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  • Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is a rare and aggressive blood cancer with a poor prognosis, averaging only 6 months of survival.
  • A case study of a 58-year-old woman revealed HS concurrent with follicular lymphoma, leading to poor responses to conventional therapies.
  • After undergoing a combination of targeted treatments and radiation, the patient achieved significant remission, suggesting that this multi-modal approach may offer a promising strategy for managing HS.

Article Abstract

Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is an extremely rare but aggressive hematopoietic malignancy, and the prognosis has been reported to be rather unfavorable with a median overall survival of merely 6 months. We presented a 58-year-old female patient complaining of abdominal pain and fever, who was admitted to our institution in September 2021. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) scan showed enlargement of generalized multiple lymph nodes. Subsequently, laparoscopic retroperitoneal lesion biopsy and bone marrow aspiration were performed. The pathological findings indicated the diagnosis of HS concurrent with follicular lymphoma. The immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining of the tumor lesion revealed a high expression of CD38 and PD-L1 proteins. Furthermore, gene mutation was identified by means of next-generation sequencing. The patient exhibited poor treatment response to both first- and second-line cytotoxic chemotherapies. Therefore, she underwent six cycles of Daratumumab (anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody), Pazopanib (multi-target receptor tyrosine kinases inhibitor) combined with third-line chemotherapy, followed by involved-site radiotherapy and maintenance therapy with the PD-1 inhibitor Tislelizumab. Long-term partial remission was finally achieved after multi-modality treatment. Duration of remission and overall survival reached 22 and 32 months, respectively. Our case indicated that immuno-targeted treatment coupled with chemotherapy and radiotherapy might constitute a potential therapeutic option for HS.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11242306PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms25137293DOI Listing

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