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Enzyme replacement therapy leading to improvement in myeloma indices in a patient with concomitant Gaucher disease.

Reut HarelIsrael GavishAriel AvivNofar Greenman MaraviPhilippe TrougouboffAri ZimranShoshana Revel-Vilk
Published in: Internal medicine journal (2022)
Patients with Gaucher disease (GD) have been shown previously to carry an increased risk for cancer, most commonly multiple myeloma (MM). It is currently unknown whether treatment for GD has an effect on the prevention or amelioration of MM. We present the case of a 41-year-old patient simultaneously diagnosed with GD and smouldering MM. Enzyme replacement therapy with Velaglucerase-alfa significantly improved myeloma indices.
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