Long Lasting Efficiency of Monthly Vinblastine in a Case of Relapsed Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

Abstract

Nearly 40% of children with Anaplastic Large cell lymphomas will relapse after a first-line strategy with short-pulse chemotherapy and reach a second remission in 30% to 60% with second line therapies including maintenance treatment with vinblastine or allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation. The authors report a heavily pretreated case in second relapse who was maintained in third remission for 8 years with monthly vinblastine. He relapsed 16 weeks after discontinuation. This case demonstrates that monthly treatment with vinblastine may be sufficient to maintain a minimal disease. Oral compounds are now available and should be discussed in such situations.

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R. Mlis, M. Schell, P. Bérard, N. Bleyzac and D. Frappaz, "Long Lasting Efficiency of Monthly Vinblastine in a Case of Relapsed Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma," Open Journal of Blood Diseases, Vol. 3 No. 2, 2013, pp. 63-64. doi: 10.4236/ojbd.2013.32013.

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