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Buske C, Dimopoulos MA, Grunenberg A, Kastritis E, Tomowiak C, Mahé B, Troussard X, Hajek R, Viardot A, Tournilhac O, Aurran T, Lepretre S, Zerazhi H, Hivert B, Leblond V, de Guibert S, Brandefors L, Garcia-Sanz R, Gomes da Silva M, Kimby E, Schmelzle B, Kaszynski D, Dreyhaupt J, Muche R, Morel P. Bortezomib-Dexamethasone, Rituximab, and Cyclophosphamide as First-Line Treatment for Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia: A Prospectively Randomized Trial of the European Consortium for Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia. J Clin Oncol 2023; 41:2607-2616. [PMID: 36763945 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.01805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Rituximab/chemotherapy is a cornerstone of treatment for Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM). In addition, bortezomib has shown significant activity in WM. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of dexamethasone, rituximab, and cyclophosphamide (DRC) as first-line treatment in WM. METHODS In this European study, treatment-naïve patients were randomly assigned to DRC or bortezomib-DRC B-DRC for six cycles. The primary end point was progression-free survival. Secondary end points included response rates, overall survival, and safety. RESULTS Two hundred four patients were registered. After a median follow-up of 27.5 months, the estimated 24-month progression-free survival was 80.6% (95% CI, 69.5 to 88.0) for B-DRC and 72.8% (95% CI, 61.3 to 81.3) for DRC (P = .32). At the end of treatment, B-DRC and DRC induced major responses in 80.6% versus 69.9% and a complete response/very good partial response in 17.2% versus 9.6% of patients, respectively. The median time to first response was shorter for B-DRC with 3.0 (95% CI, 2.8 to 3.2) versus 5.5 (95% CI, 2.9 to 5.8) months for DRC. This resulted in higher major response rates (57.0% v 32.5%; P < .01) after three cycles of B-DRC compared with DRC. At best response, the complete response/very good partial response increased to 32.6% for B-DRC. Both treatments were well tolerated: grade ≥ 3 adverse events occurred in 49.2% of all patients (B-DRC, 49.5%; DRC, 49.0%). Peripheral sensory neuropathy grade 3 occurred in two patients treated with B-DRC and in none with DRC. CONCLUSION This large randomized study illustrates that B-DRC is highly effective and well tolerated in WM. The data demonstrate that fixed duration immunochemotherapy remains an important pillar in the clinical management of WM.
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- Christian Buske
- Institute of Experimental Cancer Research, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Hematology Department and CIC1402 INSERM, CHU Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Department of Haematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Hematology Department, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille France
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- Inserm U1245 and Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel and Normandie Univ UNIROUEN, Rouen, France
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- Sorbonne Université. Hématologie clinique Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière. APHP, Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Unit for Hematology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Experimental Cancer Research, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Cancer Research, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Gertz MA. Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia: Tailoring Therapy for the Individual. J Clin Oncol 2022; 40:2600-2608. [PMID: 35700418 PMCID: PMC9362871 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.00495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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With the introduction of multiple new effective therapeutic options for the treatment of macroglobulinemia, a structured approach to management of this rare lymphoma is currently needed. A review of phase II and III treatment trials over the past 20 years was performed, and high-quality trials are summarized in this manuscript. Because of the lack of large prospective trials comparing different classes of therapy, a uniform recommendation applicable to all patients cannot be made, and the approach must be individualized incorporating patient preferences, comorbidities, and the range of therapeutic toxicities. Therapeutic options for patients with newly diagnosed and previously treated macroglobulinemia are presented on the basis of the best available evidence in the literature.
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Deshpande A, Munoz J. Zanubrutinib in Treating Waldenström Macroglobulinemia, the Last Shall Be the First. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2022; 18:657-668. [PMID: 35770040 PMCID: PMC9236432 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s338655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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In Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), a lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma characterized by monoclonal immunoglobulin M (IgM) gammopathy, aberrant Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) signaling has been identified as one mechanism of pathogenesis. For this reason, selective BTK inhibiting therapies have emerged as an attractive option for treatment within the therapeutic landscape also comprising chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, proteasome inhibitors, and B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) inhibitors. The first BTK inhibiting therapy, ibrutinib, showed great efficacy in treating WM. However, response rates were dependent on whether patients had the CXCR4 mutation, a molecular aberration that may confer resistance to BTK inhibitors. Furthermore, ibrutinib’s toxicities, most notably hypertension and atrial arrhythmia, led to dose reductions or discontinuation. The toxicity profile of ibrutinib can be attributed to the inhibition of additional kinases that are structurally related to BTK. Therefore, the next-generation highly selective zanubrutinib was developed to address the concerns regarding toxicity and tolerance related to ibrutinib therapy. Based on the results of the randomized, open-label Phase 3 ASPEN (NCT03053440) trial, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved zanubrutinib for treating WM. This trial directly compared zanubrutinib to ibrutinib in patients with treatment-naïve or relapsed/refractory WM, and the results showed stronger responses with zanubrutinib. More importantly, patients responded strongly to zanubrutinib therapy regardless of CXCR4 mutation status. Additionally, zanubrutinib was associated with fewer grade 3 or higher toxicities and was generally better tolerated. Another Phase 1/2 study has been conducted with just zanubrutinib in WM showcasing high efficacy with few toxicities as well. Even though zanubrutinib has been the third and last BTK inhibitor to currently penetrate the market for B-cell lymphoproliferative malignancies, we highlight the emergence of zanubrutinib as a key player in the forefront of the therapeutic landscape in WM.
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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DeRosa PA, Roche KC, Nava VE, Singh S, Liu ML, Agarwal A. Concurrent Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome with a Sequent t(10;13)(p13;q22) Translocation. Curr Oncol 2022; 29:4587-4592. [PMID: 35877223 PMCID: PMC9325113 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol29070363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (WM) are rarely synchronous. Ineffective myelopoiesis/hematopoiesis with clonal unilineage or multilineage dysplasia and cytopenias characterize MDS. Despite a myeloid origin, MDS can sometimes lead to decreased production, abnormal apoptosis or dysmaturation of B cells, and the development of lymphoma. WM includes bone marrow involvement by lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) secreting monoclonal immunoglobulin M (IgM) with somatic mutation (L265P) of myeloid differentiation primary response 88 gene (MYD88) in 80–90%, or various mutations of C-terminal domain of the C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) gene in 20–40% of cases. A unique, progressive case of concurrent MDS and WM with several somatic mutations (some unreported before) and a novel balanced reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 10 and 13 is presented below.
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- Peter A. DeRosa
- Department of Pathology, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-410-328-8822
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- Department of Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA;
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- Department of Pathology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA; (V.E.N.); (M.-L.L.)
- Department of Pathology, Veterans Health Administration Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA; (V.E.N.); (M.-L.L.)
- Department of Pathology, Veterans Health Administration Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA;
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Veterans Health Administration Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA
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Obinutuzumab and idelalisib in symptomatic patients with relapsed/refractory Waldenström macroglobulinemia. Blood Adv 2021; 5:2438-2446. [PMID: 33961019 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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We present the results of a phase 2 study evaluating the combination of obinutuzumab + idelalisib in relapsed/refractory (R/R) Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM). The goal was to determine the safety and efficacy of a fixed-duration chemotherapy-free treatment. During the induction phase, patients received idelalisib + obinutuzumab for 6 cycles, followed by a maintenance phase with idelalisib alone for ≤2 years. Forty-eight patients with R/R WM were treated with the induction combination, and 27 patients participated in the maintenance phase. The best responses, reached after a median of 6.5 months (interquartile range, 3.4-7.1; range, 2.6-22.1 months), were very good partial response in 5 patients, partial response in 27 patients, and minor response in 3 patients, leading to overall response rate and major response rate estimates of 71.4% (95% confidence interval [CI], 56.7-83.4) and 65.3% (95% CI, 50.4-78.3), respectively. With a median follow-up of 25.9 months, median progression-free survival was 25.4 months (95% CI, 15.7-29.0). Univariate analysis focusing on molecular screening found no significant impact of CXCR4 genotypes on responses and survivals but a deleterious impact of TP53 mutations on survival. Although there was no grade 5 toxicity, 26 patients were removed from the study because of side effects; the most frequent were neutropenia (9.4%), diarrhea (8.6%), and liver toxicity (9.3%). The combination of idelalisib + obinutuzumab is effective in R/R WM. Nonetheless, the apparent lack of impact of genotype on outcome could give new meaning to targeting of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway in WM. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT02962401.
