FDA: Rare Lymphoma Reports Continue in Young Patients on TNF Blockers

Elsevier Global Medical News. 2011 Apr 14, E Mechcatie

Cases of a rare, aggressive, and usually fatal lymphoma continue to be reported in people being treated with tumor necrosis factor blockers, azathioprine, and/or mercaptopurine, the Food and Drug Administration announced in an April 14 statement. The reports of the lymphoma, hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL), have primarily involved adolescents and young adults being treated with these agents for Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. One patient, however, was being treated for psoriasis, and...

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