Hodgkin Lymphoma Transformation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Under Ibrutinib Therapy : Chance Association or Therapy-related?

Copyright© 2017, International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved..

The established treatment algorithms for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) are currently challenged by novel classes of drugs, with ibrutinib being one of the most effective. Published data suggest that patients with early progression under ibrutinib often emerge as having Richter's transformation (RT) with a rapidly fatal prognosis, mostly developing diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In this respect, it is known that RT to large DLBCL occurs in about 5% of patients with CLL during the disease course and less frequently to Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Here, we report a patient with CLL who presented with HL transformation while still receiving therapy with ibrutinib stressing the need for clinical vigilance in any case with persisting or enlarging lymph nodes during treatment with this agent, as prompt modification of therapy is most important.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Anticancer research - 37(2017), 6 vom: 27. Juni, Seite 3277-3280

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sachanas, Sotirios [VerfasserIn]
Pangalis, Gerassimos A [VerfasserIn]
Moschogiannis, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Yiakoumis, Xanthi [VerfasserIn]
Koulieris, Efstathios [VerfasserIn]
Tsirkinidis, Pantelis [VerfasserIn]
Kalpadakis, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Rontogianni, Dimitra [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

1X70OSD4VX
Adenine
Antineoplastic Agents
Case Reports
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Hodgkin lymphoma
Ibrutinib
JAC85A2161
Journal Article
Piperidines
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Pyrazoles
Pyrimidines
Richter's syndrome

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.08.2017

Date Revised 04.12.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM27232700X