Polycythemia vera treated with recombinant interferon-alpha 2a: evidence of a selective effect on the malignant clone.
Am J Hematol
; 56(2): 126-8, 1997 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-9326356
ABSTRACT
We periodically analyzed bone-marrow cytogenetic features in 8 patients belonging to a series of 38 subjects with polycythemia vera (PV), all treated with recombinant interferon-alpha 2a (rIFN-alpha) at a weekly dose of 9,000,000 IU. Six out of these 8 patients never showed any chromosome alterations, while 2 displayed at diagnosis the presence of trisomy 8 in all bone-marrow metaphases. Interestingly enough, in these 2 patients rIFN-alpha treatment was able to induce not only complete hematological response but also the disappearance of trisomy 8, as shown by conventional cytogenetic investigation and fluorescence in situ hybridization performed on bone-marrow cells after 1 year of treatment. This finding indicates that, as previously shown in chronic myeloid leukemia, in PV rIFN-alpha can also eradicate the malignant clone by means of a selective effect on bone-marrow transformed cells.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Policitemia Vera
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Interferón-alfa
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Hematol
Año:
1997
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Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
Pais de publicación:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA