title: Adult T-cell Leukemia in a Chilean Resident in Spain: Long-Lasting Remission after 2-Deoxycoformycin Treatment.
abstract: We report a patient born in a non-endemic area for human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection, in whom an adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) was diagnosed. After the development of acute symptomatic hypercalcemia, treatment with 2-deoxycoformycin was administered. Only mild side-effects were observed, and after treatment a long-lasting complete remission was achieved. The epidemiology of HTLV-I infection and the treatment of ATL are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Escuela de Hematologia "Farreras Valenti" y Servicio de Hemoterapia y Hemostasia, Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montserrat
authors.affiliation: a Escuela de Hematologia "Farreras Valenti" y Servicio de Hemoterapia y Hemostasia, Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.affiliation: a Escuela de Hematologia "Farreras Valenti" y Servicio de Hemoterapia y Hemostasia, Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urbano-Ispizua
authors.affiliation: a Escuela de Hematologia "Farreras Valenti" y Servicio de Hemoterapia y Hemostasia, Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Matutes
authors.affiliation: a Escuela de Hematologia "Farreras Valenti" y Servicio de Hemoterapia y Hemostasia, Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Feliu
authors.affiliation: a Escuela de Hematologia "Farreras Valenti" y Servicio de Hemoterapia y Hemostasia, Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ercilla
authors.affiliation: a Escuela de Hematologia "Farreras Valenti" y Servicio de Hemoterapia y Hemostasia, Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vives-Corrons
authors.affiliation: a Escuela de Hematologia "Farreras Valenti" y Servicio de Hemoterapia y Hemostasia, Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rozman
keywords: Adult T-cell leukemia; HTVL-I; deoxycoformycin