Lenalidomide induced durable remission in a patient with MDS/MPN-with ring sideroblasts and thrombocytosis with associated 5q- syndrome

Abstract

We describe a patient with MDS/MPN with ring sideroblasts and thrombocytosis who had deletions of long arm of chromosome 5 (5q-) and chromosome 20 (20q-). Molecular studies showed an exon 9, frame shift mutation in the calreticulin (CALR) gene, and absence of mutations in JAK2, MPL, SETBP1 or SF3B1.Treatment with lenalidomide resulted in durable clinical remission which has lasted 2 years. Keywords: MDS/MPN, Ring sideroblast, Thrombocytosis, 5q, Lenalidomide