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Castillo JJ, Advani RH, Branagan AR, Buske C, Dimopoulos MA, D'Sa S, Kersten MJ, Leblond V, Minnema MC, Owen RG, Palomba ML, Talaulikar D, Tedeschi A, Trotman J, Varettoni M, Vos JM, Treon SP, Kastritis E. Consensus treatment recommendations from the tenth International Workshop for Waldenström Macroglobulinaemia. LANCET HAEMATOLOGY 2020; 7:e827-e837. [DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30224-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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García-Sanz R, Jiménez C, González De La Calle V, Sarasquete ME. A safety profile of medications used to treat Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2018; 17:609-621. [PMID: 29768934 DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2018.1477936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) is a B-cell lymphoproliferative disease with serum IgM monoclonal component and bone marrow infiltration by lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. Traditional therapy was based on that regimens used for closely related entities, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia or multiple myeloma. This resulted in a lack of drugs specifically approved for WM, until the discovery of the Bruton Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) inhibitors. AREAS COVERED Two main therapeutic attitudes are possible: (1) conventional therapies based on combinations with alkylating agents or proteasome inhibitors with steroids and anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies or (2) new approaches with BTK inhibitors, usually alone. Other possibilities such as BCL2 inhibitors, PI3K/AKT inhibitors, and others are currently under evaluation, but we will focus the review on the most consolidated approaches that are available for patients with WM at different stages of the disease. PubMed, Web of Science, and clinicaltrials.gov were queried for the keywords 'Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia' and the different drugs here evaluated through 1 February 2018. EXPERT OPINION Although WM has no many specific drugs, there are many possible therapies, including Ibrutinib, the first formally approved drug for this disorder.
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- Ramón García-Sanz
- a Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca , Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Centro de Investigación del Cáncer de Salamanca, CIBERONC , Salamanca , Spain
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- a Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca , Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Centro de Investigación del Cáncer de Salamanca, CIBERONC , Salamanca , Spain
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- a Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca , Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Centro de Investigación del Cáncer de Salamanca, CIBERONC , Salamanca , Spain
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- a Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca , Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Centro de Investigación del Cáncer de Salamanca, CIBERONC , Salamanca , Spain
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Furman RR, Eradat HA, DiRienzo CG, Hofmeister CC, Hayman SR, Leonard JP, Coleman M, Advani R, Chanan-Khan A, Switzky J, Liao QM, Shah D, Jewell RC, Lisby S, Lin TS. Once-weekly ofatumumab in untreated or relapsed Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia: an open-label, single-arm, phase 2 study. LANCET HAEMATOLOGY 2016; 4:e24-e34. [PMID: 27914971 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(16)30166-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The development of more effective and safer treatments, especially non-chemotherapeutics, is needed for patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia. The aim of the study was to assess the safety and clinical activity of intravenous ofatumumab monotherapy for untreated and relapsed Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia. METHODS We did a phase 2, open-label, single-arm study at six centres (hospitals and cancer clinics) in the USA. Patients aged at least 18 years who were diagnosed with untreated or relapsed Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia and required treatment, received up to three cycles of weekly ofatumumab for 5 weeks. For cycle 1, patients received one of two treatment regimens. Group A received ofatumumab 300 mg during week 1 followed by 1000 mg during weeks 2-4. Because of the acceptable safety of the 1000 mg dose in treatment group A and clinical activity of the 2000 mg dose established in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, the study was amended on Dec 9, 2009, to change cycle 1 for group B who received ofatumumab 300 mg during week 1 and 2000 mg during weeks 2-5. We followed up patients during weeks 5-16 for treatment group A and during weeks 6-16 for treatment group B (no treatment was given during this follow-up). Patients in both groups with stable disease or a minor response after 16 weeks were eligible to then receive a redosing cycle of ofatumumab 300 mg during week 1 and 2000 mg during weeks 2-5. We followed up patients during weeks 6-16 after the redosing cycle (no treatment was given during this follow-up). Patients responding to cycle 1 or the redosing cycle who developed disease progression within 36 months could receive cycle 2 of ofatumumab 300 mg during week 1 and 2000 mg during weeks 2-5. The primary endpoint for this study was the proportion of patients who achieved an overall response (complete responses plus partial responses plus minor responses) after each treatment cycle in the intent-to-treat population every 4 weeks starting at week 8. This trial is registered at www.ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00811733, and is now complete. FINDINGS Between March 17, 2009, and Feb 24, 2011, we enrolled and assigned 37 patients to treatment (15 in treatment group A and 22 in treatment group B). All 37 were included in the efficacy and safety analyses. 19 (51%, 95% CI 34·4-68·1) of 37 patients achieved an overall response after cycle 1 and 22 (59%, 42·1-75·2) of 37 achieved an overall response after the redosing cycle; 15 (41%) with partial responses, seven (19%) with minor responses. 13 patients received treatment cycle 2; ten (77%) of the 13 achieved a response. All 37 patients had at least one adverse event; 16 (43%) patients had events of grade 3 or more (30 grade 3, one grade 4). The most common grade 3 or 4 adverse events were infusion reactions (four [11%] of 37), chest pain (two [5%] of 37), haemolysis (two [5%] of 37), and neutropenia (two [5%] of 37). Two (9%) of 22 patients (both in treatment group B) had an IgM flare. 12 patients reported serious adverse events; haemolysis and pyrexia were the most common (each occurring in two [5%] of 37 patients). INTERPRETATION A high proportion of patients achieved an overall response with ofatumumab monotherapy and this treatment was well tolerated, with a low incidence of IgM flare. This therapy might be a non-chemotherapeutic treatment option for patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia, especially those with high IgM concentrations. FUNDING GlaxoSmithKline and Genmab.
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Treatment recommendations from the Eighth International Workshop on Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia. Blood 2016; 128:1321-8. [PMID: 27432877 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-04-711234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a distinct B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder for which clearly defined criteria for the diagnosis, initiation of therapy, and treatment strategy have been proposed as part of the consensus panels of the International Workshop on Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia (IWWM). At IWWM-8, a task force for treatment recommendations was impanelled to review recently published and ongoing clinical trial data as well as the impact of new mutations (MYD88 and CXCR4) on treatment decisions, indications for B-cell receptor and proteasome inhibitors, and future clinical trial initiatives for WM patients. The panel concluded that therapeutic strategies in WM should be based on individual patient and disease characteristics. Chemoimmunotherapy combinations with rituximab and cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone, bendamustine, or bortezomib-dexamethasone provide durable responses and are still indicated in most patients. Approval of the BTK inhibitor ibrutinib in the United States and Europe represents a novel and effective treatment option for both treatment-naive and relapsing patients. Other B-cell receptor inhibitors, second-generation proteasome inhibitors (eg, carfilzomib), and mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors are promising and may increase future treatment options. Active enrollment in clinical trials whenever possible was endorsed by the panel for most patients with WM.
