Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10065834 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HS9.0000000000000860 | DOI Listing |
Background: Rituximab is already a standard part of the treatment of patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. However, a small proportion of patients develop intolerance to rituximab during administration or the treatment is not very effective. In these patients, we are faced with the question of whether another anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody can be used and what result will be achieved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiomedicines
December 2024
Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Dubrava and Medical School, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Obinutuzumab was approved for front-line treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in combination with chlorambucil pulses administered every 2 wks. Alternative schedules of chlorambucil enable the administration of higher total chlorambucil doses, and have better antileukemia activity. So far, evidence on the feasibility of combining obinutuzumab with alternative chlorambucil schedules is lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCureus
November 2024
Hematology and Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JPN.
A 40-year-old man presented to our hospital with subacute progressive muscle weakness in the limbs and leukocytosis. Subsequently, the patient was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) complicated by peripheral motor neuron neuropathy (axonopathy). Serology test for anti-ganglioside GM2 IgG antibody was positive, whereas paraneoplastic syndrome-related and anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein antibodies were not detected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRespir Med Case Rep
October 2024
Division of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago City, Tottori, Japan.
A 68-year-old woman with follicular lymphoma was treated with chemotherapy, including the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody obinutuzumab, and achieved remission. A month after the administration of obinutuzumab, the patient contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and various antiviral drugs were administered. However, the infection had not been eliminated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Oncol
January 2025
Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!