Author:
Shelikhova L N,Fominykh V V,Abramov D S,Myakova N V,Maschan M A,Maschan A A
Abstract
Aim. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of crizotinib used in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory ALK-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL). Subjects and methods. The paper describes the experience with crizotinib used in 8 patients with refractory ALK-ALCL before and after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Results. All the 8 (100%) patients treated with crizotinib were recorded to have complete responses, including complete metabolic ones (tumor disappearance as evidenced by positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography. Conclusion. Low and manageable toxicity of crizotinib and complete PET-negative responses in patients with resistant ALK lymphomas favor the need to test the drug as first-line therapy, by possibly decreasing the intensification of chemotherapy.
Subject
General Medicine,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,History,Family Practice
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