Castleman's disease, pathophysiology, advances in diagnosis and treatment

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Castleman's disease (CD) encompasses a heterogeneous set of reactive lymphoproliferative processes that share well-defined histologic features. CD is considered a rare or minority disease. The incidence of CD is not fully known, although it is estimated at less than 1 per 100,000 inhabitants. It has a bimodal distribution (30-40 years and then 60-80 years). The incidence is similar in both sexes, although the unicentric variant seems to have a slight predominance in women with a 2:1 ratio. CD is classified into a hyalinovascular form (this being the most frequent) and a plasmocellular form, related to the HIV and VHH-8 viruses, which together with other autoimmune mechanisms develop hyperproduction of interleukin-6 (IL-6) by B lymphocytes. There are different lines of treatment, where the use of anti IL-6 stands out, being siltuximab the most used as orphan drug in this pathology.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:162

Enthalten in:

Medicina clinica - 162(2024), 6 vom: 22. März, Seite 283-290

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

Enfermedad de Castleman, fisiopatología, avances en el diagnóstico y tratamiento

Beteiligte Personen:

Pertusa Mataix, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Loaiza Cabello, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
García Morillo, José Salvador [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Castleman
Interleucina 6
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Review
Siltuximab

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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.medcli.2023.10.013

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365080233