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Waldenström macroglobulinemia with secondary pure red cell aplasia in a patient with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer receiving an immune checkpoint inhibitor: a case report.

Vaibhav KumarNathan D MontgomeryHendrik W van DeventerYoung E Whang
Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2023)
In this case, underlying WM was uncovered through systematic investigation of anemia caused by ICI therapy. This report highlights the possibility of a lymphoproliferative disorder in patients with concerns for PRCA with prior ICI exposure. If identified, treating the underlying lymphoproliferative disorder is highly efficacious in the management of the secondary PRCA.
Keyphrases
  • prostate cancer
  • epstein barr virus
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • radical prostatectomy
  • small cell lung cancer
  • cell therapy
  • single cell
  • case report
  • diffuse large b cell lymphoma
  • iron deficiency
  • bone marrow