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Datta SS, Mukherjee S, Talukder B, Bhattacharya P. Immunoglobulin M ‘Flare’ Seen in a Case of Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia: Successfully Managed by Therapeutic Plasma Exchange. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2016; 32:148-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s12288-015-0603-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Treatment recommendations for patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) and related disorders: IWWM-7 consensus. Blood 2014; 124:1404-11. [PMID: 25027391 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-03-565135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a distinct B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder for which clearly defined criteria for the diagnosis, initiation of therapy, and treatment strategy have been proposed as part of the consensus panels of International Workshops on WM (IWWM). As part of the IWWM-7 and based on recently published and ongoing clinical trials, the panels updated treatment recommendations. Therapeutic strategy in WM should be based on individual patient and disease characteristics (age, comorbidities, need for rapid disease control, candidacy for autologous transplantation, cytopenias, IgM-related complications, hyperviscosity, and neuropathy). Mature data show that rituximab combinations with cyclophosphamide/dexamethasone, bendamustine, or bortezomib/dexamethasone provided durable responses and are indicated for most patients. New monoclonal antibodies (ofatumumab), second-generation proteasome inhibitors (carfilzomib), mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors, and Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors are promising and may expand future treatment options. A different regimen is typically recommended for relapsed or refractory disease. In selected patients with relapsed disease after long-lasting remission, reuse of a prior effective regimen may be appropriate. Autologous stem cell transplantation may be considered in young patients with chemosensitive disease and in newly diagnosed patients with very-high-risk features. Active enrollment of patients with WM in clinical trials is encouraged.
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García-Sanz R, Ocio EM. Novel treatment regimens for Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia. Expert Rev Hematol 2014; 3:339-50. [DOI: 10.1586/ehm.10.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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El Habr C, Sammour R, El-Murr T, Nasser S, Abi-Nasr T, Medawar C. Acrocyanosis and necrotic purpura: a manifestation of multiple myeloma and Type I cryoglobulinemia. Int J Dermatol 2013; 54:946-50. [DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Revised: 12/08/2012] [Accepted: 02/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Constantin El Habr
- Division of Dermatology; Saint George Hospital University Medical Center; Beirut Lebanon
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- Division of Dermatology; Saint George Hospital University Medical Center; Beirut Lebanon
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- Division of Internal Medicine; Middle East Hospital; Beirut Lebanon
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- Division of Pathology; Clemenceau Medical Center; Beirut Lebanon
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- Division of Plastic Surgery; Saint George Hospital University Medical Center; Beirut Lebanon
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Results of a phase 2 trial of the single-agent histone deacetylase inhibitor panobinostat in patients with relapsed/refractory Waldenström macroglobulinemia. Blood 2013; 121:1296-303. [PMID: 23287861 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-06-439307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The present study aimed to determine the safety and activity of the histone deacetylase inhibitor panobinostat in patients with relapsed/refractory Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM). Eligibility criteria included patients with relapsed/refractory WM with any number of prior therapies. Patients received panobinostat at 30 mg 3 times a week; 12 of 36 (33%) patients were enrolled at 25 mg dose. A total of 36 patients received therapy. The median age was 62 years (range, 47-80) and the median number of prior therapies was 3 (range, 1-8). All of the patients had received prior rituximab. Minimal response (MR) or better was achieved in 47% of patients (90% confidence interval [CI], 33-62), with 22% partial remissions and 25% MR. In addition, 18 (50%) patients achieved stable disease and none showed progression while on therapy. The median time to first response was 1.8 months (range, 1.7-3.2). The median progression-free survival was 6.6 months(90% CI, 5.5-14.8). Grade 3 and 4 toxicities included thrombocytopenia (67%), neutropenia (36%), anemia (28%), leukopenia (22%), and fatigue (11%). We conclude that panobinostat is an active therapeutic agent in patients with relapsed/ refractory WM. This study (www.clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT00936611) establishes a role for histone deacetylase inhibitors as an active class of therapeutic agents in WM.
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Ghobrial IM, Moreau P, Harris B, Poon T, Jourdan E, Maisonneuve H, Benhadji KA, Hossain AM, Nguyen TS, Wooldridge JE, Leblond V. A multicenter phase II study of single-agent enzastaurin in previously treated Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. Clin Cancer Res 2012; 18:5043-50. [PMID: 22879385 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-0181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Enzastaurin is a serine/threonine kinase inhibitor that showed antiangiogenic, antiproliferative, and proapoptotic properties in vitro and antitumor activity in vivo in a xenograft Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) model. These findings provided the rationale for a multicenter phase II trial of oral enzastaurin in previously treated patients with WM. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Patients who were treated with 1 to 5 prior regimens and who had a baseline immunoglobulin M level 2 times or more the upper limit of normal received oral enzastaurin 250 mg twice daily (500 mg total) after a single loading dose (day 1, cycle 1) of 375 mg 3 times daily (1,125 mg total) for 8 cycles of 28 days each or until progressive disease. Six patients who progressed during treatment with enzastaurin had dexamethasone added per protocol. RESULTS From July 2008 to December 2010, 42 patients were enrolled. The objective response rate (RR) was 38.1% (2 partial and 14 minor responses). One patient had grade 3 leukopenia and one patient died during the study from septic shock; both events were considered drug related. A statistically significant association between RR and interleukin 15 (IL-15) was observed, suggesting that higher concentration levels of IL-15 may be associated with better response. CONCLUSION Enzastaurin was active and well tolerated in previously treated patients with WM. Because of the small sample size of this uncontrolled study, further assessment of the relationship between IL-15 and response to enzastaurin in patients with WM is required. These results warrant further investigation of enzastaurin for the treatment of WM.
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- Irene M Ghobrial
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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García-Sanz R, Ocio EM, Caballero A, Magalhães RJP, Alonso J, López-Anglada L, Villaescusa T, Puig N, Hernández JM, Fernández-Calvo J, Aguilar A, Martín A, López R, Paiva B, Orfao A, Vidriales B, San-Miguel JF, del Carpio D. Post-Treatment Bone Marrow Residual Disease > 5% by Flow Cytometry Is Highly Predictive of Short Progression-Free and Overall Survival in Patients With Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2011; 11:168-71. [DOI: 10.3816/clml.2011.n.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Treon SP, Merlini G, Morra E, Patterson CJ, Stone MJ. Report From the Sixth International Workshop on Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2011; 11:68-73. [DOI: 10.3816/clml.2011.n.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Stedman J, Roccaro A, Ghobrial IM. Individualizing treatment for Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. Expert Rev Hematol 2010; 2:473-6. [PMID: 21083011 DOI: 10.1586/ehm.09.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Kawano Y, Nakama T, Hata H, Kimura E, Maruyoshi N, Uchino M, Mitsuya H. Successful treatment with rituximab and thalidomide of POEMS syndrome associated with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. J Neurol Sci 2010; 297:101-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2010] [Revised: 06/16/2010] [Accepted: 06/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ghobrial IM, Xie W, Padmanabhan S, Badros A, Rourke M, Leduc R, Chuma S, Kunsman J, Warren D, Poon T, Harris B, Sam A, Anderson KC, Richardson PG, Treon SP, Weller E, Matous J. Phase II trial of weekly bortezomib in combination with rituximab in untreated patients with Waldenström Macroglobulinemia. Am J Hematol 2010; 85:670-4. [PMID: 20652865 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This study aimed to determine the activity and safety of weekly bortezomib and rituximab in patients with untreated Waldenström Macroglobulinemia (WM). Patients with no prior therapy and symptomatic disease were eligible. Patients received bortezomib IV weekly at 1.6 mg/m(2) on days 1, 8, 15, q 28 days × 6 cycles, and rituximab 375 mg/m(2) weekly on cycles 1 and 4. Primary endpoint was the percent of patients with at least a minor response (MR). Twenty-six patients were treated. At least MR was observed in 23/26 patients (88%) (95% CI: 70-98%) with 1 complete response (4%), 1 near-complete response (4%), 15 partial remission (58%), and 6 MR (23%). Using IgM response evaluated by nephlometry, all 26 patients (100%) achieved at least MR or better. The median time to progression has not been reached, with an estimated 1-year event free rate of 79% (95% CI: 53, 91%). Common grade 3 and 4 therapy related adverse events included reversible neutropenia in 12%, anemia in 8%, and thrombocytopenia in 8%. No grade 3 or 4 neuropathy occurred. The combination of weekly bortezomib and rituximab exhibited significant activity and minimal neurological toxicity in patients with untreated WM.
