CNS-directed Prophylactic Approach to Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis.
CNS-directed Prophylactic Approach to Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis.
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中枢神经系统导向的朗格汉斯细胞组织细胞增多症预防方法。
DOI:
10.1097/mph.0000000000000781
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2017
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Morimoto A.
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作者:
Imashuku S;Shioda Y;Morimoto A.
Downloaded from by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA+ lpWIIBvonhQl60EtgtdlLYrLzSPu+ hQedJnbNaXBf on 12/01/2023 histiocytosis (LCH). As we know, those with multisystem LCH disease fall into low-risk and high-risk organ groups (ROÀ/RO+) with respect to outcome. Also, LCH is a CNS-oriented disease in which mass lesions in the pituitary stalk may cause central diabetes insipidus and anterior pituitary dysfunction. In addition, patients at high risk for CNS disease may develop dismal neurodegenerative disease (ND) as a late complication. 2 Currently, risk factors for CNS diseases in cases of LCH are well recognized. 3 In particular, patients at high risk for developing ND tend to experience multisystem LCH lesions, which can involve the craniofacial bones, at a young age (< 3y). They may also develop LCH-related ND at a median age of 5.2 (range, 3.5 to 10.0) years. 4 We previously advocated that CNS prophylaxis should be considered for patients with LCH at high risk of CNS disease, including ND. 5, 6 Prophylactic measures should be given at the early and critical stage, when subclinical seeding of the CNS by LCH cells occurs through the microvessel or lymphoid routes. 1, 6 It is possible that the absence of CNS-directed prophylaxis during the initial induction phase of treatment, or at the time of reactivation, in LCH patients at high risk of CNS disease might be one reason for the later occurrence of LCH-related ND. 1, 5, 6 Since treatment with intrathecal methotrexate is rarely reported for cases of LCH in the CNS, 7 its effectiveness as a prophylactic agent in patients at high risk of CNS disease is unclear. Krenova and Sterba1 suggest that vincristine/cytosine arabinoside must be considered (because AraC crosses the blood-brain barrier) to reduce or eliminate the possibility of CNS seeding by LCH cells; however, we previously found that the combination of vincristine/cytosine arabinoside as an initial treatment regimen (as used in the Japan LCH Study Group study) was not sufficient to reduce the incidence of LCH-related ND in Japan. 8 Both Krenova and Sterba1 and ourselves6 underscore the necessity of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies in those with LCH as an important step in determining appropriate CNS-directed prophylactic measures. Several CSF biomarkers for LCH-related ND are available, including osteopontin, NF-L, IL-17A+ monocytes, and CD207+ LCH cells. 6, 9 Examination of the CSF during the early stage of LCH treatment is critical for identifying groups at high risk of CNS disease. CSF/serum cytokine-proteomic assessments, CSF/plasma gene mutation analyses (including BRAFV600E mutation), and neurocognitive/neurological/psychological assessments at the time of diagnosis are recommended. 6 However, in the past (and in contrast to pediatric patients with acute leukemia), CSF studies/intrathecal chemotherapy was not routinely employed during early treatment of LCH. This is probably because LCH was thought to be a reactive and benign disease. However, our understanding of the disease has changed significantly. More recently, the discovery of the BRAFV600E mutation in LCH has clarified the neoplastic characteristics of LCH. 10, 11 We hypothesized that the probable pathogenesis of LCH-related ND lesions involves intracranial immune interactions and inflammatory mechanisms between LCH cells/T cells and glial cells around microvessels in the CNS, which may be modulated or suppressed by immunoglobulins. 5 If our hypothesis is correct, then CNS-directed therapies that prevent development of neurodegenerative processes could be achieved, for example, by killing of neoplastic LCH cells with …