Treatment of T-Large Granular Lymphocyte (T-LGL) Lymphoproliferative Disorders With Cyclosporine

Summary

T Cell Large Granular Lymphocyte (T-LGL) Lymphoproliferative Disorders are a heterogeneous group of uncommon diseases which may involve a polyclonal or a monoclonal T cell population, which bear characteristic surface markers corresponding to activated cytotoxic (CD3+, CD8+) lymphocytes. They are often associated with quite severe neutropenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia which may be life-threatening. There is some evidence that the abnormal cytotoxic lymphocyte population may cause the cytopenias by suppressing hematopoiesis, although the mechanism is unclear. Case reports suggest that immunosuppressive therapy directed toward T cells may reverse the cytopenia. This pilot study involving up to 25 patients evaluates the clinical response to cyclosporine, an immunosuppressive drug, and seeks to elucidate the mechanism underlying the cytopenia.

Timeline

Start

1996-09

Primary completion

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Completion

2000-09

Publications

• Background Loughran TP Jr. Clonal diseases of large granular lymphocytes. Blood. 1993 Jul 1;82(1):1-14.
• Background Witzig TE, Weitz JJ, Lundberg JH, Tefferi A. Treatment of refractory T-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia with purine nucleoside analogues. Leuk Lymphoma. 1994 Jun;14(1-2):137-9. doi: 10.3109/10428199409049659.
• Background Gabor EP, Mishalani S, Lee S. Rapid response to cyclosporine therapy and sustained remission in large granular lymphocyte leukemia. Blood. 1996 Feb 1;87(3):1199-200. No abstract available.

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