Late-onset Neutropenia Following Rituximab Therapy as a Treatment of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma: A Single Institution Study / 대한진단검사의학회지
The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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: 575-579, 2010.
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Dans Coréen
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| ID: wpr-108483
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Late-onset neutropenia (LON) following rituximab therapy has been reported in recent years. However, its incidence has not been reported in Korea. The aim of this study is to investigate the incidence of LON after rituximab therapy in Korean patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).METHODS:
Ninety-eight cases of DLBCL treated with rituximab between 2004 and 2008 were evaluated. We identified LON as defined by the neutrophil count of <1.5x10(9)/L without apparent cause after the recovery of neutrophil count following rituximab therapy. Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy specimens at the time of neutropenia were available for retrospective review in only 5 of the patients.RESULTS:
LON was observed in 15 (15.3%) of the 98 patients. In the bone marrow specimens of the 5 patients, promyelocytes were relatively increased and the maturation index of the granulopoiesis was 21-31, which reflects maturation arrest.CONCLUSIONS:
The incidence of LON following rituximab therapy was 15.3% in Korean patients with DLBCL. Although there are several hypotheses about the causative mechanisms of LON, we suggest that maturation arrest at the promyelocyte stage of granulopoiesis may be one of the mechanisms involved in the development of LON.
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Sujet Principal:
Cellules de la moelle osseuse
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Différenciation cellulaire
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Études rétrospectives
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Lymphome B diffus à grandes cellules
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Anticorps monoclonaux d'origine murine
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Neutropénie
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Antinéoplasiques
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
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Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Adulte
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Adulte très âgé
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Coréen
Texte intégral:
The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Année:
2010
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Article
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