Favorable response to tirabrutinib of elderly patient with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenström macroglobulinemia who relapsed 10 years after initial treatment
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Key Figure.Contrast-enhanced CT images of the chest before and 4 months after the start of tirabrutinib, showing size reduction of the right lung hilar tumor and mediastinal LNs (white arrows) with treatment.LN indicated by the yellow arrow was considered to correspond to station #4R LN targeted by EBUS-TBNA (Figure 2).The infiltrate in the right S7 segment also disappeared (blue arrows).Note that the superior vena cava, azygos vein, and pulmonary artery passing through the tumor were patent.
Source: Tenri Medical Bulletin
Authors: Hitoshi Ohno, Seishu Hashimoto, Tsukasa Nakanishi, Takashi Hajiro, Akira Otani, Fumiyo Maekawa, Kayo Takeoka, Wataru Maruyama, Shinji Sumiyoshi
Institution: Tenri Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411792016