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Sustained complete remission in Richter's syndrome
Author(s) -
Heslop Mbchb H. E.,
Fitzgerald P. H.,
Beard M. E. J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19870301)59:5<1036::aid-cncr2820590531>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - medicine , complete remission , spontaneous remission , lymphoma , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , chemotherapy , leukemia , oncology , pathology , alternative medicine
Richters syndrome is the development of an aggressive diffuse lymphoma in chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL) and is associated with a poor prognosis. A patient with CLL developed Richters syndrome, which responded to intensive chemotherapy. Spontaneous regression of CLL in blood and marrow was observed at the onset of Richter's syndrome. The patient remained in complete remission from the lymphoma 4 years after the completion of treatment, and there was no evidence of CLL. Cancer 59:1036‐1039, 1987.