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- Irene M Ghobrial
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Ansell SM, Kyle RA, Reeder CB, Fonseca R, Mikhael JR, Morice WG, Bergsagel PL, Buadi FK, Colgan JP, Dingli D, Dispenzieri A, Greipp PR, Habermann TM, Hayman SR, Inwards DJ, Johnston PB, Kumar SK, Lacy MQ, Lust JA, Markovic SN, Micallef INM, Nowakowski GS, Porrata LF, Roy V, Russell SJ, Short KED, Stewart AK, Thompson CA, Witzig TE, Zeldenrust SR, Dalton RJ, Rajkumar SV, Gertz MA. Diagnosis and management of Waldenström macroglobulinemia: Mayo stratification of macroglobulinemia and risk-adapted therapy (mSMART) guidelines. Mayo Clin Proc 2010; 85:824-33. [PMID: 20702770 PMCID: PMC2931618 DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Waldenström macroglobulinemia is a B-cell malignancy with lymphoplasmacytic infiltration in the bone marrow or lymphatic tissue and a monoclonal immunoglobulin M protein (IgM) in the serum. It is incurable with current therapy, and the decision to treat patients as well as the choice of treatment can be complex. Using a risk-adapted approach, we provide recommendations on timing and choice of therapy. Patients with smoldering or asymptomatic Waldenström macroglobulinemia and preserved hematologic function should be observed without therapy. Symptomatic patients with modest hematologic compromise, IgM-related neuropathy that requires therapy, or hemolytic anemia unresponsive to corticosteroids should receive standard doses of rituximab alone without maintenance therapy. Patients who have severe constitutional symptoms, profound hematologic compromise, symptomatic bulky disease, or hyperviscosity should be treated with the DRC (dexamethasone, rituximab, cyclophosphamide) regimen. Any patient with symptoms of hyperviscosity should first be treated with plasmapheresis. For patients who experience relapse after a response to initial therapy of more than 2 years' duration, the original therapy should be repeated. For patients who had an inadequate response to initial therapy or a response of less than 2 years' duration, an alternative agent or combination should be used. Autologous stem cell transplant should be considered in all eligible patients with relapsed disease.
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- Stephen M Ansell
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Ghobrial IM, Hong F, Padmanabhan S, Badros A, Rourke M, Leduc R, Chuma S, Kunsman J, Warren D, Harris B, Sam A, Anderson KC, Richardson PG, Treon SP, Weller E, Matous J. Phase II trial of weekly bortezomib in combination with rituximab in relapsed or relapsed and refractory Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. J Clin Oncol 2010; 28:1422-8. [PMID: 20142586 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.25.3237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to determine activity and safety of weekly bortezomib and rituximab in patients with relapsed/refractory Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM). PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients who had at least one previous therapy were eligible. All patients received bortezomib intravenously weekly at 1.6 mg/m(2) on days 1, 8, and 15, every 28 days for six cycles and rituximab 375 mg/m(2) weekly on cycles 1 and 4. The primary end point was the percentage of patients with at least a minor response. RESULTS Thirty-seven patients were treated. The majority of patients (78%) completed treatment per protocol. At least minimal response (MR) or better was observed in 81% (95% CI, 65% to 92%), with two patients (5%) in complete remission (CR)/near CR, 17 patients (46%) in partial response, and 11 patients (30%) in MR. The median time to progression was 16.4 months (95% CI, 11.4 to 21.1 months). Death occurred in one patient due to viral pneumonia. The most common grade 3 and 4 therapy-related adverse events included reversible neutropenia in 16%, anemia in 11%, and thrombocytopenia in 14%. Grade 3 peripheral neuropathy occurred in only two patients (5%). The median progression-free (PFS) is 15.6 months (95% CI, 11 to 21 months), with estimated 12-month and 18-month PFS of 57% (95% CI, 39% to 75%) and 45% (95% CI, 27% to 63%), respectively. The median overall survival has not been reached. CONCLUSION The combination of weekly bortezomib and rituximab showed significant activity and minimal neurologic toxicity in patients with relapsed WM.
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Ghobrial IM, Gertz M, Laplant B, Camoriano J, Hayman S, Lacy M, Chuma S, Harris B, Leduc R, Rourke M, Ansell SM, Deangelo D, Dispenzieri A, Bergsagel L, Reeder C, Anderson KC, Richardson PG, Treon SP, Witzig TE. Phase II trial of the oral mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor everolimus in relapsed or refractory Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. J Clin Oncol 2010; 28:1408-14. [PMID: 20142598 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.24.0994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signal transduction pathway controls cell proliferation and survival. Everolimus is an oral agent targeting raptor mTOR (mTORC1). The trial's goal was to determine the antitumor activity and safety of single-agent everolimus in patients with relapsed/refractory Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM). PATIENTS AND METHODS Eligible patients had measurable disease (immunoglobulin M monoclonal protein > 1,000 mg/dL with > 10% marrow involvement or nodal masses > 2 cm), a platelet count more than 75,000 x 10(6)/L, a neutrophil count more than 1,000 x 10(6)/L, and a creatinine and bilirubin less than 2 x the laboratory upper limit of normal. Patients received everolimus 10 mg orally daily and were evaluated monthly. Tumor response was assessed after cycles 2 and 6 and then every three cycles until progression. Results Fifty patients were treated. The median age was 63 years (range, 43 to 85 years). The overall response rate (complete response plus partial remission [PR] plus minimal response [MR]) was 70% (95% CI, 55% to 82%), with a PR of 42% and 28% MR. The median duration of response and median progression-free survival (PFS) have not been reached. The estimated PFS at 6 and 12 months is 75% (95% CI, 64% to 89%) and 62% (95% CI, 48% to 80%), respectively. Grade 3 or higher related toxicities were observed in 56% of patients. The most common were hematologic toxicities with cytopenias. Pulmonary toxicity occurred in 10% of patients. Dose reductions due to toxicity occurred in 52% of patients. CONCLUSION Everolimus has high single-agent activity with an overall response rate of 70% and manageable toxicity in patients with relapsed WM and offers a potential new therapeutic strategy for this patient group.
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Ghobrial IM, Roccaro A, Hong F, Weller E, Rubin N, Leduc R, Rourke M, Chuma S, Sacco A, Jia X, Azab F, Azab AK, Rodig S, Warren D, Harris B, Varticovski L, Sportelli P, Leleu X, Anderson KC, Richardson PG. Clinical and translational studies of a phase II trial of the novel oral Akt inhibitor perifosine in relapsed or relapsed/refractory Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. Clin Cancer Res 2010; 16:1033-41. [PMID: 20103671 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-1837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare, low-grade lymphoproliferative disorder. Based on preclinical studies, we conducted a phase II clinical trial testing the efficacy and safety of the Akt inhibitor perifosine in patients with relapsed/refractory WM. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-seven patients were treated with oral perifosine (150 mg daily) for six cycles. Stable or responding patients were allowed to continue therapy until progression. RESULTS The median age was 65 years (range, 44-82). The median number of prior therapy lines was two (range, one to five). Of the 37 patients, 4 achieved partial response (11%), 9 minimal response (24%), and 20 showed stable disease (54%). The median progression-free survival was 12.6 months. Additionally, beta2 microglobulin of >3.5 mg/dL was associated with poor event-free survival (P = 0.002). Perifosine was generally well tolerated; adverse events related to therapy were cytopenias (grade 3-4, 13%), gastrointestinal symptoms (grade 1-2, 81%), and arthritis flare (all grades, 11%). Translational studies using gene expression profiling and immunohistochemistry showed that perifosine inhibited pGSK activity downstream of Akt, and inhibited nuclear factor kappaB activity. CONCLUSION Perifosine resulted in at least a minimal response in 35% of patients and a median progression-free survival of 12.6 months in patients with relapsed or relapsed/refractory WM, as well as in vivo inhibition of pGSK activity. The results of this study warrant further evaluation of perifosine in combination with rituximab or other active agents in patients with WM.
