Response to thalidomide in chemotherapy-resistant mantle cell lymphoma: a case report

Autor: Edward A, Wilson, Shialesh, Jobanputra, Robert, Jackson, Anne N, Parker, I Grant, McQuaker
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: British journal of haematology. 119(1)
ISSN: 0007-1048
Popis: Mantle cell lymphoma is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma with a poor median survival despite conventional therapy. Here, we present the case of a patient with multiply relapsed mantle cell lymphoma, having failed treatment with chemotherapy, steroids and rituximab. He was treated with single-agent thalidomide at a dose of 800 mg daily and entered a good partial remission which was maintained for the next 6 months. There is clearly a need for further studies of thalidomide in mantle cell lymphoma to confirm this promising initial result.
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