Romidepsin (Istodax) for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

The FDA has approved romidepsin (Istodax – Celgene), an IV histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, for treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) in patients who have received at least one prior systemic therapy. The most common types of CTCL are mycosis fungoides, a low-grade lymphoma usually confined to the skin, and Sézary syndrome, a more aggressive disease with malignant lymphocytes in the blood. Both can progress to fatal systemic involvement. Romidepsin is the second HDAC inhibitor approved for this indication; vorinostat (Zolinza), an oral HDAC inhibitor, was approved earlier....

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