Microangiopathic hemolysis refractory to plasmapheresis responding to docetaxel and cisplatin: a case report.

Med Oncol

Comprehensive Cancer Center, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, New York Medical College, 600 East 233 Street, Bronx 10466, NY, USA.

Published: May 2003

We report the case of a 56-yr-old woman with adenocarcinoma of unknown origin metastatic to the bone marrow presenting with a thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-like syndrome refractory to protracted daily plasmapheresis and steroids but readily and completely responsive to docetaxel plus cisplatin. Sustained and complete response was pathologically confirmed.

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