Effective sirolimus treatment for children with complicated kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma

Effective sirolimus treatment for children with complicated kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma

Effective sirolimus treatment for children with complicated kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma

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Release Date : 2017. 10. 27(금)
Ji Yoon Kim1, Seok-Jong Lee2, Ho Yun Chung3 , Jong Min Lee4
Kyungpook National University Children's Hospital Pediatric Hematology-Oncology1
Kyungpook National University School of Medicine Dermatology2
Kyungpook National University School of Medicine Plastic and reconstructive surgery3
Kyungpook National University School of Medicine Radiology4
김지윤1, 이석종2, 정호윤3 , 이종민4
경북대학교 어린이병원 소아혈액종양과1
경북대학교 의학전문대학원 피부과학교실2
경북대학교 의학전문대학원 성형외과학교실3
경북대학교 의학전문대학원 영상의학교실4

Abstract

Background: Complicated Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) and Tufted angioma (TA) is rare vascular tumor and difficult to treat. There has several therapeutic options but the standard therapy for KHE has not proven. Method: We prospectively evaluate a series of four patients with complicated KHE and TA treated with oral sirolimus, mTOR inhibitor, in single-center of a Korean university-setting hospital with multidisciplinary cooperation (Vascular Anomalies Clinic). Dosage of sirolimus was 0.8 mg/BSA per dose twice a day, with adjusting the target drug levels of 10 to 15 ng/mL. The subjective response (quality of life and lesion volume or size) was check every 3 month and imaging response (MRI or USG finding) was checked every 6 month. Results: These patients represented dramatic improvement in clinical manifestations with tolerable side effects (Table 1). Conclusion: We suggest sirolimus may be an effective and well-tolerated therapeutic modality in selected patients with complicated KHE and TA, especially with lymphatic components dominance.

Keywords: Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma, Tufted angioma, Sirolimus