ArticleExperimental hematology & oncology2013
Utility of hydroxyurea in mast cell activation syndrome.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Avapritinib for the treatment of KIT mutation-negative systemic mastocytosis.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2023Article
- Efficacy and toxicity of hydroxyurea in mast cell activation syndrome patients refractory to standard medical therapy: retrospective case series.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2022Article
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- Mast Cell Activation Syndrome.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2018Review
- Didox (3,4-dihydroxybenzohydroxamic acid) suppresses IgE-mediated mast cell activation through attenuation of NFκB and AP-1 transcription.Cellular immunology · 2017Article
- Insights in Anaphylaxis and Clonal Mast Cell Disorders.Frontiers in immunology · 2017Review
- Pharmacological treatment options for mast cell activation disease.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2016Review
- Mast cell activation syndrome as a significant comorbidity in sickle cell disease.The American journal of the medical sciences · 2014Article
- Anaphylaxis as a clinical manifestation of clonal mast cell disorders.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2014Review
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Abstract
Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is a relatively recently recognized cause of chronic multisystem polymorbidity of a generally inflammatory theme. Patients with MCAS often report migratory soft tissue and/or bone pain which frequently responds poorly to typical (narcotic and non-narcotic) analgesics as well as atypical analgesics such as antidepressants and anticonvulsants. Hydroxyurea (HU) is an oral ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor commonly used in the treatment of chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms and sickle cell anemia. HU has been used to treat systemic mastocytosis, sometimes effecting improvement in MC activation symptoms but not tumor burden, suggesting potential utility of the drug in MCAS, too. Reported here are five cases of successful use of relatively low-dose HU in MCAS to reduce symptoms including previously refractory soft tissue and/or bone pain. HU may be useful in treating mediator symptoms in MCAS, but further study is needed to define optimal dosing strategies and patient subpopulations most likely to benefit.
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