1. Alemtuzumab in refractory Sézary syndrome
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Carmen María Alcántara Reifs, Rafael Salido-Vallejo, Gloria María Garnacho-Saucedo, Sofía De la Corte-Sánchez, Alberto González-Menchen, and Antonio Vélez García-Nieto
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Antibodies, monoclonal, humanized ,Lymphoma, T-Cell, cutaneous ,Sézary syndrome ,Treatment outcome ,Dermatology ,RL1-803 - Abstract
Abstract: Sézary syndrome is a primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma characterized by the triad of erythroderma, lymphadenopathy and circulating atypical cells. The emergence of new molecular targets has enabled the development of drugs such as alemtuzumab, an anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody, which has shown promising results in the treatment of this entity. We report the case of a 70-year-old male with refractory Sézary syndrome in whom treatment with alemtuzumab achieved an 80% skin lesion clearance with complete haematologic and radiologic response. The treatment was discontinued after 4 months due to adverse effects, with the patient showing a sustained response without disease progression after 13 months of follow-up.
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- 2016
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