title: Chemotherapy of progressive hairy-cell leukaemia.
abstract: 5 patients with hairy-cell leukaemia were treated with chemotherapy. 3 of them received multiple courses of CHOP (cyclophosphamide-doxorubicin-vincristine-prednisolone); 1 patient received cyclophosphamide monotherapy for 6 months. The 5th patient developed a Mikulicz's syndrome after splenectomy and was initially treated with cyclophosphamide monotherapy, then received 1 course of CHOP, and finally 9 courses of intermediate-dose methotrexate. 1 complete remission (45 months+) and 3 partial remissions (75+, 68, 32+ months) were observed, while 1 patient had progressive disease. Our results indicate that chemotherapy may be a valuable alternative to alpha-interferon in the treatment of hairy-cell leukaemia progressing after splenectomy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008882:Mikulicz' Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate