Sustained first remission in an adolescent with hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma treated with T-cell leukemia induction, nucleoside analog-based consolidation, and early hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Dec;53(6):1127-9. doi: 10.1002/pbc.22129.

Abstract

Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HTCL) is a rare malignancy. Prognosis is poor with only a few case reports of long-term survivors. While HTCL universally involves the bone marrow, the condition has been most often treated with multimodal lymphoma specific chemotherapy. We report a durable, sustained first remission in an adolescent treated for HTCL who received induction therapy according to a high risk T-cell leukemia regimen, a nucleoside analog-based consolidation, and allogeneic transplantation associated with GVHD.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, T-Cell / drug therapy
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / pathology
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / therapy*
  • Nucleosides / therapeutic use*
  • Remission Induction / methods
  • Splenic Neoplasms / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Nucleosides