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Paillassa J, Maitre E, Belarbi Boudjerra N, Madani A, Benlakhal R, Matthes T, Van Den Neste E, Cailly L, Inchiappa L, Bekadja MA, Tomowiak C, Troussard X. Recommendations for the Management of Patients with Hairy-Cell Leukemia and Hairy-Cell Leukemia-like Disorders: A Work by French-Speaking Experts and French Innovative Leukemia Organization (FILO) Group. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2185. [PMID: 38927891 PMCID: PMC11201647 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16122185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Hairy-cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare B-cell chronic lymphoproliferative disorder (B-CLPD), whose favorable prognosis has changed with the use of purine nucleoside analogs (PNAs), such as cladribine (CDA) or pentostatin (P). However, some patients eventually relapse and over time HCL becomes resistant to chemotherapy. Many discoveries have been made in the pathophysiology of HCL during the last decade, especially in genomics, with the identification of the BRAFV600E mutation and cellular biology, including the importance of signaling pathways as well as tumor microenvironment. All of these new developments led to targeted treatments, especially BRAF inhibitors (BRAFis), MEK inhibitors (MEKis), Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors (BTKis) and recombinant anti-CD22 immunoconjugates. RESULTS The following major changes or additions were introduced in these updated guidelines: the clinical relevance of the changes in the classification of splenic B-cell lymphomas and leukemias; the increasingly important diagnostic role of BRAFV600E mutation; and the prognostic role of the immunoglobulin (IG) variable (V) heavy chain (H) (IGHV) mutational status and repertory. We also wish to insist on the specific involvement of bones, skin, brain and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of the disease at diagnosis or during the follow-up, the novel targeted drugs (BRAFi and MEKi) used for HCL treatment, and the increasing role of minimal residual disease (MRD) assessment. CONCLUSION Here we present recommendations for the diagnosis of HCL, treatment in first line and in relapsed/refractory patients as well as for HCL-like disorders including HCL variant (HCL-V)/splenic B-cell lymphomas/leukemias with prominent nucleoli (SBLPN) and splenic diffuse red pulp lymphoma (SDRPL).
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Affiliation(s)
- Jérôme Paillassa
- Service des Maladies du Sang, CHU d’Angers, 49000 Angers, France;
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- Hématologie Biologique, Structure Fédérative D’oncogénétique Cyto-Moléculaire du CHU de Caen (SF-MOCAE), CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France;
- Unité MICAH, INSERM1245, Université Caen-Normandie, 14000 Caen, France
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- Service d’Hématologie, CHU de Casablanca, Casablanca 20000, Morocco;
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- Service d’Hématologie, Département d’Oncologie et Service de Pathologie Clinique, Département de Diagnostic, Hôpital Universitaire de Genève, 1205 Genève, Switzerland;
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- Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1000 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Service d’Onco-Hématologie et de Thérapie Cellulaire, CHU de Poitiers, 86000 Poitiers, France; (L.C.)
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- Service d’Hématologie, Institut Paoli-Calmette, 13397 Marseille, France
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- Service d’Onco-Hématologie et de Thérapie Cellulaire, CHU de Poitiers, 86000 Poitiers, France; (L.C.)
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- Hématologie Biologique, Structure Fédérative D’oncogénétique Cyto-Moléculaire du CHU de Caen (SF-MOCAE), CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France;
- Hematologie CHU Caen Normandie, 14000 Caen, France
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Skin lesions have been reported in about 10–12% of hairy cell leukemia (HCL) patients. Most are etiologically related to autoimmune or infectious processes, although secondary cutaneous neoplasms and drug-induced lesions are also reported. However, leukemia cutis with the direct infiltration of the skin by leukemic cells is extremely rare in HCL patients. This paper reviews the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, diagnosis, and approach to treating skin lesions in HCL. A literature review of the MEDLINE database for articles in English concerning hairy cell leukemia, skin lesions, leukemia cutis, adverse events, infectious, cutaneous, drug reactions, neutrophilic dermatoses, secondary neoplasms, and vasculitis was conducted via PubMed. Publications from January 1980 to September 2020 were scrutinized. Additional relevant publications were obtained by reviewing the references from the chosen articles.
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Leukocytoclastic vasculitis associated with hairy cell leukemia at diagnosis: a case report and review of the literature. TUMORI JOURNAL 2016; 102:71DFD11E-C6ED-42F1-B495-C82354156CD4. [PMID: 27002952 DOI: 10.5301/tj.5000487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autoimmune manifestations may occur in patients with hairy cell leukemia (HCL), and some rare cases of polyarteritis nodosa and leukocytoclastic vasculitis have been reported. However, data regarding the treatment of these cutaneous manifestations are lacking, given the rarity of the concomitance of HCL and vasculitic syndromes. CASE PRESENTATION We present a 37-year-old man with paraneoplastic leukocytoclastic vasculitis complicating newly diagnosed HCL. The vasculitis completely resolved after the first 3 weekly administrations of cladribine, which is regarded as the gold-standard treatment for this disease. The underlying leukemia showed refractoriness to the same agent, thus requiring a second line of treatment. CONCLUSIONS The clinical picture we have observed is of interest for the following reasons: i) it confirms an existing pathogenetic relationship between this lymphoproliferative disorder and its cutaneous manifestations, as suggested by the prompt resolution of the purpuric lesions upon cladribine administration; ii) it indicates that cladribine is an effective treatment for HCL-related paraneoplastic syndromes, including leukocytoclastic vasculitis; iii) the evolution and the outcomes of the paraneoplastic manifestations may be independent of those of the underlying leukemia, which showed less than a partial response to its initial treatment.
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