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Stedman J, Roccaro A, Leleu X, Ghobrial IM. New Therapeutic Approaches for Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia. DRUG FUTURE 2010. [PMID: 21869855 DOI: 10.1358/dof.2010.035.01.1410182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia (WM) is a B-cell disorder characterized by the infiltration of the bone marrow (BM) with lymphoplasmacytic cells, as well as detection of an IgM monoclonal gammopathy in the serum. WM is an incurable disease, with an overall medial survival of only 5-6 years. First-line therapy of WM has been based on single-agent or combination therapy with alkylator agents (e.g. chlorambucil or cyclophasphamide), nucleoside analogues (cladribine or fludarabine), and the monoclonal antibody rituximab. Novel therapeutic agents that have demonstrated efficacy in WM include thalidomide, lenalidomide, bortezomib, everolimus, Atacicept, and perifosine. The range of the ORR to these agents is between 25-80%. Ongoing and planned future clinical trials include those using PKC inhibitors such as enzastaurin, new proteasome inhibitors such as carfilzomib, histone deacetylase inhibitors such as panobinostat, humanized CD20 antibodies such as Ofatumumab, and additional alkylating agents such as bendamustine. These agents, when compared to traditional chemotherapeutic agents, may lead in the future to higher responses, longer remissions and better quality of life for patients with WM.
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- Jennifer Stedman
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115 USA
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Stedman J, Roccaro A, Leleu X, Ghobrial IM. New Therapeutic Approaches for Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia. DRUG FUTURE 2010; 35:53-58. [PMID: 21869855 PMCID: PMC3159918 DOI: 10.1358/dof.2010.35.1.1410182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia (WM) is a B-cell disorder characterized by the infiltration of the bone marrow (BM) with lymphoplasmacytic cells, as well as detection of an IgM monoclonal gammopathy in the serum. WM is an incurable disease, with an overall medial survival of only 5-6 years. First-line therapy of WM has been based on single-agent or combination therapy with alkylator agents (e.g. chlorambucil or cyclophasphamide), nucleoside analogues (cladribine or fludarabine), and the monoclonal antibody rituximab. Novel therapeutic agents that have demonstrated efficacy in WM include thalidomide, lenalidomide, bortezomib, everolimus, Atacicept, and perifosine. The range of the ORR to these agents is between 25-80%. Ongoing and planned future clinical trials include those using PKC inhibitors such as enzastaurin, new proteasome inhibitors such as carfilzomib, histone deacetylase inhibitors such as panobinostat, humanized CD20 antibodies such as Ofatumumab, and additional alkylating agents such as bendamustine. These agents, when compared to traditional chemotherapeutic agents, may lead in the future to higher responses, longer remissions and better quality of life for patients with WM.
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- Jennifer Stedman
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115 USA
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Gertz MA, Abonour R, Heffner LT, Greipp PR, Uno H, Rajkumar SV. Clinical value of minor responses after 4 doses of rituximab in Waldenström macroglobulinaemia: a follow-up of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group E3A98 trial. Br J Haematol 2009; 147:677-80. [PMID: 19751237 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07892.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Waldenström macroglobulinaemia is a low-grade, lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma that is responsive to rituximab. We report the role of a minor response in predicting overall outcomes. We extended follow-up of a previously described cohort (n = 69) treated with 4 weekly doses of rituximab and observed durable responses (median time to progression, 30 months; 5-year survival rate, 66%). Patients achieving a minor response [25-50% immunoglobulin M (IgM) reduction] appeared to do as well as those achieving an objective response (>50% IgM reduction), which suggests that more aggressive or intensive therapy for minor responders is not required. Future studies of Waldenström macroglobulinaemia should report minor responses because they are associated with clinically meaningful benefits. This trial was registered at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00005609.
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- Morie A Gertz
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Amyloidosis is an uncommon disorder in which proteins change conformation, aggregate, and form fibrils that infiltrate tissues, leading to organ failure and death. The most frequent types are light-chain (AL) derived from monoclonal B-cell disorders producing amyloidogenic immunoglobulin light chains, and the hereditary and "senile systemic" (ATTR) variants from mutant and wild-type transthyretin (TTR). Diagnosis requires tissue biopsy. AL is more frequent and causes more organ disease than ATTR. Although both can cause cardiomyopathy and heart failure, AL progresses more quickly, so survival depends on timely diagnosis. Typing is usually based on clinical and laboratory findings with monoclonal gammopathy evaluation and, if indicated, TTR gene testing. Direct tissue typing is required when one patient has 2 potential amyloid-forming proteins. In coming years, widespread use of definitive proteomics will improve typing. New therapies are in testing for ATTR, whereas those for AL have followed multiple myeloma, leading to improved survival. Challenges of diagnosing and caring for patients with amyloidosis include determination of type, counseling, and delivery of prompt therapy often while managing multisystem disease. Recent advances grew from clinical research and advocacy in many countries, and global husbandry of such efforts will reap future benefits for families and patients with amyloidosis.
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Ciccarelli BT, Yang G, Hatjiharissi E, Ioakimidis L, Patterson CJ, Manning RJ, Xu L, Liu X, Tseng H, Gong P, Sun J, Zhou Y, Treon SP. Soluble CD27 Is a Faithful Marker of Disease Burden and Is Unaffected by the Rituximab-Induced IgM Flare, as Well as by Plasmapheresis, in Patients with Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 9:56-8. [DOI: 10.3816/clm.2009.n.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Dimopoulos MA, Gertz MA, Kastritis E, Garcia-Sanz R, Kimby EK, LeBlond V, Fermand JP, Merlini G, Morel P, Morra E, Ocio EM, Owen R, Ghobrial IM, Seymour J, Kyle RA, Treon SP. Update on Treatment Recommendations From the Fourth International Workshop on Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia. J Clin Oncol 2009; 27:120-6. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.17.7865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a distinct B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by lymphoplasmacytic bone marrow infiltration along with an immunoglobulin M (IgM) monoclonal gammopathy. Patients with disease-related cytopenias, bulky adenopathy or organomegaly, symptomatic hyperviscosity, severe neuropathy, amyloidosis, cryoglobulinemia, cold agglutinin disease, or evidence of disease transformation should be considered for immediate therapy. Initiation of therapy should not be based on serum IgM levels alone, and asymptomatic patients should be observed. Individual patient considerations should be considered when deciding on a first-line agent including the presence of cytopenias, need for rapid disease control, age, and candidacy for autologous transplantation. Therapeutic outcomes should be evaluated using updated criteria. As part of the Fourth International Workshop on Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia, a consensus panel updated its recommendations on both first-line and salvage therapy in view of recently published and ongoing clinical trials. The panel considered encouraging results from recent studies of first-line combinations such as rituximab with nucleoside analogs with or without alkylating agents or with cyclophosphamide-based therapies (eg, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone or cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone) or the combination of rituximab with thalidomide. Such therapeutic approaches are likely to yield responses at least as good as, if not better than, monotherapy with any of the alkylating agents, nucleoside analogs, or rituximab. In the salvage setting, reuse of a first-line regimen or use of a different regimen should be considered along with bortezomib, alemtuzumab, autologous transplantation, and, in selected circumstances, allogeneic transplantation. Finally, the panel reaffirmed its encouragement of the active enrollment of patients with WM onto innovative clinical trials whenever possible.
