DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PRIMARY CUSTANEOUS LYMPHOMA IN NATIONAL INSTITUTE HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD TRANFUSION FOR 2017-6/2024
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group of lymphoproliferative diseases, with lymphoproliferative disease that may be confined to the skin without involvement of lymph nodes, bone marrow, or viscera. diagnose. Skin lymphoma can originate from mature T lymphocytes, mature B lymphocytes, or NK cells. Histopathological evaluation including immunohistochemical staining of skin biopsies is the basis of diagnosis, and to date, the treatment of the disease, especially in advanced stages, remains a lot of challenging. Objective: To investigate the characteristics of diagnosis and treatment of primary cutaneous lymphoma at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. Subjects: 58 primary cutaneous lymphoma patients treated at NIHBT from 2017- 6/2024. Methods: Retrospective, descriptive, prospective study. Result: Among the 58 patients included in the study, 79,3% were transferred from Dermatology, while 20,7% came from oncology center. The average time to diagnosis was 19,36 months (ranging from 1 month to 23 years). The mean age of the patients was 50 years (ranging from 7 months to 89 years), with a male-to-female ratio of 1,3:1. All patients (100%) were diagnosed through skin biopsy, with the most common skin lesions being patches and papules (41,4%), followed by nodules (36,2%), tumors (13,8%), and skin ulcers (34,5%). Approximately 25,9% of patients presented with enlarged lymph nodes, and 13.8% had bone marrow infiltration. Among the 44 patients tested, 30,4% were CD30 (+). There were 54 patients with T-cell origin (93,1%), while only 4 patients had B-cell origin (6,9%). Among the 54 patients with T-cell lymphoma, Mycosis fungoides accounted for 29,6%, ALCL CD30 (+) for 5,6%, subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma for 18,5%, Gamma delta T-cell lymphoma for 3,7%, and peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (NOS) for 42,6%. In the study group, 56 patients received treatment, with 96,6% undergoing systemic chemotherapy. The treatment regimens included CHOP, CHOPE, CHOPE + lenalidomide, R-CHOP, EPOCH, CVP, GDP, ICE, oral methotrexate, Brentuximab (Adcetris), and pembrolizumab (Keytruda). One patient underwent autologous stem cell transplantation as consolidation after chemotherapy. As of August 2024, 46,5% of the patients had died, 48,3% were still alive, and 5,2% (3 patients) were lost to follow-up. Among the 28 patients who were still alive, 22 patients (78,6%) achieved complete or partial remission, while 6 patients (21,4%) had disease progression. For the 27 patients who died, the average time from diagnosis to death was 46,3 months (ranging from 2 months to 25 years). Conclusion: Patients with primary cutaneous lymphoma are mainly detected from dermatological facilities through skin biopsies, diagnosis and treatment are still a lot of challenging.
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Primary cutaneous lymphoma, Brentuximab
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