Management of adult patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis: recommendations from an expert panel on behalf of Euro-Histio-Net

M Girschikofsky, M Arico, D Castillo, A Chu… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is an orphan disease of clonal dendritic cells
which may affect any organ of the body. Most of the knowledge about the diagnosis and …

Recent advances in Langerhans cell histiocytosis

A Morimoto, Y Oh, Y Shioda, K Kudo… - Pediatrics …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this review is to provide an updated overview of the pathogenesis and
treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). The pathogenesis of LCH remains obscure …

Optimal therapy for adults with Langerhans cell histiocytosis bone lesions

MA Cantu, PJ Lupo, M Bilgi, MJ Hicks, CE Allen… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background There is little data on treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) in adults.
Available data is on small numbers of patients with short follow-up times and no comparison …

Vinblastine chemotherapy in adult patients with langerhans cell histiocytosis: a multicenter retrospective study

A Tazi, G Lorillon, J Haroche, A Neel… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2017 - Springer
Background Vinblastine is the standard treatment for children with Langerhans cell
histiocytosis (LCH). Whether this treatment could be extended to adults with LCH is …

Highlights of the management of adult histiocytic disorders: Langerhans cell histiocytosis, Erdheim-Chester disease, Rosai-Dorfman disease, and hemophagocytic …

HA Salama, AR Jazieh, AY Alhejazi, A Absi… - … Myeloma and Leukemia, 2021 - Elsevier
Histiocytic disorders are an exceptionally rare group of diseases with diverse manifestations
and a paucity of approved treatments, thereby leading to various challenges in their …

Update on pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis

E Radzikowska - Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pulmonary Langerhans cell (LC) histiocytosis (PLCH) has unknown cause and is a rare
neoplastic disorder characterized by the infiltration of lungs and various organs by bone …

Clinical and prognostic features of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in adults

A Sato, M Kobayashi, N Yusa, M Ogawa… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease characterized by clonal expansion of
CD1a+ CD207+ myeloid dendritic cells. The features of LCH are mainly described in …

[PDF][PDF] Pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in adults

E Radzikowska - Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 2017 - core.ac.uk
Pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare disorder of unknown cause
characterised by the infiltration of the lungs and other organs by the bone marrow derived …

Treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis: role of BRAF/MAPK inhibition

O Abla, S Weitzman - Hematology 2014, the American Society …, 2015 - ashpublications.org
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a clonally derived neoplasm with a highly variable
clinical course. Although LCH was once considered a disorder of immune regulation, the …

Langerhans cell histiocytosis: old disease new treatment

B Ng-Cheng-Hin, C O'Hanlon-Brown… - … Journal of Medicine, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) has been previously thought of as a rare illness, but is
now increasingly diagnosed as a result of the more intensive investigations of patients with …