scholarly journals Second primary malignancies in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: Skin, solid organ, haematological and Richter's syndrome

eJHaem ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yandong Shen ◽  
Luke Coyle ◽  
Ian Kerridge ◽  
William Stevenson ◽  
Christopher Arthur ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yandong Shen ◽  
Luke Coyle ◽  
Ian Kerridge ◽  
William Stevenson ◽  
Christopher Arthur ◽  
...  

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is invariably accompanied by some degree of immune failure. CLL patients have a high rate of second primary malignancy (SPM) compared to the general population. We comprehensively documented the incidence of all forms of SPM including skin cancer (SC), solid organ malignancy (SOM), second haematological malignancy (SHM), and separately Richter's Syndrome (RS) across all therapy eras. Among the 517 CLL/SLL patients, the overall incidence of SPMs with competing risks were SC 31.07%, SOM 25.99%, SHM 5.19% and RS 7.55%. Melanoma accounted for 30.3% of SC. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), including 8 metastatic SCCs, was 1.8 times more than basal cell carcinoma (BCC), a reversal of the typical BCC:SCC ratio. The most common SOM were prostate (6.4%) and breast (4.5%). SHM included 7 acute myeloid leukaemia and 5 myelodysplasia of which 8 were therapy-related. SPMs are a major health burden with 44.9% of CLL patients with at least one, and apart from SC, associated with significantly reduced overall survival. Dramatic improvements in CLL treatment and survival have occurred with immunochemotherapy and targeted therapies but mitigating SPM burden will be important to sustain further progress.  


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Teng Fong Ng ◽  
Benedict Carnley ◽  
Celia Green ◽  
Dominic Spagnolo ◽  
Michael F. Leahy

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is a slow-growing leukaemia of developing B-lymphocytes, which may transform to an aggressive lymphoma known as Richter’s syndrome. While Richter’s syndrome can present in untreated or relapsed-refractory cases, it may occur upon the commencement of less intensity treatment regimens. We present a case of Richter’s syndrome following treatment with chlorambucil and obinutuzumab and review of available literature on the topic.


2015 ◽  
Vol 174 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Strati ◽  
Kamel A. Gharaibeh ◽  
Nelson Leung ◽  
Ferdinando G. Cosio ◽  
Timothy G. Call ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Robak ◽  
J.Z. Blonski ◽  
J. Gora-Tybor ◽  
M. Kasznicki ◽  
L. Konopka ◽  
...  

1996 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Cuneo ◽  
Cristiano De Angeli ◽  
Maria Grazia Roberti ◽  
Nadia Piva ◽  
Renato Bigoni ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. e236074
Author(s):  
Philip S Webb ◽  
Yu Zhi Zhang ◽  
Kirsten Burrell ◽  
Georges Sinclair

A 59-year-old male active smoker presented with a 6-month history of cough and breathlessness and was found to have a right upper lobe mass. Histology revealed this to be an adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the lung, while local lymph node dissection revealed a synchronous diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). The connection between CLL and solid organ malignancy is well documented, but the reporting of ACC in this context is novel. Mechanisms linking the two processes are revealed with the possibility of causality, and heightened vigilance for the development of primary lung tumours in CLL, and their management, is recommended.


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