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- Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos
- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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- From the University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Hopital Pitie Salpetriere; Hopital Saint Louis, Paris; Hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France; Scientific Institute Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia; Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy; Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Hematology, Mayo School of Medicine,
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Leleu X, Roccaro AM, Moreau AS, Dupire S, Robu D, Gay J, Hatjiharissi E, Burwik N, Ghobrial IM. Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. Cancer Lett 2008; 270:95-107. [PMID: 18555588 PMCID: PMC3133633 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.04.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2008] [Revised: 02/09/2008] [Accepted: 04/28/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In the past years, new developments have occurred both in the understanding of the biology of Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia (WM) and in therapeutic options for WM. WM is a B-cell disorder characterized primarily by bone marrow infiltration with lymphoplasmacytic cells, along with demonstration of an IgM monoclonal gammopathy. Despite advances in therapy, WM remains incurable, with 5-6 years median overall survival of patients in symptomatic WM. Therapy is postponed for asymptomatic patients, and progressive anemia is the most common indication for initiation of treatment. The main therapeutic options include alkylating agents, nucleoside analogues, and rituximab. Studies involving combination chemotherapy are ongoing, and preliminary results are encouraging. No specific agent or regimen has been shown to be superior to another for treatment of WM. As such, novel therapeutic agents are needed for the treatment of WM. In ongoing efforts, we and others have sought to exploit advances made in the understanding of the biology of WM so as to better target therapeutics for this malignancy. These efforts have led to the development of several novel agents including the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib, and several Akt/mTor inhibitors, perifosine and Rad001, and immunomodulatory agents such as thalidomide and lenalidomide. Studies with monoclonal antibodies are ongoing and promising including the use of alemtuzumab, SGN-70, and the APRIL/BLYS blocking protein TACI-Ig atacicept. Other agents currently being tested in clinical trials include the PKC inhibitor enzastaurin, the natural product resveratrol, as well as the statin simvastatin. This report provides an update of the current preclinical studies and clinical efforts for the development of novel agents in the treatment of WM.
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- Xavier Leleu
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Service des Maladies du Sang, Hopital Huriez, CHRU, Lille, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Service des Maladies du Sang, Hopital Huriez, CHRU, Lille, France
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- Service des Maladies du Sang, Hopital Huriez, CHRU, Lille, France
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- Service des Maladies du Sang, Hopital Huriez, CHRU, Lille, France
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- Service des Maladies du Sang, Hopital Huriez, CHRU, Lille, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Gilleece MH, Pearce R, Linch DC, Wilson M, Towlson K, Mackinnon S, Potter M, Kazmi M, Gribben JG, Marks DI. The outcome of haemopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma in the UK: a British Society Bone Marrow Transplantation study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 13:119-27. [PMID: 18616880 DOI: 10.1179/102453308x315915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LL) is incurable by standard therapy (median survival: 60 months). UK transplant registry data 1984-2003 identified 18 cases of histologically verified LL (median age: 50 years, range: 38-58 years). Nine patients received high dose chemotherapy [plus total body irradiation (TBI) in 1/9] and autologous peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC). Disease status at transplant was complete remission (2), partial remission (5), primary refractory (1) or relapse (1). Transplant related mortality (TRM) at 12 months was 0%. Median follow-up is 44 months with 4 year disease free survival 43% and overall survival 73%. Karnofsky performance status (KPS) is 80-100%. The nine allografted patients (median age: 49 years, range: 39-56 years) were conditioned with standard TBI (2), BEAM (2) or FLU-MEL (5) and received PBSC from HLA-matched sibling (8) or unrelated (1) donors. Disease status at transplant was partial remission (7) or primary refractory (2). TRM at 12 months was 44%. Complications included graft failure (2), grades I-II acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) (2), grades III-IV aGVHD (3) and chronic GVHD (4). Median follow-up is 32 months with 4 year disease free survival 44% and overall survival 56%. KPS is 70-100%.
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Vijay A, Gertz MA. Current Treatment Options for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 8:219-29. [DOI: 10.3816/clm.2008.n.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Matsuda M, Gono T, Shimojima Y, Yoshida T, Katoh N, Hoshii Y, Yamada T, Ikeda SI. AL amyloidosis manifesting as systemic lymphadenopathy. Amyloid 2008; 15:117-24. [PMID: 18484338 DOI: 10.1080/13506120802006047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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We report three patients with AL amyloidosis manifesting as systemic lymphadenopathy, mainly in the cervical and supraclavicular regions. Histopathology of lymph nodes showed massive deposition of AL amyloid with no abnormal findings suggestive of lymphoproliferative disorders. Two of the patients were considered to be classifiable as primary systemic AL amyloidosis based on the presence of M-protein in serum and abnormal plasma cells or lymphoplasmacytoid cells in the bone marrow probably producing the precursor immunoglobulin, although no visceral organs were affected. The size of the involved lymph nodes in these two patients increased gradually, and one was treated with rituximab and VAD (vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone) followed by high-dose melphalan with autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (auto-PBSCT). The remaining patient showed no obvious change in the size of lymph nodes or detectable M-protein in serum. The prognosis of AL amyloidosis manifesting as lymphadenopathy is usually good as long as there are no hematological malignancies or rapid increases in the size of lymph nodes, but in cases of the systemic type, intensive chemotherapy, such as high-dose melphalan with auto-PBSCT, should be actively considered in order to avoid possible involvement of visceral organs.
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- Masayuki Matsuda
- Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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Gladstone DE. Refractory Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia responsive to 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine and mycophenolate mofetil. Leuk Res 2008; 32:1487-8. [PMID: 18378308 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2008.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2008] [Revised: 01/03/2008] [Accepted: 02/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Leleu X, Jia X, Runnels J, Ngo HT, Moreau AS, Farag M, Spencer JA, Pitsillides CM, Hatjiharissi E, Roccaro A, O'Sullivan G, McMillin DW, Moreno D, Kiziltepe T, Carrasco R, Treon SP, Hideshima T, Anderson KC, Lin CP, Ghobrial IM. The Akt pathway regulates survival and homing in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. Blood 2007; 110:4417-26. [PMID: 17761832 PMCID: PMC2234792 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-05-092098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) is an incurable low-grade lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. We demonstrate up-regulated Akt activity in WM, and that Akt down-regulation by Akt knockdown and the inhibitor perifosine leads to significant inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis in WM cells in vitro, but not in normal donor peripheral blood and hematopoietic progenitors. Importantly, down-regulation of Akt induced cytotoxicity of WM cells in the bone marrow microenvironment (BMM) context. Perifosine induced significant reduction in WM tumor growth in vivo in a subcutaneous xenograft model through inhibition of Akt phosphorylation and downstream targets. We also demonstrated that Akt pathway down-regulation inhibited migration and adhesion in vitro and homing of WM tumor cells to the BMM in vivo. Proteomic analysis identified other signaling pathways modulated by perifosine, such as activation of ERK MAPK pathway, which induces survival of tumor cells. Interestingly, MEK inhibitor significantly enhanced perifosine-induced cytotoxicity in WM cells. Using Akt knockdown experiments and specific Akt and PI3K inhibitors, we demonstrated that ERK activation is through a direct effect, rather than feedback activation, of perifosine upstream ERK pathway. These results provide understanding of biological effects of Akt pathway in WM and provide the framework for clinical evaluation of perifosine in WM patients.
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- Xavier Leleu
- Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Dimopoulos MA, Anagnostopoulos A, Kyrtsonis MC, Zervas K, Tsatalas C, Kokkinis G, Repoussis P, Symeonidis A, Delimpasi S, Katodritou E, Vervessou E, Michali E, Pouli A, Gika D, Vassou A, Terpos E, Anagnostopoulos N, Economopoulos T, Pangalis G. Primary Treatment of Waldenström Macroglobulinemia With Dexamethasone, Rituximab, and Cyclophosphamide. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:3344-9. [PMID: 17577016 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.10.9926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PurposeAlkylating agents and the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab are among appropriate choices for the primary treatment of symptomatic patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), and they induce at least a partial response in 30% to 50% of patients. To improve these results, we designed a phase II study that included previously untreated symptomatic patients with WM who received a combination of dexamethasone, rituximab, and cyclophosphamide (DRC).Patients and MethodsSeventy-two patients were treated with dexamethasone 20 mg intravenously followed by rituximab 375 mg/m2intravenously on day 1 and cyclophosphamide 100 mg/m2orally bid on days 1 to 5 (total dose, 1,000 mg/m2). This regimen was repeated every 21 days for 6 months. Patients' median age was 69 years and many had features of advanced disease such as anemia (57%), hypoalbuminemia (40%), and elevated serum beta2-microglobulin (43%).ResultsOn an intent-to-treat basis, 83% of patients (95% CI, 73% to 91%) achieved a response, including 7% complete, 67% partial, and 9% minor responses. The median time to response was 4.1 months. The 2-year progression-free survival rate for all patients was 67%; for patients who responded to DRC, it was 80%. The 2-year disease-specific survival rate was 90%. Treatment with DRC was well tolerated, with 9% of patients experiencing grade 3 or 4 neutropenia and approximately 20% of patients experiencing some form of toxicity related to rituximab.ConclusionOur large, multicenter trial showed that the non–stem-cell toxic DRC regimen is an active, well-tolerated treatment for symptomatic patients with WM.
