2011
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.50.4808
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Successful Treatment of Adult Onset Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis with Multi-Drug Combination Therapy

Abstract: Adult onset Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder. Its clinical features have been well described in children, however remain poorly defined in adults. Optimal treatment strategy is still under debate. We have encountered two cases of adult onset LCH, which obtained a durable disease control by combination chemotherapy using prednisone, vinblastine and 6-mercaptopurine. Herein, we report their clinical features together with a review of the current literature.

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“…Basing on extrapolated observations made during randomised trials in children, various types of cytoreductive therapy (methotrexate, vinblastine, 6 mercaptopurine, etoposide) have been applied in adult LCH patients [3,[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]. However, the disease in adults runs a diverse clinical course and many drugs are differently tolerated.…”
Section: Chemotherapymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Basing on extrapolated observations made during randomised trials in children, various types of cytoreductive therapy (methotrexate, vinblastine, 6 mercaptopurine, etoposide) have been applied in adult LCH patients [3,[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]. However, the disease in adults runs a diverse clinical course and many drugs are differently tolerated.…”
Section: Chemotherapymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…используют терапию цитостатиками: кладрибином и этопозидом, винблас тином и меркаптопурином [29]. Предлагается также комбинированное лечение преднизолоном, винблас тином и 6 меркаптопурином [30].…”
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“…Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is characterised by the clonal proliferation of Langerhans cells (LC) that predominantly occurs in infants and small children, but LCH is rare in adults (1). Generally in children, local therapy would be an appropriate treatment, since patients with localised disease or disease limited to a single organ system have a good prognosis (1).…”
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“…Generally in children, local therapy would be an appropriate treatment, since patients with localised disease or disease limited to a single organ system have a good prognosis (1). However, the clinical picture of LCH in adults is not fully understood and the optimal treatment for it is still under discussion.…”
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