Acute promyelocytic leukemia in a HIV seropositive patient

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作者
Calvo, R [1 ]
Ribera, JM [1 ]
Battle, M [1 ]
Sancho, JM [1 ]
Granada, I [1 ]
Flores, A [1 ]
Milla, F [1 ]
Feliu, E [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA,DEPT HEMATOL,HOSP GERMANS TRIAS & PUJOL,BADALONA 08916,SPAIN
关键词
acute promyelocytic leukemia; HIV infection;
D O I
10.3109/10428199709050899
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
摘要
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is infrequent in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Among AML, acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) has been rarely described in such patients, with only one case bring published. We report a 30 years-old intravenous drug abuser HN-infected male with APL who attained complete clinical, morphological, and molecular remission after differentiation therapy with all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) followed by intensive chemotherapy. The results of treatment in this patient and in other AML published cases suggest that therapy for AML should not be modified because of HIV infection if patients have an adequate performance status.
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