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AbstractIn the past 36 months, new developments have occurred both in the understanding of the biology of Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) and in therapeutic options for WM. Here, we review the classification, clinical features, and diagnostic criteria of the disease. WM is a B-cell neoplasm characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltration of the bone marrow and a monoclonal immunoglobulin M (IgM) protein. The symptoms of WM are attributable to the extent of tumor infiltration and to elevated IgM levels. The most common symptom is fatigue attributable to anemia. The prognostic factors predictive of survival include the patient's age, β2-microglobulin level, monoclonal protein level, hemoglobin concentration, and platelet count. Therapy is postponed for asymptomatic patients, and progressive anemia is the most common indication for initiation of treatment. The main therapeutic options include alkylating agents, nucleoside analogues, and rituximab. Studies involving combination chemotherapy are ongoing, and preliminary results are encouraging. No specific agent or regimen has been shown to be superior to another for treatment of WM. Novel agents such as bortezomib, perifosine, atacicept, oblimersen sodium, and tositumomab show promise as rational targeted therapy for WM.
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- Arun Vijay
- Austin Medical Center-Mayo Health System, Austin, MN, USA
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Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia is defined by bone marrow lymphoplasmacytic infiltration and by production of monoclonal IgM. Treatment is employed only to symptomatic patients. Alkylating agents (chlorambucil), nucleoside analogues and rituximab are reasonable choices for primary therapy. Combination therapy either with nucleoside analogues with alkylating agents and/or rituximab or rituximab with chemotherapy such as CHOP or cyclophosphamide are also reasonable frontline treatment options for WM patients. Several factors should be taken into account when choosing the most appropriate primary treatment. These factors include the age of the patient and possible co-morbidities, the presence of cytopenias and especially thrombocytopenia, the presence of symptoms and signs indicative of hyperviscosity, the need for rapid disease control due to severe symptoms, significant splenomegaly or lymphadenopathy, symptomatic peripheral neuropathy and whether the patient is candidate for autologous stem cell transplantation. For patients with refractory or relapsing disease, the use of an alternate first-line agent is reasonable. Outside the setting of a clinical trial, the administration of high-dose therapy should be reserved only for patients refractory to alkylating agents, purine nucleoside and rituximab. For patients who develop resistance to all three classes of agents, alemtuzumab, thalidomide with or without dexamethasone or bortezomib could be tried.
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- Meletios A Dimopoulos
- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens School of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, 80 Vas. Sofias, Athens, 11528, Greece.
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Figanbaum TL, Norby SM. 68-year-old woman with hepatitis C and abnormal kidney function. Mayo Clin Proc 2007; 82:624-7. [PMID: 17493428 DOI: 10.4065/82.5.624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A 68-year-old woman with a history of hepatitis C (contracted from a blood transfusion in 1974) complicated by cirrhosis and portal hypertension came to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, for evaluation for possible liver transplantation. Her symptomatic ascites had been treated initially with furosemide and spironolactone, but this treatment regimen was limited because of an increase in her creatinine level. During evaluation, hypertension (an average blood pressure of 180/90 mm Hg on 6-hour ambulatory monitoring) and abnormal renal function were noted. She was referred to our institution for further evaluation of her blood pressure and abnormal urinalysis results.
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- Travis L Figanbaum
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Chu D, Stevens M, Gladstone DE. Severe, refractory, non-malignant type I cryoglobulinemia treated with alemtuzumab. Rheumatol Int 2007; 27:1173-5. [PMID: 17443327 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-007-0354-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2006] [Accepted: 03/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A 41 year old female with type I cryoglobulinemia, refractory to methylprednisolone, rituximab, and cyclophosphamide complicated by a rising serum viscosity was treated with alemtuzumab. After a cumulative dose of 1,085 mg of alemtuzumab, her serum viscosity decreased to normal. Treatment toxicity was limited to fungal esophagitis responsive to topical therapy. This case demonstrates the potential use of alemtuzumab in the treatment of refractory cryoglobulinemia.
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- David Chu
- Stony Brook University Medical Center, SUNY Stony Brook, HSC, Level 17, Rm 080, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8174, USA
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Moreau AS, Jia X, Ngo HT, Leleu X, O'Sullivan G, Alsayed Y, Leontovich A, Podar K, Kutok J, Daley J, Lazo-Kallanian S, Hatjiharissi E, Raab MS, Xu L, Treon SP, Hideshima T, Anderson KC, Ghobrial IM. Protein kinase C inhibitor enzastaurin induces in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. Blood 2007; 109:4964-72. [PMID: 17284528 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-10-054577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is an incurable lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with limited options of therapy. Protein kinase Cbeta (PKCbeta) regulates cell survival and growth in many B-cell malignancies. In this study, we demonstrate up-regulation of PKCbeta protein in WM using protein array techniques and immunohistochemistry. Enzastaurin, a PKCbeta inhibitor, blocked PKCbeta activity and induced a significant decrease of proliferation at 48 hours in WM cell lines (IC(50), 2.5-10 muM). Similar effects were demonstrated in primary CD19(+) WM cells, without cytotoxicity on peripheral blood mononuclear cells. In addition, enzastaurin overcame tumor cell growth induced by coculture of WM cells with bone marrow stromal cells. Enzastaurin induced dose-dependent apoptosis at 48 hours mediated via induction of caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9, and PARP cleavage. Enzastaurin inhibited Akt phosphorylation and Akt kinase activity, as well as downstream p-MARCKS and ribosomal p-S6. Furthermore, enzastaurin demonstrated additive cytotoxicity in combination with bortezomib, and synergistic cytotoxicity in combination with fludarabine. Finally, in an in vivo xenograft model of human WM, significant inhibition of tumor growth was observed in the enzastaurin-treated mice (P = .028). Our studies therefore show that enzastaurin has significant antitumor activity in WM both in vitro and in vivo, providing the framework for clinical trials to improve patient outcome in WM.
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- Anne-Sophie Moreau
- Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Fludarabine is a prodrug that is converted to the free nucleoside 9-beta-D-arabinosyl-2-fluoroadenine (F-ara-A), which enters cells and accumulates mainly as the 5'-triphosphate, F-ara-ATP. F-ara-ATP has multiple mechanisms of action, which are mostly directed toward DNA. Collectively, these actions affect DNA synthesis, which is the major mechanism of F-ara-A-induced cytotoxicity. Secondarily, incorporation into RNA and inhibition of transcription has been shown in cell lines. As a single agent, fludarabine has been effective for indolent leukemia. Biochemical modulation strategies resulted in enhanced accumulation of cytarabine triphosphate and led to the use of fludarabine for the treatment of acute leukemia. The combination of fludarabine with DNA-damaging agents to inhibit DNA repair processes has been highly effective for indolent leukemia and lymphomas. Other strategies have incorporated fludarabine into preparative regimens for nonmyeloablative stem-cell transplantation.
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- Marco Montillo
- Department of Oncology/Haematology, Division of Haematology, Niguarda Ca'[Granda Hospital, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162 Milan, Italy.
