Use of iodine 131I-tositumomab radioimmunotherapy in a patient with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia

Leuk Lymphoma. 2004 Mar;45(3):591-5. doi: 10.1080/10428190310001597946.

Abstract

Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia is an indolent B-cell malignancy that is characterized by high levels of IgM paraprotein production and is incurable with standard chemotherapy. Iodine 131I-Tositumomab (iodine-131-labeled murine anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody; Bexxar) is a novel radioimmunotherapeutic agent that has a high response rate in relapsed or chemotherapy refractory, CD20-positive, low grade or transformed B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. There are no data on the use of radioimmunotherapy in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. We report a patient with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia with transformation to a large B-cell lymphoma, who was treated successfully with iodine 131I-tositumomab. The patient had a complete response to the treatment, including disappearance of any detectable IgM paraprotein. This case report demonstrates the potential for radioimmunotherapy in CD20 positive B-cell malignancies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / etiology
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / radiotherapy*
  • Radioimmunotherapy*
  • Remission Induction
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / complications
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / radiotherapy*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • tositumomab I-131