Secondary childhood acute myeloid leukemia with complex karyotypic anomalies including monosomy 7, monosomy 5 and translocation (1;10) after I-131- metaiodobenzylguanidine therapy for relapsed neuroblastoma

Incesoy-Ozdemir S., Bozkurt C., Yuksek N., Oren A. C., Sahin G., BOZKURT S., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.53, no.1, pp.83-86, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 53 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.83-86
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The prognosis for relapsing or refractory neuroblastoma (NB) remains dismal, with a five-year disease-free survival of <20%, and no effective salvage treatment has been identified so far. I-131-metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-131-MIBG) has come to play an essential role in the imaging and therapy of NB over the past 30 years. The role of I-131-MIBG in the treatment of NB is continually expanding. I-131-MIBG treatment together with cumulative doses of other alkylating agents has potential serious late side effects such as myelodysplasia and leukemia, although rare. We describe a secondary acute myeloid leukemia case with complex karyotypic anomalies that included monosomy 5, monosomy 7 and translocation (1;10) in a child with relapsed NB who received therapeutic I-131-MIBG.