Role of Palliative Care in the Supportive Management of AL Amyloidosis—A Review

MH Habib, YKR Tiger, D Dima, M Schlögl… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Light chain amyloidosis is a plasma–cell disorder with a poor prognosis. It is a progressive
condition, causing worsening pain, disability, and life-limiting complications involving …

Supportive care for patients with systemic light chain amyloidosis

SW Wong, T Fogaren - Hematology/Oncology Clinics, 2020 - hemonc.theclinics.com
Light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a disease in which clonal plasma cells produce misfolded
light chains that then deposit in organs and impair their function. Amyloidosis is a …

[HTML][HTML] AL amyloidosis: Unfolding a complex disease

R Lu, TA Richards - Journal of the advanced practitioner in …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a rare plasma cell dyscrasia. An estimated 12,000 people
live with the disease in the United States. AL amyloidosis occurs from the misfolding of …

Supportive care and symptom management for patients with immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis

CE Jensen, M Byku, GA Hladik, K Jain… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a disorder of clonal plasma cells
characterized by deposition of amyloid fibrils in a variety of tissues, leading to end-organ …

Light chain (AL) amyloidosis: update on diagnosis and management

M Rosenzweig, H Landau - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2011 - Springer
Light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a plasma cell dyscrasia characterized by the pathologic
production of fibrillar proteins comprised of monoclonal light chains which deposit in tissues …

Treatment options for relapsed/refractory systemic light-chain (AL) amyloidosis: current perspectives

S Sarosiek, V Sanchorawala - Journal of Blood Medicine, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Systemic immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a disorder characterized by the
production of clonal serum free light chains that misfold, aggregate, and deposit in vital …

Understanding Amyloidosis: Unraveling the Complexities and Therapeutic Approaches for Oncology Nurses

TFMSN AGPCNP-C… - Clinical Journal of …, 2022 - search.proquest.com
BACKGROUND: Primary systemic light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is a rare clonal plasma cell
disorder characterized by the production of abnormal immunoglobulin fragments, which form …

Advances in the understanding of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy of light chain amyloidosis

D Bhutani, S Bal, S Rubinstein - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a clonal plasma cell disorder leading to production of
misfolded monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains which result in organ damage, most …

[HTML][HTML] Improved outcomes of autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT) for light chain (AL) amyloidosis: a Center for International Blood and Marrow …

A D'Souza, B Wirk, MJ Zhang, J Huang, A Krishnan… - Blood, 2014 - Elsevier
Background: Light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a rare plasma cell neoplasm associated with
systemic amyloid deposition leading to organ dysfunction and death without treatment. The …

Individualized Approach to Management of Light Chain Amyloidosis

G Palladini, P Milani - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer …, 2023 - jnccn.org
Systemic light chain (AL) amyloidosis is caused by a B-cell (most commonly plasma cell)
clone that produces a toxic light chain that forms amyloid fibrils in tissues and causes …