The Role of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) in Myeloproliferative and Lymphoproliferative Diseases: Comparison between DIESSE CUBE 30 TOUCH and Alifax Test 1

Martina Pelagalli; Flaminia Tomassetti; Eleonora Nicolai; Alfredo Giovannelli; Silvia Codella; Mariannina Iozzo; Renato Massoud; Roberto Secchi; Adriano Venditti; Massimo Pieri; Sergio Bernardini

doi:10.3390/diseases11040169

Diseases (Nov 2023)

The Role of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) in Myeloproliferative and Lymphoproliferative Diseases: Comparison between DIESSE CUBE 30 TOUCH and Alifax Test 1

Martina Pelagalli,
Flaminia Tomassetti,
Eleonora Nicolai,
Alfredo Giovannelli,
Silvia Codella,
Mariannina Iozzo,
Renato Massoud,
Roberto Secchi,
Adriano Venditti,
Massimo Pieri,
Sergio Bernardini

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Martina Pelagalli: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Flaminia Tomassetti: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Eleonora Nicolai: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Alfredo Giovannelli: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Silvia Codella: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Mariannina Iozzo: Department of Laboratory Medicine, “Tor Vergata” University Hospital, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
Renato Massoud: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Roberto Secchi: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Hematology, University Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Adriano Venditti: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Hematology, University Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Massimo Pieri: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Sergio Bernardini: Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases11040169
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 4
p. 169

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(1) Background: The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is widely diffused in hematology laboratories to monitor inflammatory statuses, response to therapies (such as antibiotics), and oncologic diseases. However, ESR is not a specific diagnostic marker but needs to be contextualized and compared with clinical and other laboratory findings. This study aimed to investigate the performance of two automated instruments, namely the DIESSE CUBE 30 TOUCH (DIESSE, Siena, Italy) and the Alifax Test 1 (Alifax Srl, Polverara, Italy), in comparison with the gold standard, the Westergren method, in lymphoproliferative and myeloproliferative patients. (2) Methods: 97 EDTA samples were selected from the hematology department of Roma Tor Vergata Hospital and analyzed. Statistical analysis was applied. (3) A good correlation between CUBE 30 TOUCH and the gold standard was observed in the overall sample (R2 = 0.90), as well as in patients with lymphoproliferative diseases (R2 = 0.90) and myeloproliferative diseases (R2 = 0.90). The correlation between Test 1 and the gold standard was observed in the overall sample (R2 = 0.68), as well as in patients with lymphoproliferative diseases (R2 = 0.79) and myeloproliferative diseases (R2 = 0.53). (4) Conclusions: The CUBE 30 TOUCH appears to be a more trustworthy tool for evaluating ESR in these pathologies.

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ISSN: 2079-9721 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine
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