[Effective PAD (bortezomib, doxorubicin, dexamethasone) treatment of a patient with plasma cell leukaemia that has developed after autologous stem cell transplantation]

Orv Hetil. 2008 Oct 12;149(41):1957-9. doi: 10.1556/OH.2008.28432.
[Article in Hungarian]

Abstract

The most aggressive and rare manifestation of multiple myeloma is plasma cell leukaemia (PCL). While secondary form of PCL represents those heavily pretreated cases when leukaemic transformation develops terminally after intensive chemotherapy in patients with multiple myeloma, primary cases are characterized by leukaemic symptoms present at diagnosis. The secondary form has a rapid progression. The management of PCL is still unsolved. The authors present a case of a patient with non-secretory multiple myeloma who had developed plasma cell leukaemia after peripheral stem cell transplantation. PAD (bortezomib, doxorubicin, dexamethasone) treatment resulted in complete remission and 9-month survival of the patient. Previous case reports in the literature and our experience have revealed PAD protocol to be well tolerated and effective in PCL. Combination of PAD treatment with autologous and/or allogenic stem cell transplantation might further improve patients' outcome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Boronic Acids / administration & dosage
  • Bortezomib
  • Dexamethasone / administration & dosage
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Plasma Cell / drug therapy*
  • Leukemia, Plasma Cell / etiology*
  • Male
  • Multiple Myeloma / complications*
  • Multiple Myeloma / surgery
  • Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Pyrazines / administration & dosage
  • Remission Induction
  • Transplantation, Autologous
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Boronic Acids
  • Pyrazines
  • Bortezomib
  • Dexamethasone
  • Doxorubicin