International, evidence-based consensus treatment guidelines for idiopathic multicentric castleman disease

Frits Van Rhee, Peter Voorhees, Angela Dispenzieri, Alexander Fosså, Gordan Srkalovic, Makoto Ide, Nikhil Munshi, Stephen Schey, Matthew Streetly, Sheila K. Pierson, Helen L. Partridge, Sudipto Mukherjee, Dustin Shilling, Katie Stone, Amy Greenway, Jason Ruth, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Shanmuganathan Chandrakasan, Raj Jayanthan, Elaine S. JaffeHeather Leitch, Naveen Pemmaraju, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Kojo S. Elenitoba-Johnson, Vera Krymskaya, Aaron Goodman, Christian Hoffmann, Pier Luigi Zinzani, Simone Ferrero, Louis Terriou, Yasuharu Sato, David Simpson, Raymond Wong, Jean Francois Rossi, Sunita Nasta, Kazuyuki Yoshizaki, Razelle Kurzrock, Thomas S. Uldrick, Corey Casper, Eric Oksenhendler, David C. Fajgenbaum

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Abstract

Castleman disease (CD) describes a group of heterogeneous hematologic disorders with characteristic histopathological features. CD can present with unicentric or multicentric (MCD) regions of lymph node enlargement. Some cases of MCD are caused by human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8), whereas others are HHV-8–negative/idiopathic (iMCD). Treatment of iMCD is challenging, and outcomes can be poor because no uniform treatment guidelines exist, few systematic studies have been conducted, and no agreed upon response criteria have been described. The purpose of this paper is to establish consensus, evidence-based treatment guidelines based on the severity of iMCD to improve outcomes. An international Working Group of 42 experts from 10 countries was convened by the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network to establish consensus guidelines for the management of iMCD based on published literature, review of treatment effectiveness for 344 cases, and expert opinion. The anti–interleukin-6 monoclonal antibody siltuximab (or tocilizumab, if siltuximab is not available) with or without corticosteroids is the preferred first-line therapy for iMCD. In the most severe cases, adjuvant combination chemotherapy is recommended. Additional agents are recommended, tailored by disease severity, as second- and third-line therapies for treatment failures. Response criteria were formulated to facilitate the evaluation of treatment failure or success. These guidelines should help treating physicians to stratify patients based on disease severity in order to select the best available therapeutic option. An international registry for patients with CD (ACCELERATE, #NCT02817997) was established in October 2016 to collect patient outcomes to increase the evidence base for selection of therapies in the future. (Blood.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2115-2124
Number of pages10
JournalBlood
Volume132
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 15 2018
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Immunology
  • Hematology
  • Cell Biology

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