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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021

How Fear of COVID-19 Can Affect Treatment Choices for Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphomas ALK+ Therapy: A Case Report.

Antonello Sica, Caterina Sagnelli, Beniamino Casale, Gino Svanera, Massimiliano Creta, Armando Calogero, Renato Franco, Evangelista Sagnelli, Andrea Ronchi

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Antonello SicaDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8676-4620
Caterina SagnelliDepartment of Mental Health and Public Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6413-7810
Beniamino CasalePain Department, AORN Dei Colli-V. Monaldi, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Gino SvaneraDepartment of Medical Area ASLNA2 NORTH, 80014 Giugliano, Italy.
Massimiliano CretaDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples "Federico II", 80131 Naples, Italy.
Armando CalogeroDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Renato FrancoPathology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Evangelista SagnelliDepartment of Mental Health and Public Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Andrea RonchiPathology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · ITOspedale Monaldi · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe t (2; 5) chromosomal rearrangement of the ALK gene with nucleophosmin 1 gene (NPM1), resulting in an NPM1-ALK fusion, was first demonstrated in 1994 in anaplastic large cell lymphoma, (ALCL), a T-cell lymphoma responsive to cyclophosphamide, abriblastine, vincristine and prednisone in approximately 80% of cases; refractory cases usually respond favorably to brentuximab vedotin. These treatments are regarded as a bridge to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT). Nowadays, transplant procedures and the monitoring of chemotherapy patients proceed very slowly because the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has heavily clogged the hospitals in all countries.

resultsA 40-year-old Caucasian woman was first seen at our clinical center in June 2020. She had ALCL ALK+, a history of failure to two previous therapeutic lines and was in complete remission after 12 courses of brentuximab, still pending allo-SCT after two failed donor selections. Facing a new therapeutic failure, we requested and obtained authorization from the Italian drug regulatory agency to administer 250 mg of crizotinib twice a day, a drug incomprehensibly not registered for ALCL ALK +.

conclusionsThe response to crizotinib was optimal since no adverse event occurred, and CT-PET scans persisted negative; this drug has proved to be a valid bridge to allo-SCT.

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ALK+ patientsanaplastic large cell lymphomas ALK+anticancer therapybridge therapy in NHL ALK+crizotinib

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PMID33572634
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