Malignant transformation of infantile hemangioma to angiosarcoma: response to chemotherapy with bevacizumab

MR Jeng, B Fuh, J Blatt, A Gupta… - Pediatric blood & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
MR Jeng, B Fuh, J Blatt, A Gupta, AC Merrow, A Hammill, D Adams
Pediatric blood & cancer, 2014Wiley Online Library
We describe a child initially diagnosed with multi‐focal infantile hemangioma (cutaneous,
hepatic, pulmonary), a benign vascular lesion, which underwent malignant transformation to
angiosarcoma. The use of anti‐angiogenic agents, such as bevacizumab, an anti‐vascular
endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibody, has been reported in adults with angiosarcoma.
Treatment with chemotherapy (gemcitabine and docetaxel) and bevacizumab resulted in
disease response with progression free survival of 12 months. This report describes the …
We describe a child initially diagnosed with multi‐focal infantile hemangioma (cutaneous, hepatic, pulmonary), a benign vascular lesion, which underwent malignant transformation to angiosarcoma. The use of anti‐angiogenic agents, such as bevacizumab, an anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibody, has been reported in adults with angiosarcoma. Treatment with chemotherapy (gemcitabine and docetaxel) and bevacizumab resulted in disease response with progression free survival of 12 months. This report describes the response to chemotherapy and bevacizumab in a child with angiosarcoma and highlights the potential for malignant transformation of benign vascular lesions and the need for careful monitoring. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2014;61:2115–2117. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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