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- Title
Severe peripheral neuropathy following carfilzomib, rituximab, and dexamethasone for initial treatment of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
- Authors
Alfaraj, Walla; Cachia, David; Tummala, Sudhakar; Thomas, Sheeba; Manasanch, Elisabet; Alfaraj, Walla A; Thomas, Sheeba K; Manasanch, Elisabet E
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 53-year-old man presented with night sweats, infections, adenopathy, anemia, and grade1 neuropathy of the lower extremities. The article states that patient was diagnosed with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and carfilzomib, rituximab, and dexamethasone (CaRD) therapy was started but due to progressively worsening severe lower extremity pain, treatment was changed to bendamustine/rituximab and improvement in the condition of patient reported.
- Subjects
NIGHT sweats; NEUROPATHY; WALDENSTROM'S macroglobulinemia; DEXAMETHASONE; RITUXIMAB
- Publication
Annals of Hematology, 2016, Vol 95, Issue 2, p347
- ISSN
0939-5555
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00277-015-2516-7