Long-Term Response in a Patient with del(5q) Myelodysplastic Syndrome Who Discontinued Lenalidomide and Obtained a Good Response and Tolerance to Rechallenge

Background: The introduction of the immunomodulatory drug lenalidomide has revolutionized the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and deletion of the long arm of chromosome 5. Treatment with lenalidomide results in transfusion independence in the majority of patients, but some...

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Main Authors: Francesco Pisani, Giulia Orlandi, Roberta Merola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/362643