{"title":"Case report: VEXAS syndrome with excellent response to treatment with azacitidine.","authors":"Tzvika Porges, Elli Rosenberg, Ofir Wolach, Iftach Sagy, Yehonatan Sherf, Itai Levi","doi":"10.1007/s00277-024-06072-5","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, auto inflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome is an inflammatory disorder caused by somatic UBA1 variants and is characterized by late-onset systemic autoimmune inflammation and blood abnormalities. Glucocorticoids ameliorate symptoms effectively. However, other treatment options have limited efficacy and a transient effect. Herein, we describe a case of a 69-year-old male patient with VEXAS syndrome with skin, lung and hematologic involvement. He was treated with glucocorticoids and after the failure with anti IL-1 he began treatment with azacitidine with excellent hematological and clinical response. Azacitidine may be a suitable option for treating VEXAS syndrome, especially due to the relationship between inflammatory symptoms and response to azacitidine.</p>","PeriodicalId":8068,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Hematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Annals of Hematology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-024-06072-5","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"HEMATOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, auto inflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome is an inflammatory disorder caused by somatic UBA1 variants and is characterized by late-onset systemic autoimmune inflammation and blood abnormalities. Glucocorticoids ameliorate symptoms effectively. However, other treatment options have limited efficacy and a transient effect. Herein, we describe a case of a 69-year-old male patient with VEXAS syndrome with skin, lung and hematologic involvement. He was treated with glucocorticoids and after the failure with anti IL-1 he began treatment with azacitidine with excellent hematological and clinical response. Azacitidine may be a suitable option for treating VEXAS syndrome, especially due to the relationship between inflammatory symptoms and response to azacitidine.
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Annals of Hematology covers the whole spectrum of clinical and experimental hematology, hemostaseology, blood transfusion, and related aspects of medical oncology, including diagnosis and treatment of leukemias, lymphatic neoplasias and solid tumors, and transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells. Coverage includes general aspects of oncology, molecular biology and immunology as pertinent to problems of human blood disease. The journal is associated with the German Society for Hematology and Medical Oncology, and the Austrian Society for Hematology and Oncology.