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- Title
Adult T-cell leukemia in India: Report of two cases and review of literature.
- Authors
Karthik, Udupa; Ganesan, Prasanth; Sagar, Tenali Gnana; Cyriac, Sanju; Majhi, Urmila
- Abstract
The article presents case studies of adult T-cell leukemia lymphoma (ATLL) in India. It reports the implication of Human T Lymphotropic Virus type I (HTLV-I) in the pathogenesis of ATLL in which 2% of HTLV-I infected patients develop ATLL and 95% show serologic evidence of HTLV-I. It mentions the combination of zidovudine and interferon alfa therapy which indicated a five-year survival rate of 46%. It notes that both patients died three to four months of diagnosis due to progressive disease.
- Subjects
INDIA; ADULT T-cell leukemia; HTLV-I; HTLV diseases; AZIDOTHYMIDINE; INTERFERONS
- Publication
Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics, 2011, Vol 7, Issue 3, p338
- ISSN
0973-1482
- Publication type
Case Study