Two cases of acute myeloblastic leukemia evolving from aplastic anemia. 2003

Akihiko Taguchi, and Takayuki Tominaga, and Yoshitaka Nakamori, and Mutsuko Miyazaki, and Kenji Shinohara
Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Yamaguchi Prefecture Central Hospital, Hofu, Japan.

Two cases of acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) evolving from aplastic anemia are presented. The first case was diagnosed 18 years ago, and treatment with bolus methylprednisolone, prednisolone, and androgens resulted in partial hematological response. Severe pancytopenia recurred, and AML M0 by French-American-British classification developed. The second case was diagnosed 7 years ago. The patient had HLA DRB1*1501, and treatment with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), cyclosporine, and methenolone resulted in complete hematological response. Thrombocytopenia recurred and did not respond to cyclosporine and methenolone or to later treatment with antithymocyte globulin, and AML M1 developed. Cytogenetic studies demonstrated 7q- in the first patient and +8 in the second patient. No mutations of N-ras or p53 were observed in either patient. These patients were treated with cytosine arabinoside, aclacinomycin, and G-CSF (CAG) chemotherapy, and the number of leukemic cells decreased substantially. However, pancytopenia after CAG chemotherapy persisted, and the first patient died of pneumonia and the second patient of cerebral hemorrhage.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007166 Immunosuppressive Agents Agents that suppress immune function by one of several mechanisms of action. Classical cytotoxic immunosuppressants act by inhibiting DNA synthesis. Others may act through activation of T-CELLS or by inhibiting the activation of HELPER CELLS. While immunosuppression has been brought about in the past primarily to prevent rejection of transplanted organs, new applications involving mediation of the effects of INTERLEUKINS and other CYTOKINES are emerging. Immunosuppressant,Immunosuppressive Agent,Immunosuppressants,Agent, Immunosuppressive,Agents, Immunosuppressive
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010198 Pancytopenia Deficiency of all three cell elements of the blood, erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets. Pancytopenias
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D004252 DNA Mutational Analysis Biochemical identification of mutational changes in a nucleotide sequence. Mutational Analysis, DNA,Analysis, DNA Mutational,Analyses, DNA Mutational,DNA Mutational Analyses,Mutational Analyses, DNA
D005260 Female Females
D006684 HLA-DR Antigens A subclass of HLA-D antigens that consist of alpha and beta chains. The inheritance of HLA-DR antigens differs from that of the HLA-DQ ANTIGENS and HLA-DP ANTIGENS. HLA-DR,Antigens, HLA-DR,HLA DR Antigens
D006728 Hormones Chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. The term was originally applied to substances secreted by various ENDOCRINE GLANDS and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs. It is sometimes extended to include those substances that are not produced by the endocrine glands but that have similar effects. Hormone,Hormone Receptor Agonists,Agonists, Hormone Receptor,Receptor Agonists, Hormone
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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