Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
Annals of Hematology
Published in: Annals of Hematology 7/2017

01-07-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Complete radiologic and molecular response of HIV-negative primary effusion lymphoma with short-course lenalidomide

Authors: Thomas S.Y. Chan, Vivien Mak, Yok-Lam Kwong

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 7/2017

Login to get access

Excerpt

Dear Editor, …
Literature
1.
Said J, Cesarman E (2008) Primary effusion lymphoma. In: Swerdlow SH, Campo E, Harris NL, Jaffe ES, Pileri SA, Stein H, Thiele J, Vardiman JW (eds) WHO classification of tumours of haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. IARC, Lyon, pp 260–261
2.
Castillo JJ, Chavez JC, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ, Montes-Moreno S (2015) CD20-negative diffuse large B-cell lymphomas: biology and emerging therapeutic options. Expert Rev Hematol 8(3):343–354CrossRefPubMed
3.
El-Fattah MA (2016) Clinical characteristics and survival outcome of primary effusion lymphoma: a review of 105 patients. Hematol Oncol. doi:10.​1002/​hon.​2372
4.
5.
Klein U, Gloghini A, Gaidano G, Chadburn A, Cesarman E, Dalla-Favera R, Carbone A (2003) Gene expression profile analysis of AIDS-related primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) suggests a plasmablastic derivation and identifies PEL-specific transcripts. Blood 101(10):4115–4121CrossRefPubMed
6.
Shaffer AL, Emre NC, Lamy L, Ngo VN, Wright G, Xiao W, Powell J, Dave S, Yu X, Zhao H, Zeng Y, Chen B, Epstein J, Staudt LM (2008) IRF4 addiction in multiple myeloma. Nature 454(7201):226–231CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral
7.
Gopalakrishnan R, Matta H, Tolani B, Triche T Jr, Chaudhary PM (2016) Immunomodulatory drugs target IKZF1-IRF4-MYC axis in primary effusion lymphoma in a cereblon-dependent manner and display synergistic cytotoxicity with BRD4 inhibitors. Oncogene 35(14):1797–1810CrossRefPubMed
8.
Zhu YX, Braggio E, Shi CX, Bruins LA, Schmidt JE, Van Wier S, Chang XB, Bjorklund CC, Fonseca R, Bergsagel PL, Orlowski RZ, Stewart AK (2011) Cereblon expression is required for the antimyeloma activity of lenalidomide and pomalidomide. Blood 118(18):4771–4779CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral
9.
10.
Kwong YL, Pang AW, Leung AY, Chim CS, Tse E (2014) Quantification of circulating Epstein-Barr virus DNA in NK/T-cell lymphoma treated with the SMILE protocol: diagnostic and prognostic significance. Leukemia 28(4):865–870CrossRefPubMed
11.
Antar A, El Hajj H, Jabbour M, Khalifeh I, El-Merhi F, Mahfouz R, Bazarbachi A (2014) Primary effusion lymphoma in an elderly patient effectively treated by lenalidomide: case report and review of literature. Blood Cancer J 4:e190CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral
Metadata
Title
Complete radiologic and molecular response of HIV-negative primary effusion lymphoma with short-course lenalidomide
Authors
Thomas S.Y. Chan
Vivien Mak
Yok-Lam Kwong
Publication date
01-07-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Annals of Hematology / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-2995-9

Other articles of this Issue 7/2017

Annals of Hematology 7/2017 Go to the issue

Letter to the Editor

Xanthomatous macrophages in bone marrow biopsies: systemic manifestation of mycobacterioses

Letter to the Editor

Acute basophilic leukemia with add(3)(q12) accompanied by histamine excess symptoms

Letter to the Editor

Successful second allogeneic stem cell transplantation in a patient with T-lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) relapsed as myeloid sarcoma

Letter to the Editor

Comparison of R-CVP with R-CHOP for very elderly patients aged 80 or over with diffuse large B cell lymphoma

Review Article

Oral health of adult patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation. Pre-transplant assessment and care

Original Article

Neuropathic pain in patients with sickle cell disease: a cross-sectional study assessing teens and young adults
Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

Read more

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Pediatric Cardiology Video

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

Cardiopulmonary Comorbidity Video

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Valvular Heart Disease Video

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Heart Failure Video

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.

ACC 2024 Congress Coverage

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Heart Failure Video

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.

Watch now

Semaglutide benefits people with type 2 diabetes and obesity-related heart failure

16-04-2024 Type 2 Diabetes News

Incentivised to exercise

11-04-2024 Lifestyle Modifications News

New intervention for STEMI-related cardiogenic shock

10-04-2024 Myocardial Infarction News

» View more highlights on the ACC 2024 congress hub page

Image Credits