| Literature DB >> 17480018 |
Joel R Rosh1, Thomas Gross, Petar Mamula, Anne Griffiths, Jeffrey Hyams.
Abstract
Therapy for the inflammatory bowel diseases increasingly includes the use of immune-modifying and biologic therapies. Recently, in young patients with IBD, an association has been noted between the use of infliximab along with concomitant purine analogues and the development of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL)-a rare and all but incurable form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This report briefly reviews the issue of lymphoma and IBD therapy. Additionally, a description of HSTCL and a summary of the known cases of this apparent therapeutic complication are presented. Clinical options in light of this new information are explored.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17480018 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20169
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Inflamm Bowel Dis ISSN: 1078-0998 Impact factor: 5.325