Successful Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Followed by Bortezomib Maintenance in a Patient with Relapsed CD138-low Multiple Solitary Plasmacytomas Harboring a 17p Deletion.

We report a case of CD138-low MSP with 17p deletion in a patient with relapsed SBP. 17p deletion is associated with a poor outcome in patients with MM, and the low expression of CD138 in myeloma cells is associated with drug resistance and a poor prognosis. The patient was successfully treated with bortezomib plus dexamethasone induction therapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation followed by bortezomib maintenance therapy. Consequently, bortezomib treatment was stopped and a stringent complete response has been maintained. PMID: 29151530 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Intern Med Source Type: research