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- Title
Recent Advances in Therapeutic Approaches for Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma.
- Authors
Koji Kato; Koichi Akashi
- Abstract
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a peripheral T-cell lymphoma caused by human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 (HTLV-1). ATLL occurs in approximately 3%-5% of HTLV-1 carriers during their lifetime and follows a heterogeneous clinical course. The Shimoyama classification has been frequently used for treatment decisions in ATLL patients, and antiviral therapy has been reportedly promising, particularly in patients with indolent type ATLL; however, the prognosis continues to be dismal for patients with aggressive-type ATLL. Recent efforts to improve treatment outcomes have been focused on the development of prognostic stratification and improved dosage, timing, and combination of therapeutic modalities, such as antiviral therapy, chemotherapy, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and molecular targeted therapy.
- Subjects
ADULT T-cell leukemia; LYMPHOMA treatment; HTLV-I; HTLV-I infections; STEM cell transplantation research; ANTIVIRAL agents; THERAPEUTICS; LEUKEMIA treatment
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2015, Vol 7, Issue 12, p6604
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v7122960