Is Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL) treated like lymphoma?

Posted by frank73 @frank73, Aug 12 6:18pm

I was wondering if others thought it was as I had read where some feel it is the same and some treatments are the same. I do not know, just what others have found.

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shmerdloff | @shmerdloff | Aug 12 8:27pm

I got treated 3x over the last 45 years. Time 1 was taking out spleen. Did fine for 30 years. Time 2 was Cladribine 5 infusions. Did fine 7 years.
Time 3 was cladribine and then retuximab. Doing fine. Getting bone marrow aspiration soon to see. Meanwhile bloods are excellent. See attached.

frank73 | @frank73 | Aug 13 11:09am

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Thank you, and pray that you continue to do fine.

shmerdloff | @shmerdloff | Aug 13 11:22am

Check this out.

frank73 | @frank73 | Aug 13 2:26pm

Thank you.

phyreguy79 | @phyreguy79 | Aug 14 8:01am

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Very hopeful about my HCL reading your post. I've had two treatments since 2104. The 2nd included retuximab but I had a bad reaction to it.

Thank you.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Aug 14 9:50am

@frank73, you can read about treatment options for hairy cell leukemia from Mayo Clinic here:
- Hairy cell leukemia: Treatment https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hairy-cell-leukemia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20372962

Also see this related discussion:
- Hairy cell leukemia: What are the treatment options? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hairy-cell-leukemia-2/

See all https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/

Frank, what, if any, treatments are you having?

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