[Hairy cell leukemia: report on one case with survival for 10 years]

Zhongguo Shi Yan Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi. 2003 Dec;11(6):665-6.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

One case of hairy cell leukemia with survival for 10 years was reported. The patient received Interferon-alpha(2b) treatment continuously for more than 9 years and intravenous administration of fludarabine for 2 courses of treatment in the later period, and died due to complication of severer infection in thd end. The manifestation, diagnosis and treatment of hairy cell leukemia were discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Immunophenotyping
  • Interferon alpha-2
  • Interferon-alpha / therapeutic use
  • Leukemia, Hairy Cell / diagnosis
  • Leukemia, Hairy Cell / drug therapy*
  • Leukemia, Hairy Cell / mortality
  • Male
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Vidarabine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Vidarabine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Interferon alpha-2
  • Interferon-alpha
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Vidarabine
  • fludarabine