Adjuvant recombinant thrombomodulin therapy for hepatopathy induced by vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Tetsuko Kobayashi
    • Maiko Noguchi
    • Hideki Nakayama
    • Reiji Fukano
    • Shouichi Ohga
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  • Published online on: May 22, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2019.1864
  • Pages: 208-212
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Abstract

Hepatopathy induced by vincristine, actinomycin D and cyclophosphamide (VAC) is a potentially lethal complication of VAC chemotherapy for pediatric malignancy, which is managed by conventional anticoagulation and liver‑supporting treatment alone. We report a case of VAC‑induced hepatopathy with coagulopathy and severe inflammation. A 15‑year‑old male with rhabdomyosarcoma receiving adjuvant chemotherapy presented with refractory thrombocytopenia, followed by abdominal tenderness and non‑neutropenic fever. Hepatic dysfunction and coagulopathy subsequently emerged with persistent fever. This condition indicated disseminated intravascular coagulation. A diagnosis of ‘very severe’ sinusoidal obstruction syndrome/veno‑occlusive disease (SOS/VOD) was established in accordance with the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation diagnostic criteria for hepatic SOS/VOD in children. Early administration of recombinant thrombomodulin (rTM) (380 U/kg/day) and prednisolone (1.8 mg/kg/day) successfully controlled the condition. Serum concentrations of pro‑inflammatory cytokines increased with hepatopathy development but immediately decreased after drug initiation. rTM administration may be promising for the control of inflammatory VAC‑induced hepatopathy.
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Kobayashi T, Noguchi M, Nakayama H, Fukano R and Ohga S: Adjuvant recombinant thrombomodulin therapy for hepatopathy induced by vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: A case report. Mol Clin Oncol 11: 208-212, 2019
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Kobayashi, T., Noguchi, M., Nakayama, H., Fukano, R., & Ohga, S. (2019). Adjuvant recombinant thrombomodulin therapy for hepatopathy induced by vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: A case report. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 11, 208-212. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2019.1864
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Kobayashi, T., Noguchi, M., Nakayama, H., Fukano, R., Ohga, S."Adjuvant recombinant thrombomodulin therapy for hepatopathy induced by vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: A case report". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 11.2 (2019): 208-212.
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Kobayashi, T., Noguchi, M., Nakayama, H., Fukano, R., Ohga, S."Adjuvant recombinant thrombomodulin therapy for hepatopathy induced by vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: A case report". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 11, no. 2 (2019): 208-212. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2019.1864