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High-dose continuous infusion ifosfamide in the treatment of bone marrow infiltration with severe thrombocytopenia in a patient with Ewing sarcoma: a case report
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  • Fabio Murtas,
  • Benedetta Chiusole,
  • Ilaria Tortorelli,
  • Silvia Finotto,
  • Marta Burei,
  • Marina Coppola,
  • Antonella Galiano,
  • Maital Bolshinsky,
  • Elena Bellan,
  • Marta Sbaraglia,
  • Angelo Paolo Dei Tos,
  • Antonella Brunello
Fabio Murtas
Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS

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Benedetta Chiusole
Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
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Ilaria Tortorelli
Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
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Silvia Finotto
Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
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Marta Burei
Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
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Marina Coppola
Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
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Antonella Galiano
Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
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Maital Bolshinsky
Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
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Elena Bellan
Azienda Ospedale Universita Padova
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Marta Sbaraglia
Azienda Ospedale Universita Padova
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Angelo Paolo Dei Tos
Azienda Ospedale Universita Padova
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Antonella Brunello
Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
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Abstract

Ewing sarcoma is a rare primary mesenchymal tumor of the bone that requires an intensive multimodal therapeutic approach. Multidrug chemotherapy regimens are also the backbone for relapsing/recurring Ewing sarcoma treatment, yet when relapse occurs as bone marrow infiltration, combination chemotherapy might be difficult to be administered and prognosis is poor. This report describes the case of a 22-year-old patient with Ewing sarcoma who developed severe pancytopenia due to bone marrow infiltration, who was treated with high-dose continuous infusion ifosfamide, obtaining both clinical, radiological and hematological response lasting for about 7 months.