Lenalidomide: a new treatment option for Castleman disease

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SZTURZ Petr ADAM Zdeněk CHOVANCOVÁ Jana STEHLÍKOVÁ Olga KLABUSAY Martin ŘEHÁK Z. KOUKALOVÁ R. ZAHRADOVÁ Lenka KREJČÍ Marta POUR Luděk HÁJEK Roman MAYER Jiří

Rok publikování 2012
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Leukemia & Lymphoma
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Lékařská fakulta

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Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10428194.2011.621564
Obor Onkologie a hematologie
Klíčová slova Lenalidomide; Castleman disease
Přiložené soubory
Popis A male born in 1961, aged 46, was referred to our department for evaluation of splenomegaly and generalized lymphadenopathy aff ecting the cervical, axillary, mediastinal, retroperitoneal and inguinal regions. Laboratory data revealed an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (16 mm/h and 30 mm/2 h) and C-reactive protein level (35.4 mg/L). Total protein and full blood counts as well as renal and hepatic profi les were within normal ranges, and microbiological screening revealed no infectious etiology. Other fi ndings, including radiological examinations and bone marrow biopsy, showed no further pathologies. Th e patient ’ s other medical history was signifi cant for arterial hypertension, chronic infl ammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and mild right hemi-paresis with expressive language disorder. Based on lymph node biopsies from retroperitoneal and both inguinal regions, the patient was diagnosed with the plasma-cell variant of CD. Th e presence of a large pelvic mass compressing adjacent structures indicated the patient for therapy initiation. During fi rst-line treatment (R-CHOP: rituximab 375 mg/m 2 , cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m 2 , doxorubicin 50 mg/m 2 and vincristine 2 mg intravenously on day 1; prednisone 100 mg perorally on days 1 – 5 in a 21-day cycle, three cycles in total, 12/2008 – 2/2009), clinical progression of the disease was evident (gastrointestinal symptoms, swollen hands and feet with signs of vasculitis), and there was no radiological response on a restaging computed tomography (CT) examination after 3 months.
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