Monitoring of erythropoiesis by serum transferrin receptor levels in a case of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and pure red cell aplasia treated with ciclosporin.
The authors present the case of a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia complicated by pure red cell aplasia. Successful treatment with ciclosporin was facilitated by assay of serum transferrin receptor, which demonstrated a prompt and sustained response of marrow erythropoiesis to this therapy.
Elira-Dokekias
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Department of Medicine, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman, Belgium.
R'Zik
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Beguin
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Fillet
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D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004920:Erythropoiesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D011990:Receptors, Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012010:Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy
D011990:Receptors, Transferrin; D016572:Cyclosporine