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  • Title: Variable response to propranolol treatment of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma, tufted angioma, and Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon.
    Author: Chiu YE, Drolet BA, Blei F, Carcao M, Fangusaro J, Kelly ME, Krol A, Lofgren S, Mancini AJ, Metry DW, Recht M, Silverman RA, Tom WL, Pope E.
    Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer; 2012 Nov; 59(5):934-8. PubMed ID: 22648868.
    Abstract:
    Propranolol is a non-selective beta-adrenergic antagonist successfully used in a case of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) associated with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP). We report 11 patients treated with propranolol for KHE and the related variant tufted angioma (TA), six of whom also had KMP. The varied responses to treatment, with only 36% responding in our series, demonstrate the need for further study of this medication before routine use for these indications.
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