Extramedullary relapse in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia: successful treatment with arsenic trioxide, all-trans retinoic acid and gemtuzumab ozogamicin therapies

Leuk Res. 2004 Sep;28(9):991-4. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2004.01.004.

Abstract

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is characterized by the presence of the t(15;17) translocation, resulting in the PML-RAR fusion protein. Standard treatment consists of the combination of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) with an anthracycline that results in complete remission (CR) rates in excess of 90%. Recently, several new agents have been shown to have clinical activity in APL. These include a liposomal formulation of ATRA (lipo-ATRA), and gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO). Herein, we report a patient with APL who relapsed with extramedullary disease 2.5 years after lipo-ATRA therapy and was successfully treated with the sequence of A2O3, ATRA, and GO and we summarize our experience with patients with isolated extramedullary relapse in APL.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aminoglycosides / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Arsenic Trioxide
  • Arsenicals / therapeutic use
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms / etiology
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Female
  • Gemtuzumab
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / drug therapy*
  • Leukemic Infiltration*
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxides / therapeutic use
  • Recurrence
  • Tretinoin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Aminoglycosides
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Arsenicals
  • Oxides
  • Tretinoin
  • Gemtuzumab
  • Arsenic Trioxide