کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2755034 1149805 2013 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Novel Treatment Options for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیهوشی و پزشکی درد
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Novel Treatment Options for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
چکیده انگلیسی

Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), first described by Jan Waldenström in 1944, is a lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma characterized by the presence of an immunoglobulin M monoclonal gammopathy in the blood and monoclonal small lymphocytes and lymphoplasmacytoid cells in the bone marrow. WM is a rare and indolent disease but remains incurable. In this review we discuss the pathogenesis of WM and focus on novel treatment options that target pathways deregulated in this disease. Recent studies have helped us identify specific genetic mutations that are commonly seen in WM and might prove to be important therapeutic targets in the future. We discuss the role of epigenetics and the changes in the bone marrow microenvironment that are important in the pathogenesis of WM. The commonly used drugs are discussed with a focus on novel agents that are currently being used as single agents or in combination to treat WM. We finally focus on some agents that have shown preclinical efficacy and might be available in the near future.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia - Volume 13, Supplement 2, September 2013, Pages S310–S316
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