Abstract

Adult T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia has a poor outcome after relapse. Because the subtype of early T-cell precursor displays characteristics close of those of acute myeloid leukemia, such as epigenetic dysregulation, hypomethylating agents might prove of interest. We describe the case of a patient relapsing 3 months only after allogeneic stem cell transplantation who achieved complete remission on azacitidine, and is still on therapy 9 years later. We discuss the biological background of this very long-term response, underlining the immunological effects of hypomethylating agents, and the perspectives opened by combination of hypomethylating agents with other drugs such as venetoclax.

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