Alemtuzumab: effective monotherapy for simultaneous B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and Sezary syndrome

被引:12
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作者
Gibbs, SDJ
Herbert, KE
McCormack, C
Seymour, JF
Prince, HM
机构
[1] Peter MacCallum Canc Inst, Dept Haematol, Haematol Serv, Melbourne, Vic 8006, Australia
[2] St Vincents Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
关键词
alemtuzumab; chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Sezary syndrome; pancytopenia;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0609.2004.00332.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The simultaneous presentation of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a very rare occurrence where optimal treatment is unknown. We present the case of a 65-yr-old man who was successfully treated with alemtuzumab monotherapy for both disorders, but at a cost of severe infectious morbidity and prolonged pancytopenia.
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页码:447 / 449
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