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Kapoor P, Singh E, Radhakrishnan P, Mehta P. Splenectomy in plasma cell dyscrasias: a review of the clinical practice. Am J Hematol 2006; 81:946-54. [PMID: 16937390 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Plasma cell dyscrasias are a group of clinically and biochemically diverse disorders of unknown etiology, characterized by the disproportionate proliferation of one or more clones of B cells, and the presence of a structurally and electrophoretically homogeneous (monoclonal) immunoglobulin or polypeptide subunit in serum or urine. The role of splenectomy in the management of plasma cell dyscrasias has not been well defined. Using MEDLINE, the authors searched the English-language published literature from the year 1970 through September 2005 to determine the indications for splenectomy in plasma cell dyscrasias. A review of the literature in humans and animals supported the idea that the spleen provides a special microenvironment favorable for homing or differentiation of IgM producing B cells, and splenectomy can, at times, lead to remission in Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. The other reported reasons for splenectomy in plasma cell dyscrasias are hypersplenism-related pancytopenia, control of splenic plasmacytomas, and management of a splenic abscess. Splenic infiltration in primary amyloidosis can be an indication for splenectomy, where removal of a large spleen can also reverse an acquired factor X deficiency. Thus, the spleen can be considered a potential target organ for management of plasma cell dyscrasias, and therapeutic success has been achieved with removal of this organ. However, splenectomy can be a potentially morbid procedure in patients with plasma cell dyscrasias, and major postoperative complications include infection, hemorrhage, and thrombosis.
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- Prashant Kapoor
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND 58122, USA.
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Bryce AH, Dispenzieri A, Kyle RA, Lacy MQ, Rajkumar SV, Inwards DJ, Yasenchak CA, Kumar SK, Gertz MA. Response to Rituximab in Patients with Type II Cryoglobulinemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 7:140-4. [PMID: 17026826 DOI: 10.3816/clm.2006.n.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Type II cryoglobulinemia (CG) is a heterogeneous, generally indolent disorder caused by a monoclonal antibody with activity against polyclonal antibodies and is commonly associated with hepatitis C, lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs), or autoimmune diseases. It can lead to substantial morbidity, including renal failure, cutaneous ulcers, or neuropathy. Medical records were reviewed for 8 patients with previously treated symptomatic CG who were part of a prospectively held dysproteinemia database. Patients subsequently received 14 total courses of rituximab treatment (standard infusion, 375 mg/m2 for 4 or 8 doses) between February 1999 and March 2005. One patient had essential CG, and 1 had Gaucher disease with hypersplenism. Six patients had an LPD, and 4 of them had concomitant disorders (2 with hepatitis C and 2 with Sjogren syndrome). Treatment indications included purpura, LPD, cutaneous ulcers, and renal failure. Clinical improvement was evaluated by improved cryocrit, total complement, C4, and rheumatoid factor. Six patients had some clinical improvement. Cutaneous manifestations were the most responsive; renal disease and lymphoma were more refractory. Laboratory values showed improvement after 7 of 12 available treatment courses. No adverse reactions were noted. Overall, rituximab appears to be a safe and effective therapy.
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- Alan H Bryce
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Pearlman AN, Fechner FP, Constantinides M. Development of Nasal Skin Necrosis associated with Rituximab Treatment for Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia and Subsequent Spontaneous Resolution. EAR, NOSE & THROAT JOURNAL 2006. [DOI: 10.1177/014556130608500711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We report the unusual case of a 72-year-old man who developed acute and extensive necrosis of the nasal skin and soft-tissue envelope while undergoing chemotherapy for Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, a lymphoproliferative disorder. The patient's treatment involved infusions of rituximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody that is directed against B cell surface membrane protein CD20. The patient refused surgery to restore the nose, and he was treated conservatively with wet-to-dry dressings and antibiotic ointment. Approximately 5 weeks after admission, the eschar had exfoliated, revealing that the underlying skin was pink and healthy; no significant areas of necrosis remained. Within weeks, the nose had healed completely without scarring. A good aesthetic result was achieved exclusively through healing by secondary intention. We wish to alert the medical community that (1) conservative management of even extensive nasal skin loss should be considered when clinically acceptable, and (2) there may be an association between anti-CD20 antibody therapy for Waldenström's macroglobulinemia and skin necrosis.
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- Aaron N. Pearlman
- From the Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York City
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- From the Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York City
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- From the Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York City
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Gono T, Matsuda M, Shimojima Y, Ishii W, Yamamoto K, Morita H, Hashimoto T, Susuki K, Yuki N, Ikeda SI. Rituximab therapy in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy with anti-SGPG IgM antibody. J Clin Neurosci 2006; 13:683-7. [PMID: 16814550 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2005] [Accepted: 09/08/2005] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We report a patient with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) who showed high titers of anti-sulfated glucuronyl paragloboside (SGPG) IgM antibody without M-protein in serum. The patient was resistant to corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, but after administration of rituximab, clinical symptoms improved and the patient remained in a stable state for approximately 10 months. Rituximab may be a potent therapeutic option for refractory cases of CIDP irrespective of detectable M-protein in either serum or urine.
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- Takahisa Gono
- The Third Department of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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- Peter McLaughlin
- University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 429, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Kimby E, Treon SP, Anagnostopoulos A, Dimopoulos M, Garcia-Sanz R, Gertz MA, Johnson S, LeBlond V, Fermand JP, Maloney DG, Merlini G, Morel P, Morra E, Nichols G, Ocio EM, Owen R, Stone M, Bladé J. Update on Recommendations for Assessing Response from the Third International Workshop on Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 6:380-3. [PMID: 16640813 DOI: 10.3816/clm.2006.n.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This report by an international consensus panel updates current recommendations for defining clinical response in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM). The previously published response criteria incorporated parameters for monoclonal protein reduction and/or improvement of marrow and nodal involvement, and included definitions of complete and partial remissions. The criteria have been updated to include minor response and stable disease categories. In addition, the criteria now recognize that delayed responses after treatment with nucleoside analogues and biologic agents and the time point for assessing response in patients with WM should be considered so as to not miss or miscategorize a response. The new criteria should therefore help in better delineating responses to therapy in patients with WM, particularly with the wide use of nucleoside analogues and biologically based agents for this disease.
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- Eva Kimby
- Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Aslan DL, Peterson BA, Long-Tsai M, Eastlund T. Early-onset autoimmune hemolytic anemia after cladribine therapy for Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Transfusion 2005; 46:90-4. [PMID: 16398735 DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2006.00678.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Purine nucleoside analogs are a class of antineoplastic drugs with potent lymphotoxicity against T and B lymphocytes, causing prolonged lymphopenia and linked to delayed immune complications such as opportunistic infections and more recently autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), seen mostly in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). A characteristic temporal relation between fludarabine therapy and the appearance of a warm-reactive immunoglobulin G (IgG)-mediated AIHA in patients with CLL has been observed and, in some, the AIHA has been fatal. Whether both fludarabine and cladribine cause AIHA is uncertain because AIHA is commonly seen in patients with CLL without the use of these drugs. In contrast, AIHA is encountered in Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) much less frequently, and the autoantibody is usually cold-reactive and IgM-mediated. In a few reported cases of AIHA arising in patients with WM after cladribine therapy, there was a latency of 24 to 60 months between therapy and the onset of AIHA, three of which were warm-reactive and IgG-mediated. CASE REPORT A warm-reacting IgG red cell autoantibody and evidence of hemolysis detected 1 month after completing cladribine therapy for WM, with warm antibody AIHA developing 4 months later, are described. CONCLUSIONS Cladribine, like fludarabine, is possibly able to produce this complication during or early after therapy. Because the use of purine analogs is becoming increasingly common, it is important to have an awareness of the complications that can arise during and after treatment. Further observations of warm AIHA during cladribine therapy are needed to establish it as a distinct complication.
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- Deniz L Aslan
- Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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