| Literature DB >> 12694169 |
Philippe Rodon1, Philippe Breton, Gery Courouble.
Abstract
A patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) progressive on fludarabine therapy and life-threatening anaemia related to immune haemolysis and pure red cell aplasia was treated with Campath-1H. The patient had sustained complete remission of both CLL and anaemia, but died of recurrent sepsis and cachexia 10 months after completion of the treatment. Campath-1H (alemtuzumab), a humanised anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody, is a potent therapeutic agent against advanced CLL and immune cytopenias. It could be indicated in the treatment of severe immune complications of CLL unresponsive to corticosteroids. Prolonged immunosuppression is a serious side-effect leading to severe infectious complication.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12694169 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2003.00055.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Haematol ISSN: 0902-4441 Impact factor: 2.997