Complete response in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) treated with combination of alemtuzumab and pentostatin.
Treatment of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) remains difficult. Alemtuzumab with or without nucleoside analogs such as pentostatin may provide a role in this setting. However, the associated immunosuppression is a concern in patients with viral-mediated disease.
Department of Leukemia, Box 428, University of Texas-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA. fravandi@mdanderson.org
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