title: De novo maintenance therapy with denileukin diftitox (Ontak) in a patient with peripheral T-cell lymphoma is associated with prolonged remission.
abstract: Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), associated with poor prognosis and without standard approach to treatment. Denileukin diftitox (Ontak) is a synthetic fusion protein combining the receptor-binding domain of interleukin-2 to the enzymatically active portion of diphtheria toxin. While approved for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, it has demonstrated activity in non-Hodgkin's lymphomas of both T-cell and B-cell origin. This report documents the first case of de novo maintenance therapy with denileukin diftitox sustaining an ongoing complete response at the molecular level for 2 years in a patient with PTCL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematologic Malignancies, Nevada Cancer Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135, USA.
authors.forename: Bryan Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Yupo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fitzwilson
authors.forename: Nam H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Dang
mesh_terms: D004167:Diphtheria Toxin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016411:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D004167:Diphtheria Toxin; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C078456:denileukin diftitox