A case of malignant histiocytosis successfully treated with combination interferon and etoposide therapy. 1990

H Takemori, and Y Sakata, and H Suzuki, and T Yamaya, and N Furugori, and S Morimoto, and Y Yoshida
First Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine.

A 66-year-old woman with malignant histiocytosis was treated with a combination of recombinant gamma interferon (GI-3) and etoposide. Following partial response to intravenous gamma interferon (9 x 10(6) units (U)/day) alone, the patient received an eight-months course of subcutaneous gamma interferon (0.5 x 10(6) U/day) and intravenous etoposide (100 mg/week). After two years, the patient remains in complete remission. The present case report discusses the successful use of combination gamma interferon and etoposide for the treatment of malignant histiocytosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007371 Interferon-gamma The major interferon produced by mitogenically or antigenically stimulated LYMPHOCYTES. It is structurally different from TYPE I INTERFERON and its major activity is immunoregulation. It has been implicated in the expression of CLASS II HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS in cells that do not normally produce them, leading to AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. Interferon Type II,Interferon, Immune,gamma-Interferon,Interferon, gamma,Type II Interferon,Immune Interferon,Interferon, Type II
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D001853 Bone Marrow The soft tissue filling the cavities of bones. Bone marrow exists in two types, yellow and red. Yellow marrow is found in the large cavities of large bones and consists mostly of fat cells and a few primitive blood cells. Red marrow is a hematopoietic tissue and is the site of production of erythrocytes and granular leukocytes. Bone marrow is made up of a framework of connective tissue containing branching fibers with the frame being filled with marrow cells. Marrow,Red Marrow,Yellow Marrow,Marrow, Bone,Marrow, Red,Marrow, Yellow
D004359 Drug Therapy, Combination Therapy with two or more separate preparations given for a combined effect. Combination Chemotherapy,Polychemotherapy,Chemotherapy, Combination,Combination Drug Therapy,Drug Polytherapy,Therapy, Combination Drug,Chemotherapies, Combination,Combination Chemotherapies,Combination Drug Therapies,Drug Polytherapies,Drug Therapies, Combination,Polychemotherapies,Polytherapies, Drug,Polytherapy, Drug,Therapies, Combination Drug
D005047 Etoposide A semisynthetic derivative of PODOPHYLLOTOXIN that exhibits antitumor activity. Etoposide inhibits DNA synthesis by forming a complex with topoisomerase II and DNA. This complex induces breaks in double stranded DNA and prevents repair by topoisomerase II binding. Accumulated breaks in DNA prevent entry into the mitotic phase of cell division, and lead to cell death. Etoposide acts primarily in the G2 and S phases of the cell cycle. Demethyl Epipodophyllotoxin Ethylidine Glucoside,Celltop,Eposide,Eposin,Eto-GRY,Etomedac,Etopos,Etoposide Pierre Fabre,Etoposide Teva,Etoposide, (5S)-Isomer,Etoposide, (5a alpha)-Isomer,Etoposide, (5a alpha,9 alpha)-Isomer,Etoposide, alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl Isomer,Etoposido Ferrer Farma,Exitop,Lastet,NSC-141540,Onkoposid,Riboposid,Toposar,VP 16-213,VP-16,Vepesid,Vépéside-Sandoz,Eto GRY,Etoposide, alpha D Glucopyranosyl Isomer,NSC 141540,NSC141540,Teva, Etoposide,VP 16,VP 16 213,VP 16213,VP16,Vépéside Sandoz,alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl Isomer Etoposide
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D054747 Histiocytic Sarcoma Malignant neoplasms composed of MACROPHAGES or DENDRITIC CELLS. Most histiocytic sarcomas present as localized tumor masses without a leukemic phase. Though the biological behavior of these neoplasms resemble lymphomas, their cell lineage is histiocytic not lymphoid. Histiocytosis, Malignant,Malignant Histiocytosis,True Histiocytic Lymphoma,True Malignant Histiocytosis,Histiocytic Lymphoma, True,Histiocytic Lymphomas, True,Histiocytic Sarcomas,Histiocytoses, Malignant,Histiocytoses, True Malignant,Histiocytosis, True Malignant,Lymphoma, True Histiocytic,Lymphomas, True Histiocytic,Malignant Histiocytoses,Malignant Histiocytoses, True,Malignant Histiocytosis, True,Sarcoma, Histiocytic,Sarcomas, Histiocytic,True Histiocytic Lymphomas,True Malignant Histiocytoses

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