Therapy of Castleman's disease with siltuximab - case report and review of literature
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Review, Case Reports, Journal Article
PubMed
38195387
PII: 135899
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- Keywords
- idiopathic multicentric Castleman‘s disease, interindividual biological variation, interleukin-6, siltuximab,
- MeSH
- Cytostatic Agents * MeSH
- Dexamethasone MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Castleman Disease * drug therapy MeSH
- Immunosuppressive Agents MeSH
- Interleukin-6 MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Antibodies, Monoclonal therapeutic use MeSH
- Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography MeSH
- Rituximab therapeutic use MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Review MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Cytostatic Agents * MeSH
- Dexamethasone MeSH
- Immunosuppressive Agents MeSH
- Interleukin-6 MeSH
- Antibodies, Monoclonal MeSH
- Rituximab MeSH
- siltuximab MeSH Browser
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is characterized by constitutional symptoms, enlarged lymph nodes and laboratory test abnormalities, which are primarily related to the overproduction of interleukin-6 (IL-6). This form (iMCD) was treated earlier with cytostatics used for lymphoma, later with bio-logic therapy as rituximab, immunodulatory drugs and proteasome inhibitors, and in the last years with an anti-IL-6 antibody, siltuximab. Siltuximab is a human-mouse chimeric immunoglobulin G1k monoclonal antibody against human IL-6 approved in the European Union for the treatment of iMCD. In view of the limited treatment options for iMCD, this case report aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of siltuximab in the management of this condition. CASE: We describe a young woman with iMCD diagnosed at the age of 25 years. For first line treatment, rituximab and dexamethasone were used without any cytostatic because the patient wished to give birth to a healthy child in the future. However, the response after this first line therapy was short. In addition, after 3 years from the start of rituximab + dexamethasone therapy, it was necessary to administer treatment for the relapse of iMCD. We decided for siltuximab in this young woman, still aged < 30 years, and started administration of siltuximab in 3-week intervals. RESULTS: After administration of first two infusions of siltuximab, all inflammatory markers returned to normal value. Moreover, serum hemoglobin and albumin levels as well as C-reactive protein normalized after the first two administrations of siltuximab. The clinical response continue, siltuximab is still administered in 3-week intervals. PET/CT with fluorodeoxyglucose confirmed a very good anatomic and metabolic response to the treatment. Siltuximab demonstrated a favorable safety profile, and the prolonged treatment was well tolerated. CONCLUSION: This result is encouraging and demonstrates the potential of siltuximab as treatment of CD. As earlier published, this case confirms that significantly elevated inflammatory markers in a patient with CD predict a good response to siltuximab.