• Lijec̆nic̆ki vjesnik · Jul 2006

    [90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan in patients with follicular lymphoma relapsing or refractory to rituximab].

    • Igor Aurer, Drazen Huić, Marijan Zuvić, Mirjana Sever-Prebilić, Radmila Ajduković, Ivo Radman, Ljubica Skare-Librenjak, Slobodanka Ostojić-Kolonić, and Boris Labar.
    • Zavod za hematologiju, Klinike za unutrasnje bolesti, KBC-a Rebro i Medicinskog fakulteta Sveucilista u Zagrebu. aurer@mef.hr
    • Lijec Vjesn. 2006 Jul 1; 128 (7-8): 224-7.

    AbstractRadioimmunotherapy is a new antineoplastic treatment modality combining the effects of irradiation and monoclonal antibodies. 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan is a monoclonal antibody directed against the CD20 antigen to which a radioactive isotope of yttrium is attached, used for treating follicular lymphomas (FL). Using this compound we treated 8 patients with FL relapsing or refractory to combinations of rituximab and chemotherapy. Severe neutropenia developed in 5, and severe thrombocytopenia and anemia in 3 patients. Serious infections developed in 2 patients, one died. Six patients responded to treatment, 4 are still in remission after a median follow-up of 15 months, 2 died of lymphoma. Best response was achieved in low-risk patients with a low tumor burden. 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan is an effective treatment for FL with significant hematological toxicity and a high price.

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