title: Atypical tumor lysis syndrome in a patient with T cell lymphoma treated with recombinant leukocyte interferon.
abstract: Biochemical and clinical signs of tumor lysis syndrome developed in a 57-year-old man with recurrent T cell lymphoma during therapy with recombinant leukocyte A interferon. When therapy was interrupted due to thrombocytopenia and later resumed, biochemical changes compatible with tumor lysis recurred. This is the first case of tumor lysis syndrome observed during therapy with a biologic response modifier, a new class of agents entering cancer clinical trials. The atypical features of the clinical presentation and possible implications of these observations are discussed.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D013601:T-Lymphocytes
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I