间:
2010-08-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Herodin, Francis
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作者:
Drouet, Michel;Herodin, Francis
Purpose: The use of nuclear/radiation devices against the civilian population is now a realistic scenario. Haematopoietic syndrome is the primary therapeutic challenge in the case of whole body acute exposure over 2 Grays (Gy) whereas burns and combined injuries would be frequently observed in myelo-suppressed patients. Optimisation of scoring and treatments are important goals to achieve.Conclusion: The European Response Category (RC) concept represents an attempt to integratively assess haematological/ extrahematological radiation-induced lesions. Based on the frequently observed heterogeneity of bone marrow damage in accidental/intentional irradiations, the stimulation of residual stem cells using granulocyte Colony-stimulating factor remains the therapeutic standard after exposure to less than the lethal dose 50 % (Haematopoietic[H] score 3-H3). Allogeneic stem cell transplantation is indicated in case of medullary eradication (Haematopoietic score 4-H4) whereas extramedullary toxicity may determine the outcome. Especially in case of numerous casualties exhibiting acute radiation sydrome, the administration of survival factor combinations remains questionable, at least as a palliative treatment. In addition pleiotropic cytokines injection such as erythropoietin and keratinocyte growth factor and grafting multipotent mesenchymal stem cells from underexposed bone marrow areas or fat tissues -could be proposed to prevent multiple organ failure syndrome development. Multi-disciplinary teams should be prepared to manage such patients.