title: Combination chemotherapy with CHOP for recurrent thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: We report the case of a 42-year-old woman with chronic recurrent thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Therapy with corticosteroids, high-dose immunoglobulins, plasma exchange and cyclophosphamide only induced short-lasting remissions during a course of almost 3 months. Following a severe relapse on day 90 after the start of symptoms, polychemotherapy with cyclophosphamide. adriamycin, vincristine and prednisolone (CHOP) was begun. After two cycles of CHOP the patient has stayed in complete remission, with normal platelet counts for more than 9 months to date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology and Oncology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Spiekermann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wörmann
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Rumpf
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hiddemann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone