Low-dose venetoclax combined with azacitidine for blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm : a case report and literature review

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Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare hematologic malignancy that is highly aggressive with a poor prognosis. There is no standard treatment for BPDCN. Although conventional chemotherapies are usually sensitive in the initial therapy, relapse and drug resistance are inevitable within a short duration. Targeted therapies have enlightened new prospects for the treatment of BPDCN, especially for those in a frail state and intolerable to standard chemotherapies or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Here, we report an 82-year-old man diagnosed with cutaneous-limited BPDCN. Considering the old age and limited involvement of the tumor, we reduced the dosage of venetoclax. His skin lesions subsided significantly after 1 cycle of azacytidine (100 mg d1-7) combined with reduced doses of venetoclax (200 mg d1-14). The reduction in the dose of venetoclax avoided severe myelosuppression while achieving satisfactory outcomes. The patient received 2 cycles of therapy with no skin lesions re-occurred for 7 months before relapsing.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

Enthalten in:

Annals of hematology - 103(2024), 3 vom: 29. Feb., Seite 999-1005

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Qiuyan [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yajing [VerfasserIn]
Zang, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Guizhi [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yongxia [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wen [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Xiaoyuan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xinguang [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Chuanfang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Azacitidine
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
Case Reports
Journal Article
M801H13NRU
N54AIC43PW
Review
Sulfonamides
Venetoclax

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Date Completed 15.02.2024

Date Revised 15.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00277-024-05633-y

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NLM367754894